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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…
