Google recently launched a buy button to help make mobile shopping easier. Although the service is still in beta testing, retailers are asking questions as to whether “Purchasing on Google” will benefit their online stores. For the time being, the service is not going...
The ultimate goal of SEO and content marketing is to rank higher in search engines so that your website is visible and in a position where you increase conversions. To increase conversions your content needs to be engaging. And to do that you need a content marketing...
Attracting web traffic to your site is all well and good, but if visitors are not engaging with your content or buying your products, your marketing efforts are all for nothing. To be successful online you need to attract relevant traffic. Here are some tips. Target...
To build a high traffic website you need good SEO. There, we said it. May as well go for the kill. But truth does speak the loudest! Whilst it is also true that SEO initially seems like a waste of money, the fact of the matter is, you have to invest in SEO to make be...
The digital marketing landscape has changed remarkably quickly over the last few years – and it is showing no signs of letting up just yet. One of the reasons for these fast-paced changes is Google algorithms. The search engine giant is on a mission, and to be fair,...
The online marketing game can be a little tricky until you get used to it. The best approach to make is to forget you are online and approach customers visiting your virtual store in the same manner you would if they came into your physical place of work. Your website...
Tips for Managing a Digital Marketing Project Digital marketing is essentially a creative field, and like any large scale artistic production, requires the influence of multiple skillsets. Promoting your business online therefore requires collaboration. It is...
The digital age is changing the way we work. Or at least it gives companies the potential to adopt new practices that are cost-effective and wide-reaching. Communication technology makes it possible for companies to improve the lines of communication both with users...
Digital marketing can appear pretty daunting to newcomers. It seems quite exciting at first doesn’t it? Then you start reading about all the things you need to know and it’s confusing. Let’s change that. This is an easy-to-follow guide to digital marketing so that you...
The issue of a cross-generation audience has always posed a problem for marketers. The digital arena is no exception, but there are more tools and platforms with which you can launch relevant campaigns to specific audiences. Communicating with your audience is key in...
Driving traffic to your website takes patience and hard work. Converting buyers into browsers takes skill. If your website is not graced with copy that sells, there is little point having a website. It can sometimes be the case that striking the right balance with...
Traditional marketing strategies focus on raising brand awareness, but since the internet provided the platform for businesses to become publishers, brands are trying to pull in customers through various digital strategies. Pull marketing is becoming a growing trend...
Link building has become something of an SEO minefield of late. Search engines are penalising webmasters that are found to be manipulating search results in an effort to obtain a higher page rank. As a result, many website owners have been deterred from practicing...
Research conducted by BrightLocal over the last couple of years found that online marketers say search engines give quality of citations rather than quantity of citations precedence in search results. The Expert Citation Survey identifies 70 per cent of participants...
One of the challenges faced by digital marketers is deciding which content will perform well in search engines. There are various ways of doing this, but the quick way is to use a new tool developed by Mashable. As part of a Social Media Panel in New York last week,...
A recent piece in the New York Times discusses how social media and online marketing affect financial advisors. To be precise, it quotes Mitchell S. Rock, a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley. He's an advocate of social media, saying it helps get ideas in front...
Back in the 1990's, Cadbury picked up on the Friday Feeling, using it in its celebrated Crunchie advert. The Friday vibe is one of happiness, positivity and the hint of some time with family and friends. There is money to be made from using marketing to evoke similar...
Reputation is a pretty big deal in business, especially in the virtual world. Customers want to be assured they are dealing with reliable professionals and to guarantee this search engines demand trust and authority in their rankings. Building a reputation online is...
To increase visibility online, companies and professionals need to build an online profile. This also enables you to position yourself as an expert in your field. However, in order to do that, writers need to publish content with established magazines in your industry...
A constantly changing organic search and consumer behaviour landscape can make digital marketing as an acquisition channel success seem more evasive. However, there are still some main tactical drivers to guide the way toward a successful strategy; think fast, mobile...
The rise of digital media has seen a decline in print-based magazines. Industry leaders do not envisage an end to this transformation, especially now readers can access material online using mobile devices. The reason for the decline in print sales is simply because...
Competition for online brands is fierce. And with the way search engine algorithms are shaping up, the rapidly evolving landscape of the worldwide web leans more towards Darwin’s survival of the fittest. To survive online, webmasters need to build a brand that has...
As business owners continue to increase their digital marketing investment, it's important they keep a keen aye on their ROI to make sure their efforts are paying off. No matter how proud you are of your website and entire online presence, it doesn't count for much...
Links are one of the toughest elements to SEO since Google stepped up its algorithm updates in 2011. The first Penguin update as we know it rolled out back in April 2012 and impacted 3.1% of all queries in English across the web - with dodgy link profiles high on the...
Micro Content - Content Marketing Strategy If you keep in touch with the latest content marketing trends you will probably have come across the term micro-content on a number of occasions. Just in case you are new to the concept, micro-content normally refers to...