James Scherer — April 7, 2017 — April 7, 2017 At our young company, I’m an old man. 28 is about three years older than our average and my memories of MySpace are lost on conversations with my “born in 1996” colleagues. Equally, they have hair and I’m fast losing mine. But that’s beside the … Continue reading 18 Creative Instagram Promo Ideas and Examples from Top Brands
Arik Hanson — March 30, 2017 — March 30, 2017 You know what’s really interesting to me about YouTube? There are seemingly two worlds: The world of influencers and “user”-generated content The world of brand-generated content The former is engaging, interesting, educational and LOL-worthy. The latter is typically stiff, over-produced and typically includes countless marketing … Continue reading 4 Reasons Your Brand’s YouTube Videos Continue to Fall Flat
Aliza Freud — March 13, 2017 Follow @shespeaking— March 13, 2017 At my company, SheSpeaks, we just completed a study about Women and Trust. In a study of over 2,100 women nationwide we set out to understand how significant the trust deficit is among women, and what impact it has on brand perceptions and loyalty. … Continue reading Consumer Distrust in Media & Brands Rises [Infographic]
Sahail Ashraf — March 3, 2017 Follow @Talcontent— March 3, 2017 If there is any medium on social media that continues to dominate, it is video. Most brands are fully aware that if they want to establish any kind of meaningful presence they have to be creative with video. And with the advent of new … Continue reading Twitter Tells Brands How To Do Video
Dave Sutton — February 24, 2017 — February 24, 2017 Personalized messaging, larger audience reach, and more measurable return on investment make digital advertising an attractive alternative to tv ad spend. In fact, eMarketer reported in late 2016 that US digital ad spend was estimated to be higher than TV for the first time in … Continue reading How Brands Are Doubling Marketing ROI with Digital Ads
Twitter’s new Custom Profiles are the equivalent of an email signature for direct messages. Tim Peterson on February 22, 2017 For all the talk of artificial intelligence, chatbots aren’t that smart. Brands are increasingly automating their customer services channels on social networks like Twitter and Facebook Messenger, but brands’ bots can’t handle all customers’ … Continue reading Twitter’s Custom Profiles signal when DMs with brands’ bots are handed to a human
Ignite Search Tool Identifies Average-Joe Influencers For Brands by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 20, 2017 A tool that will become available this week from Insightpool allows marketers to search through a database of more than 600 million social profiles from across Twitter, Facebook and other sites to find the best individuals to become influencers for … Continue reading Ignite Search Tool Identifies Average-Joe Influencers For Brands
Brands Not Delivering On Content, Market Share Goes Unclaimed by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, February 16, 2017 As sophisticated search engine algorithms from Bing and Google look for “precise” answers to queries, brands just don’t delivering the content. Conductor’s report, released Thursday, analyzes the market share for organic content during the 2016 holiday season and calls … Continue reading Brands Not Delivering On Content, Market Share Goes Unclaimed
Cosette Jarrett — February 15, 2017 Follow @cosettejarrett— February 15, 2017 Though the process of starting an online business is easier than ever, establishing an online presence is not. The World Wide Web is flooded with options for purchasing the same products and services from different outlets. And while there are plenty of legitimate sites … Continue reading 3 Ways to Establish Credibility with your Brand’s Online Presence
Columnist Travis Wright says harnessing the power of user-generated content will increase engagement and consumer trust and ultimately drive sales. Travis Wright on February 13, 2017 Popular New Year’s resolutions include losing weight, spending less money and enjoying more time with family and friends. While these are worthy aspirations, there’s only one habit that … Continue reading Why brands should embrace UGC as part of their marketing strategy
