Wearing multiple hats is no easy job for anyone, but it comes with the territory of managing your own business, or starting up your, well, start-up. Time management skills become essential, but the fact remains: There’s only so much you (or a small team) can do in 24 hours in the day. Fortunately, there are multiple cost-effective […]
Let’s talk about money. Specifically, what your marketing costs — and what you get in exchange. Some people talk about marketing “spend”; others talk about marketing “investment.” You’ll probably agree that those who see it as spend are more likely to make it one of the first things they cut down on when times are hard. Those […]
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With 57.3% of the population in the Nordic region using smartphones this year, based on eMarketer estimates, it may not come as a surprise that consumers there are turning to their mobile devices in increasing numbers when shopping online. Nevertheless, much of the activity on mobile phones and tablets still takes place in the form […]
Love or hate the phrase, storytelling as a method of mass communication for brands is here to stay. Stories, anecdotes and metaphors that take an audience on a narrative journey to subtly reveal a branded message along the way are far more memorable and shareable than any brazen sales focused advertisement. A recent survey by […]
by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. B2B marketing budgets are expected to rise in 2014, with businesses prioritizing their digital needs in order to most effectively reach their customers, according to a study conducted by Forrester Research and the Business Marketing Association. “Many B2B CMOs will struggle to make dollars stretch while protecting program […]
The popularity of CMS-based websites has been growing constantly, and WordPress is the most used platform by far. At least 19 percent of the entire Internet is powered by the WordPress platform. This number includes nearly half (48 percent) of the top 100 Technorati blogs, as well as some of the largest websites in the […]
By Brafton Content is king, and visual media is making a play for the throne. As the internet marketing landscape evolves, platforms that lend themselves to image-centric messaging are coming to the forefront of conversations. Instagram recently announced it has more than 150 million users, while Vine declared it surpassed the 40-million-member mark. Emerging social […]
by Daniel Threlfall, Search Engine Journal It’s not easy being an SEO. There’s a ton of mythbusting that has to happen in order to coax your clients to success. Whether you’re educating customers or trying enhance your own site’s SEO, you need to be aware of several persistent beliefs that can lead to SEO disaster. What follows […]
by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. Statistics about the mobile market – its strategies, ads, and customers – are still on the rise, a sign that e-commerce and online activity via portable electronic devices are not going away anytime soon. But if everyone seems to be adding more marketing dollars to his mobile ad […]