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Here’s the Scoop on the Media We Buy Most

Much like you lean on the wisdom and experience of a trusted adviser to invest your personal money, working with our media buying team puts your advertising dollars in a powerful position. Thrive’s digital and traditional media buying services were created to bring you years of insider knowledge, through in-the-trenches experience in media sales. Uniquely positioned with “backstage pass” knowledge, …

Influencer Marketing, Native Advertising, Sponsored Content: What’s the Difference?

As if the world of paid media wasn’t complicated enough we now have a giant category of new advertising opportunities like Influencer Marketing, Sponsored Content, and Native Advertising. These Native Advertising opportunities might be new concepts to you, and the easiest way to understand them is to think of what was once called an Advertorial or hiring an advertising Spokesperson.  …

Startup Advice from 5 Female Entrepreneurs

While Thrive is not a startup, (we’re celebrating 11 years in business!), I was recently interviewed by Lendio for this article, 5 Female Entrepreneurs Share Startup Advice for Women. As a Seattle female entrepreneur, I love connecting with our business owners and leaders in the business world. Iron sharpens iron, and surrounding yourself with other business minded visionaries makes you …

2019 Facebook Advertising Tips: 5 Easy Ways to Make Facebook Ads More Powerful

The customization potential of Facebook Ads is vast, and even the most skilled marketers can sometimes feel overwhelmed. Whether you own your own business or are a part of a marketing team here are some 2019 Facebook advertising tips that will help you optimize your campaigns, yield stronger results and maximize ROI. Retargeting is Your Friend On average Retargeting campaigns …

Digital Marketing Conference: Digital Summit Seattle 2019 Takeaways

Last month Digital Summit Seattle, a digital marketing conference, came to town and descended upon the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Downtown Seattle. This two-day event provides a meeting of the minds to discuss the current and future digital marketing landscape for a wide range of companies and organizations — including national brands, CPG, agencies, service providers, technology …

Does Broadcast TV Advertising Work in 2020?

We recently posted a blog on Cable television advertising. To explain how Cable advertising works, we had to contrast it to Broadcast television advertising. As promised, this is the blog post that explains the value of Broadcast TV advertising, why an advertiser would use it in their media plan for 2020 and tips for how to buy Broadcast TV advertising. …

Revealed: How to Use Virtual Reality Advertising and Augmented Reality Platforms in Advertising

Emerging advertising channels and platforms offer a wealth of opportunities! Social media content, mobile apps, and virtual reality advertising apps require an investment of time and money. However, will they help your digital marketing efforts? VR and AR (virtual reality and augmented reality) marketing are part of the future of advertising. We’ve studied how these new channels will play a …

Golf Advertising Agency markets the World’s Largest Putting Tournament

We aired this spot in 20 states and 64 markets! Our client presents the BIGGEST putting tournament in history in Las Vegas. The Major Series of Putting allows anyone to compete and get paid like a pro! MSOP hired us to buy media because they were looking for a golf advertising agency and learned that a savvy media buying company …

Programmatic Marketing Agency: What is Programmatic Advertising?

Programmatic Marketing Agency might sound like industry jargon. Many of our customers were initially perplexed by the concept of programmatic advertising or were entirely unfamiliar with it before partnering with us. Programmatic marketing empowers you, the advertiser, to deliver personalized, always-on, and highly relevant ads to both current and potential customers. Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), programmatic advertising technology serves ads …