Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop for the first time ever
Ad Industry Metrics

Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop for the first time ever

9y Christopher Ratcliff

Worldwide mobile internet use surpasses desktop fo...

It’s the moment we’ve been waiting for. All us mobile-first proponents have been sat patiently rubbing our hands and saying “you’ll see, just you wait...

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Three reasons you might not need Google AMP after all
Disruptive MarTech

Three reasons you might not need Google AMP after all

9y Ben Jacobson

Three reasons you might not need Google AMP after ...

Mobile devices currently account for more than half of all internet use on a global level, and yet, many websites are still not mobile-friendly. Even ...

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Publishers struggle with AMP page monetization
Display Advertising

Publishers struggle with AMP page monetization

9y Al Roberts

Publishers struggle with AMP page monetization

Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) initiative has gained significant traction in the past 12 months, and high-profile publishers such as Th...

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How to minimise the interaction cost of your web forms
Ecommerce

How to minimise the interaction cost of your web forms

9y Graham Charlton

How to minimise the interaction cost of your web f...

Completing a form online takes time and effort. This effort can be minimised by structuring the form well, and giving it a flow which will make it eas...

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Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer marketing shortcomings
Media

Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer marketing shortcomings

9y Al Roberts

Snapchat's autoplay change reveals influencer mark...

Earlier this month, Snapchat stopped autoplaying video Snaps on its platform. Almost immediately, view counts for some of the top Snapchat accounts dr...

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The ad industry lashes out at new FCC privacy rules
Data regulations

The ad industry lashes out at new FCC privacy rules

9y Al Roberts

The ad industry lashes out at new FCC privacy rule...

Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced sweeping new privacy rules that restrict how internet service providers (ISPs) can us...

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Are you asking for too much information on web forms?
Ecommerce

Are you asking for too much information on web forms?

9y Graham Charlton

Are you asking for too much information on web for...

Long web forms can deter customers, and one way to reduce the workload is to remove unnecessary fields and questions. Your customers will understand ...

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Mobile is the key link between Hong Kong marketers and Chinese consumers
Ecommerce

Mobile is the key link between Hong Kong marketers and Chinese consumers

9y Guest Writer

Mobile is the key link between Hong Kong marketers...

Our research shows that 80% of Mainland Chinese tourists to Hong Kong have already made their purchasing decisions before travel to the city – largely...

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Decoding Blockchain’s potential for brands
Blockchain

Decoding Blockchain’s potential for brands

9y Guest Writer

Decoding Blockchain’s potential for brands

Blockchain will transform your brand, no matter your industry. Technology and finance visionaries have evangelized the technology’s potential for year...

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Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII change
Display Advertising

Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII change

9y Al Roberts

Google comes under fire for privacy policy PII cha...

Earlier this year, Google made a change to its privacy policy that is now drawing criticism from privacy proponents. As detailed by ProPublica, Google...

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SEO best practice guide for URLs
Paid Search

SEO best practice guide for URLs

9y Christopher Ratcliff

SEO best practice guide for URLs

Today we’re going to take a look at the basic building block of not just SEO, but your very web presence itself: the humble URL. Does the structure of...

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Where is Google heading with mobile local search?
Mobile

Where is Google heading with mobile local search?

9y Andy Favell

Where is Google heading with mobile local search?

For better or worse, Google My Business (GMB) and Knowledge Graph (KG) are transforming mobile local search. It pays to watch the areas of innovation,...

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How to use buyer intent to write better copy
Content

How to use buyer intent to write better copy

9y Nikolay Stoyanov

How to use buyer intent to write better copy

Understanding your audience is the hardest thing in copywriting. Most of us know our target demographic and still, it is very hard for us to constantl...

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Is Google killing mobile organic search?
Mobile

Is Google killing mobile organic search?

9y Andy Favell

Is Google killing mobile organic search?

Click-through rates for a business website fall with its position in organic search results. But what is the effect when organic results are pushed fu...

