Both CallRail and Marchex found significant increases in calls over the Black Friday weekend. Greg Sterling on November 13, 2017 Calls are dying, the conventional wisdom goes. Nobody wants to talk on the phone anymore. Overall, volumes may be down because of alternative channels (messaging, text, chat, email, social media), and millennials may tell … Continue reading Think calls are dying, the data says they’re not
Amanda Abella — November 8, 2017 — November 8, 2017 I’ve recently read several articles that have come out regarding oversaturated and dying industries. Sometimes it was due to artificial intelligence while other times it’s because the industry can’t take anymore. The truth is, there’s always going to be some doom and gloom just around … Continue reading 4 Keys to Success in Any Industry (Even If Everyone Says It’s Dying)
Justin Sharaf, director of marketing technology for LogMeIn, will be a part of the ‘A CMO, CIO, and CMTO Walk into a Bar: Who Orders, Who Drinks, and Who Pays?’ panel at MarTech Boston. Amy Gesenhues on September 20, 2017 Earlier this year, when LogMeIn was going through a merger and reorganization, the company … Continue reading Marketing technology needs its own department & budget to be effective, says LogMeIn’s head of martech
Search, Website Slowdowns Can Cost Brands $20 Million Annually, Study Says by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 7, 2017 Website performance and IT issues cost brands roughly $20 million annually — about $1.5 million due to slowdowns and $18.5 million due to general site issues — for those analyzed in the study despite … Continue reading Search, Website Slowdowns Can Cost Brands $20 Million Annually, Study Says
Anuj Agrawal, CMO for Earth Networks, will be a panelist for the “From Prospect to Reference Customer: Maximize Lifetime Value with Martech” session at MarTech Boston. Amy Gesenhues on September 1, 2017 Earth Networks CMO Anuj Agrawal has more than a decade leading marketing strategy for B2B data and organizations focused on SaaS (software … Continue reading Earth Networks CMO says martech delivers a lasting first impression within the prospect experience
It seems that every tool and platform is adding artificial intelligence. Here’s a guide for marketers who want to kick the tires. Barry Levine on June 21, 2017 Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere these days. Platforms of all sizes are claiming some kind of AI, making it hard for the rest of us to … Continue reading Everyone says they offer AI. Here’s how to assess those claims.
Amanda Clark — June 12, 2017 Follow @GrammarChicInc— June 12, 2017 Here’s a lesson from SEO 101: When Google makes announcements or recommendations, it’s always best to listen. Believe it or not, Google tries to help Web developers, marketers, and small business owners thrive in their SEO efforts, and that includes all aspects, ranging from … Continue reading Why Should You Improve Your Meta Descriptions? Because Google Says So.
Company says program resulted in a page one ranking on Google for 70 percent of keywords within a few months. Greg Sterling on June 11, 2017 at 3:58 pm In addition to being a media publisher, YP sells a range of marketing services to small businesses (SMBs) across the US. This past week, the company … Continue reading Do SMB websites matter anymore? YP says yes, introduces new ‘pro’ SEO product
Every advertiser measures success based on key performance indicators (KPIs) that they deem relevant. Columnist Andy Taylor asks, What do your chosen KPIs say about your priorities? Andy Taylor on May 1, 2017 at 1:00 pm There are plenty of options for particular metrics to drive paid search programs toward, but not every KPI is … Continue reading What your paid search KPI says about you
Bob Hutchins — March 14, 2017 Follow @Bobhutchins— March 14, 2017 Gary Vaynerchuk uses a term for describing social media posts that I really like. He calls these posts “micro-content.” Bits and pieces that make up a larger story. Micro-content doesn’t define a brand in and of itself; it doesn’t tell the whole story. Instead, … Continue reading Science Says There’s a Right Time to Post to Social Media
