Today, we’re inundated with options when it comes to customizing our ad campaigns. From the humble workhorse – the Google ETA, to the latest and greatest in immersive, augmented reality-based ads, we have an amazing assortment of tools at our disposal. And tools is the keyword. Every tool has its place, and some jobs and […]
Read MoreRemember the first time you saw that funny commercial, nodded along as you read that clever advert or even *gasp* clicked on a banner ad because it so perfectly addressed your situation (or at least convinced you that you had a “situation”)? What did you do the next time you saw it? You ignored it. […]
Read MoreThe typical focus of any social media campaign – organic or paid – is to connect with existing and/or potential users. The problem lies in how an organization maintains that connection. Too many times we see the communication only going one way: from the organization to the user, with little to no reciprocity. Sometimes that […]
Read MoreGeotargeted advertising is one of the more exceptional examples of marketing and technology working together. Geotargeting is essentially the act of serving a targeted ad to an individual based on their location. Anyone who enables location sharing on their mobile device can be exposed to this form of advertising. If your target resides in (or […]
Read MoreMore and more companies these days are instituting some form of a work-from-home policy whereby employees can work, as the name implies, from their home, or in fact anywhere with a decent internet connection. Enilon has recently instituted a 100% WFH/Remote policy – with a few caveats (mandatory attendance meetings, client-facing meetings, happy hour, etc…) […]
Read MoreThe concept of email marketing first appeared in 1978, thanks in part to Gary Thuerk, a marketing manager working at Digital Equipment Corporation, who sent the first unsolicited email with the hope of selling something, to 400 unsuspecting recipients who were using ARPANET, one of the first iterations of what we now know as the Internet. […]
Read MoreDo you shop for sweaters in August? Plan your summer vacation in July? Do you search for the best ribeye near you at 5 am? Outliers excluded, most of us think about sweaters when the weather calls for it, plan our summer vacations months in advance, and few of us dive into a 72-ounce bone-in […]
Read More“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” – Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr David Ogilvy, who some consider the father of advertising, created some of the most successful campaigns in history. Today we’re focusing on this absolute gem of a long-form advert outlining his namesake agency’s ability to answer The Big Question: His extensive […]
Read MoreAh phishing, the time-honored practice of sending people fake emails that look *almost* legit in an effort to garner anything from PINs to login credentials & passwords. While this type of “hack” has been around for decades, it shouldn’t be dismissed. With every advance we make in security, those who don’t give up on their […]
Read MoreE-commerce. What was once something as simple as posting your product catalog and installing a payment gateway has now become – like all things in the digital marketing world – a cross-departmental component of a higher-level growth initiative. Suppose you’ve yet to enter the world of e-commerce? Maybe you’re wanting to revamp your current e-commerce […]
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