5 non-technical ways to make a world of difference to digital advertising
A friend working in a marketing agency recently asked me if there is any simple and non-technical way to optimise native advertising campaigns, given that major native advertising platforms are still quite new to marketers. As a performance marketer transitioning from managing accounts on Google and Facebook to now working in a native advertising company, I can empathise with the pain of...
The 3 biggest factors that maximize your business’s valuation
Why the right people, assets and revenue predictions will matter most to investors. Many entrepreneurs dream of selling their business one day for a life-changing sum of money. In the shorter term, they may want to raise money from investors and get the best possible valuation to reduce the amount they dilute their own ownership. There are dozens of way to calculate a credible valuation in...
12 predictions for SEO in 2020
As more and more webmasters and entrepreneurs are starting to understand what it takes to succeed in today’s marketplace, online marketing competition continues to grow. If you’re running a website today, you need to constantly upgrade its marketing and performance in order not to fall behind. What does that mean? Well, there are two important aspects that you must consider when it comes to...
How to become a leadership influencer
Executive brands are evolving through the power of expertise, authority and trust. You’re probably sick of hearing about influencers these days and how all it takes to become one is amassing a relevant social following, whether that’s at a micro-level of a few thousand social followers or fans in the millions. However, marketing yourself to simply gather a large number of followers actually...
How deep learning can reduce bias in advertising
Algorithm design, data and implementation are key to minimizing prejudice. Algorithms, especially those that utilize deep learning in some manner, are notorious for being opaque. To be clear, this means that when you ask a deep learning algorithm to answer a question, the algorithm gives you an answer without any explanation of how it came to that conclusion. It does not show its work; you...
How to boost mobile app downloads and motivate holiday shoppers
As retailers scramble to finalize their plans and offers for the 2019 peak holiday season, there’s no better time to take a closer look at your mobile app and mobile commerce strategy. You need to make sure your apps will not only deliver performance and the customer experience shoppers have come to expect, but find ways to increase app downloads prior to Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Despite...
The effects of social media platforms on small businesses
We live in a world where places are rated based on how “Instagrammable” they are. Thousands of people around the world share similar content on social media platforms, calling themselves “influencers” and asking for special treatment just because other people on the same social media platforms pushed the “following” button. Ads are being pushed into your newsfeed using complicated algorithms,...
Why is PPC advertising good for ecommerce businesses?
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is one of the usual models of online advertising and is a favorite of both large and small businesses alike. Therefore, as an ecommerce business, you need to pursue the kind of advertising that is regularly backed by data, easy to scale, and gives you a great ROI. PPC advertising meets these criteria. In this post, we will explore further how PPC works and why...
B2B marketers look to match B2C in level of customer experience
Study says B2B marketers need to prioritize data governance to improve CX. Customer experience (CX) has become an increased focus for marketers across industries, but many B2B marketers feel as though they need to catch-up to their consumer-facing counterparts to deliver better experiences. Nearly 90% of B2B marketers think their organizations need to be as focused on customer experience as...