The Rising Importance of a Personalised Experience
By Andrew Hutchinson One of the things that businesses need to accept in the new media landscape is that things have changed significantly. No surprises there, right? Everyone knows that media consumption habits have evolved, that the way in which brands reach people is adapting beyond traditional ‘broadcast and hope’ strategies. But what many are…
7 SEO Trends You Need to Know Now
Even though search engine optimization (SEO) is less than 20 years old, it has evolved quite a number of times and still continues to do so. For example, Google’s search algorithms are updated on a continual basis, bringing changes that brands of all sizes must adapt to, if they want to stay in business. In this article,…
12 Ways To Turn a Blog Reader Into a Blog Subscriber
By Danny Brown There are many success metrics when it comes to blogging – number of comments, social shares, visitors, etc. Yet one that comes at the top of most blogger’s lists is subscribers – not just the amount of subscribers, but actually turning readers and visitors into subscribers. After all, anyone can read or…
How To Bridge The Gap Between IT and Social Media
Incorporate the Building Blocks of IT into your Social Media Deliverables In my many years in IT, as programmer, analyst and tester, I have found that idiot-proofing systems is paramount. This is a variation on the understood meaning, and probably more than a little unfair to those I sought to build systems to defend against.…
Understanding The Psychology of the Web Searcher
“Real search is about providing valuable information when it’s really needed to those who are actually looking for it.” ― David Amerland Analytics are fundamental when it comes to allowing marketers to see where their website visitors come from, as well as what search terms brought them there. And don’t fall into the trap of thinking…
Can’t Miss Strategies To Improve Your Social Media Marketing
By Brett Relander It is not uncommon for startup businesses to have limited capital and resources in terms of being able to budget for marketing. As a result, marketing campaigns can quickly become stale and begin generating fewer results. If you are looking for a way to invigorate your social media marketing campaign, the following…
How to Keep Customers Coming Back
Businesses always try to woo customers with impeccable customer service during the buying cycle — be it early, mid or late. But what happens after all your efforts pay off and the customer buys from you? What happens after the payment clears, and you’ve sent the invoice? Most companies put their focus back on new customer acquisition and…
The Surprising Marketing Lesson From a Very Old Bakery
The Surprising Lesson From a Bakery We recently had some friends visiting San Francisco from Washington, DC, so we went up to spend time with them. We saw a lot of things I haven’t seen, even though I’d lived 30-40 minutes from San Francisco for most of my life. One of the places we saw was…
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