According to IAB data out today, US advertisers spent $17.6 billion on digital ads in Q3. The trade organization said this was “the highest third quarter for digital advertising spending on record, and represents a 20 percent increase over the same time period in 2015.” It also represents a 4.3 percent sequential increase over Q2….
Many top year-end lists are now coming out, and Nielsen has released its ranking of the the top smartphone apps of 2016. In its ranking encompassing both Facebook and Google apps, Nielsen shows Facebook with top two spots (and Instagram farther down), followed by five Google apps. Apple Music and Amazon round out the top…
Getting email right has never been so important. In an effort to always give you the most up-to-date, reliable marketing advice, Whereoware has updated their Email Optimization Checklist – Capture, Convince, Close to reflect new email best practices. Whereoware’s Email Optimization Checklist walks through tried and true techniques for crafting and sending emails that capture…
Amazon’s Echo Dot, the best-selling item on Amazon.com this holiday season Amazon had itself a merry little huge Christmas this year, especially when it comes to sales of its own family of Echo devices. Echo Dot, the newer and smaller version of the Echo, was the top-selling item on Amazon.com this holiday season. That was…
From the cover of the report Personal wearables that track health data can boost your exercise routine or monitor a medical condition. The devices — including digital watches, sensor-equipped clothes, and apps in smartphones — can track heart rates, sleep patterns, calories, stress levels, and someday may store information on our DNA. But, according to…
At the beginning of the year, BrightLocal conducted its annual Local SEO Industry Survey, which seeks to gauge the general mood and outlook of professionals in the local search space. At the time, 78 percent of respondents believed that 2016 would be a “good” or “great” year for business. Now, as the year comes to…
In 2016, the inevitable happened, and mobile overtook desktop as the primary device used to access websites. This didn’t come as a huge surprise because, as far back as 2015, Google reported that more searches were conducted on mobile than on any other device category. In many industries, this may be conservative and, at the…
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: U.S. District Court judge orders Amazon to release customer data in connection to WEN Haircare lawsuitDec 23, 2016 by Amy Gesenhues Amazon wasn’t part of the original lawsuit, but lawyers for…
Amazon has been ordered by US District Court Judge James Robart to disclose customer information for people who purchased WEN hair products on the e-commerce site. The ruling is connected to a lawsuit involving WEN Haircare products. According to a report on Media Post, Guthy-Renker, the company behind the WEN Haircare line, settled the lawsuit….
CMOs are charged with managing a brand’s relationship with consumers, but the CMO’s most tangible relationships are more likely with the partners and service providers that comprise their full tech stack. Building, selecting, integrating and managing the right tech is the first step in understanding and interfacing with consumers. At best, both the advertising and…
