By Expert commentator 09 Dec 2015 8 key trends that will shape the future of marketing Making purpose core to your marketing strategy As a futurist, I always remind my clients that the future isn’t just somewhere we go but something we actively create. Simply because our actions today directly influence and shape our business of tomorrow. …..
By Marie Page 04 Dec 2015 A case study of a Black Friday retail campaign An integrated small business campaign example I awoke on the last Friday of November to the usual Black Friday hangover. On checking my emails I was inundated an avalanche of offers in relation to that American import which, like Halloween, is now …..
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By Expert commentator 03 Dec 2015 Reducing Abandoned baskets and boosting conversions Analysis and actions showing the best ways to increase your conversion rate An abandoned basket is exactly as it sounds; it’s when a visitor who already added a product/service to the shopping cart then, for whatever reason, abandons their shopping …..
By Caroline Wilson 01 Dec 2015 Will SMEs find any Value in Marketing Automation? Exploring the benefits for small and medium businesses Marketing Automation is one of the hottest trends in 2015, according to a recent SmartInsights survey. However, adoption of this key technology is still in its early phase, especially amongst small businesses. …..
By Expert commentator 30 Nov 2015 Are your Calls to Action based on Customer Appeal? 8 examples of CTAs that Should Inspire You to Assess Your Own and Make Some Changes “If you build it they will click?” Not likely. Your visitors do not have some instinctive urge to click a button just because it …..
By Gavin Llewellyn 27 Nov 2015 B2B Content Marketing: Strategy, best practice and inspiration Three B2B content marketing case studies The increased focus on content marketing has continued , a trend highlighted by a number of studies surveying marketers’ top priorities: The content marketing boom is also reflected in the relative search volume trends …..
By Expert commentator 26 Nov 2015 10 less well-known tools to help you create outstanding content Use these tools to give your blogging a boost Anybody who has ever owned a website knows how much hard work goes into creating, and then running and updating it, adding changes, uploading content and media, and keeping track of …..
By Marie Page 24 Nov 2015 How to create Facebook slideshow video ads from static images Use the latest Facebook ads with ease There’s been an exciting new development in the world of Facebook advertising – video ads made up from a sequence of static images. They are called Slideshow Ads and are an option for a …..
By Carlton Jefferis 23 Nov 2015 The party’s over: Instagram ads are essential for 2016 How and why you should get started with Instagram advertising Did you know that since September any business could buy and place adverts on Instagram? Better still, they could do this easily using Facebook’s existing Ad tools with no new system to learn! Sounds …..