Brand journalism is increasingly becoming a way for companies to engage with prospects, leads, customers, partners and the public. Many enterprises are making the leap from being advertising centric to being content centric in their approach to marketing. Story-telling can help make brands resonate...
How top brands use Twitter Twitter has grown significantly as a medium in the past few years. Currently there are 645 million registered users on Twitter, with an average of 135,000 new users signing up every day. There are 9,100 tweets posted every second and 2.1 billion Twitter search engine...
Though social media marketing has advanced leaps and bounds, it’s still no match for email marketing. The same can be said for B2B email marketing – when used properly, it can be a valuable marketing strategy. The reasons for which are simple: Email marketing is more scalable and less intrusive...
Story-telling can help make brands resonate with customers. People love good stories. Stories help brands feel more "human" and allow brands to build loyalty and attraction. Brand journalism can help all stages of the customer relationship--from the early, prospect stage to increasing retention...
When you install a plugin, you are essentially putting someone else's code within your website. Not all plugins are well-coded. Some are fantastic, while others are less so. Some plugins could pose risks to a website--from causing security issues and vulnerabilities or slow down a website. Also,...
Caching is a vital factor in improving a website’s overall performance. In WordPress this is especially true since the CMS creates HTML pages dynamically. PHP code working with MySQL database queries create the live site pages that a visitor experiences. Wordpress caching can reduce load time by...
The B2B buying process tends to be longer than most B2C purchases. For this reason, it is vital to understand the B2B buying lifecycle. Here are the four components of the B2B marketing lifecycle: 1. Brand Visibility Establishing a memorable presence requires strategic visibility on channels where...
Conversion rate is one of the most important metrics to measure on a business website. There are a number of factors that an organization can optimize to improve website conversion rate. Improve website conversion rates by optimizing these factors: Provide clear calls-to-action. Be clear in what...
There’s no doubt that digital marketing is a fantastic tool to reach audiences far and wide about your products and services. But sometimes even the biggest of companies can experience digital marketing disasters. Workers should know how to approach and handle anything from simply the wrong link in...
The practice of web design is a multi-disciplinary exercise. Designers might stand to benefit from adopting a consumer-centric approach that examines analytics, UX research, LEAN process, coding, aesthetics, interactive design theory, cybersecurity, marketing, and content strategy. Since websites...