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5 More Digital Trends For 2014
Customer expectations of the brands they do business with are shifting. Digital information has been invited into nearly every crevice, niche and on-demand moment of our lives. Customers, especially those of us in the 16-45 age range, have developed new and fast-evolving expectations surrounding e-commerce and digital brand interaction. Here are 5 more trends that…
Lessons from the Washington Post’s “Refuge”
There are marketing lessons within reporting on real world events. They aren’t marketing lessons so much as they are general lessons for how to make people pay attention and think—but isn’t that the point of marketing? Recently, the Washington Post ran a heartrending, beautifully human feature on Syria—specifically, the refugees and their stories. It’s possibly…
5 Digital Trends For 2014
It’s December, and 2013 is fast coming to a close. If you haven’t started thinking about 2014, it’s time. Next year is going to be another big one for digital marketing, with big, fast changes in the way people use and interact with the Internet. But don’t fret, we have you covered: #1. Converging Boundaries…
Modern-Day Marketing Is Storytelling–Be Authentic, Be Honest
What can “hygge” and “guanxi” teach marketers about storytelling? For starters: be honest; be authentic. Foreign words that don’t adequately translate to English have always fascinated me. The Danes, for example, have their hygge, which is closely related to comfort, but more accurately describes that very specific warmness/safeness/placidity you feel when you’re around a fire…
Google to penalize poor mobile performance
Mobile usage continues to rise. With 91% of U.S. adults owning mobile phones and over 60% of those being smartphones, it’s no secret that the shift to mobile search is becoming increasingly important. In response to the shift in device usage and user demand, Google announced recently that they will begin penalizing sites performing poorly…
More Native Than Native Advertising
Is there something more native than native advertising? Yesterday, I was cruising the Internet, browsing through a few of my favorite digital haunts, and I stumbled upon a Fast Company article highlighting a chair designed for public spaces (like airports) that actually shields you from the glances of passers-by. Being a bit of a privacy…
You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
“The more a piece of content looks like genuine editorial content, the more valuable it becomes.” —Felix Salmon, Reuters Felix Salmon’s quote succinctly describes the value point for native or content marketing—it’s a way for an advertiser to hold the attention of its target audience without the audience member realizing it’s being marketed to. Done…
