Marketing

San Mateo, December 05, 2018 - Over a year on from the European Commission’s antitrust ruling which forced Google to open up its shopping service to outside competitors, new Searchmetrics research suggests a third of ads within Google Shopping boxes are coming from providers other than Google. But the majority of these (23% of all ads) seem to be from digital marketing agencies profiting from Google Shopping’s revamped auction model. Only around 9% are from the traditional comparison shopping sites (CSSs) that the EU’s ruling was originally intended to support.

New York. (14 November, 2018): The ‘Influencer Marketing 2020’ report, published today by Influencer Intelligence in association with Econsultancy, found that for approximately 6 in 10 of the digital marketers surveyed, the purpose influencer marketing serves for their business has changed drastically in the last 12 months, with 56% claiming the younger generation of consumers is proving the biggest driver of change.

New York, NY: 13 November 2018: There are five key habits that successful CX professionals have in common, according to the newly published State of Customer Experience 2018 report. 

The study is one of the most comprehensive global surveys of CX practitioners and was carried out by Confirmit in partnership with Engage Business Media. The resulting report, the State of Customer Experience report analyses the factors that define leaders and laggards in CX across different industries, and across B2B and B2C markets. The results show that leaders share common attributes which are critical in driving CX success, increased investment and customer-centricity.

Online reputation management (ORM) has become a true buzzword recently, but there are still numerous misconceptions about it. ORM is complex and contains a wide range of practices that shape the public perception of your brand. And, apart from your branding efforts, they may also impact your SEO.  

Let’s see how ORM is redefining the digital marketing landscape and how to get the most out of it.

Over-fifties are some of the highest spenders on going out, fashion and entertainment, as likely to live their lives on social networks and through their smartphones, yet they are still misperceived as being old-fashioned and outdated when it comes to dating.

In 2018, a lot of Australian entrepreneurs tend to turn a blind eye towards all the benefits of traditional marketing. Sure, online presence is more important than it ever was before, however, there isn’t a single reason why this would make traditional marketing techniques obsolete. In fact, in a scenario where a growing number of small businesses deliberately ignores promotional products, you may decide to use them in order to create a clear distinction and even gain a competitive edge. Here are five additional, less-known, reasons why promotional products are still relevant in 2018.