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Changing email habits and what marketers need to know
Email

Changing email habits and what marketers need to know

9y Tereza Litsa

Changing email habits and what marketers need to k...

Email usage is on the rise, shifting to mobile to create an “always on” email culture. How does email marketing change? The increased use ...

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It’s time to deal with the next fraud frontier: attribution
Ad Industry Metrics

It’s time to deal with the next fraud frontier: attribution

9y Alan Beiagi

It’s time to deal with the next fraud frontier: at...

While ad fraud has become part of every marketer’s vocabulary, attribution fraud—the practice of gaming outdated attribution models to justify self-se...

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How to make longer web forms easier for users
Ecommerce

How to make longer web forms easier for users

9y Graham Charlton

How to make longer web forms easier for users

Some web forms have to be longer than normal. While an ecommerce site can limit the user entry to an email, delivery address and payment details, some...

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10 marketing metrics to master for first-time startup owners
Acquisition

10 marketing metrics to master for first-time startup owners

9y Amanda DiSilvestro

10 marketing metrics to master for first-time star...

When you’re just starting out as a business owner it’s easy to become wrapped up in the seemingly endless number of metrics you *need* to pay attentio...

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Why are high-consideration customers becoming more decisive?
Ecommerce

Why are high-consideration customers becoming more decisive?

9y Rebecca Sentance

Why are high-consideration customers becoming more...

If you’re a brand selling high-consideration, ‘big ticket’ items like appliances, cars or luxury goods, the customer journey is vitally important. Rea...

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Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadcasts
Media

Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadcasts

9y Al Roberts

Facebook adds scheduling for Facebook Live broadca...

Little more than a year ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg streamed the first live video from Facebook headquarters. In April of this year, his company...

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The emergence of the voice UI and intelligent assistants
Disruptive MarTech

The emergence of the voice UI and intelligent assistants

9y Michael Della Penna

The emergence of the voice UI and intelligent assi...

Earlier this year, a report from Consumer Intelligence Research partners (CIRP) pegged the sales of Amazon’s Echo at more than three million units. Ec...

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How to create content for every platform
Content

How to create content for every platform

9y Guest Writer

How to create content for every platform

Content is all about communication, but different people like to be communicated with differently. They respond to, and engage with, a range of conten...

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Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on – stats and infographic
Search

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on – stats and infographic

9y Christopher Ratcliff

Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP): one year on – stat...

We’ve written an awful lot about Google’s open source accelerated mobile pages project (better know as Google AMP) over that last 12 months. AMPs impl...

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Nine great examples of web form design
Design

Nine great examples of web form design

9y Graham Charlton

Nine great examples of web form design

Filling in forms online can be a pain, but good design can make a lot of difference to the user experience.  To coincide with our new Marketer’s Guide...

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Eight tools to help manage every step of the email marketing process
Advanced Email Marketing

Eight tools to help manage every step of the email marketing process

10y Ann Smarty

Eight tools to help manage every step of the email...

Email marketing can be overwhelming, especially if you are new. Lots of tweaking, designing and testing. These eight tools will help you manage email ...

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Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are great, but only if they lead to outcomes
Analytics

Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are great, but only if they ...

10y Adam Singer

Move up the metrics value chain: social shares are...

Something I’m asked frequently at conferences and from marketers is what metrics they should be striving for from their social media marketing. They ...

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Amazon to build convenience stores for grocery business
Ecommerce

Amazon to build convenience stores for grocery business

10y Al Roberts

Amazon to build convenience stores for grocery bus...

Amazon is the king of online commerce, but in an effort to become a real player in the grocery business, the company is reportedly preparing to build ...

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How can marketers better use technology to maximise their returns?
Disruptive MarTech

How can marketers better use technology to maximise their returns?

10y Rebecca Sentance

How can marketers better use technology to maximis...

Now more than ever before, marketers have a wealth of technology at their fingertips helping them to run campaigns. Read More...

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