Membership websites and associations often struggle with expanding and retaining their community. Their membership community is their prized possession--one that has to be cultivated and expanded to increase the value of the community. Online lead generation techniques can be useful to membership...
Email lists are an asset for brands. Brands can use email lists to drive leads and acquire new customers. Basically email lists should be comprised of prospects that have expressed interest in your brand, product or a service. Perhaps they are not ready to buy--so they are not a full lead. By...
For content websites and blogs, acquiring web traffic is not enough--increasing page views and eventually subscribing are other critical goals. Some blogs struggle with high bounce rates or a lack of total page views per visit. By optimizing the design of the content and adding tools to encourage...
Social media is important to B2B marketing. Some CMO's believe a false myth that social media is only appropriate to B2C companies. Participation in social media marketing by B2B marketers has jumped to more than 90% in 2012, according to Marketo, a marketing automation company. B2B marketers are...
Websites can play a role in an organization's PR campaign, likewise a brand website can be optimized for PR efforts. This short-list will help enterprises with a few best-practices for enhancing their websites to strengthen media relations. Make information easy for journalists: Journalists must to...
With the Internet of Things rapidly becoming integrated into how we live our life, it stands to reason that it will have a significant impact on digital marketing. As it is, there are already twice as many "things" connected on the Internet than people, and is predicted to inflate to 50 billion...
Gamification is a relatively new concept that uses game-thinking and game mechanics in a non-game context to not only boost productivity for the user, but also as a successful digital marketing platform. Gartner, a technology research firm, estimated that by the end of this year, 70 percent of the...
Hashtags were used in 58% of nationally-run Super Bowl ads this year--setting a new record. Hashtags are becoming more and more important to marketers, as they connect conversations, users and content, as well as reveal trends. For marketing, hashtags help build exposure. Hashtags are to social...
Often times, the launch of a website needs better planning. So much goes into the prior stages of design, development, testing, etc. The launch of an enterprise website can often feel like a by-product rather than a signature event. For this reason, many websites have awkward launches with clumsy...
Websites & email marketing must be designed for mobile A report by Return Path on December 31, 2013 highlights the importance of mobile for email marketing. Over the 2013 holiday season, 51% of all emails were opened on a mobile device. Desktop had a mere 27% of email opens. Mobile responsive web...