As students head back to school, so many marketers are heading back to the drawing board to refresh their ad creatives for the fall & holiday shopping season. Indeed, while some marketers are still finalizing their Labor Day sales, others are already looking ahead to holiday media planning strategies, and for good reason. Last year, the majority of holiday shopping occurred on …
Holiday Marketing Campaigns: 7 Mistakes to Avoid
The good news is that the most festive time of year means more shoppers and more spending. The bad news is that many mid-size businesses make common mistakes that limit the sales and revenue they could be making this season. Let’s take a look at 7 common mistakes marketers make when building their holiday marketing campaigns: 1. Planning your holiday …
Is my phone listening to me?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock without a smartphone – yes, we can hear you. (Is your phone listening to you?) All of us, all of you. Us… being “the advertisers” You know that detailed conversation you had with your friend over brunch? Sharing summer plans, upcoming vacations, and what’s not to miss in the Nordstrom Anniversary sale? You …
Digital vs. Traditional Media Advertising: What’s best?
A common question we get asked in 2018 is what percentage of my marketing budget should be allocated to digital advertising versus traditional media advertising. This is such a complex question because every business and advertiser has unique products and needs. Digital advertising provides trackable metrics that give marketing managers numbers to “prove” effectiveness. When a digital ad campaign generates …
Does Pandora Radio advertising actually work?
I bet you listen to Pandora if you’re under 55. My mom listens to Pandora, and she’s 64. My kids do too. Pandora knows me by the stations I have and by the data available to them for accurately targeting me with ads. They have me so pegged. If you haven’t noticed before, start paying attention to the ads served …
Programmatic Advertising: A Smarter, More Efficient, and Effective Tactic
Have you ever heard marketing people talk about “Programmatic Advertising” and wondered what they’re talking about? If you have, you’re not alone. Jargon confuses people and us marketers are some of the worst offenders. Programmatic Marketing doesn’t have to be confusing and if we drop the jargon and explain it in layman’s terms, you’ll probably be pretty excited about it. …
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The other day I was having dinner with a folks from another ad agency who I really enjoy. We went to 13 Coins across from the Seattle airport because they had to hop on a plane right after dinner. We had such great conversation that we completely lost track of time and one of them nearly missed their flight! In …
Why you need UTM codes to track advertising results
Digital advertising and UTM codes go hand in hand. Like PB & J, you’ll wonder what you did without the two together. Here’s a quick marketing tip to give you the inside scoop on a tactic that will help you better track advertising results. Oh, wait, what is a UTM code? UTM stands for Urchin Tracking Module. Sounds fancy, right? …
Gen Z… where you won’t be finding them in the media
Gen Z is already moving away from Facebook….what’s next? Born between 1995 & 2010, Generation Z is growing up quickly and consuming content along the way. “Generally, members of Gen Z are tech-savvy, pragmatic, open-minded, individualistic — but also socially responsible,” An Hodgson, an income and expenditure manager at Euromonitor International, told Business Insider.” Business Insider goes on to remind …
Does Pandora advertising work?
Want to know a secret? There is one (ok, two but this blog is only going to share one) media that we buy consistently for clients that always produces ROI. We probably shouldn’t share it with the internet because we want all the inventory to ourselves. But since we’re an agency that takes pride in educating our clients and delivering …