If you are in the process of setting up a new website, think carefully about the domain name you aim to use. It’s the first thing your potential customer will see and should sum up concisely and accurately what your business is all about; so don’t try to be clever – be clear. These expert tips and an infographic explain how.
Marketers want to know that their investments in digital advertising are protected against fraud and ads appearing on illegal or inappropriate websites. JICWEBS’ chairman Richard Foan explains what steps towards ensuring online brand safety have been taken by the industry.
The arrival of the digital age has flummoxed many marketers – some of whom still call decade-old technology (such as smartphones) new tech. Three-quarters of the web’s sites are inactive, full of graveyard content, and there’s a deluge of data as yet unprocessed. Get with it and pick up the pace, says author Minter Dial; don’t let your business get left behind. Look to the future . . .
If employees think that marketing is a job done only in one department, the company is heading for trouble, says former Porsche MD Kevin Gaskell, who believes that everything the customer touches relates to marketing and needs to be done well. He says ‘inspired leaders’ recognise the importance of every single interaction and build that idea into the business.
Do you use a celebrity or the girl next door to share your marketing message and win share of voice within your target marketplace? The tone you take is telling, as research shows, says Stephanie Ciccarelli.
Facebook and Google increasingly dominate the time people spend online and there are both pros and cons in this web duopoly. Verto Analytics’ Dr Hannu Verkasalo spells out the implications for data-driven marketers of having two such powerful internet giants.
When it came to customer data, instead of drinking from the fountain of knowledge, brewer and pub chain Marston’s was alarmed to be watching most of it trickling down the drain. The company realised it should get to know its customers and build a relationship with them. Here’s how they did it:
In today’s digital landscape, retail innovation is ever-present and it is clear that retailers failing to meet customers’ shifting habits and abiding love of e-commerce will not prosper. What vendors cannot do is refuse to transform in a world that is being disrupted by technology. Amazon is a leader in the retail sector and understands that you can’t sit still in an industry that is always changing to meet the customers’ demands. Hugh Fletcher takes a deeper look at Amazon’s achievements.
Pharrell Williams sang about being Happy back in 2013 and topped the charts in 35 countries – and that’s an ‘earworm’ that marketers should take on board long-term, researcher Ben Pask says, since the customer’s pursuit of happiness can drive brand loyalty. So, are your loyalty stats reflecting lots of happy customers? If not, why not?
Advertising with a social consciousness – putting human welfare above profits – has gathered momentum, with societal marketing becoming mainstream. Mike Alhadeff focuses on disability and how marketers have been displaying sensitivity and a conscience, especially since London 2012.