Digital Marketing , Social Media
September 18, 2018
How to Measure Social Media ROI: A 4-Step Plan for Marketers [Infographic]
Social media may seem pretty cut and dry, but using it to market your brand effectively is no walk in the park. Not only is it difficult to keep up with social media’s constant changes and updates but it can also be hard for businesses to decipher their returns on investments. Most companies have the same goals of increased sales and brand awareness, but how can one quantitatively calculate how their company’s social media is accomplishing those goals. While 44% of CMOs say that they haven’t been able to measure the impact of social media on their business, it’s entirely achievable for firms of all types. MDG Advertising has the perfect set of steps to help you figure out if your likes and retweets are actually paying off. Check out this infographic for an easy, 4-step plan to determine your company’s social media ROI. Infographic by MDG Advertising
Ecommerce , Mobile Marketing , Uncategorized
September 13, 2018
How to Use Predictive Analysis to Improve Customer Retention
For any business to succeed, you need to retain your customers. Once you win your customers’ loyalty, you can expect a good amount of revenue from repeat purchases. However, if you fail to retain your customers, your sales and profit margins are likely to suffer. It is more cost-effective to retain your existing customers than to acquire new ones. Acquiring a new customer can be five times more expensive than retaining existing customers. Customer retention strategies differ from industry to industry. However, regardless of the industry, data, artificial intelligence, and predictive analysis can help you improve customer retention. Here are a few ways to use predictive analysis to retain your existing customers. 1. Personalize Offers for Your Customers
Content Marketing , Digital Marketing , Social Media
August 17, 2018
Influencer Marketing: Q & A with Hilary Topper
Hilary Topper, President of HJMT Public Relations and author of Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Social Media gives us the inside scoop on conducting successful influencer marketing campaigns. Along with her successful PR practice, Topper teaches Media Studies, Journalism, and Public Relations at Hofstra University. A prolific content marketer, she also curates two successful blogs – NY Lifestyle and A Triathlete’s Diary – and records her podcast “Hilary Topper on Air”. In the latest Wax Q&A, Hilary providers her insights on one of the hottest marketing trends right now: influencer marketing. Wax: Why do you think influencer marketing has become so popular in the last couple of years? HT: Influencer Marketing has always been popular. In recent years, the phrase has been coined but since the earliest public relations campaigns, PR professionals have used celebrities, experts, sports figures, etc. to build brand awareness. Just recently, the “average” person who has lots of followers have been targeted to help in the mission.
Digital Marketing , Integrated Marketing
August 1, 2018
How Brands Are Marketing with Voice Technology
Digital voice assistants are takingoffe off. From Amazon’s Alexa to the Google Home, it seems like it won’t be long before a digital voice assistant is going to be a crucial piece in everyone’s home and office. Marketing with voice technology is not far behind. According to a study from Pew Research Center, 46% of US adults say they use some type of voice technology to interact with devices, and that percentage is only going to grow. With more people integrating digital assistants into their everyday lives, marketers can now leverage the technology in voice app development to raise brand awareness and create new, personalized experiences.
Digital Marketing , Social Media , Uncategorized
July 26, 2018
7 Ways to Boost Search with Google+
Google+ is Google’s social networking platform that launched in 2011. As of November 2016 Google+ had 440 million active monthly users. Although it’s sometimes forgotten by marketers there are several ways to boost search wiht Google+ . Google has always denied any correlation between Google+ activity and Google search rankings. But many marketers claim that Google+ engagement seems to result in better rankings on Google. Let’s take a look at 7 of the best ways to optimize your Google+ page and improve your search engine rankings: 1. Post Valuable Content Consistently Google always rewards the relevancy of content. Therefore, consistently posting useful content for your followers is of the utmost importance for improving your search engine rankings. But be careful not to overshare your content as Google considers too much sharing as spam. Share only your best posts with appropriate and attractive images. Make sure they are posted to public as well as shared with your existing circles.
Social Media
June 8, 2018
Tweak Your Twitter Marketing Strategy
Twitter can be an effective marketing platform when used correctly. Allowing you to easily connect with strangers around the world, it’s the perfect tool for building more leads and creating more brand awareness. You may have already tried Twitter and had few results – with so many people around the world sending so many tweets per minute, it’s easy for your voice to get drowned out. By learning the art of tweeting, you can create more engaging content. Here are just a few pro tweeting tips.
Between new technologies and intense competition, the world is changing fast. To stay relevant you need to be learning and adapting all the time. We realize however it can be hard to spend time learning when you’re trying to build and run a business. With so many digital marketing podcasts out there, it’s hard to know which ones are worth your time. Raj Jana is a successful e-commerce entrepreneur. He recommends the following 7 marketing podcasts as a great way to turn your morning coffee or commute into a classroom. This Old Marketing What sets this podcast apart from the rest is its attention to current cultural trends. Hosts John Pullizi and Robert Rose do a great job of tying in current news with what’s happening in the marketing industry. They end each show with a segment of the same title, which gives listeners some real-world examples of what’s been discussed. This is really a great resource for anyone looking to understanding the marketing industry and how to succeed in it.
Encouraging user generated content (UGC) is one of the most important things you can do for your brand. It’s not that brand generated content isn’t important and doesn’t have a place. UGC just brings something fresh to the table. “It’s one thing for us to serve up a reference or a case study, but buyers intuitively know that those are all coming from specific satisfied customers, versus the wisdom of their collective peers.” ~ Julie Perino, Senior Director of Customer Marketing at Marketo User generated content is still the bedrock of online engagement and the sales cycle. Content that comes from a source outside of the brand most naturally builds confidence in potential customers — whether they are conscious of it or not. User generated content builds trust better Focusing on UGC still matters today for one important reason – your target audience is most likely looking for it. User content, like authentic customer reviews, is a crucial element of the sales element. For example, a poll of nearly 700 TrustRadius users revealed just how much customers use reviews as UGC in their search, evaluation and selection of new software products. This graph shows that 76% of customers use reviews for the […]
AI is everywhere these days. It powers our personal assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Home, prevents credit card fraud, and even successfully overturns parking fines. With each passing month, AI becomes ever more integral to our world. Last week we learned how AI is changing the job of designers. But the impact goes further than that. Advertising and marketing are at the fore in terms of partnering with digital creative agencies to find unique uses for the technology. In fact, AI is transforming digital marketing in many ways from machine learning to building custom content. AI is a relatively broad term that encompasses a number of approaches to building computer systems that can ‘think’ and perform tasks as well as, or in some cases better, than humans. Here’s a look at five of the applications for AI that are already revolutionizing digital marketing.
Artificial intelligence (AI) used to be a concept for science fiction. Now, it’s a part of everyday life. It has become so widely integrated into basic technology that it seems it will eventually take human jobs. While that may sound alarming, there’s actually a lot of opportunities here, especially for web designers. Artificial intelligence has taken on a role quite like J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Iron Man movies — as an assistant. With the help of AI, web designers can achieve layouts and include tech that isn’t only beautiful, but functional as well. Artificial intelligence is actively changing the role of designers by shifting their thought processes. If AI is doing all the groundwork for designers, it allows designers to think beyond the basic. It gives them the freedom to think about what’s next. These next five points will help you understand how artificial intelligence is changing the roles and responsibilities of a web designer. Let’s dive in!
