It's estimated that by next year, nearly a third of web browsing will be done without a screen, and half of all searches will be conducted by voice. While there's no way to predict if those exact numbers will play out in that precise time frame, the trend is certainly apparent: voice search is becoming more and more a part of our everyday lives.
Maintaining an online presence can be complicated if you want to get noticed. You need graphics, video, and other media to attract attention, and of course on the back end you need analytics to find out exactly what's working and what isn't. Luckily, there are some great tech tools out there that can help you achieve these goals with minimum effort and stress, and with truly professional results. Here are our top seven tech tool picks for this year.
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It's every marketer's dream: having a captive audience who are completely on board and ready to hear what you have to say. It may seem impossible, but with the latest trends in the evolution of social media, marketers now have a chance to create true communities like never before. But how can you move from traditional marketing strategies into this more socially-driven landscape? In order to make the most of this important shift, you need to incorporate these four elements.
Customers can tell when business owners don't have their heart in what they're doing, and it's a real turn-off. It's no secret that people like to make money. It's what going into business is all about, right? Bills don't pay themselves, and going on vacation isn't free. The truth is, though, that if profits were…
The new year is right around the corner, and as usual in the digital marketing world, in order to keep up you have to stay ahead of the curve. With that in mind, here are the marketing trends you need to keep at the forefront of your planning and strategy for next year.
As you start reviewing your marketing results for 2018 and preparing for 2019, one of the questions you want to ask is how you can make the process more efficient in the year ahead. An integrated marketing strategy is one where you consolidate your efforts on every front and create an overall arc, rather than just looking at each aspect of marketing on its own. Here are the four main benefits of this approach:
For most businesses, their blog is the part of their website that is less about marketing, and more about information. A blog is a great way to demonstrate knowledge and authority in your field, establish a position as an industry expert, and share your wisdom with those who can benefit from it. A great side effect is that it strengthens your SEO game, making your site very attractive to search engine ranking algorithms. Businesses that blog on a regular basis generate 55% more site visits, 97% more links to their websites, and their pages get indexed 434% more often.
Just as digital marketing is a constantly-changing landscape, social media evolves right along with it. As an integral part of any online marketing plan, your social media strategy needs to take into account all the latest best practices, as well as modifying your content to keep up with what audiences expect in 2019. With that in mind, here are a few things you need to prioritize.
Last week, we talked about some practical tips on how to start preparing your 2019 marketing strategy. Having goals and taking steps toward them is important, but of course any serious plan is going to require some funds to back it up. So how do you know how much you need to set aside to reach each of your digital marketing goals for next year? Here are some tips on how to portion out your marketing budget.
Believe it or not, the holiday season is already sneaking up on us, and less than three months from now, we'll be welcoming a brand new year. January is the perfect time to launch an updated marketing strategy, but that doesn't mean you should sit around and do nothing until then - now is the time that you need to start thinking about what your strategy is going to involve in practical terms, and what things you can start doing in the last few weeks of this year to give yourself a head start.
Over the past year or two, you may have seen reports that Facebook usage is declining. Although the social network does have its issues and young people in particular are trying other sites and apps, it's important to remember that even now, the number of monthly active user on Facebook is still increasing, and with nearly two-thirds of Americans still using Facebook on a regular basis, those are numbers that digital marketers absolutely can't ignore.
