Internet Marketing Articles

Social media stats and trends can offer us great insight into where we should plan to spend our time and resources. Lucky for us, Mobile Marketer and Marketing Dive recently published articles highlighting new data and major trends in digital marketing so far this year: Marketing 2019: Key stats at the half (by Marketing Dive) Mobile marketing 2019: Key stats at the half (by Mobile Marketer) The infographic below shares a few social media marketing stats found in these two articles; use these to improve…

Influencer marketing has become one of the hottest trends in marketing in the past few years. And for good reason: In 2018, 81% of marketers reported that using influencers to bolster their marketing plans was an effective strategy. Given so many marketers are already working with influencers, or are considering it, it is worth delving into what some of the pitfalls are in brand-influencer partnerships. We’ve compiled a list of the 6 dangers in working with influencers, as well as shared the best precautions…

Digital marketing is a puzzle that brands continue trying to solve. Under that umbrella, they know they need to have a strong search marketing game—and of course, there’s social media marketing that always needs tending. They’re sinking more money into paid search and social media isn’t always the answer. However, all too often, they’re ignoring their secret weapon: the PR pro. “PR is, in youth speak, a search and social marketing hack,” says Chris Bartley, managing director of Havas Life Medicom, one of Europe’s biggest health care creative, medical education,…

Influencer marketing is on the rise – and for good reason. While social media platforms provide great capacity to help business reach more users with their messaging, it’s the ‘social’ element of the platform which points to more personal connection. And personal connection comes from individual users, people communicating with each other. Which is where the potential of influencers comes into effect. Throw in the fact that influencers know what works, how to connect with their audience, the various platform tools and functions available,…

“Social Media Marketing (SMM) is a form of digital marketing that utilizes social platforms and networking websites to promote an organization’s products or services through paid and unpaid means.” In 1929, Frigyes Karinthy, a Hungarian writer, put forth a concept called the Six Degrees of Separation in his short story titled “Chains.” The construct propagates the notion that everyone in the world can be linked through a maximum of six social connections. Fast forward 68 years, Andrew Weinreich introduced Six Degrees in 1997, the…

Content marketing is an effective way to generate traffic, leads, and become a thought-leader in your industry. Are you currently running a content marketing campaign? Better yet, are you measuring it? Producing high-quality and actionable content is great, but what really matters is if it’s driving results for your business. That’s why you need to make sure you’re tracking specific KPIs to optimize your campaign over time. All of the metrics we touch on today are easy to measure and say a lot about how your…