Advertising/Targeting

How (and Why) to Create Your Perfect Brand Voice image

If you want to know why brand voice matters to your company’s success, just remember the chicken sandwich wars. Back in the distant social media past of 2019, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen launched a chicken sandwich. Chick-fil-A apparently took exception to this, tweeting what the New York Times called “a thinly veiled critique” of the new offering. Thus, the first salvo of the chicken sandwich wars was fired. Within 15 minutes, Popeyes’ Twitter account returned fire with the now-immortal words “…y’all good?” The tweet went viral, leading to such massive demand for the new Popeyes sandwich that lines formed around the block at local Popeyes restaurants and the company eventually had to concede it had simply run out of the popular offering. While creating ...

21st of October, 2024
In: Advertising/Targeting, Branding, Content Marketing
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How to Keep Your Travel Content Fresh in 2025 image

The end of the year is somehow fast approaching already, so if you’re in the travel industry, now is a great time to plan your content for the 2025 travel season. To help you out, we’ve compiled some emerging travel trends from around the web — and offered some thoughts on how to approach those trends creatively in your content. Focus on Greater Health (and Less Booze) For years now, there has been a growing trend, especially among younger people, to take better care of their bodies. A trademark example of this trend is the phenomenon of shrinking alcohol consumption, especially among the younger generations. While many tourism destinations are rightfully proud of their microbreweries and distilleries (and there is great value ...

24th of July, 2024
In: Advertising/Targeting, Content Marketing
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Get Better Engagement, More Conversions With Targeted Emails image

You already know that email marketing is key to reaching your customers. But do you have the right targeting system in place to reach the people who are actually most likely to buy from you? Here are just a few targeting filters you should consider implementing to ensure you’re reaching your optimal audience: Location: Do you want to reach only people in your city or county? Or people within a day’s drive? Age: Is your ideal audience young and single, just starting a family or on the verge of retirement? Income: Do you only want to reach people over a certain income threshold? Lifestyle interests: Maybe your product or service is something that mainly appeals to, say, homeowners or hobby ...

How to Leverage LinkedIn for Your Business image

The professional social media platform can be a major asset for your business if you use it right. Ever since LinkedIn became “cool” again, there’s been more of a focus on the social networking platform — and not just for individual use. The career-centric site has long been a place for people to post job updates and company moves, but that’s far from all it does. For businesses with an eye on expanding their presence and fostering community connections, LinkedIn is the place to be. That being said, it’s far from a free-for-all when it comes to brand presence on the platform. Here’s what you can do right now to leverage LinkedIn for your business. 1 | Set Up a LinkedIn Page Let’s ...

24th of April, 2024
In: Advertising/Targeting, Graphic Design
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You Shouldn’t Let AI Design Your Ads. Here’s Why. image

With the much-discussed advent of generative AI — artificial intelligence that can produce various kinds of content based on prompts from a user — it’s become easier than ever to plug your information into an algorithm and let it do the work for you. But should you? It’s true that AI is constantly learning and getting smarter. But the truth of the matter is that, for now, AI tools still struggle with creating certain kinds of imagery — for example of human hands and feet. Then there’s the fact that AI learns by scraping existing information off the internet. What this means in practice is that any kind of design AI creates for you is going to be based on something ...

Grow Your Business With Full-Funnel Digital Marketing image

I’m sure you’ve heard at least one or two people talk about digital marketing, and maybe you’ve heard mention of a decision-making sales funnel too. But how are the two related and what do they mean for your business? The sales funnel is a way of visualizing a potential customer’s decision process. At the top of the funnel, you have customers researching a vague problem and discovering potential solutions. In the middle of the funnel are customers who have defined their problem and the sort of solution they need. At the bottom are customers who are ready to make an informed purchasing decision. Ideally, you want customers to discover your brand as a potential solution for their problem right at the ...

16th of October, 2023
In: Advertising/Targeting, Content Marketing
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SEM: What Is It, and How Does It Fit Into Your Digital Marketing Plan? image

Search engine marketing, often referred to by its acronym SEM, is a way for businesses to appear higher in search engine results. While search engine optimization (SEO) is an organic digital marketing strategy (meaning it creates traffic to your business over time rather than using paid methods), SEM is a “pay-per-click” (PPC) method of advertising in search engines. PPC means that a business will pay anytime a consumer clicks on their search engine listing. SEM involves identifying keyword phrases and trends in a target market and utilizing those keywords to show your advertisements on search engine results pages via Google Ads, Bing Ads, etc. It’s important to understand your audience and use pertinent keywords so that the most relevant consumers are ...

31st of July, 2023
In: Advertising/Targeting, Content Marketing
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Think Visitor Guides Are Dead? Think Again image

While consumers do turn to the internet for much of their information about travel destinations, printed guides remain relevant in the digital age. For example, a Destination Analysts study has found that more than 50% of U.S. travelers consult printed materials before making travel decisions. That said, you still need to find a way to help your publication (and destination) stand out from the pack. Here are three tips for doing just that. Embrace Magazine-Style Writing While newspapers have been losing readers, magazine readership has held strong, with the total number of magazine readers in the U.S. remaining above 220 million every year between 2016 and 2020. And when it comes to travel, research by the University of Massachusetts Amherst demonstrates that travel ...

CTV and OTT: Game-Changing Acronyms for Your Digital Strategy image

It seems like every day there is a huge tech breakthrough of some sort — whether it’s artificial intelligence, medicine, space exploration, energy or any other number of areas. It should come as no surprise that things are the same with digital marketing. As a brand in search of new customers, you’re always looking for new and better ways to generate brand awareness, establish yourself in your market and capitalize on consumer shopping habits. Ways to reach your target audience digitally have been around for decades now, but the old ways are fading. That’s where CTV and OTT come into play. What are CTV and OTT? In short, CTV and OTT are internet-connected devices and platforms that allow a user to ...

17th of April, 2023
In: Advertising/Targeting, Branding, Content Marketing
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Winning New Customers Online: 5 Strategies That Work image

Having a well-designed website and an active social media presence is a great start. But if you really want to keep customers interested, you’ll need to get creative — and interactive. Here are some tips to get you started. 1 | Get Your Name Out on TikTok TikTok is having a major moment as the place to be for brands, but getting it right and getting noticed can be a challenge. Luckily, TikTok itself has put together a guide to success, with tips on how to come across as authentic and creative. 2 | Launch a Customer Loyalty Program One of the simplest ways to reward loyal customers is with a points program. Let customers earn points for actions like following you on social, ...

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