Lately, I’ve seen more and more claims that the marketing funnel is dead — including from Google itself. Of course, the consumer journey has drastically changed over time as user behavior has adapted to the internet. And nobody is going to deny that the exact journey to conversion varies from one person to another. But […]
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Video is a hotter topic than ever in marketing, with users consuming more and options for advertisers multiplying rapidly. With so much development in the industry it can be hard to look at the bigger picture or anticipate what the next big trend might be, but in this article, I’ll share where I anticipate we
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If you’ve seen the “15 Million Merits” episode of “Black Mirror,” you’ll know why it’s sparked so much conversation about advertising and its role in our culture. If you’ve not seen it, here’s a quick recap: In a not-too-distant future, advertisers charge people credits or “merits” to skip ads. They make sure the ads are
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Nearly 70 percent of consumers say they search for and purchase beauty and personal products on Amazon. This will come as no surprise to anyone watching or involved in the space. Increasingly, consumers have been opting for digital convenience from the beauty and personal products category. As new models disrupt the space, from subscribe and save options,
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It’s not often that marketers get to kick back and relax while customers do their job for them, but when you adopt user-generated content (UGC) as your creative, that’s how it works. Coca Cola’s “Share a Coke” campaign is a famous example where sales rose by more than 2% in the US after people began
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“Storytelling” has become an industry buzzword that’s bandied about in client meetings and marketing conferences. Spurred on by a flurry of articles and think pieces, we are captivated by the promise of greater engagement, retention and influence. The “why” of storytelling, however, remains elusive; we are left in the dark as to how this rediscovered
Thousands of years ago, clans gathered around fires to share their day’s experiences and to tell stories that established group norms and shaped social organization. Today, the fire’s embers have been replaced by the glow of internet-connected devices, but the communal exchange of stories and perspectives remains a fundamental force in social development. From a
Large marketers spending millions in annual programmatic and digital media spend have a number of good reasons for taking some elements of programmatic media in-house. We’ll talk about the specific pros and cons of doing this later in this article, but for now, it’s important to acknowledge that there’s historical precedent for taking a hybrid
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Here is a recap of SMX Advanced session Audience Targeting In A Privacy-Centric World. The speakers shared new developments in audience targeting and how tracking changes will affect the way you use audience targeting and remarketing. Jillian Nagle, Red Ventures Jill started the session by saying, If we evaluate audiences the same way we evaluate keywords,
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Since its introduction to the Google Display Network last November, custom intent has been a game changer for display advertising. Custom intent allows you to expand outside of predefined audience categories, identifying new prospects that are likely to be in the market for your product or service. With your choice of keywords and URLs, Google
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