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Content Marketing
How Julius Is Increasing the ROI of Influencer Marketing
Influencer marketing is the fastest-growing form of online acquisition. There’s a good reason—recent data proves the ROI of influencer marketing campaigns: Eighty-two percent of consumers are likely to follow a recommendation made by an influencer and every $1 spent on an influencer marketing returns $6.50 That’s why the total influencer marketing spend is estimated to increase from $1 billion to…
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Email Marketing & Automation
We All Hate Spam and Cold-Calling… Until We Don’t
On May 15th, I received an unsolicited email (aka SPAM) from an agency in Atlanta telling me what an explainer video was. I knew what it was, we’ve written about explainer videos extensively and published quite a few of our own. I didn’t respond to the email. A week later, I get another email with a similar note. A week…
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Analytics & Testing
Understanding Your Customers’ Needs with Predictive Analytics
For many sales and marketing professionals, it’s a constant struggle to derive any actionable insights from existing data. The crushing volume of incoming data can be intimidating and wholly overwhelming, and attempting to extract the last ounce of the value, or even just the key insights, from that data can be a daunting task. In the past, the options were…
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E-commerce and Retail
Complete™: Cross-Border Commerce from Translation, Shopping, through Fulfillment
Tony Bianco’s designs have been highly sought after in Australia for over forty years, and now the brand has catapulted into the world’s most influential fashion magazines and best-dressed lists by Australian models. Today, many top celebrities and models in the U.S. and throughout Europe can be seen wearing a variety of Tony Bianco shoes and accessories. To help accelerate…
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E-commerce and Retail
A 5-Step Plan to Optimize Your Checkout for Shoppers.
According to Statista, in 2016, 177.4 million people used mobile devices to shop, research and browse products. This figure is predicted to reach almost 200 million by 2018. And a new report conducted by Addressy cited that cart abandonment has reached a median rate of 66% in the US. Online retailers who don’t offer a great mobile experience are likely to be missing out…
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Content Marketing
How to Keep Your Users Happy When Releasing a Major Update to Your Application
There’s an inherent tension in product development between improvement and stability. On the one hand, users expect new features, functionality and maybe even a new look; on the other hand, changes can backfire when familiar interfaces suddenly disappear. This tension is greatest when a product is changed in a dramatic way – so much that it could even be called…
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Content Marketing
How Does Event Marketing Increase Lead Generation and Revenue?
Many companies spend upwards of 45% of their sales and marketing budget on event marketing and that number is increasing, not decreasing despite the popularity of digital marketing. There’s absolutely no doubt in my mind of the power of attending, holding, speaking at, displaying at, and sponsoring events. The vast majority of our clients’ most valuable leads continue to come through…
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Content Marketing
TurnTo: Syndicate Reviews with Your Product’s Distributors
Syndication is a highly effective way for online retailers to quickly increase the volume of product ratings and reviews (reviews) they display. Brands, typically first to collect this valuable user generated content (UGC), are eager for retailers to feature these on their eCommerce sites. By sharing their reviews with their distribution partners, brands can help products stand out and sell…
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Content Marketing
How OTT Technology Is Taking Over Your TV
If you have ever binge-watched a TV series on Hulu or viewed a movie on Netflix, you’ve used over-the-top content and may not have even realized it. Typically referred to as OTT in the broadcast and technology communities, this type of content circumvents traditional cable TV providers. It uses the Internet as a vehicle to stream content like the latest episode…
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Analytics & Testing
Autopilot Launches Insights, a Customer Journey Tracker for Marketers
82% of customers stopped doing business with a company in 2016 after a bad experience according to Mary Meeker’s latest Internet Trends Report. Lack of data and insights could be preventing marketers from advancing in their careers: new data shows that One-third of marketers lack the data and analytics they need to assess their performance, and 82% said better analytics…
