“If you were given the opportunity to have your competition go to sleep and stop strategizing, producing and delivering their marketing message to your potential customers, would you take advantage of it? That opportunity is now. Take advantage of it, or when this is over, don’t be surprised to find yourself behind.” Nathan Yerian – President […]
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How to Develop the Perfect Video Story
“Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world.” Robert McKee In the not-so-distant past, we approached marketing and advertising much differently than we do today. Instead of appealing to the people searching for a solution, campaigns and ads tended to focus on the product or service instead. As competition increased and […]
Instagram’s Algorithm Update and How It Influences You
Have you noticed a drop in your Instagram engagement lately? You’re not alone. All of us have been affected by new algorithm changes that have impacted engagement and changed the way businesses and users interface with their Instagram followers. Let’s run through the new algorithm update and outline a few tips to navigate Instagram. So […]
Change on the Horizon: How B2B Marketing Will Transform in 2020
Times, they are a-changin’. Those of us in marketing know all too well how true this is. It’s okay, though—change is an essential part of growing. In marketing, especially, new innovations represent an organic shift in societal trends and preferences. We update our tactics because people evolve, and our goal is to reach them. So, […]
Elevate Your Video Ads with New YouTube Extensions
Video is an increasingly important component of a successful marketing campaign for any business. In fact, Google reports that more than half of consumers say online video has helped them decide which specific brand or product to buy. With new features announced at Advertising Week New York, Google is making it even easier to build engaging video […]
Lead Gen with New Google Ads Extension
In typical Google fashion, with no announcement or notification, a new feature may be available in some Google Ad accounts. Search Engine Journal recently reported on the discovery of a lead form extension for mobile search ads. Google Support has also published a page dedicated to the beta testing extension. If this makes it past the testing stage it […]
The Value of Retrospectives After Marketing Projects
For all the millions of articles, eBooks, videos, and podcasts explaining marketing best practices, we have to face facts—success comes down to experimentation and continuous improvement. It’s easy to get stuck in silos as we try to make continuous improvements to our strategies. The social media team thinks about how to boost engagement. Email marketers try to improve […]
The Value of a One-Team Structure in Marketing
Professionals have always been told that it’s better to have a specialty than to take a jack-of-all-trades skillset. Marketers are no exception. In the golden years of advertising, you could specialize in art, copy, or accounts. Now, as marketing is further fragmented, you could have any number of specialties—SEO, email marketing, social media, content creation, distribution, […]
Understanding the Millennial Experience
Whether you’ve just launched a startup, are running a growing business or have opened your doors long ago but are now seeing lackluster results from your marketing efforts, one of your main considerations now may be how you can understand the millennial experience. Millennial is the term given for people who were born between 1981 […]
Conversation Qualified Leads: Using Drift to Engage Prospects
Marketers feel that sales don’t care enough about existing content and simply let it go unused. Sales teams say that marketers aren’t doing enough to deliver quality leads that show signs of purchase intent. The rift between sales and marketing dates back to the earliest days of online marketing (probably earlier). It’s a vicious circle that business […]
