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With the new year underway, we’re seeing new budgets, new goals and new challenges. It brings both a temporal reset and a financial reset, which makes it a great time to take stock of what you have and prioritize what needs to get done.Similar to a New Year’s resolution, often the answers are simple — the challenge is sticking with them. Here is my view on the most important items for your email program.DeclutterOur business-as usual programs tend to have been built over years. When you constantly add to a program, what was already there often remains in place.It’s wise to assess the situation periodically and clear out the clutter, thus freeing up some time to focus on more important items.Ad hoc/recurring emails: Are there emails that don’t generate the outcome or revenue that you expect? Are you sending them just because you have to? Cut them. If you can’t do so unilaterally, work with the business stakeholder to make better business decisions about the emails. That can mean changi…

Marketers have lots of choices when it comes to display media; however, the primary choice for many people who are engaged in search engine marketing and looking to increase display reach is the GDN (Google Display Network). But there are pros and cons of using the GDN instead of employing a DSP (demand-side platform), and the best decision is often not obvious.If you’re running Google AdWords (and face it, most marketers are), there may come a time when you need to move beyond search to display advertising. Here are the primary factors to consider when choosing GDN, a DSP or both.GND vs. DSP: Pros and cons• Budget: If you aren’t spending over $5K a month, the reasons to consider a DSP are less compelling because you probably can get all the reach, targeting and ad diversity you need from within the GDN.• Existing banner creative and an ability to create new messaging regularly: Custom ads cost money to create. The GDN and some DSPs facilitate dynamic ad creation within their ad serve…

Graphic from Adjust Fraudulent reporting of app installs is one of the most common mobile-specific issues that confront marketers.Ad campaigns promoting a new game app, for instance, are often set up on a pay-for-performance basis, so those responsible for convincing users to install receive payments for each app that is installed within the time window surrounding that campaign. But fake installs mean app publishers behind those campaigns end up paying for fakes.Now, app measurement Adjust is out with a new solution that combats what it says is a very widespread — but rarely discussed — kind of app install fraud that started spreading last year. In fact, the company says, this kind of fraud can affect up to 80 percent of the reported installs for any given campaign.It’s called SDK spoofing, or replay attacks. Adjust Fraud Specialist Andreas Naumann told me it’s the latest evolution in app install fraud.[Read the full article on MarTech Today.]

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Last year, P&G air freshener brand Febreze made its debut appearance as a Super Bowl advertiser. The brand used its spot to promote its OdorClear Technology, creating a 30-second Super Bowl commercial titled, “America’s Halftime Bathroom Break.”“Our objective to get our teasers out early was to urge consumers to get Febreze Air and Small Spaces in their shopping carts before the big game,” says Mandy Ciccarella, communications manager for P&G, referring to the brand’s 2017 Super Bowl campaign.“Video assets were available on YouTube in the days leading up to the game, and content on our social channels, including Facebook and Twitter, served as a reminder for consumers to put Febreze cans in carts as they prepared for Super Bowl Sunday.”The creative driving Febreze’s 2017 Super Bowl ad was informed by consumer insights into how people prepare — or, better, fail to prepare — their bathrooms for Super Bowl parties.Using consumer insights to build a Super Bowl campaign“It was base…

Instagram is looking to make the ads in its Stories feed better equipped for brands to tell stories.Instagram is rolling out a version of its Story ads that can include three consecutive photos or videos instead of the standard one, the Facebook-owned photo-and-video app announced on Thursday.Instagram is testing the expanded format with 12 brands, including California Pizza Kitchen, Netflix and Paramount, and will also open up the new format, which it’s calling “carousel ads for Instagram Stories,” to brands buying ads through automated ad-buying firms in the Facebook Marketing Partners program. The company does not yet have a timeline for when it will become available to self-serve advertisers, said Instagram’s director of product marketing Susan Rose.By tripling the number of posts in a Story ad, Instagram is enabling brands to get more creative with their campaigns and removing the pressure to squeeze everything into one 15-second video, as has been the case since Instagram introd…

Here’s a fact: effective SEO results require hard work and effort.Anyone who has been in the SEO game for more than a few days knows that earning your website a place in search results is no piece of cake.Not only do you need to carefully plan and execute your strategies, you also need to be on the lookout for changes in algorithms and other tweaks.But the fact that SEO requires dedication doesn’t mean you can’t use tools and software to simplify the process, especially when you work with several large websites.SEO automation means making the search engine optimization process automatic through the use of tools, software and other programs that reduce human labor.The entire SEO process is far too complicated for all of it to be automated, but certain aspects of SEO definitely can be. And this can free up considerable time for other creative and administrative work.The key here is to understand what you can automate and what you can’t (or shouldn’t) automate. For example, tasks like si…

Email Marketing is a boon for any blog. It is the fastest way to drive more readers to your blog resulting in increased sales. Emails are a way to let your readers know about the updates on your blog. In order to build an effective audience, you need to inform your readers about your latest content.You cannot expect your visitors to remember you and come back to your blog again and again in order to look for more information. They are just drive-by visitors and you need potential subscribers.The biggest problem that most of the bloggers face is the lack of a database large enough to explore the benefits of email marketing. As a marketer, it is your job to make sure that your email list is updated regularly so that you are able to keep increasing your number and climb up the ladder.That is why this week’s #ShoutersChat was:“Growing your Email Subscribers”In this week’s #ShoutersChat, we discussed why each blog should focus on growing their email subscribers. We also discussed whether o…

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Here’s our recap of what happened in online marketing today, as reported on Marketing Land and other places across the web.From Marketing Land:What to get right before launching a global business
Jan 31, 2018 by Thomas Stern
Columnist Thomas Stern shares how taking care of business at home helps ensure global success.Channel your inner explorer to find link-building prospects
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Jan 31, 2018 by Amy King
Inaccurate location data can be a headache for marketers. Contributor Amy King explains how you can ensure precise data, resulting in more personalized location data-based marketing campaigns.6 hot trends travel brands should watch in 2018
Jan 31, 2018 by Christi Olson
Contributor Christi Olson shares six trends travel brands can keep an eye on to help build their advertising outreach strategies in 2018.Innovid partners wi…