How virtual influencers are taking off in digital marketing
Virtual influencers are opening up new ways for brands to present themselves and generate attention. The use of virtual brand ambassadors offers many advantages – but also poses some risks.
How to identify and evaluate new market opportunities
In corporate development and when branching into new business areas, it is crucial to recognize and utilize the driving forces in the market. Accurate market analyses form the basis for an in-depth evaluation of market opportunities.
Recognizing and capitalizing on potential: Agile processes in product development
Agile methods offer major advantages for product managers. Mirko Theine, Senior Manager at zeb.rolfes.schierenbeck.associates, offers some tips and reports on what opportunities exist and what is important when introducing agile working methods.
Whitepaper: Ensuring successful start-up business development
There are often special challenges associated with successful start-up business development. After rapid growth, it is important to get the company on the right track for future business development early on.
Template: 7 good reasons in support of a social media editorial plan
Editorial plan – the term sounds a bit dusty, almost anachronistic when it comes to social media marketing. So why is a social media editorial plan nevertheless indispensable for implementing a content marketing strategy?
Data-driven storytelling: How numbers are transformed into stories
Data-driven storytelling is based on the great allure of stories. With this in mind, more and more businesses are adopting a narrative approach to internal and external communication in the effort to convey abstract data in vivid ways.
5 Things that established firms can learn from startups
In many sectors of the economy, successful startups are regarded as an engine of transformation and innovation. New methods from the startup world also offer established companies exciting solution approaches for the necessary transformations ahead.
Why personas are a must-have in product marketing
There are big advantages to using personas during product development and subsequent product marketing. The user model interlinks both workflows within one goal-oriented process that focuses on the product user.
Twitch marketing for companies: far more than an insider’s tip
Fast-growing livestreaming portals such as Twitch are among the defining social media trends and attract ever-larger audiences. This is how they offer companies enormous potential for targeted and effective marketing measures.
Here’s how to find the right CRM software for your business
From startups to large conglomerates: CRM software optimizes customer care, supports lead generation and facilitates numerous work processes. Here you can read which CRM types are available and which criteria need to be observed.
What can digital audio advertising do in the context of media planning?
Radio is dead. Long live radio. Or at least audio. Podcasts, smart voice assistants, digital radio offerings and audio-streaming services have transported audio advertising into the new millennium. How can advertisers and media planners tap into the audio boom for themselves?
Shopping in a collective – Social commerce is evolving into social group buying
A collective shopping experience instead of Shoppable posts or tell-a-friend buttons: Social commerce is being invigorated thanks to an approach that combines group buying and social discovery. The Tupperware-party principle has finally made its way to eCommerce.
The mere-exposure effect – Why content marketing works
Thanks to the workings of the mere-exposure effect, the brain reacts positively to stimuli that have previously been perceived subconsciously. This is precisely why content marketing works – but it also becomes clear why it takes time before a content strategy can deliver measurable results.
Referral marketing: nothing is more valuable than good referrers
The ratings of satisfied customers are essential for a company's success. The referral rate is therefore one of the most important KPIs for companies. In this story you will learn how to determine this rate and what can be deduced from it.
2020 digital marketing trends – what to expect in the new year
Digital marketing benefits like no other discipline from changing trends and new technology. In our look at the 2020 digital marketing trends, we highlight the innovations that are set to dominate marketers’ business operations and everyday life.
Messenger marketing after the WhatsApp newsletter ban
Since December 7, WhatsApp is no longer allowing companies to send out newsletters. For messenger marketing, this change of course by WhatsApp represents a game changer with enormous future opportunities for companies in terms of customer dialog and service.
Crowdtesting: A simple answer to a bug-free software
Crowdtesting can serve as a useful quality assurance tool during software development. Unbiased users test software on their own devices and help improve bug finding and fixing with their reports. Market and user analysis can also be conducted by soliciting usability suggestions.
How to find the perfect candidates for building a sales team
Sales staff are the interface between products and customers – so your company’s success depends on creating a first-class sales team setup. The oft-mentioned soft skills are what matter when it comes to recruitment.
Beautify your sales: tips for outstanding UX design
The target group's user experience is a decisive success factor in e-commerce. Creative and well thought-out UX design can have a positive impact on the user experience and transform interested parties into buyers.