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- Marketing Infographics
Web Accessibility Goes Well Beyond Screen Readers
One issue with the internet that’s eerily silent in the United States is the requirement for accessibility by those with disabilities. The web provides a profound opportunity to overcome these obstacles so it’s a focus that your business should begin paying attention to. In many countries, accessibility is no longer an option, it’s a legal requirement. Accessibility isn’t without challenges,…
- Analytics & Testing
How I Optimized My Featured Images For Social Media And Increased Social Traffic by 30.9%
Late last November, I decided to test out optimizing my featured images for social media to see if it would have any benefit. If you’ve been a reader or subscriber for some time, you know that I’m constantly utilizing my site for my own experiments. Designing a more compelling image that’s shared on social media adds 5 or 10 minutes…
- Advertising Technology
Vibenomics Audio Out-Of-Home Advertising: Personalized, Location-Based Music and Messaging
Prime Car Wash CEO Brent Oakley had a problem. His premium car washes were a hit, but while his customers were waiting on their car, no one was engaging them on the new products and services they had to offer. He created a platform where he could record personalized, location-based messages and music to his customers. And it worked. When…
- Content Marketing
5 Essentials for Optimizing Marketing Automation
For many marketers, the promise of marketing automation solutions seems unattainable. They’re too expensive or too complicated to learn. I dispelled those myths and a number of others in OutMarket’s “Modern Marketing Manifesto.” Today, I want to dispel another myth: marketing automation is a silver bullet. Implementing automation software won’t automatically increase engagement and conversions. To achieve those results, marketers…
- Analytics & Testing
Marketers and Machine Learning: Faster, Smarter, More Effective
For decades A/B testing has been used by marketers to determine the effectiveness of offers in driving response rates. Marketers present two versions (A and B), measure the response rate, determine the winner, and then deliver that offer to everyone. But, let’s face it. This approach is cripplingly slow, tedious, and inexcusably inaccurate – especially when you apply it to…
- Analytics & Testing
Ptengine: Heat Maps, Campaign, Conversion Tracking and Analytics
While many analytics platforms on the market are remnants of technology that’s over two decades old, newer technologies are more focused on user behavior and conversion funnel analysis. Heatmaps are a perfect means of seeing how users are interacting over time with your site’s layout, navigation and calls-to-action. Ptengine offers a collection of tools built specifically for these goals. Heat Map…
- Content Marketing
Content Length: Attention Spans Versus Engagement
Over 10 years ago, I wrote that attention spans are increasing. As we worked with clients over the years, this continues to be proven despite the myth that readers, viewers, and listeners won’t stick around. Consultants continue to state that attention spans have been reduced, I call bollox. What has changed is choice – providing us the opportunity to rapidly skip…
- Marketing Books
Mastering YouTube Growth: A Deep Dive into The YouTube Formula
YouTube continues to stand as a pivotal platform for content creators and businesses aiming to expand their reach and revenue. The YouTube Formula: How Anyone Can Unlock the Algorithm to Drive Views, Build an Audience, and Grow Revenue is a comprehensive guide to navigating this dynamic environment. The YouTube Algorithm Author Derrel Eves is a seasoned YouTube strategist with over…
- Content Marketing
What is Sponsored Content? How Can You Optimize Content Recommendations for Improved Click-Through Rates?
One of the most successful means of promoting our site and expanding our reach has been by use of sponsored content. We started using one vendor but when they accidentally ran our promotions an extra $10k – and then invoiced us for it and demanded we pay them – we called it quits. We moved to Taboola and had even…
- Content Marketing
Lesson.ly: The Teaching and Learning Application
There are times, especially in technology, that you want to provide a quick and easy lesson for your platform. As an example, we developed CircuPress as a self-service email application for WordPress… but it does require a few steps to setup. We could do a video that shows the setup, but the user will then need to pause/continue as they…
