When you think of where digital marketing is in 2015, I'm amazed everyday at how quickly advancements are being made to deliver beautiful marketing to the sophisticated web users. As web users we expect a lot. We are more informed about our purchases being made online and offline. We have means of communicating to other consumers to inform [...]
In case you missed it, yesterday we covered the first five questions you must be asking when making decisions on who you should trust with your digital dollars. If you do any type of advertising it is likely that you have been approached by a digital advertising salesperson or digital advertising vendor. With so many people seemingly toting the same [...]
If you do any type of advertising it is likely that you have been approached by a digital advertising salesperson or digital advertising vendor. With so many people seemingly toting the same products it is hard to know who to go with. Here are questions to ask that lead to some key points of differentiation. These items set digital advertising [...]
Over the past few years, the number of people who own an internet capable mobile device has risen dramatically. According to the Pew Research Center, 64% of American adults own a smart phone and 42% of American adults own a tablet. These are very significant numbers that will only continue to grow. With the increase in mobile device adoption comes an increase [...]
In last week’s post we tackled “What will my traffic/clicks be from my digital ad campaign?” and now we will cover the follow up question that advertisers usually have… “How many leads will I get from my digital ad campaign?” This question is basically asking, what ROI can I expect from my digital advertising? Well, you need to have an [...]
AJ Gallagher Vici Media My name is AJ Gallagher and I am a Digital Campaign Coordinator here at Vici Media Inc. I am very excited to work at a place where I can use my digital background to build amazing campaigns. To understand who I am a bit more, I have put together a list of 10 important things [...]
There are two questions advertisers typically want to know about their advertising campaign: how much traffic will my website get (aka how many clicks will I get) and how many leads will I get from my digital ad campaign. If you’re a digital salesperson, you should be able to answer these questions, and if you’re an advertiser, you should ask [...]
In 2010, when internet users were granted the ability to block ads, advertisers were put into a tailspin of panic, thinking the ecosystem of digital advertising was about to be seriously disrupted. The threat of destroying the entire system of digital advertising was soon proven to be irrelevant. This outdated argument became null when in the 5 years since ad [...]
If you want pixels for your campaign, container tags are essential. A container tag is a snippet of code used in digital ad campaigns. It makes it possible to track various campaign targets because it removes the need for multiple data tracking codes being placed directly on the site. Instead, one code is placed across every page of a [...]
When Retargeting was first rolled out, it was a fairly straightforward process. A visitor goes to your website, you drop a cookie on the person, follow that person around the web and show your ad, the person comes back to your website and converts. But, as with all things digital, it is constantly evolving, just as the customer path to [...]
Hispanic purchasing power is growing at more than two times the national rate, so marketing to this group is prudent for your brand. However, it is still a mystery to many how to target the Hispanic population with digital advertising. Below are a few ways to engage this demographic: One way is to target them through their mobile devices. Hispanics [...]
We’ve all heard it before: the money is in mobile. You’ve probably heard dozens of reason why it is so important for your business to have a strong mobile presence, whether it be a mobile website or by utilizing mobile advertising. We hate to say we told you so, but Google’s most recent mobile business report suggested that mobile devices [...]
Do you know how to survive a shipwreck? What about tie a tie, change a tire, apply makeup, dance the Whip/Nae Nae, or cook the perfect poached egg? You can learn these skills and more through step-by-step instructional videos on YouTube. And consumer's love these handy tutorials. Google says that YouTube how-to video searches have increased 70% this year over [...]
Are you ever curious what leads people to your website? Well there’s an easy way to check the keywords people are searching to find you. By using Google Analytics! Never checked this out before? Don’t fret, here’s how: Once you sign into your Google Analytics, look at the left hand column and click on Acquisition. Underneath Acquisition you’ll go to [...]
Remember the days when the only place you could access the internet was through a clunky, heavy desktop computer? Those clunky computers may seem like a distant memory compared to the dozens of choices tech users have when they want to explore the internet. Today’s tech users juggle multiple devices like laptops, mobile devices, tablets and now even watches that [...]
With over 171.5 million people owning a smartphone worldwide, it’s almost irregular not to have one. Of those 171 million, 85% of these owners are millennials. To go even further into millennial smartphone usage: 85% of Millennials aged 18-24 own smartphone devices and 86% aged 25-34 own them. However, while there is a divide amongst ages, there isn’t a divide between genders. [...]
The average drop in viewability between above the fold ads and below the fold ads is 84%. In one eyetracking study the difference was found to be as high as 102%! Above the fold positioning of ads means that the ad appears before someone has to scroll. As the numbers above indicate, where your ad falls on a webpage greatly [...]
Have you ever struggled to make ad creative for your campaign? Well you’re in luck because there is a fabulous and free service called Canva. Canva is a great option for business owners or those who want to do-it-themselves to create quality graphics to market their company. Here’s how Canva helps the everyday business owner: Canva is super user friendly. [...]
Angry Birds, Candy Crush, Trivia Crack, Bookworm, Gym Streak. At any given time, there are millions of smartphone users with their noses glued to their screen using gaming apps or lifestyle apps like these. Smartphone users are so attached to these apps that the US mobile gaming user base has grown to more than half the US population for the [...]
When you Google yourself, what do you see? Your customer's are doing searches everyday looking for business information, and if they aren't seeing your address, business hours, aggregated reviews, and directions to your location you are missing valuable leads. Nothing is more frustrating then driving to business that is closed- or even navigating to the wrong address because your online [...]