By Robert Allen 09 Aug 2016 The tactification of marketing has been the defining trend in our discipline for years. This is about to change. A look at marketing through the lens of economics I wouldn’t call Mark Ritson a hero of mine, that’d be far too lame and I’m sure he’d laugh at me if he found out. But I think he makes some …..
By Robert Allen 08 Aug 2016 Social is having little impact on companies bottom line [#ChartoftheDay] Social needs to be better integrated into the marketing strategy if it’s to be a major revenue generator A 2016 survey of 289 US based CMOs by cmosurvey.org found some interesting if disappointing results regarding the value of social media. Although 4/5ths reported …..
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By Expert commentator 08 Aug 2016 Real-time web analytics- how to read a visitor’s emotions without a camera Read your customer’s digital body language to discover what they really want This year has seen big companies make emotional measurement a regular part of their product planning. Marketers around the world can no longer afford to ignore this simmering …..
By Robert Jones 05 Aug 2016 Are users abandoning Twitter? [#Chart of the day] In its latest update to investors Twitter reported poor user growth now with a total of 313 million monthly active users, the social network added only 3 million users in the past three months and added a total of 11 million new users …..
By Robert Allen 05 Aug 2016 AMPs to appear in all SERPS, not just news [@SmartInsights Alert] Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages are set to appear in all mobile SERPs, rather than just the news carousel. Google’s AMPs are designed to make mobile browsing a more frictionless experience. Rather than taking sites designed for desktop and making them …..
By Chris Soames 04 Aug 2016 Making the business case for more investment in CRO A review of the costs and benefits of more investment in CRO / analytics According to the Customer Journeys research we conducted with the eCommerceExpo conference, surprisingly few business are actively involved in CRO – 33% of companies have limited or …..
By Expert commentator 04 Aug 2016 A briefing on the new UK Digital Economy Bill With GDPR on hold because of Brexit, new UK legislation is set to come into force With the UK’s Brexit vote, the adoption and implementation of the proposed European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is now seeming less likely. In …..
By Robert Allen 04 Aug 2016 CMOs are upping their spend on social media but not integrating it into their strategy [#ChartoftheDay] Investing in social is all well and good, but you need a strategy first if you want it to get results New data from the CMO’s survey of 2016 report shows how major companies are planning on big increases in …..
By Expert commentator 04 Aug 2016 The basics of SEO copywriting The Basics Of SEO Copywriting: How to write for search engines and get more traffic Once upon a time, people were the only possible intended audience for a piece of writing. Sure, you could run it by your dog for …..