No: they need a diversified strategy that includes third party distribution, mobile wallets and a renewed focus on the usability of their apps and sites. Greg Sterling on November 6, 2016 It’s very well established that consumers use smartphones as shopping assistants in stores. We’re now getting into the nuances of how they use … Continue reading Study says only 8 percent of shoppers using retailer apps, should they give up?
by Gavin O’Malley, Staff Writer @mp_gavin, October 6, 2016 Hoping to get consumers’ attention? Good luck. More or less, that’s the conclusion of some fresh findings from Google. Among other challenges, consumers are increasingly splitting their focus between multiple screens. In fact, about half of users now rely on more than one type of … Continue reading Google Says: Good Luck Getting Consumers’ Attention
Company launching new cloud-based enterprise loyalty platform for retailers. Greg Sterling on September 20, 2016 Most retailer apps have fallen flat with consumers, and adoption and retention are generally poor. Indeed, Walmart is the only traditional retailer with an app in the top 25, according to comScore. Chicago-based Belly thinks it has an answer: … Continue reading Loyalty a key tool to drive retailer app adoption, says Belly
by Chase Martin, September 14, 2016 Consumer interest in artificial intelligence-powered agents is high, but at least one agency executive says there might be more opportunity on the brand side. Nearly half (45%) of U.S. consumers currently use intelligent agents, such as Google’s Assistant, Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa, according to a new Forrester report. … Continue reading Intelligent Agents Bring New Opportunity For Brands, Says Agency Exec (DD)
TrackMaven shows which industries perform best on Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin and Facebook–among other things. Tamar Weinberg on July 27, 2016 TrackMaven has released its Social Media Marketing Strategy report, which analyzed social media content across 40,000 companies across 130 major industries across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn. From their data, they saw how each … Continue reading TrackMaven Report: What your content says about your social media marketing strategy
by Jack Loechner, Staff Writer @mp_research, July 6, 2016 According to an analysis of digital marketing experts by Adestra, a decade of email marketing data shows the email channel is the fastest growing of any other channel in the marketing mix. Ahead of SEO, content marketing, paid search and direct marketing, 73% of respondents rate … Continue reading Industry Census Says ‘Email Sophisticated And Profitable’
by Renee DeCoskey June 29, 2016 Follow @writingreneeJune 29, 2016 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Source: Flickr – License: C.C. by SA-2.0 Changes are coming to your Facebook news feed. Facebook announced on Wednesday that news feeds would begin focusing more on content from friends and family rather than brand pages. As Lars Backstrom, Engineering Director … Continue reading News Feed Values: Facebook Says Friends & Family First in New Update
by Amity Kapadia June 17, 2016 Follow @amitykapadiaJune 17, 2016 Think about the last time that you took out a loan or used an accountant to prepare your taxes. Even if your experience was positive, was it exciting enough to inspire you to refer the company to your friends, family, or colleagues? Did you run … Continue reading What the Data Says About Financial Services and Referral Marketing [Report]
by Luana Spinetti December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 Photo Credit: http://www.candidwriter.com (cc) On September 18h, 2015, a Google Webmaster Blog post came up to shake webmasters and SEOs and give everybody with a website some food for thought — Google is no longer granting an easy and painless reconsideration to those websites that violate Webmaster … Continue reading Google Says Less Reconsideration Chances For Repeated Violations
by Katie Henderson November 15, 2015November 15, 2015 In 2009, Jeff Weiner became the CEO of LinkedIn and since that time he has maintained a reputation as one of the most successful chiefs in the world. Under his leadership LinkedIn has grow to a market cap of $ 32 billion and his management insight has … Continue reading LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner Says People Often Fail To Ask This Vital Career Question
