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UK businesses are spending a lot of money on advertising. How much of that is being spent well is a matter of debate. 2015 saw expenditure reach £20.1 billion – £8.6bn of which was spent on digital channels, and £2.6 billion on mobile. Digital advertising is a high growth, high potential area, and one that’s...
It’s All About The Brand When it comes to writing a blog you want to make sure that you stick to what people expect of your brand. If you know your brand is recognised for its friendly tone of voice and is accessible to your customers, then your blog also needs to do the...
More and more marketers are making potentially ill-judged, all-too-swift investments in new platforms in an effort to reverse declining response rates, caused for a raft of reasons: increased marketing channels, customers having more choice and savvy consumers zoning out prolific advertising, to name just a few. So, what can marketers do to improve returns...
ECOMMERCE EMAILS SHOULD BE MOBILE OPTIMISED Email is still one of the biggest ROI drivers in ecommerce. Referral schemes or email offers sent via newsletters can often start a new relationship with a business, or they can bring a lost client back. Presenting new products and deals in the form of a newsletter can...
Microblogging site Twitter is to stop counting photographs and links in its 140-character limit for tweets, according to a report from Bloomberg. The change could be made within the next two weeks! The company has not yet commented on the report. But in January, founder Jack Dorsey said Twitter would explore ways of enabling its users to...
Top tips when launching a social media campaign: 1) Be authentic – not promotional Avoid appearing overly promotional, because it won’t appeal to consumers and definitely won’t engage them to follow you. Instead try to tie your content into current events or cultural moments that are of interest to your audience. Not only responding...
Images Unlike on Twitter where you can choose to include an image in your tweets, adding an image is required for you Facebook post/ad. The recommended size of your images should be 1200 by 627 px. Facebook lets you choose up to 6 images to show in your ad, this will rotated as the...
Snapchat, the video and picture messaging system that has exploded and changed the way in which we communicate with each other. More and more our society is in constant need of accessing information on their own time- getting what they want, when they want it. Snapchat fits this niche perfectly; creating a communication system...
1) Choose Your Objective What do you want to accomplish with your ad? Do you want people to visit your website, ‘like’ your Facebook page or claim an offer? Or do you want people to download your app? The main options used are to send people to your website and boosted posts, but there...
LinkedIn Advert Types Like Twitter & Facebook, with LinkedIn you have the choice to create either an Ad or a Sponsored Update. An ad is like your standard banner advertisement: it contains a picture and not much text, placed on the side of the screen. Here is what the ad would look like in...