Posts by Lisa Thompson
The ROI of Lead Scoring
According to the Content Marketing Institute, more than 85% of marketers consider lead generation to be their top priority in 2016 – a telling statistic on the priorities of the modern marketer. However, lead generation neglects a critical element for creating a real return on investment: lead scoring. As evidenced by the CMI study, many small business…
Read MoreUS Presidential election data: searcher intent vs. demographic polling
During the hotly contested and seemingly never-ending campaign season running up to the 2016 US Presidential elections, Americans were exposed to more demographics-based “polling data” than at any other time in history. However, despite the best efforts of pollsters, mathematicians, academics and others, just about every polling projection and prediction was wrong. Well, all but…
Read MoreLink building is (specialized) marketing
The principles that apply to good marketing are the same principles that apply to good link building. The process to secure links might be unique, but the guiding philosophy should be grounded in traditional marketing. Some think that link building is a magic bullet for SEO, or some sort of “traffic faucet” they can turn…
Read MorePutting programmatic video back on the radar
With video expected to feature in 80 percent of consumer internet traffic by 2019, it’s no wonder traditional advertising budgets are being re-prioritized to reflect this. And as the digital video advertising market continues to expand — with double-digit growth expected annually until 2020 — programmatic video has immense potential. The benefit of programmatic video over traditional…
Read More5 Tips To Stay Organized Through The Holidays And Beyond
November 23, 2016 The holidays are here and client spending and consumer shopping are in full swing. It would be an understatement to say this year feels a little busier than last. Often these busy times show us, as account managers, where we might need to be more effective and stay a little more organized.…
Read MoreProve It! 6 Persuasive Techniques for Making the Sale
A few months ago, I was struggling with writing a sales page for an upcoming program launch, so I showed my draft to my copywriting mentor and asked his advice. He scanned the page for about 20 seconds, then said: “You need more proof. This page should be full of stories and case studies about…
Read MoreSocial Media Marketing 3.0: Best practices for ramping up social ROI
Social media is now an integral part of marketing — spending on social media is expected to double to 25% of marketing budgets by 2020. Yet, nearly half of digital marketers say they can’t prove the bottom-line impact of social media on their businesses. Join our panel of experts as they show you how to…
Read MoreSetting SEO KPIs for small manufacturing websites
For many people outside of marketing, Google Analytics can quickly become overwhelming. This is particularly true for the owners of small manufacturing firms. Without the time and resources to properly understand and use the vast amount of data in Analytics, many small manufacturers simply look at top-line traffic as evidence their website is “working.” The…
Read MoreGary Vaynerchuk on Playing the Long Game
Back in 2006, Gary Vaynerchuk started a daily video show that turned wine criticism on its head. More importantly, it took his family wine business from $3 million-a-year to a $60 million-a-year ecommerce juggernaut. From there, Gary did something that surprised a lot of people, including me. He started a digital marketing agency called VaynerMedia.…
Read MoreGoogle gives app marketers more ways to promote their apps with ads
On Tuesday, Google announced three new features for app marketers to use when promoting their apps via Universal App Campaigns, the campaign type that automatically syndicates app promotion ads across Google search, YouTube, Play store and Google Display Network. Automated Video Ads With a product called AutoDirector, Google can automatically pull images, descriptions and ratings from…
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