By Expert commentator 17 Nov 2015 The impact of Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2015 Data shows uplift retailers in the UK and worldwide can expect from the key e-commerce dates this month For retailers, the festive season effectively starts with Black Friday on 27th November 2015 and Cyber Monday three days later. This year some …..
By Expert commentator 12 Nov 2015 Freak Out: Digital marketing exams rapidly approaching! Tis the season for Digital Marketing Exams. It’s time to F.R.E.A.K.O.U.T! So my cohort of IDM friends have recently been speaking about the upcoming IDM Digital Marketing Diploma exams. Speaking might be better rephrased as “freaking out”. Why? well, we …..
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By Expert commentator 11 Nov 2015 What IS digital transformation all about? The key to effective transformation is being connected If there is one word that seems to be in every conversation today, it’s transformation. It started as digital transformation and now many businesses are panicking about business transformation. This new strategic …..
By Expert commentator 10 Nov 2015 Keep your Customers and Keep them Safe: Reviewing Email Marketing Security 3 Best practices for Email Marketing Security Email is an intrinsic part of building and maintaining customer relationships in any field, but customer data needs to be safeguarded. Because email marketing is so prevalent, it can be easy to take …..
By Expert commentator 10 Nov 2015 Black Friday e-commerce tips from those in the know Avoid a Black Fridays Sales #Fail by optimising your Black Friday Marketing Over the years, we Brits have been given much by our transatlantic cousins: the telephone, the lightbulb, David Hasselhoff… In more recent times, we have been ‘gifted’ the …..
By Expert commentator 10 Nov 2015 The Art of Writing Microcopy and Why it Matters Why you should pay attention to microcopy on your website and how to make it work The great majority of advice for digital marketers and content writers is about how to write incredible landing pages, engaging content and killer headlines. …..
By Expert commentator 09 Nov 2015 Customer Onboarding: It’s all about first impressions Get the basics of your onboarding strategy right In my experience as a marketing professional, potential customers almost never just decide to walk away from a purchase – unless given sufficient reason to do so. And, if you’re wondering how …..
By Expert commentator 09 Nov 2015 How to generate relevant yet shareable content ideas Use this chunking tool to help stimulate content marketing ideas Chunking is something that is used in Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) and performance coaching but it can also be used to plan your next content campaign. Most clients are always looking …..
By Expert commentator 06 Nov 2015 Helpful Strategies for Identifying and Leveraging Brand Influencers Only a very small, highly targeted portion of your customer base is powerful enough to be influential: Here is how to find them For decades, advertisers and marketers have clearly understood that word of mouth is one of the highest …..