Digital Strategy
What Marketers Need to Know About Instagram Shopping Features: Data Driven Daily Tip 176
WATCH LISTEN READ Do you have an online store? You know, like Shopify, BigCommerce or even WooCommerce? Get ready, because there are some serious things you need to know about the most effective digital marketing practices to generate sales on your website. In short, Instagram and Facebook are where you need to be, running ads…
Read MoreThe Difference Between GeoTargeting and GeoFencing
READ There’s no question that the geography of a particular person has put them into a specific bucket related to a brand’s digital marketing strategy. The two most common uses of a user’s geographic location on their particular device (desktop including mobile) are: Geolocation-based ads (Geo-Targeting) GeoFencing-based ads/offers To a user/customer, they probably feel pretty…
Read MoreYou Can't Say "Crap" In A Facebook Ad
READ This blog post is NOT meant to be about Facebook Ad Policies. It’s really just about one instance, that was surprising to me, in which I wanted to use a particular word in a Facebook Ad, mainly to make a point that I would make in a meeting or on a phone call with…
Read MoreHow To Install Google Analytics On Your Mobile Application – Data Driven Daily Tip 175
WATCH LISTEN READ Most people don’t think about Google Analytics at all, even when they know they should (see more here about spending 30 minutes a month in Google Analytics), but even those that do think about Google Analytics only think about it related to their website’s data. But what about mobile apps? Did you…
Read MoreGoogle Tag Manager: Setting Up Tags and Triggers To Track Events On Your WordPress Website – Data Driven Daily Tip 174
WATCH LISTEN READ Get ready, you’ll need the following for this one: 1. A WordPress Website; 2. A Google Analytics Account; 3. A Google Tag Manager Account (don’t worry, it’s easy – you just go to google.com/tagmanager and log in with your existing Google Account or GSuite Account). What’s the point? Well, you want to…
Read MoreHow To Use Google Analytics To Make Web Design and Digital Marketing Decisions – Data Driven Daily Tip 173
WATCH LISTEN READ I talk about it all the time. I live by it. My team now has fully bought in and sees the value. Clients are actually regurgitating my own words back to me in meetings. It’s taken about 4-5 years, but it’s all happening. Our Web Design and Digital Marketing Process is working…
Read MoreHow to Download a Cumulative Data Report On All Business Locations from Google My Business: Data Driven Daily Tip 172
WATCH LISTEN READ When it comes down to it, I’ve basically made a career out of using free tools to build shit. 🙂 Seriously, Google Analytics and WordPress are the first two PERFECT examples. Could it be that Google My Business is next? There’s a TON of free data that can help your business within this platform.…
Read MoreWhat Are Google My Business User Contributions and How To Manage Them: Data Driven Daily Tip 171
WATCH LISTEN READ There seems to be a lot of confusion among business owners about which SEO tactics are the lowest hanging fruit for them to tackle. A number 1 is a verified Google My Business Listing. But even for those of you marketers (from CMOs to Small Business Owners) savvy enough to verify your…
Read MoreThe Power of Facebook Ads; Examining Our Own Campaigns
READ In our Data Driven Academy Deploying Digital Media (Facebook Ads) Class, we talk about the three phases of Facebook Ads: 1. Awareness 2. Consideration 3. Conversion Our recommendation for Facebook Ads “first timers” is typically to spend $1k per month for the first 6-9 months on Facebook “Awareness Objective” Ads. This increases eyeballs on…
Read MoreThe Truth About Hubspot
READ Look, I’m sorry if this blog post offends some people, but I know it will be super helpful to way more than it offends. Hubspot is NOT a lead generation platform. It will NOT help you grow your business. My friends, Hubspot is a CRM. That’s it. It’s a really great CRM, don’t get…
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