It’s Snapchat’s turn to copy Instagram. On Tuesday, Snapchat finally updated its Stories product — the one Instagram copied in August — with the ability to rewind through Stories, which has been possible on Instagram, but not on Snapchat. If that seems like a minor adjustment, then you haven’t come close to throwing your phone…
When new technologies make bold promises, how do you discern the hype from what’s commercially viable? And when will such claims pay off, if at all? Gartner Hype Cycles provide a graphic representation of the maturity and adoption of technologies and applications, and how they are potentially relevant to solving real business problems and exploiting…
Editor’s note: Please note that this article is quite lengthy, and contains dozens of CodePen embeds for an interactive view. The page might take a little while to load, so please be patient. Layout on the web is hard. The reason it is so hard is that the layout methods we’ve relied on ever since…
Beacons have been dismissed by some as having had their moment. Despite a large number of retail-related announcements, relatively few consumers (to their knowledge) have experienced proximity based marketing or in-store notifications from beacons. Despite the slower adoption and failure to live up to the hype cycle, beacons and the broader category of “proximity sensors”…
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: Successful SEO programs require content that supports the entire buy cycleNov 7, 2016 by Joe Goers Columnist Joe Goers argues that many websites are focusing too much on the bottom of…
Every SEO has heard these four words: “I need more traffic!” It seems that websites are becoming less focused on top-of-funnel content (general informational and educational materials) and more focused on bottom-of-funnel lead generation offers. In my opinion, this is a short-sighted strategy, and one that will not drive a high volume of qualified traffic….
While Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is not a new concept, it’s regained popularity among B2B marketing and sales professionals. They have found much success with an account-based approach – from increased revenue and more cross- and up-sell success within enterprise accounts, to close alignment between marketing and sales, to a great handle on their data. With…
With so many business structure possibilities, it can be particularly complicated to consolidate content across departments, especially if it’s created in isolation. Internal structure can therefore dictate content efficiency, and decentralized structures can, in turn, spawn duplicate, overlapping or conflicting content. What is cannibalization? Cannibalization is a term coined by the digital community to refer…
I realized something the other day: I’ve been designing apps for nine years now! So much has changed since the early days and, it feels like developers and designers have been through a rollercoaster of evolutions and trends. However, while the actual look and functionality of our apps have changed, along with the tools we…
It’s very well established that consumers use smartphones as shopping assistants in stores. We’re now getting into the nuances of how they use them and how marketers and retailers can be more effective in tapping that in-store usage. A new survey from inMarket offers some insights and a bit of contradictory data to the growing…
