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- Advertising Technology
Social’s Media’s Road to Longevity under GDPR
Spend a day walking around London, New York, Paris or Barcelona, in fact, any city, and you would have reason to believe that if you didn’t share it on social media, it didn’t happen. However, consumers in the UK and France are now alluding to a different future of social media altogether. Research reveals gloomy prospects for social media channels…
- Content Marketing
WordPress: How To Disable The New Widgets Administration
Every once in a while there’s a new feature in WordPress that just doesn’t appear to be well thought out. I believe one of these was when WordPress decided to go full-force with its Gutenberg editor and apply it to widget administration as well. I shared this recently in an article on the challenges of using WordPress as your CMS.…
- Content Marketing
How To Program a Days Until Message in PHP (or WordPress Shortcode)
If you’re in retail or e-commerce, you’re likely always counting down to the upcoming retail holiday to provide a sense of urgency for your audience. Years ago, I implemented a solution like this for a client and wanted to share how easy it is. PHP: Days Until Below is a PHP function where you can pass the month, day, and…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Transparency is Optional, Authenticity is Not
In the last few years, I’ve been in the enviable position of sharing most of my personal life online. I have shared much of my weight loss journey, I debate politics and theology, I share off-color jokes and videos, and most recently – I shared an evening out where I had quite a few drinks. I’m still not totally transparent…
- Content Marketing
Is Your Startup’s Brand Ready for CES? Essential Branding Checklist for First-Timers
Sure you’ve heard tales from the front lines and even heeded warnings from helpful friends and colleagues. But if you’re one of the thousands of entrepreneurs registered to attend the annual January madness better known as CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas for the first time this year (January 9-12th), it may be difficult to truly envision what lies…
- Email Marketing & Automation
ToutApp: Sales Tracking, Templates and Analytics
For the large sales organization, outbound sales representatives have the unenviable position of having to communicate with piles of leads sometimes to connect with those one or two prospects that will convert. New marketing automation systems such as our sponsor Right On Interactive manage lead scoring and nurturing communications for the masses, but the sales staff still needs to produce…
- Content Marketing
The Web Development Triangle
All of our contracts with our clients are ongoing monthly engagements. Very rarely do we pursue a fixed project, and rarely do we guarantee the timeline. That may sound scary to some, but the issue is that the goal shouldn’t be the date of release, it should be the business results. Our job is to get our clients business results,…
- Marketing & Sales Videos
Videobolt: Build Your Animated Logo Video Intro in Minutes
Video content has become essential for businesses and marketers to engage their audience and convey their message effectively. My company recently did a few interviews via Zoom, and we wanted to slice and dice them for different audiences, including investors, partners, and prospects. I’ve worked with some incredible animators and video editors, but we didn’t have the budget for this…
- Customer Data Platforms
The Power of Data Mining and Decision Support Systems
This infographic from the New Jersey Institute of Technology illustrates the Data Mining and Decision Support Systems (DSS), defining the four different processes within the overall system. Data Management – collects the information that a company has available from their sales, records, and customer reports. Model Management – attempts to create conclusions from existing business strategies to see whether or…
- Content Marketing
The 8 Step Approach to Successful Content Marketing
Vertical Measures has developed an 8-step approach for developing a successful content marketing project that includes strategy development, ideation, content creation, optimization, content promotion, distribution, lead nurturing and measurement. Viewing this content marketing as a cohesive strategy throughout the customer lifecycle is imperative because it aligns the content with the stage or intent that the visitor to your site and…
