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- Artificial Intelligence
Alli AI: AI-driven SEO is More Effective and Less Expensive than Traditional SEO
Back in 2012, I had written that SEO was dead. I fully admit that I was posting it as linkbait to get people to read the article. At that time, I was pushing hard for SEO consultants to stop wasting all of their time backlinking and scheming and… instead… focus on the quality of the content and optimizing conversion rates.…
- Marketing Books
I Don’t Want to Hear Your Damn Story
Time for a rant. The new buzzword all over social media and content marketing space is storytelling. We’ve shared some infographics on storytelling versus corporate speak and visual storytelling… and I’m a fan of storytelling. With the right audience, there’s nothing better than a good story to connect with your audience. But we’re now using the story for everything. Logos…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Have You Created a Call-To-Action Button on Facebook?
I’ll be honest that we don’t do as much with our agency’s Facebook page as we could be doing. I’m trying to improve that and have been posting more recently. Today I went to our page and noticed a message that I could create a Call-To-Action button directly in the page header. That’s quite intriguing given that Facebook has typically…
- Content Marketing
Social Marketing for Travel and Hospitality
We have a client in the travel insurance industry that does an amazing job leveraging social media to grow their business. By becoming a great destination of travel news and advice, they’ve continued to increase growth. Led by Bryant Tutterow and Muhummad Yasin, we’ve been amazed at how streamlined and productive their team has been in such a highly regulated…
- E-commerce and Retail
Smartcards Rolling Out Over the Next Few Years
Wow… when you think about all the dedicated and dependent hardware for traditional magnetic striped credit cards, that’s a ton of equipment and expense out there to replace. Over the next few years, though, that’s exactly what’s going to happen! Traditional credit cards are on their way out. It took the hacking of 70 million Target credit cards during the…
- Content Marketing
Top 3 Tech Strategies for Publishers in 2021
The past year has been difficult for publishers. Given the chaos of COVID-19, elections, and social turmoil, more people have consumed more news and entertainment over the last year than ever before. But their skepticism of the sources providing that information has also reached an all-time high, as the rising tide of misinformation pushed trust in social media and even…
- Customer Data Platforms
Overwhelmed By Digital Data Management? Here’s How Retailers Can Build Better Experiences For Consumers
Let’s face it: digital data is daunting, and many organizations will repeatedly hear the phrase, “We didn’t tag for that” while trying to build better experiences for consumers. In the retail sector, digital data is the most important and valuable dataset to solve for. With so many confusing topics out there around things like a “cookieless future,” it can be…
- Customer Data Platforms
Universal Consent & Preference Management: A Scholarly Exploration
Universal Consent and Preference Management (UCPM) has emerged as a critical facet of digital data governance, primarily due to stringent regulatory environments and heightened consumer awareness about privacy. This article delves into the theoretical underpinnings, practical implementations, and future prospects of UCPM, emphasizing its significance in contemporary data ecosystems. Consent and user preference management have become paramount in an era…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Is There Any Better Time to Launch a New Social Network?
I’m spending a lot less time on social media. Between the flawed algorithms and disrespectful disagreement, the less time I spend on social media, the happier I am. Some people with whom I shared my dissatisfaction told me it was my fault. They said my open discussion of politics over the last few years opened the door. I truly believed…
- Content Marketing
Why I Advise SaaS Companies Against Building Their Own CMS
A respected colleague called me from a marketing agency asking for some advice as she spoke to a business that was building out its own online platform. The organization was composed of highly talented developers and they were resistant to utilizing a content management system (CMS)… instead driving to implement their own home-grown solution. It’s something that I’ve heard before……
