Mark Thomson shares his expert ideas for start-ups and those who are planning their content marketing strategy – showing the way forward through use of the varying tools of the trade.
Take another look beyond the ‘big’ at your historic, ‘old’ data – you might be surprised to see how well it can be leveraged to take your marketing campaigns onto another level. Michael Deane has tips to show how better results can be achieved.
How do you successfully boost traffic to your website and encourage visitors to browse and hopefully buy your products and services while online? First of all, potential customers have to be able to find your site – and that’s where good use of SEO practices start. Mary Jones explains what SEO – Search Engine Optimisation – actually is and how to leverage it properly to watch your business grow.
A survey conducted by BrightLocal among search professionals in the US has revealed key findings – such as growing optimism for this year and going forward. Jamie Pitman examines the details and compares revenues of agencies and freelancers, as well as looking into the most in-demand services asked for by local search industry clients.
Make sure your blogging strategies are promoting your website and pushing visitors your way. Don’t waste time and energy writing posts that don’t engage – check out the infographic that talks you through the state of the blog industry, from creation to the way forward. Josh Wardini uses the insight to show how to boost your blog’s performance.
You have written an article for your website and now you hope that blog you post will attract and engage visitors. Make sure it does by deploying the best SEO practices, says Jay Kang – who details how careful use of WordPress and search engine optimisation can boost your site’s rankings and ultimately drive more people to your e-shop window.
Wonderfully convenient or a bit too close for comfort: when does personalisation and detailed data usage become just a bit too personal? And how on earth can marketers tell when their carefully crafted messages are actually creeping their targets out? It was the subject that was under discussion at a masterclass in London recently. Here’s what the experts had to say about walking the tightrope between too much and too little:
For brands aiming to target consumers via social media, the tone they use for their message is vital. Fresh research is explored here by Andrew Watts, who discusses content marketing methods and shows which social media sales triggers work best – and why.
Ranking high in search engine results pages (SERP) is important, but the main aim of your digital marketing strategy should be to leverage search engine optimisation in order to create real value for the user and to improve the user experience. Here are crucial SEO tips that explain how… and why:
Global spending on native ads is predicted to hit $85.5bn a year within the next two years; it’s a format that is deemed to offer a more appealing and engaging user experience and is thus rapidly growing in popularity among marketers and brands – likely to overtake banner ads as the field leader in display advertising. Here’s a glimpse into tomorrow’s digital ad world and what the more creative, relevant and editorially compelling native advertising 2020 could add up to.