Over the past few years marketers have attached increasing value to ad viewability as a key metric in measuring the success of digital campaigns. After all, making sure that your online ads are seen by your target audience is clearly important.
At a very basic level, ad viewability for mobile or web ads was first defined back in 2010 by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Media Rating Council (MRC), as a way of measuring a digital ad's performance and cost-effectiveness.
Generally speaking, display web and mobile ads are counted as viewable impressions when at least half of the ad is in view for at least one second, whereas video ads are counted as viewable when at least half of them are in view and playing for a minimum of two consecutive seconds.
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Ready to launch your brilliant new idea on Kickstarter? If you don't already have a solid marketing strategy and a decent list of leads, then you may not be as ready as you think.
Kickstarter is not a place to market your new product, and it's not a place to introduce your ideas to the world. Kickstarter is a venue for receiving funding from your existing leads and hopefully picking up some additional cash from casual KS browsers.
That means you need to have a marketing plan ready long before you launch your campaign.
You only have 30-60 days to become a Kickstarter legend. Here's how to market your new idea for a successful campaign.
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Digital businesses want to know what information people are searching for online. Better insights about popular keywords, terms and web user demographics can help businesses improve their marketing strategy.
Information about trends of search patterns help businesses to design content that helps users more effectively. It also gives them an opportunity to show how their products and services help people.
Let's take a closer look at how Google Trends can be used to create better content that gets noticed and brings traffic to your website.
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Brands are in constant search of the cutting edge that'll give them an advantage over their competitors. They want access to novel technologies and software first. They want to be able to undercut their competitors' pricing with more efficient working practices. They also want their branding to be superior to their competitors.
This mindset even extends to the aesthetic of the business. Every brand wants their aesthetic to be geared towards maximum appeal. Failing to constantly tailor and refine your image to stay relevant runs the risk of obsolescence.
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Finding new and unique ways to reach modern consumers is something most business owners are passionate about. While there are several ways to attract attention from potential customers, few are as effective as visual marketing. A recent study found that over 70% of businesses report using visual marketing in their existing advertising campaigns.
Before you start investing in visual marketing campaigns, you need to figure out how to approach the process of creating pictures for your target demographic. If you want to have success with visual marketing, consider these great tips below.
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There are over 5 million apps available for you to download at this moment in time. So needless to say, there's a lot of competition you need to beat out.
Launching an app requires a lot of research and marketing efforts to make sure that there's a demand or need for it in the crowded marketplace. While there are tons of tools and strategies you can use to analyze that, none of them are as important as app store optimization.
Also known as ASO, app store optimization is a process that utilizes targeted keywords to increase an app's visibility within app stores like Apple's App Store and Google Play. Similar to search engine optimization or SEO, ASO targets keyword phrases that people are most likely to use while searching for a similar app within an app store.
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In the digital world, social media is king. Social media engagement is important for all online casinos, but it isn't easy. Think of it like a dinner party. Inviting people over is important, but it isn't enough.
You must also entertain and engage with them. Many online casinos can attract followers to their social media platforms, but they fail to engage them. Here are a few ways that online casinos in the United States can improve their social media engagement.
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