9 Brands Getting Great ROI From Cause Marketing Campaigns
For the past decade, influencer-related cause marketing campaigns have been instrumental in building customer loyalty and driving sales. In fact, awards now honor brands for their social good campaign accomplishments. Gregory Galant, co-founder of Shorty Awards, said during the third annual awards night that “… Social Good is more relevant than ever, and consumers continue…
Read MoreWhy Your Brand Should Invest in Social Good Campaigns
Do you remember the first time you saw an ad that moved you? They may relate to you personally, therefore strengthening your beliefs and challenging you to act. We have seen feminine hygiene brands promoting gender equality and car brands promoting an eco-friendly environment. Social good campaigns mean big business for brands while making a…
Read MoreWhy Your Brand Should Invest in Gaming Influencer Marketing in 2019
In today’s generation, finding someone who has never tried installing or playing a game on their mobile or computer devices at least once in their lives is rare. Whether they be action, puzzle, educational, or simulation games, the gaming industry has never been more on trend for consumers young and old. For this reason, upping…
Read MoreHow To Choose the Right Influencer Marketing Activation to Get the Right ROI
So, let’s say you have your heart set on a Facebook Influencer Marketing activation and you want to increase visits to a website. In your mind, that would be the ROI golden ticket. Do you know for certain that Facebook is the right place for your brand? At the end of the campaign, do you think…
Read More10 Influencer Marketing Halloween Campaign Ideas That Will Wow You
With Halloween approaching, brands are identifying influencer marketing Halloween campaign ideas that will promote their products and services in fun, fresh, and relevant ways for their target market. The key is pinning down the best activations, making certain they meet your goals, objectives, and projected ROI. Recent studies by the Halloween Industry Association showed that most…
Read More4 Key Marketing Metrics You Need To Be Tracking
How do you determine whether or not a campaign was successful? Are you part of the “good vibes” club? If so, it’s time to take a good hard look at, you guessed it, marketing metrics. Yes, times they are a-changin’ thanks to APIs, metrics tracking platforms, and engagement (to name a few). But, now it…
Read MoreTop 10 2019 Influencer Marketing Trends
The air is crisping up, the store shelves are starting to fill with holiday decor, and I’m sure radio stations can’t wait to start playing Christmas music. That can only mean one thing: 2019 is on the horizon. Is your influencer marketing strategy ready for it? Do you know what’s in store for 2019 influencer…
Read MoreViral Abortion Twitter Thread Teaches Marketers 8 Must-Implement Strategies [Trend Watch]
Who knew that an abortion Twitter thread could drive so much engagement in such a short amount of time? Just one tweet in this 63-tweet Twitter thread has garnered over 65,000 retweets and 165,000 likes in less than two days. Talk about going viral! But, what was it about the thread that caused Gabrielle Blair, author…
Read MoreThe Top 5 Social Media Metrics Tracking Tools
So, you’re running a campaign and have all sorts of blog posts and social media activity going live throughout the campaign. How do you know the performance of the tweets? What about the engagement? Do you know if the Pinterest pins are performing their own #Pinterestfail (aka no engagement)? How’s Instagram treating your campaign? It…
Read MoreHow to Take Time Off and Return to Work Re-energized
Even though popular articles suggest maximizing efficiency can be as easy as taking shorter showers, I believe that the number one way to increase productivity is as simple as taking personal time off (PTO). Sound counterintuitive? Check this out. In addition to sharing time-management tips, expert Stephen Covey includes “Sharpen the Saw” as one of his…
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