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 …

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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. …

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 …

Viral Marketing: What does it take to go viral?

Curious about viral marketing? If you haven’t already, it’s time to check out this quick, insightful TED talk about with Dao Nguyen, a media Analytics Expert at Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed, is known to have a knack for what will go viral. (How else can you explain 800,000 people gathering online to watch nearly 700 rubber bands combust a watermelon?!?)  As a …

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Streaming TV advertising agency explains OTT Advertising and how to reach Cord-Cutters with Streaming Video ads.

Ok, so you want to reach the “Cord Cutters,” and you’re researching OTT advertising and how to hire a streaming TV advertising agency. First, let’s talk about who they are. There is a lot of hype about TV viewing habits changing. There is a good reason for that. But one crucial point I like to be sure advertisers consider is …

Seattle Advertising Agency: How to advertise your business

As the owner of a Seattle advertising agency, I can relate to business owners who are weighing heavily their advertising investments for 2018. With media fragmentation and 100+ cold calls a month from media reps pitching “the best opportunity”, “fire sale prices” or “their best station/website/audience” etc., how is the owner of a company (who has a million other things …

4 Common Reasons Your Advertising Strategy Fails

Have you ever heard of a Demographer? A Demographer is someone who studies human populations, in particular, their size and composition. They study births, deaths, and migration. An advertising strategy that is crafted with demography is more effective and delivers greater ROI! Demography in Advertising Demographer Ken Gronbach explains that Demography demonstrates the “enormous power of counting people, promote[s] the …

Digital Targeted Advertising: Tactics to Target at Every Level of User Engagement

Digital advertising tactics are evolving at lightning speed. We’re constantly learning and innovating to best serve of clients and their unique marketing needs. Here’s a quick rundown of the type of digital targeted advertising tactics we’ve been using lately. Geo-fence Targeting – Targeting based on your location and your competitor’s locations. Category Contextual Targeting – Targeting on sites with content …

Sponsored Posts and Native Advertising done right

Did you catch the 7 Best Things to Do at #SuncadiaResort featured on Seattle Refined? Suncadia’s recent Native Advertising post hit it out of the park. The best sponsored posts don’t feel like advertising… they are quality content placed right within the media. Hence the term, native content. It is a fantastic way to educate your audience without a hard sell. …