Last week, we hosted a webinar on digital marketing metrics, and how we see the future of reporting shaking out. In short, we think there’s a problem with the current state of metrics, and offered what we see as some solutions. Let’s start with the problem(s). Only a quarter of ad spend ever hits real […]
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming. That’s great news for retailers, small business owners, car dealers, big brands, and just about anyone with a product to sell or a message to push. Marketers of all types anxiously await November 29th. But Black Friday and Cyber Monday are also full of noise and pressure. (Note: […]
Let’s talk about a free paid search audit. You know that paid search is vital to finding your next customer. And you’re familiar with the essentials of doing it right. But you still have specific questions about your paid search account and whether you’re capturing as many customers as possible with the budget at your […]
Though there are many different ways to approach structuring your paid search account, one approach stands out from the rest: single-keyword ad groups. Previously, we’ve talked about what exactly paid search is, and the essentials of doing it the right way. Now, we’re going to focus on the single-keyword ad group strategy. In short, single […]
The metrics that digital marketers have to deal with are bad. There, we said it. Open rates. CTR. Impressions. While offering bits and pieces of the story, none of these metrics actually tell you if a real person saw your message, engaged with it, and bought your product. Sure, old-school metrics serve a purpose — […]
This is the latest edition of our “Big Ideas” newsletter, a monthly missive on the larger issues in the digital marketing industry. If you’d like to subscribe, click here. Hi all, “People-based marketing.” It’s a phrase that gets thrown around in our industry too much. Like such overused stalwarts as “holistic,” “disruptive,” and “synergistic,” “people-based […]
We’ve got some news. We’re excited to announce that we’ve been included in the Inc. 5000 for the third time. The list is an annual guide of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies in the U.S, and we’re in esteemed company. 2019 has been great so far, and the best is yet to come. Here […]
Advertisers are always talking about media buying and planning; it’s easy to get lost in the noise. Here’s a simple breakdown of how media planning can drive the success of your multi-channel campaign.
Let’s assume for a moment that you’re not running a paid search marketing campaign for yourself or a client. But you’re doing some other things very well, especially at the top of the funnel. You’ve built an audience and are running highly-successful display campaigns. You’re killing it on Facebook. Ditto for email. Things are running […]
Marketers have a problem. They’re not sure they’re talking to real people. This is an issue, as you can imagine. The inability to accurately track who your message is hitting across a litany of devices — the inability to know if your ads are even hitting real people (and not bots) — creates a host […]
