Topic: Customer engagement

What Are The Main Types of Digital Marketing Metric?

Being able to track digital marketing directly is what so strongly distinguishes it from offline marketing. Whereas newspaper, TV, radio, and outdoor ads only estimate viewership and effectiveness, online advertising can tell you how it performed, and right away. Yes, there are discrepancies in online advertising reporting, and yes attribution to traditional marketing channels has […]

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CPG & Paid Search: 4 Tips to Build Deeper, More Cost-Effective Bonds With Consumers

Paid search at its core is a dynamic, competitive, ever-changing auction space where retailers and brands alike are competing to get in front of the same consumer. But with so many different calls to actions, different price points, and different sources of information appearing within every search, how do you set your brand apart and create a loyal consumer in an efficient and affordable way?

Microsoft Launches A New Loyalty Program: Bing Rewards

Prior Microsoft search loyalty programs, SearchPerks and Cashback, were retired. But maybe the third time’s the charm: today Microsoft is rolling out Bing Rewards Preview (beta). It’s a credit card or airline-style loyalty program that offers users credits that can be redeemed for products, gift cards or charitable donations. People must first install the Bing […]

How To Use Creative Specials To Boost Your Facebook Presence

For newer Facebook marketers, finding the right tone and messaging can be tough when looking to attract fans. Facebook users are different than the normal website visitors as physical customers, in that they react to specials/offers very differently. However, if done right, special information or deals can make your Facebook page flourish.The key is that […]

What You Can Learn About Social Media from Woot.com

Woot.com redefined deals on the web and created a huge social presence along the way. The Woot blueprint is a great example of how to not only move merchandise but also how to breed raving fans across a variety of mediums. In case you have been living under a rock and haven’t heard of Woot, […]

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Five Tips To Avoid Getting Burned When Starting Social Media Campaigns

If you’re not already tapping into social media, you should, as the channel offers brands tremendous opportunities to foster community and engagement. But many marketers jump into social media efforts with little more than a “cool” idea. This is a mistake. Not only could it pose serious implications for a brand, but it could also […]

How Monitoring Twitter Can Help Build Links

Here’s a scenario: Jane gets on Twitter and tweets about wanting a coupon for a company that I’ll call ABCWidgets, because yes, I am that dorky. The staff of ABCWidgets, being all forward-thinking, are monitoring Twitter to see what’s being said about them. They see this tweet, respond to Jane with a 10% off coupon, […]