Web marketing has spawned a burgeoning industry in web analytics. Any company worth its salt will have one or more trackers built into their website, designed to accumulate basic information about visitors: where they are geographically, what browser and operating...
Content Marketing
How Effective is Annoying Advertising?
With hundreds of TV channels competing more and more furiously for our attention, it is no surprise that advertisers are being increasingly controversial. Sometimes they make mistakes and accidentally breach the advertising codes. But much more often it's a deliberate...
Maintaining a Balanced Social Media Portfolio
Companies trying to get their products in the public eye are confronted with a seemingly endless conglomeration of social platforms which are constantly gaining and losing users. Modern marketers must remain on top of trends to a level never seen before. Where...
New Year’s Resolutions: Trim the Fat
A new year is a fresh start, a time that many people use to start thinking about those aspects of their lives that can be improved. Most of us just consider the most immediate things: eating right, working out, and generally trimming the fat. But how long has it been...
Top 4 Marketing Trends of 2015
It's true: 2014 is nearly over! Now, it's time to look at the top four marketing trends that we expect to see in 2015. It should be noted that digital marketing dramatically outpaced all other marketing approaches, including phone, television, radio, print, billboards...
How to Write Effective Content: Titles and Introductions
When writing content, whether it's for your website, marketing materials, a press release, a lead capture page or another project, there are a few rules that you'll want to follow as you write the title/headline and introduction. The title and intro are (arguably) the...
How to Write Effective, Reader-friendly Content
Do you need to write content for your website? Content writing can be a challenge, especially for those individuals who aren't experienced writers. But the following approach can be helpful to anyone who's uncertain of where to begin and how to go about authoring an...
Why Are User-Centric Design Solutions So Challenging to Implement?
Many inexperienced web developers embark upon the challenging task of creating a website, but many amateur website designers run into the same road block: they find that it's extremely challenging to create a site that's user-centric! A web design that lacks...
The Art of Creating the Right Content
There's a saying that 'content is king' when it comes to creating a successful website or web-based marketing materials. But that 'content is king' phrase refers to high quality content only. Poorly-written content can do much more harm than good! So when you're...
How to Build an Infographic
Infographics have gained tremendous popularity in recent years, as they're an extremely effective and aesthetically-pleasing method for conveying information such as statistics, facts and figures. Infographics feature a graphical depiction of the information to be...
A Guide to Grassroots Marketing
What is grassroots marketing? It's a common question amongst those who are new to marketing and seeking to launch their first campaign. Grassroots marketing is a unique variety of marketing that utilizes an engaging, interactive, community-based approach. These...
The Art Of News Writing For The Web
You have an exciting event coming up at your business or organization and now you want to write an announcement for your website, but are stuck wondering how to begin. Well, writing a news announcement for your website doesn't need to be rocket science, but the key to...