As 2019 approaches, it’s imperative that we understand what’s working and continue to add fuel to the fire. Following up to our last blog about preparing for next year, we wanted to share with you some of the top industries spending money in Digital Marketng. Breweries. Breweries are popping up all over the country. Their individual spin on some classic [...]
2017 saw record growth in Digital Advertising dollars throughout the United States. According to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, those dollars are actually $40.1 BILLION. And, that’s just for the first half of 2017. $40.1 billion represents a 23% increase over the same time period in 2016. What can we take from that? Businesses are spending money on digital advertising, [...]
You may have heard about a new tactic that’s becoming popular with advertisers seeking to reach people on their mobile devices…It’s called by some Geo-Farming. It’s also referred to as Geo-Retargeting (what we at Vici call it). Why can’t everybody in the digital ad game agree to call things by the same name? Let’s save that for another day! What [...]
If you're deciding to run a mobile-only marketing campaign you're following a popular trend of many advertisers. Attention is the currency of marketing. Smartphones garner a lot of our attention and people spend a lot of time on the internet on their phones. Earlier this year comScore broke down the highest users of mobile internet minutes in the world and [...]
Maybe…Maybe not. How do you know? First let’s start with what IP Targeting is. Many digital providers say they do IP Targeting but are referring to targeting small groups of IP addresses. (An IP address, or Internet Protocol Address, is the string of numbers your internet service provider assigns to your internet connection). That form of IP Targeting is really geo-targeting – [...]
Real estate agents’ favorite line is now moving into the field of digital marketing: location, location, location. The number of smartphone users is rapidly increasing; it is predicted that the number of smartphone users will reach two billion people worldwide this year. This means that where consumers go, their smartphones go as well, creating the perfect environment for location-based marketing. [...]
It is estimated that a person living in a city 30 years ago saw up to 2,000 ad messages a day, compared with up to 5,000 today according to recent research. With so many messages bombarding consumers on the daily – how do you break through and get your message to the right consumer? By targeting. Targeting consumers online can [...]
A/B Testing: When you compare different versions of digital ads or website landing pages to see which one performs better. An A/B test for digital ads would be running two different versions of ad creative and then measuring which version gets a higher engagement from viewers. Above The Fold: This is a term from the print advertising industry. In digital, [...]
Digital jargon can be pretty confusing at times. Many words can have different meanings and it's important to dig further into their true definitions. For example, keyword targeting could mean Pay-Per-Click, organic keyword display, or can even mean targeting keywords on your website to increase a websites SEO value. See what I mean? Confusing! Most often confused? GEOs! I often [...]
Are you currently running any direct mail campaigns? Do you have a niche customer base? Is reaching very specific households (or businesses) helpful? If you could purchase a list of new potential customer leads, what would you look for? These are just a few questions to determine if household IP Targeting is right for you. IP Targeting is the process [...]