Although this post isn’t exactly about marketing, SEO, graphic design, or other entrepreneur type topics, I feel it’s still semi-related to the field in a sense because of branding and poor marketing choices. According to TechTimes, Nintendo announced last month that more than two million copies of their new Mario Kart 8 for Wii U…
For years Google has dominated the internet and more or less held a monopoly on consumer searches. Not only used as a noun, but also a verb. Nobody ever says, “Yahoo those song lyrics.” However, with rapid changes in social media and new trends in online consumer behavior, webmasters face difficult challenges when it comes to…
We all know that it’s crucial “these day” to have a social media presence. However, creating a strategy to accomplish a successful social media campaign can be overwhelming. Most people don’t even know where to begin. And some even question whether they really need to be on social media? So, do you? Maybe not. However, if you’re not……
More and more, customers are turning to social channels for customer service from their favorite (or least favorite) brands. Is your company ready? A recent infographic from Facebook Marketing Partner Sprinklr found: 78 percent of companies now say they have dedicated social media teams, up from 67 percent in 2012. 47 percent of Americans say…
The human mind is an amazing thing, but it certainly has its quirks and flaws (but what doesn’t, right?). The technical term for these flaws: Cognitive biases. Cognitive biases means irrational thought patterns. These patterns may have worked for cavemen, but they really make our marketer have to work hard nowawdays. These brain quirks can seriously…
Can you guess which words can make or break an email campaign? A new study reveals the answers. Marketers need to be black and white about the value of an email message. And there’s no better place to do that than in the subject line. In fact, a new study from email marketing agency Alchemy…
Social media networks are continuously adding cool little features here and there, and it can be tough to keep up — especially if there’s no big announcement. For instance, did you know you can reorder the sections on your Facebook business Page? That you can embed a SlideShare presentation directly into a tweet? That you can add…
How important do you think digital marketing today is? Did you know that 90% of people trust peer recommendation? And that more people own a mobile a device THAN A TOOTHBRUSH??! Check out this alarming, but enlightening video: