By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Artificial intelligence has gotten a bit of a black eye in recent weeks: — CNET posts a story on its website using an AI text generator and the content turns out to be riddled with errors, though CNET says human editors did review the material; — Wide media […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. Marketers no doubt face many challenges in the months ahead as the new coronavirus spreads like a wildfire across the United States. As a small business marketer, consider putting at the top of your list what the bigger companies already are doing: Assuring your customers that you will […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. In this app- and social-media-minded age in which we live today, it’s easy to think of email as something that’s a bit passé. But email refuses to be outdated. Recent data from Statista and Smart Insights, respectively, show that 85 percent of internet users in the United States […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. With Christmas but three months away, now is the time to develop a multi-faceted, digital-marketing ad campaign that can ensure your business a happy 2019 — as well as put it in prime position for success in the 2020s and beyond. Whether your business is centered on business-to-consumer […]
By Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. If marketing at your small business consists of a few Facebook posts, a tweet here and there and perhaps an occasional promotion such as a prize giveaway, you may be taking too singular of an approach to creating awareness of your brand. It may well be time that […]
by Jay Bemis | Advertising Systems Inc. As the owner of a small business who wants to ramp up your marketing strategy, you’ve already tried the do-it-yourself route and found the complexities and time so overwhelming that you’ve added a marketing manager to your staff. However, that manager, you’ve realized, doesn’t really understand the path […]
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by Jaimie Siegle | Advertising Systems Inc. A digital marketing survey conducted earlier this summer compiled answers from 300 digital marketers on which online tactics proved most effective in generating customer acquisition and retention. More than 150 marketers surveyed said they planned to increase their marketing budget in 2014, and more plan to allocate […]
At least one element of Big Data’s potential is finally being realized in email marketing, which is one of the most effective means that brands and marketers have in reaching their audiences. Marketers can now take information gleaned from shopping habits and other preferences and then shape their messaging in order to have a greater […]
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 […]