Are they listening? How did they know I was looking for patio furniture and I am interested in trying a new shaving cream gel? One may ask when you receive ads relevant to your thoughts and conversations. AI struts into the room and proclaims, “It was me!”. In the ever-evolving landscape of digital advertising, technology continues to redefine how brands [...]
When looking at the days of the week, my favorite day isn’t Saturday or Sunday, or even Friday; it’s Thursday. Thursday is when you’re close to the weekend and you have the whole weekend to look forward to, including a Friday night. May is my version of Thursday when it comes to months because we are getting so close to [...]
TikTok has taken the world by storm with its unique blend of music, dance, and social media. The platform has become a go-to destination for young people seeking entertainment, information, and connections. With its massive user base and unprecedented reach, TikTok has become a prime platform for advertisers looking to target a younger audience. Having a teenager at home, it [...]
When I think of Facebook, there is one thing that comes to mind and it’s the song “Changes” by David Bowie, because they are always ch-ch-ch-chaning things up! Some of the most recent changes that Facebook made has been discontinuing the use of Job Listing ads, no longer showing ads in Instant Articles, and only being able to target 13- [...]
Cowabunga Dudes! Summer is just around the corner, and for festivals and summer attractions, it’s time to start thinking about how to best use your marketing budget to help increase business this year. Using Digital Advertising will allow you to pinpoint the audience you want to reach and invite them into your business. There are many ways that you can [...]
How often do you ask someone, “What’s a good show you are binge watching right now?” or “I need a good new show to watch?” Probably a lot nowadays. Over the past few years, the rise of OTT (Over-The-Top) services and streaming platforms has transformed the way we consume entertainment and media. With the proliferation of these services, advertisers have [...]
You make one for the week, you make one for grocery shopping, you make one for going on vacation, and you even make one for the big guy in red to check over in December, and he does that twice. Lists. They have been around forever and are very helpful for making sure you don’t forget anything, and that you [...]
In today’s world, digital marketing has become a crucial aspect of every business. With social media personalities on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube becoming increasingly popular, businesses have started to shift their focus toward influencer marketing. Influencer marketing has proved to be a powerful tool in reaching out to a vast audience and generating more leads. What are some [...]
Digital Display advertising refers to the promotion of products or services through display ads on digital platforms such as websites or mobile apps. Over the past two decades, digital display advertising has revolutionized the way businesses reach their target audiences and has become a cornerstone of modern marketing. The history of digital display advertising dates back to the early days [...]
I grew up in Syracuse, New York which is known for two things: snow and Syracuse University sports. While most people are familiar with the longtime Syracuse basketball head coach, Jim Boeheim, but my favorite thing about Syracuse University is football. It is the home of the legendary number 44 for Jim Brown, Floyd Little, and Ernie Davis. Growing up, [...]
A professional soccer team needed to boost Season tickets for their upcoming season as well as single game ticket sales throughout the year. Digital Strategy: Our client is a professional soccer team that hosts over 30 games a year at a stadium that holds 7900 attendees. Previous media strategies for ticket sales included traditional tactics like TV and Radio. With [...]
How are you doing with your New Year’s Resolution? Have you skipped the gym already? Have you polished off that bag of Cheetos all by yourself? Have you already thrown out your 40oz Stanley mug because carrying around 40oz of water turns out to be way more annoying than you thought? Or maybe you have changed out water for wine [...]
Looking at the entire landscape of digital advertising, there is a plethora of digital products out there. Here at Vici, we have a wheel that we introduce businesses to that incorporates 14 top level products, with lots of elements within each product. In 2022, we saw two products take the lead in usage from our partners. Those two products [...]
ChatGPT is the new AI writing tool that is sweeping the Internet and potentially putting copywriters out to pasture and making non-writers look like geniuses. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chatgpt-for-google/jgjaeacdkonaoafenlfkkkmbaopkbilf What Is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI based on GPT-3.5. It has a remarkable ability to interact in conversational dialogue form and provide [...]
December is always the month where we reflect on the last 12 months and see how we grew and what we can do to move forward. Personally, I like to see what technology thinks of how I lived my last 12 months with things like Spotify’s “Wrapped”, and Instagram’s “Top 9”. According to Spotify, I don’t branch out much with [...]
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve seen a surge in spending for colleges and universities. At first, a lot of campuses started to promote their online classes. Since then, online classes are still a topic for discussion. But now, we also see an increase in the promotion of specific schools or programs at each college. From English as a Second Language [...]
X (previously Twitter) safety is all the buzz right now and advertisers are jumping ship. Should you? X (previously Twitter) has historically been an advertising giant with over $4B in ad revenues last year. Top advertisers on Twitter have included big names like Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Capital One, CBS, Coca-Cola, Best Buy Co, Google, IBM, Mondelez, P&G, among others. Musk promised [...]
You probably don’t even know it, but you have most likely experienced the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon. What is that exactly? It’s a frequency illusion and it occurs when something you’ve just noticed starts to pop up everywhere. For example, if you recently bought a new white car, now you start to realize how many white cars there are on the road. [...]
In the age of digital, it is crazy to think that just a mere 30 years ago as it seems like yesterday, when the first website on the World Wide Web was launched there were hardly any online users. And now as 2022 is coming to a close and we enter 2023, Internet users have surpassed 5 billion users. In [...]
As the holidays come into view on the calendar, so do the budget meetings, review meetings, and strategy planning for the upcoming year. A question that we get asked quite often is “How much should I invest into digital advertising next year?” This is a great question, as we are seeing an increase in digital advertising spend throughout the United [...]