From infomercials to pop-up ads, we have been hit with salesy messages for much of our lives. As a result, many of us have become more resistant to those tactics. Today, as people search for topics they are interested in, they want to discover a brand, not find sales...
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Social Media Matters: How it Helps Human Resources
In many businesses, social media lives within the marketing or public relations department. Meanwhile, your other departments probably only use social media to find funny memes and read Facebook updates during the workday. However, social media is about more than just...
Planning Master Class: Be Timely in as Little Time as Possible
In the 24-hour news cycle world we live in today, timeliness is more important than ever. On social media, trends and breaking news emerge by the hour, and if you don’t keep up, you’ll be left behind. Makes it kind of hard to have a plan, doesn’t it? Our solution? Focus on...
Instagram vs. Snapchat: Which is Best for Your Business?
Today there are more than two billion people using social media across the globe. People are more connected than ever before, both with friends around the world and the brands they love to buy. Social media presents an opportunity for your brand to build a relationship...
Planning 401: Influencer Marketing
From Michael Jordan’s Nike endorsement in the 1980s to the Kardashians’ many brand sponsorships today, the celebrity endorsement has long been a useful marketing tool for brands. Celebrities added legitimacy, familiarity and fame to a campaign. While celebrity ambassadors...
Planning 301: Video Reigns Supreme on Social Media
If you’ve spent even a small amount of time on social media in the last few years, you’ve probably noted videos appearing more frequently. On any given day, you might see your best friend’s GoPro video from their last vacation and a clip of that great play your team made...
Planning 101: Expect Chaos
You plan the perfect marketing campaign. It goes off without a hitch, and your exact target audience immediately jumps on board. There are no last-minute changes, everything goes exactly as planned and you immediately experience the massive success you expected. Yeah,...
Weekly Must Reads
Keeping up with the most important marketing and advertising news just got a lot easier! Get the scoop on the marketing and advertising news you need to know this week. The Toys “R” Us Rebrand That Almost Was In June, the once-beloved toy superstore Toys “R” Us officially...
Four Reasons Instagram Wins the Holidays for Retailers
The calendar just flipped to November, and with Halloween behind us, consumers can expect to see red and green fill their favorite local retailers. Holiday cheer is upon us, and for your retail brand, holiday sales could make or break your year. For many retail brands,...
Weekly Must Reads – 10/23/17
Virtual Reality Promotes New Saw Movie During New York Comic-Con, Lionsgate and Unity Technologies created a VR experience to promote the new movie Jigsaw. The experience includes real props from the movie, a voice-over from actor Tobin Bell and shrines to the eight...