By Jonsie Evans on Feb 10, 2012
Mobile is Big and It's Getting Bigger
44% of U.S. consumers will own a smartphone by the end 2012, according to a recent eMarketer survey on top trends, and 55 million will be using tablets to access the internet. As of June 2011, there were over 320 million
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By Eric Dudley on Jan 30, 2012
Online advertising spending will surpass print advertising for the first time this year, according to a study released this week by eMarketer. With total ad spending expected to increase more than 6% in 2012, to $169.5B, online advertising spending is expected to increase 23%. Although 20%+ year over year
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By Eric Dudley on Nov 15, 2011
Even with all the technological tools and social media listening capabilities we have as marketers, it’s increasingly difficult to keep up with new consumers continually shifting lifestyles, income levels and behaviors. If you could improve the targeting of your next campaign by
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By Heather Myers on Nov 8, 2011
Google’s blog post by Amit Singhal on November 3, 2011 announced their latest algorithm update, Google Fresh, devoted to ‘giving you fresher, more recent search results’. Like their metaphor of warm oven-baked cookies, they conveyed ‘search results are better relevant and recent
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By Jonsie Evans on Oct 25, 2011
Black Friday is right around the corner, which means most companies are gearing up for the big shopping season. Others are planning for the start of a new fiscal year. Regardless of your Q4 focus, aligning your offline and online marketing efforts, particularly around mobile,
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By Colin McGee on Sep 26, 2011
It wasn’t so long ago that developing a new website required a company to invest tens of thousands, or even millions, of dollars in the development of a custom content management system (CMS). The days of building a site from scratch are over,
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By Eric Dudley on Sep 13, 2011
Geoff Ramsey opened the Connections 2011 keynote with 2 issues marketers face:
Lack of adequate metrics
How to engage with consumers online with all the distractions
Can you relate?
Performance measurement is key. Ever hear: “Prove to me it works in the short-term and long-term.”
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By Eric Dudley on Aug 11, 2011
Facebook, Twitter, Tumbler, LinkedIn and now Google+. The list of social media platforms keeps growing.
How do you determine which Social Media platforms to utilize?
This infographic from Mashable, which highlights the attributes of each platform, can help social media marketers determine which best aligns
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