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.
Augmented reality: how mobile.de presented its new AR products at DMEXCO
How do you present augmented reality at a trade fair? Germany's largest car marketplace, mobile.de, set an example this year at DMEXCO and, together with the digital agency cynapsis interactive, created a unique trade fair experience based on AR content.
A proper briefing sets clear objectives for increased efficiency
Little effort and high quality: a consistently formulated briefing ultimately ensures a project will run smoothly. After all, the end result always depends on the quality of the input.
Come out, come out, wherever you are: how hidden Instagram like counts could affect your marketing
The number of likes is no longer visible for the first subjects on Instagram. Inevitably, this change will transform how companies use the platform.
Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2019: what you need to know
On 29 November 2019, Black Friday will once again take over the market. Retailers will be enticing customers with attractive discounts.
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How to avoid burnout in the creative process
75 percent of marketers showed marked signs of burnout in the last six months according to Asana CMO, Dave King. And this is a rising tendency. These two options will help you protect yourself from burnout.
Charting the rise of the ‘brandless’ brand
With the very foundations of a brand designed to ensure consumer protection and signify reliability and quality, will brandless organisations ever have the power to change the concept of brand-building altogether?
Using Customer Intelligence to get the most out of customer data
Bicycle producer Rose Bikes has been observing how customers shop for the past 112 years. Sebastian Bomm, Director UX & CI, on a unique approach.
Data to me! – how brands can emancipate themselves
Brands today can no longer afford to manage their valuable customer data externally.
Optimizing local company data on Google and other search engines
The goal of location marketing services is for internet users to find company data in an optimal format in local searches on Google and other websites. You can boost your reputation using smart databases.
The end of the cookie world as we know it
A recent European Court of Justice ruling and a technical change in the browser world have dealt a severe blow to the advertising industry - and probably also made it clear to the latter that alternatives must be sought.