by Marc Hummel June 9, 2016 Follow @realmarchummelJune 9, 2016 Mary Meeker’s Internet Trends Report (embedded below) is an annual must-read for anyone working in digital. Here’s how the Washington Post describes the report: [The] report has become something of a rite of summer. Every year, Meeker, a leading venture capital analyst, comes up with … Continue reading Here’s What Mary Meeker’s Annual Report On Internet Trends Means For The Ecommerce Industry
by Danielle Foley June 6, 2016 Follow @FoleyMarketingJune 6, 2016 I recently completed a market research report on behalf of a client to determine the trends, usage and effectiveness of videos implemented as part of a marketing strategy employed by small businesses. Through my research, it became evident that video is an ideal medium for … Continue reading Why is it Important for Small Businesses to Create a Branded Video? A Market Research Report (part 1 of 3 part series)
Do you possess a single view of your customer that includes their mobile interactions and behavior on the Internet of Things? Columnist Sanjay Dholakia describes new research that shows that the time to prepare is now. Sanjay Dholakia on April 6, 2016 Historians of digital marketing will be hard-pressed to find another era when … Continue reading Just when marketers thought things couldn’t change any more, this report shows they will
Retailers need to optimize content and reviews to fully realize the “ROBO” opportunity. Greg Sterling on March 9, 2016 While e-commerce has grown to hundreds of billions of dollars annually, the influence of digital media on offline purchases is a multi-trillion-dollar phenomenon. And though this behavior pattern has been around for at least a … Continue reading Report: For every $1 online influenced by reviews, offline impact at least $4
By Martha Vasquez February 24th, 2016 It can be difficult for local business with multiple locations when it comes to do the status benchmark. However, it is important to know where you stand, what it needs to be corrected and what is the opportunity for those locations. Today, I will share an example of a … Continue reading Benchmark Your Locations With This Local Status Report
Detailed study from email marketing provider GetResponse shows many email marketers are not using personalization and other key capabilities. Barry Levine on February 4, 2016 A third of email marketers don’t actively optimize their email marketing, and only about half test subject lines. So says a new report from email marketing provider GetResponse. Out today, … Continue reading Report: Almost Half Of Email Marketers Send Everyone The Same Email
Although the report is sponsored by predictive analytics firm EverString, the research firm says it is based on an independently obtained survey. Barry Levine on January 14, 2016 Usually, I’m reluctant to cover reports that point to solutions offered by the report’s sponsor. That’s the case with a new report, out today, from Forrester Consulting. … Continue reading Forrester Report: Companies Using Predictive Analytics Make More Money
A limited test is underway to fulfill ad space on mobile publisher sites and move beyond brokering in-app ad inventory. Ginny Marvin on January 12, 2016 at 3:07 pm Facebook is running a test to expand the Facebook Audience Networks’ reach to mobile web advertising, according to an AdExchanger report. The social network confirmed to AdExchanger that … Continue reading Report: Facebook Audience Network Testing Expansion Into Mobile Web Advertising
by Daniel James January 8, 2016 Follow @FurstPersonJanuary 8, 2016 2016 is here, and that means companies are evaluating what they’re looking for in current talent acquisition efforts. LinkedIn’s annual Global Recruiting Trends report highlighted some of the key areas that companies are looking to improve upon, invest in, and refine this year. In the … Continue reading 2016 Report Shows the Importance in Employer Brand, Quality of Hire
Marchex says “more than $600 billion in telesales goes unattributed today.” Greg Sterling on November 10, 2015 In conjunction with the announcement of a new product called “Marchex Display Analytics,” the company released a report that shows display ads aren’t getting credit for all the calls they’re delivering. The report (reg. req’d) is titled “The … Continue reading Report: Most Calls From Mobile Display Ads Happen Up To Two Weeks Later
