UK businesses are spending a lot of money on advertising. How much of that is being spent well is a matter of debate. 2015 saw expenditure reach £20.1 billion – £8.6bn of which was spent on digital channels, and £2.6 billion on mobile. Digital advertising is a high growth, high potential area, and one that’s...
How To Improve Return!
More and more marketers are making potentially ill-judged, all-too-swift investments in new platforms in an effort to reverse declining response rates, caused for a raft of reasons: increased marketing channels, customers having more choice and savvy consumers zoning out prolific advertising, to name just a few. So, what can marketers do to improve returns...
What Do Your Brand Colours Say About Your Company?
Customer Experience Tools that Benefit Businesses and Customers
ECOMMERCE EMAILS SHOULD BE MOBILE OPTIMISED Email is still one of the biggest ROI drivers in ecommerce. Referral schemes or email offers sent via newsletters can often start a new relationship with a business, or they can bring a lost client back. Presenting new products and deals in the form of a newsletter can...
Guidelines for…
Exceptional Web Design, Usability, and User Experience Simplicity While the look and feel of your website is important, most visitors aren’t coming to your site to evaluate how slick the design is. Instead, they’re coming to your site to complete some action, or to find some specific piece of information. Adding unnecessary design elements (i.e.,...
Retargeting
Retargeting works by keeping track of visitors to your website and displaying your ads as they move around the web and visit other websites. On a technical level, this is done by placing anonymous retargeting “cookies” in the browser of those who visit your website. This enables retargeting platforms such as AdRoll to display...
A Guide to Launching New Campaigns on Social Media
Top tips when launching a social media campaign: 1) Be authentic – not promotional Avoid appearing overly promotional, because it won’t appeal to consumers and definitely won’t engage them to follow you. Instead try to tie your content into current events or cultural moments that are of interest to your audience. Not only responding...
Top Tips On Blogging
A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web. Blogging can be a right royal pain in the backside for many people who are short of ideas and pushed for time so I have put together a short list of things to help. Everyone will have different opinions on...
The Main Content Marketing Metrics You Should Track
Creating a range of engaging content is essential to your marketing strategy. But how do you actually know if that content is engaging? Strategies need to be adaptable and versatile, ready to change in an instant to meet the ever-evolving needs of consumers. The only way to stay on top is by tracking your content...
Making Responsive Design Work
In the not too distant past, the main approach towards ensuring a great online experience for both desktop and mobile users involved creating completely separate pages. This was time consuming, required double the amount of work and resources, could lead to possible lapses in continuity across devices and offered poor scalability. This gave rise...