Alexa, tell me more about smart speaker marketing. If you’re part of the 1 in 3 consumers who have asked their smart speaker about product information, you already know there’s potential for businesses to capitalize on this opportunity. If you’re not, we’re here to tell...
Remember our last article, when we said we wouldn’t convince you to make your own podcast? That was true, but if your brand is open to creatively expanding your marketing efforts, you might actually be wondering if a podcast could be a good fit for your business. Branded...
We love to talk about how brands can use social media to drive conversation and form lasting audience connections. In many cases, this is still true, and many users are amazing at creating a positive online environment. Unfortunately, we all know that social media can...
As our world becomes more connected and more focused on the issues plaguing our society, there is more pressure than ever on businesses to use their platform to lend support. This has led many brands to hastily release statements, only to fall short when it comes time to...
In our last article, we discussed why live marketing is so effective for building audience relationships. But what is your brand supposed to talk about when you go live? Keep reading for some ideas to get started. Q&A If you’re just getting started with live video, a...
It seems that the past couple months of quarantine have brought out the social media bug in a number of brands, celebrities and individuals. We’ve seen TikTok explode, more ads from influencers and perhaps most of all, creative usage of live videos. Between March and April...
Whether you’ve realized it or not, cause marketing has been a part of the business and advertising worlds for decades. Back in the 1980s, brands like Yoplait and Delta Air Lines partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation, helping bring the nonprofit to national...
Cause marketing is supposed to be all about giving back and making the world a better place. That sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? Why would anyone ever have a problem with a business for supporting a charitable cause? Truth is, there are a number of different concerns to...
Think back to a time when you saw a commercial that was about more than just a product or service. It may have been an ad that delivered a lasting message instead. If you remember a commercial like that, chances are it’s because it meant something to you personally. This...
We’ve all heard that a goldfish’s memory is only three seconds, humans use only 10 percent of their brain and food has a five-second rule. We take these popular sayings as fact, so it may come as a surprise that scientists have debunked each of these myths. Apparently, we...