Month: October 2013
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Study: B2C Brands Are Deeper Into Mobile Advertising Than B2B Brands
When it comes to mobile advertising, B2B companies are essentially dipping their toes in the water while B2C companies are swimming around. That’s one of the main findings of an updated survey from Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and Ovum. According to the study, 41 percent of B2B marketers surveyed said their approach to their mobile […]
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Social
Marketing Plan Template: Exactly What to Include
You need a marketing plan that identifies everything from: 1) who your target customers are, to 2) how you will reach them, to 3) how you will retain your customers so they repeatedly buy from you. Here’s a look at the 15 key sections you need to include in your marketing plan.
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Digital
Holiday Shopping Is Expected to Be up, Depending on the Government Shutdown
The National Retail Federation forecasts that holiday sales in November and December will rise 3.9 percent to $602.1 billion. However, this forecast didn’t account for the partial government shutdown.
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Engagement
Fight Against School Bullying Expands to Store Shelves
Green Giant, General Mills’ frozen-vegetables brand, is launching an anti-bullying cause marketing campaign called “Raise a Giant.” It features an animated commercial featuring a child narrator.
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Data & Analytics
What Apple’s iBeacon Means for Local Commerce and Retailers
Apple’s new iBeacon feature in iOS 7 has been overlooked by most people, but it holds intriguing potential uses for retailers. For one thing, it can be leveraged to improve and refine location-based marketing tactics.
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How to Perfect the Art of Above-the-Fold Design for Landing Pages
Marketers designing landing pages have plenty to learn from newspapers. When it comes to knowing what important elements to include above the fold, marketers should consider a number of important factors.
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Email
How to Optimize Your Email Subject Lines: 4 Ideas
Subject lines, while not exactly the sexiest element, do a lot of heavy lifting for emails, which is why they deserve sufficient attention and care. Marketers should do key things to optimize their subject lines.
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New, Bigger Shared-Link Images on Facebook Yield 69% Increase in Clicks
Back on Sept. 10, Facebook quietly introduced larger images on link shares. The reveal, made on the company’s Facebook + Journalists page, said the goal was to “increase click-through rates on links as larger images are more engaging.” So was the goal accomplished? A study from EdgeRank Checker has the answer, and it’s a resounding […]
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What Apple’s iBeacon Means for Local Commerce and Location-Based Marketing
Apple’s iBeacon was probably one of the most important iOS 7 features unveiled at WWDC, and it’s already being utilized in interesting ways. Steve Cheney, head of business at GroupMe (acquired by Skype) who has experience with marketing software and systems-level solutions to Google and Apple, shares his thoughts on how iBeacon will transform local […]