Posts by Dave Chaffey
Digital strategist Dr Dave Chaffey is co-founder of Smart Insights and creator of the Smart Insights RACE Planning Framework. 'Dr Dave' is known for his strategic, but practical, data-driven advice. He has trained and consulted with many business of all sizes in most sectors. These include large international B2B and B2C brands including 3M, BP, Barclaycard, Dell, Confused.com, HSBC, Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, M&G Investment, Rentokil Initial, O2, Royal Canin (Mars Group) plus many smaller businesses. Dave has contributed his expertise to many of the templates, guides and courses in our digital marketing resource library used by our Business members to plan, manage and optimize their marketing. Free members can access our free sample templates here. Dave is also keynote speaker, trainer and consultant who is author of 5 bestselling books on digital marketing including Digital Marketing Excellence and Digital Marketing: Strategy, Implementation and Practice. In 2004 he was recognized by the Chartered Institute of Marketing as one of 50 marketing ‘gurus’ worldwide who have helped shape the future of marketing. His personal site, DaveChaffey.com, lists his latest Digital marketing and E-commerce books and support materials including a digital marketing glossary. Please connect on LinkedIn to receive updates or ask Dave a question.
Chart of the Day: How Google’s featured snippets are reducing the number of traditional organic links Organic search traffic remains one of the most effective methods of customer acquisition. So, it’s as important as ever to be on top of the …..
Chart of the Day: A summary of the state of digital marketing skills I thought this infographic from General Assembly was useful for showing specific skills gaps since it isn’t based on a survey, rather it is based on a test …..
Chart of the Day: Average Product Page View, Add-to-cart and conversion to sale rates for eretailers In our compilation of average ecommerce conversion rates we compare different sources, showing the challenge of converting retail site visitors to add-to-basket sessions and sale. …..
Chart of the Day: Which are the most popular merchandising techniques used by online retailers? Best practices for creating effective user experiences for Ecommerce sites are often discussed along with how to improve experiences through conversion rate optimization. However, it’s less …..
Chart of the Day: Research showing the popularity of different types of content assets are used during B2B vendor service selection Our poll featured in our digital marketing trends 2018 post showed the ongoing popularity of content marketing as a technique …..
Examples of social media workflow to review and respond to online comments about a brand A while ago, I received this question by email, it describes a common concern of managing brand reputation given the growth in consumer comments in …..
Chart of the Day: How perceptions of the applications of AI differ between agencies and brands In our infographic reviewing the applications of AI in marketing, we explore 15 different applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the customer lifecycle from …..
Chart of the Day: Use for benchmarking your ad clickthrough rates (Ecommerce focus) With the rapid adoption of smartphones by consumers, both Facebook and Google had to move fast to transition their desktop-based revenue model over to smartphone. This involved developing new …..
Examples of GDPR compliant privacy notices and email opt-in forms We’ve now been covering the implications of the GDPR for marketers and their audiences since 2015 on Smart Insights with many articles contributed by guest experts specialising in privacy law …..
Chart of the Day: A summary of trends in managing influencer marketing activities 2018 has been dubbed the year of Influencer Marketing by many including MarketingLand and AdWeek who report on research that: “67 percent of marketers think influencer marketing campaigns helped them …..
