I wrote an article about 5 years ago about how “Likes” are good, “Comments” are great, but “Sharing” is GOLD! Although social media has radically changed over the past few years, some of this thought process still remains relevant. Yes, engagement has changed, but it’s still key to success.
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In today’s cluttered environment, it is becoming more and more difficult for a small CPG brand to make an impact in the marketplace. However, if these small and upcoming brands follow a few basic marketing and advertising strategies, there is a way to cut through and make a name for themselves.
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Appetite appeal rules the day for food and beverage CPG brands. And one of the best social media platforms to showcase your brand is Instagram. There are many tasty reasons why food and beverage is such a popular visual on Instagram. Let’s be honest: we all love a mouth-watering food shot — well-lit, crisp, close-up, cool context, it just makes us hungry or thirsty!
Marketing is more complicated than it ever has been. We have unbelievable access to data and so much of it that we can use to improve our marketing and increase results. This can be overwhelming for marketers and brand managers because there are so many questions to ask:
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Every day there are countless pieces of content seeking our attention in social newsfeeds, on digital radio stations, podcasts, YouTube channels – you name it. We pay attention to the content that interests us, adds value to our lives or taps into a current emotional state.Read more…
It’s everywhere. On the streets, in our office, and in every retail and food store I’ve visited the past 2 weeks. Pokémon took over my life back when I was a kid and is doing so again now with the revolutionary virtual reality game, Pokémon Go.Read more…
Facebook Live has a story to tell – what’s yours?
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With new technologies constantly evolving each day, people have become mostly un-phased by some of the recent leaps in media. Take for example, drones: At one point, the idea was a joke, then it became a topic of fear, then ever so slowly, they became integrated into every day life to the point where hardly anyone thinks twice about them. That’s exactly how artificial intelligence (AI) is – and no other new tech is changing the media world quite like it. AI is changing our use of smartphones, social media, and many other aspects of the marketplace.
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Email—it’s simply one of the most effective digital marketing tactics today, and with good reason. Despite the insurgence of social media as a form of communication, email still rules! Here’s why:
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You may have heard that programmatic advertising is revolutionizing the media landscape, or that it’s changing the face of online ad buying…but what is it? Is this just another shiny new toy?
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