There’s an ever-growing number of marketing metrics that you can use to evaluate digital advertising campaigns. From views, clicks and scrolls, volumes of data can be collected to determine a campaign’s success and guide future decisions. Yet, the challenge is avoiding analysis paralysis. With so much to monitor and measure, it can be difficult to identify what information is truly valuable and how it should be acted on in a way that makes sense. Bucket
There’s an old saying that the only things that are certain in life are death and taxes. Yet, in the realm of digital marketing, we can add one more certainty to the list – changes, updates and the overall evolution of Facebook marketing. The tools that Facebook offers to digital marketers continue to evolve at a rapid pace, delivering both opportunities and challenges when it comes to reaching online audiences on the world’s largest social
Maximizing every dollar is important for all marketing leaders. This means making sure the right audience is experiencing the right message at the right time. This isn’t always a simple task when it comes to digital engagement. Fortunately, you have a new tool in your marketing arsenal that can improve your conversion rate and reduce the loss of potential customers. With Google Analytics, you now can create audiences to group together users based on any
In the realm of digital marketing, rapid change is the norm. What was new and innovative five years ago has today become tried and true or even outdated. Among the latest trends is social stories which is both fast-moving in terms of its popularity, as well as its application. First introduced by Snapchat in 2013, the story format has become increasingly used by both individuals and businesses. In fact, in a Q3 2018 survey of
Is your messaging consistent across all channels, all the time? With an exploding number of sales and marketing channels, most marketing directors would say “no” to this question. If you fall into this category, the good news is that there are simple strategies that can help build a consistent messaging across all your channels. Here are five proven ways to increase the consistency of your message and brand and rise above the often inconsistent, chaotic
Stress can come from many different sources for marketing teams including poor goal setting, inadequate resources, or even a lack of training. But, if you’ve noticed that your marketing team is feeling the pressure more often this season, the problem could actually be the weather. While your entire team may not experience Seasonal Affective Disorder as a whole, the winter blues are a real thing that can take a toll on your team during this
Up to 92% of marketers say that social media is important to their business, according to Social Media Examiner. Yet, 88% of marketers say they want to know how to measure their return on investment for social media activities. One of the biggest struggles marketing directors face is measuring their return on investments for their digital activities, which is why it’s important to know how to create an effective digital marketing strategy. What’s the difference
Three years ago, up to 72% of marketers said that the most effective SEO tactic was content creation. That’s still the case today and it will be tomorrow. But while text-based content is important when it comes to engaging with your consumers and answering questions, visual content is just as vital to the success of your marketing campaigns. Unfortunately, creating captivating visual content isn’t as simple as uploading a video onto your website’s main page.
According to Hubspot, in 2017, 63% of 4,500 professionals thought that generating traffic and leads was the biggest challenge their company faced. With any challenging task, there is a chance of failure. Email marketing campaigns are no exception. Marketing flops can feel devastating. After all of your team’s diligent hard work, extensive brainstorming, and careful planning, how could something have gone wrong? Before you start panicking and poring over the analytics, and before even talking
It’s no easy feat to run an impactful, measurable marketing campaign. But you can make your job easier by knowing some of the top marketing terms like the back of your hand. Of course, certain marketing terms are more like umbrella terms. They can often come with a whole slew of other terms that may be necessary to get a better idea of what they mean. That said, rather than giving a list of hundreds
