Smart marketers and public relations pros know that maximizing effectiveness and efficiency are keys to generating sales revenue. They’re also aware that the best way to achieve this is by identifying and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs). The trick is...
The new normal is bringing a big platter of company changes to the table in 2021. Among them is a move to encourage and promote more diversity in the workplace, as reported in an earlier article. In mid-December, career site Comparably released the results of its...
In a 1974 episode of the popular “Bob Newhart Show,” Bob gave Emily a blender as an anniversary present hoping that it would help make her feel more modern. The well-intended gesture was no more successful than some of today’s brands in successfully recognizing and...
Competition throughout the pandemic was fierce and only got worse as merchants ended 2020. Many stores and brands even began promoting Christmas before Halloween. What can be done to gain an edge over the competition in 2021? One strategy is promotions. Not only might...
Marketing copy is anything written by a company that’s meant to attract consumers to the business. When it comes to writing good marketing copy for digital PR, there are three basic principles. And these three principles can apply to businesses looking to convince the...
Brick and mortar businesses understand how important it is to have every visitor become a repeat customer. They can easily achieve this through personal touches that can make anyone in the store feel like a special guest. The same thing can be achieved with businesses...
One of today’s fastest-growing social media platforms today is Instagram. The photo and video sharing network says that 90 percent of their accounts follow at least one business. Also, the Facebook-owned service said that more than a billion people not only use it...
Conversion Rate Optimization (CRO) is one of the newer ways businesses have started implementing when looking to optimize their landing page or site experience based on their users’ behavior. However, while this tool can help businesses improve the probability of...
Starting a business is not an easy task. It requires an idea, a profitable niche from that idea, identifying the target demographic, and creating a product that will cater to their needs or solve an issue the target audience might have. However, creating buzz around...
When email first became available, it was one of the first successful touchpoints brands had with customers. And even with the popularity of today’s various social media platforms, email remains among the highest drivers of ROI. According to data gathered by the Data...
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination,” said American entertainer and businessperson Jimmy Dean. Since the pandemic, most experts say brands must also do the same to thrive, much less survive. COVID-19 and...
As disruptive as the pandemic has been for CMOs, their optimism remains high about the future of marketing analytics. That was one of the main conclusions of Gartner's annual study, a global IT service management firm. The most recent survey included more than 400...