By Robert Allen 11 Jul 2016 Smartphone tipping point about to be reached in Eastern Europe [#ChartoftheDay] Mobile revolution spreads eastward in 2016 From only a very slight penetration at the start of the decade, by 2019 over half of people will be using Smartphones in Poland, Russia, Turkey and the Czech Republic. These countries will be …..
By Expert commentator 11 Jul 2016 5 top tips for web performance optimisation How to increase loading times and keep web visitors happy Loading Times: Are They THAT big of a deal? Web performance optimisation, or WPO, is a term that relates to the various techniques IT specialists use in order to increase …..
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By Robert Allen 08 Jul 2016 Google Posts is an intriguing new content feature This experimental new ‘Podium’ feature from Google hints at plans for slightly more social SERPs Google Posts wasn’t so much launched by Google, as it was quietly rolled out with little to no fan-fare. Months have passed since the feature …..
By Alexander Clark 07 Jul 2016 On Page SEO Factors [#ChartoftheDay] With Google’s algorithms are changing all the time. What works and what doesn’t? Tim Soulo wrote a rather controversial article two weeks ago, the backlash of which has seen Ahrefs remove all the ‘controversial’ content. However, this shouldn’t detract from the …..
By Gavin Llewellyn 07 Jul 2016 Behavioural economics and digital marketing 5 powerful nudges that influence human behaviour Consider the following puzzle: A bat and ball cost £1.10. The bat costs one pound more than the ball. How much does the ball cost? The number that many people arrive at is …..
By Robert Allen 07 Jul 2016 Essential page engagement tools Use these tools to assess and improve on-site user interaction Time-on-site, bounce rate, page views. You’ve probably grappled trying to boost these metrics for a while, and it can be difficult to make big improvements. Getting the right tools can …..
By Aaron Lumsden 07 Jul 2016 7 Web design trends for 2016 Examples of the latest trends in creating desktop and mobile digital experiences In this article I’m going to review the trends in digital experience design that we’ve seen so far in 2016. As a designer and developer, I’ve written about …..
By Dave Chaffey 06 Jul 2016 The popularity of personalization by marketing channel #ChartofTheDay Which channels are best for delivering more personalized communications? Relevance – Relevance – Relevance! should be the mantra of digital marketers since we know that serving more contextual messaging to our prospects and customers will give an improved experience and …..
By Mark Brownlow 06 Jul 2016 Get out of your own head and build email campaigns for people Make sure you remember your target audience aren’t always like you. Write emails for them, not you. I collect first names on my newsletter sign-up form, but I never use them. [Cue embarrassed silence and nervous shuffling among the experts out …..