Posts Categorized: Technology

6 Customer Engagement Trends Industrial Brands Can’t Ignore

Industrial audiences want more from your marketing. How do you keep up? Try these tips.

Customer engagement online is changing. Content is becoming highly interactive and is distributed in ways that allow people to access it from wherever they are via their laptops or other portable devices such as smartphones. Industrial brands can’t ignore this shift toward greater interactivity across numerous kinds of devices; they have to adjust to these… Read more »

The Magic and Mystery of Programmatic Advertising

Take some of the guesswork out of your digital advertising with artificial intelligence.

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” —Sir Arthur C. Clarke According to industry reports, programmatic advertising will make up more than 50% of all digital ad sales by the end of this year. Which begs the question: Why the rapid growth? Many online marketers find that some of the digital advertising channels they’ve… Read more »

What’s the Difference Between a Domain Name vs. Hosting?

Ever get asked why a site isn't live after a URL was purchased? Here's how to explain what's needed.

In my 10-plus years of developing websites, there has been a lot of confusion — and thus education — about the differences between a domain name vs. hosting. All business owners need to understand this distinction because knowing the difference between a domain name vs. hosting  is crucial for your business. Not knowing could lead to website downtime… Read more »

How to Create a Digital Marketing Measurement Model

It's always nice to know where you're going — and how close you are to getting there.

As more and more marketing moves online, having a solid digital marketing measurement model is increasingly important because it lets you know if you are succeeding or failing and whether you need to try something else. Creating your own digital marketing measurement model will tell you what effect your marketing efforts are having on your… Read more »

Why Marketers Need to Start Thinking About Technical Debt

Remember when you decided to do that project quick and dirty? It might come back to haunt you.

You might be wondering: Just what is technical debt? Well, ever hear of a “bush fix” or “jury rig”?  These are makeshift repairs or temporary procedures made with materials on hand. Think of using duct tape as a quick fix until you can get a more permanent solution. When applied to web or software development,… Read more »

Four Simple Steps to B2B Data-Driven Decisions

Stop making business decisions based on hunches. Gather and use data to foster success.

While it’s easy in today’s highly connected society to get inundated with data and become overwhelmed, all this data also represents an incredible opportunity to make data-driven decisions. Data is everywhere in our lives, from social media, retail stores, and sports to the apps that you use every day on your mobile device. Unless you live in… Read more »

Don’t Go Chasing Waterfalls: Applying Scrum to B2B Web Development

To build a complex website, you need a flexible process. Ready to lock arms and do this together?

Say you have a particularly complex B2B web development project. How will you approach it? This is an important question to ask because any B2B website really needs to be done right. B2B websites consistently play pivotal roles in purchasing and decision-making processes. Current and potential customers are constantly being funneled to websites through channels such as social media,… Read more »

Our Favorite PPC Tools

Feel like you aren't getting your money's worth with digital advertising? These tools can help.

Of all the marketing channels available to your business, pay-per-click advertising (PPC) can easily seem like the most technical and confusing, which is why it really helps to have some good PPC tools at your disposal for managing these sorts of campaigns. Without a good platform operated by staff trained in digital media, PPC can… Read more »