What Google Analytics 4 Means for Digital Marketing Strategies
/Make no mistake: the Google Analytics 4 update is a big one.In-development since 2017, GA4 is the third major overhaul of Google’s Analytics suite. With well over 29 million websites using Analytics today, this update will impact how many businesses and marketers track their website’s performance, measure marketing ROI, and more.If you’re a marketing professional who ...
B2B Marketing Lessons Learned in 2020
/It’s safe to say that nobody could have predicted how our lives would change in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic effectively uprooted every aspect of our day-to-day, forcing us to develop new strategies to survive and thrive through uncertainty. The B2B digital marketing landscape is no different; whether you’re a product manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer, you have undoubtedly experienced ...
Personalization: Manual vs. Machine-Driven Approaches
/Personalized marketing is the practice of analyzing and leveraging data from your digital marketing mix to deliver unique experiences (including messages and offers) to your customers. In recent years, it has become an increasingly important part of any organization’s marketing strategy. Especially in light of COVID-19, it can be a vital tool to establish a meaningful ...
How To Audit Your Digital Marketing Strategy
/Marketing is a goal-oriented practice. Professionals of all stripes understand that our work is always tied into a business’s broader objectives. Setting specific targets that support these objectives is a critical part of what we do. However, it can be challenging to evaluate the success of digital marketing efforts, or to communicate our successes and opportunities ...
How to Plan for a Website Redesign
/There are a wide variety of reasons your company may want to redesign its website. Its navigation may be confusing, its design may be showing its age, or maybe it’s time for a rebrand to signify a new chapter in your business’ history.While website design is exciting, it can also be overwhelming. A multitude of factors ...
How to Create a Digital Marketing Budget
/Throughout our careers, digital marketing professionals answer one question more than any other: “How much will it cost?” Whether you’re a business owner, marketing manager, independent contractor, or work for a digital marketing agency, your ability to manage your marketing budget effectively plays a large part in your success.As a general rule, marketing expenses should represent ...
How Much Do Digital Marketing Agencies Cost?
/When business owners and marketing professionals consider employing a digital marketing agency, potential costs become a critical consideration. Like any other business expense, digital marketing costs need to be managed effectively, delivering desired results while staying within your organization’s budget. However, price is far from the only factor; the most expensive agency you can employ will ...
Content Branching for SEO Success
/Marketing professionals know that creating a steady stream of engaging content is essential to the success of any marketing strategy. We also know that coming up with creative ideas for new content is hard; the challenge ramps up even further when these ideas have to fit into a well-constructed search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. While nearly ...
Using Audience Personas to Relate to Your Customers
/Creating “audience personas” is an effective way for businesses and marketing professionals to get to know their potential customers. Thoughtfully-constructed personas allow you to access your audience’s perspective, helping find common ground with customers, tune in to their fears and vulnerabilities, and help you critically analyze your digital marketing strategy from your customer’s point of view.To ...
Where We’re Headed: The Future of Digital Marketing
/Digital marketing isn’t exactly the “new kid on the block” anymore. More than 20 years after AT&T ran the first mainstream banner ad on HotWired.com, the industry has evolved into a juggernaut that has all but supplanted traditional media as the most effective way for businesses to reach their audiences, especially amid unprecedented global changes to consumer behaviour.While ...