There’s something exhilarating about catching a moment as it happens. It’s why we pull out our phones during concerts, why we stream breaking news instead of waiting for tomorrow’s paper, and why businesses that lean into real-time customer data are steadily outpacing those that don’t.
As businesses strive to build trust and loyalty among their audiences, leveraging the power of brand advocates—customers, employees, and influencers who passionately support and promote a brand—has become a key driver of growth.
In the digital age, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a linchpin in transforming marketing strategies from standard to spectacular. Embracing AI in your marketing efforts can not only enhance efficiency but also personalize experiences at scale, ensuring that every campaign hits its mark.
For the past century, technology has grown at an extremely rapid pace. It was so rapid, that it came to the point that people would predict a future of flying cars and advanced robotics that could perform any human task possible. Although these may still be in our imaginations, it goes to show how the swift pace of development has shaped our expectations and even business practices.
You are not alone if you are wondering exactly what programmatic advertising is. This complex yet effective means of obtaining advertising space has been around for a few years helping business target more efficient spending. Whether it is banner ads on websites, mobile ads, or in-stream video, Magna Global has estimated that 50% of all advertising will be programmatic by 2019.
We have this conversation with our clients all of the time. We understand where you are coming from. As someone who is ultra-conservative with their spending, I sympathize with my clients and relate with wanting to make sure you get the most bang for your buck. There are only so many dollars to go around. Where should you focus that spend?
When you think about what represents a company’s brand, do you think strictly in terms of their logo? Of course, your logo is an extremely important element of your company’s branding, but it does not stand alone. There are other, well thought through, elements that establish and portray a business’s brand image. Consistency with this look starts to build recognition throughout the various touch points in which your customer’s experience you company.
Customers expect to be entertained. As such, strategic storytelling should be an integral part of your brand marketing. Stories provide context and meaning to people across different walks of life. Brand storytelling is the sharing and compilation of the feelings, relationships and attributes of your brand. It inspires people to act.
Definitions – UGC
· A term used to describe any form of content created by consumers or end-users.
· Any form of [visual media] that is created by users of an online system, made accessible via social media. (per Pixlee which has a visual focus of photos and videos)
56% of consumers allow their purchasing decisions to be influenced by friends and peers according to research done by Twitter and Annalect. In a similar survey done by Collective Bias, it was found that 70% of millennials’ purchasing decisions are influenced by peer recommendations. The Collective Bias survey also found that 30% of consumers are influenced by non-celebrity bloggers versus 3% influenced by celebrity endorsements.
The average person loses concentration after eight seconds and copious amounts of static content have further desensitized Internet users. Interactive content responds to those issues, providing users the opportunity to engage and interact with content. It is seen as the future of content marketing. Engagement is a metric proven to directly relate to buying decisions and interactive content is one of the most effective ways to engage an audience – it gets a user emotionally involved.
The marketing funnel has changed. The old concept of offering repeated exposure and hoping for the best is on its way out. A new, multi-prong approach requires marketing efforts to first attract consumers, then find a way to connect with them, and then engage and nurture them to the point of purchase.
