The annual marketing spend for these platforms will more than double by 2023, the report predicts. Barry Levine on May 15, 2018 In the hubbub over all the new technologies, the workhorse marketing automation platforms keep doing their jobs. And in “Marketing Automation Technology Forecast, 2017 to 2023 (Global)” [available for Forrester clients only], … Continue reading First Forrester forecast for marketing automation finds it is still ‘early innings’ for adoption
Study Finds Few Americans Choose AdChoices, Know It Even Exists by Joe Mandese @mp_joemandese, May 3, 2018 Nearly eight years after it was launched, the ad industry’s consumer ad targeting opt-out initiative, AdChoices, is still struggling to generate awareness, much less adoption, among consumers. A survey of U.S. adults conducted by Research Intelligencer via Pollfish Tuesday found … Continue reading Study Finds Few Americans Choose AdChoices, Know It Even Exists
Messaging and SEO seen as most effective digital tactics, Snapchat easiest to execute Greg Sterling on April 6, 2018 BrandMuscle recently released a “State of Local Marketing” report for 2018. The sprawling document captures marketing and ad-spending trends among US small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) that participate in co-op or MDF funding programs where … Continue reading SMB marketing survey finds only 3% use outside agency or vendor
Study Finds 360-Degree VR Ads Perform Better, Improve CTR 300% by Chuck Martin , February 28, 2018 A new study shows that 360-degree virtual reality ads perform significantly better than traditional ads. Across metrics including click-through rates, viewability and video completion, 360-degree VR ads performed better in every dimension, according to the study by OmniVirt, … Continue reading Study Finds 360-Degree VR Ads Perform Better, Improve CTR 300%
Digital Marketers Are Bullish — But Not On Email, Study Finds by Ray Schultz , February 14, 2018 Digital marketers are growing in confidence, with 98% seeing themselves as successful and 57% who feel they are best in class, according to 2018 Digital Marketing Plans for Best-in-Class Success, a study by Adestra with Ascend2. In … Continue reading Digital Marketers Are Bullish — But Not On Email, Study Finds
Google Local Services Finds Leads From Partners Building Automated Ad Platforms by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, January 26, 2018 Needls will launch an advertising and marketing campaign in the next 30 to 60 days to promote a self-service platform that supports advertising for small businesses on Local Services by Google. The ads, with the label “Google … Continue reading Google Local Services Finds Leads From Partners Building Automated Ad Platforms
Shift In Consumer Trust: Influencer Videos Drive Purchases, Study Finds by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 22, 2017 Some 90% of social media users are influenced to make a purchase after seeing a relevant video, with 33% of those participating in the survey admitting that social media influencers are their most trusted sources for shopping. In … Continue reading Shift In Consumer Trust: Influencer Videos Drive Purchases, Study Finds
Review Sites Generate Higher Conversions Than Search, Social, Yelp Study Finds by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, May 22, 2017 Yelp has commissioned a survey from Nielsen, which argues that review sites drive higher conversions than search and social media. The survey of 2,000 U.S. adults, conducted late last year and released Monday, found that 92% of … Continue reading Review Sites Generate Higher Conversions Than Search, Social, Yelp Study Finds
First Choice: Email Leads In Personalization, Study Finds by Ray Schultz , April 25, 2017 Email remains the top personalization channel, with 72% of marketers using it and 71% rating it as very or extremely important, according to a survey released today by Evergage. Email campaigns are deployed more than any other type of customer … Continue reading First Choice: Email Leads In Personalization, Study Finds
Free Search Tool Finds Competitor’s Published Content by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 2, 2017 Marketing data company Knotch launched a free version of a Google-like search engine it calls Knowledge that allows marketers to search and follow branded content and themes published by competitors on media sites. Knowledge enables marketers to identify in real-time content … Continue reading Free Search Tool Finds Competitor’s Published Content
