As of 2020, 50% of the world is on social media. Needless to say, your brand should be, too. Social media marketing helps companies achieve a wide variety of business goals. From building a brand to driving more sales, an increasing number of … [Read more...]
Search Engine Marketing Works Better With Branding
Big brands are now realizing the value of search engine marketing—but be careful where you pull budget back to support it.SEM and branding are just better together. Here's why.Many moons ago, I ran paid search for Gateway Computers.We did a good … [Read more...]
How Exactly Does Content Marketing Help in Building Brand Awareness?
Brand awareness is more than people simply recognizing your business name or your logo. True brand awareness entails your audience getting to know the personality behind your brand and what makes you different from your competitors. It's vital to … [Read more...]
Humor In Content Marketing: It’s NOT About Being Funny
A lot of brands and marketers steer clear of humor. They think it makes them look unprofessional. They think "humor" means telling jokes. It's NOT telling jokes. It's NOT standup comedy. It's NOT trying to make people LOL. Those definitions are much … [Read more...]
Since the birth of e-commerce, marketing experts have disagreed about the future
Since the birth of e-commerce, marketing experts have disagreed about the future role of brands. Some have predicted that digital technologies will hasten the demise of brands because customers will have ready access to information they need to … [Read more...]
What’s Your Story?
Brand storytelling is an art and a science, and in today’s world it had better be highly strategic. Storytelling should convey not only what a company does, but who it is, and why—as well as tap into the emotions of its readers all at the same … [Read more...]
The Advantage of Influencer Marketing Over Celebrity Endorsements
Influencer marketing is quite the buzzword these days, among marketing pundits and honchos. Start-ups to established brands, everyone has been bitten by the bug called influencer marketing. It's a marketing technique where companies tie up with … [Read more...]
‘Not there yet’: Amazon is a looming giant in influencer marketing
Launched two years ago, Amazon's influencer program still isn't quite going anywhere, say brands, agencies and influencers. Most people don't know about the program. It invites celebrities, micro-influencers and, in some cases, regular people with … [Read more...]
What’s Your Story?
Brand storytelling is an art and a science, and in today’s world, it had better be highly strategic. Storytelling should convey not only what a company does, but who it is, and why—as well as tap into the emotions of its readers all at the same … [Read more...]
Attracting Audience Attention
How to Attract an Audience with Creating Captivating Content To be successful, every business has to tell its stories. These days, such stories are usually told through posting content online in blogs, articles and social … [Read more...]