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What jobs to target in Digital Marketing at Agencies and Brands

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4m to read /  The number of job titles and descriptions at agencies that deliver digital marketing solutions is an ever increasing list. What are the roles involved and where do they fit in in the digital product cycle? Every day, in this connected age of marketing, we see new points of engagement come to the foreground, and naturally new positions are created, or current roles are customized to address the new areas of focus.  Here's a starting-point list of the most common job titles and roles at advertising, media, social media and specialized digital services agencies... Brand Channel Neutral Planners, Brand Managers, Strategic Planners (non digital specific) Integration Director/Manager, Integrated Content Manager/Coordinator Digital Strategy Digital Strategists – define the role of the brand in digital specific channels  Audience & Insight: Insight specialist, data analysts, Analytics Managers, Content Strategy Managers/Directors, Engagement Strategy Manage...

8 steps to building Awareness and Customer Loyalty with Social Media

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3m to read / The way social media has become an integrated part of marketing is built around the fact that it helps boost customer loyalty like never before. Here are eight ways to use social media to help build awareness and customer loyalty... 1. Start by listening Customer Insights is your First Step in Digital Marketing .  This is something you really need to keep in mind (and do read the linked post as well). You can't have insights if you don't listen. You need data – and data that's cleverly converted to valuable insight. Social media listening is not just for monitoring social performance or sentiment. It provides a huge opportunity for customer loyalty building and retention. Where are your customers on social media? Which platforms do they prefer – particularly in context of your brand or product. Which particular products and services do they talk about the most. Which ones get no responses at all? What are the sentiments (positive or negative) when they mention...

7 Simple steps to creating a rock solid content strategy

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3m to read /  Content, is today's marketing gold. It is the key that brands are using to connect and resonate with their audiences. Here are seven simple steps to having a rock solid content strategy. The fundamental strategy for successful content marketing is to consistently create and publish great, helpful content. The more your target audience can believe that you have solutions and answers when they have questions, the more your reputation grows as a reliable source. This is what leads you becoming a reliable, trusted brand – a go to brand. Simply: People buy from people they trust. When creating content, ask yourself these fundamental questions first: Is this content going to provide something that the community will benefit from? Is it unique and something that the user won't quickly find just anywhere? And, does it resolve a problem and answer a useful question. Then, use these steps to draft a solid strategy: 1. Outline your brand goals and objectives Your social medi...

What's Trending in Digital Marketing in May 2017

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2m to read /  Here are some useful links to posts and articles which will help you stay on trend in the world of Digital Marketing for May 20017. Just click on the links below... News and Trends Digital media gets a chance to clean up their acts   The Rise of Online Video on the TV Screen    Facebook Is Working on Technology That Lets You Type and Control VR Devices With Your Mind   Why beauty brands are betting on augmented reality   UAE tops advertising spending in Gulf region Which channels do marketers really use? What do Facebook’s new VR and AR platforms mean for marketers?   Google launches Optimize : Free A/B testing tool for all   Reports, How To's & White Papers 5 Things Brands Need to Know About Marketing to Moms [Infographic]   4 Tips to Keep Your Brand Coherent Across Platforms   How to effectively bring science to marketing   The five key steps towards understanding the customer journey    Want to do cont...

Simple ways to improve your Brand's Facebook Reach

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3m to read /  With organic reach at an all time low on Facebook, brands need to look at more innovative and creative ways of improving overall reach. And, yes, while engagement is still key as a metric, you can't engage unless you reach. 1. Start with Organic, then go Paid Clever brands today do use paid, but they start with organic – meaning, they'll wait a day, or a few hours at least, before they boost their posts via paid. Some brands believe only in promoted posts and have ditched the organic reach goal. But it's best to have a strategy for when you should promote via paid and why. On some posts your goal may be to drive traffic to a website – via links. On others it may be to increase awareness and engagement. Use Facebook's algorithms wisely. If you have $100 to spend, don't just do it in one go. Select the Objectives (Traffic, Video Views etc) according to your goal. Create the ad and spend around $40 the first time around. Run the ad and pause it after a da...

How AI and VR will disrupt and shift your brand's digital marketing

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4m to read /  Digital marketing today is being disrupted and we see a shift in how brand's are using both AI and VR in planning a seamless, immersive experience that is truly relevant in context. Brands today need to understand the shift. They are no longer in the B2C business – they are in the C2B business, where the customer drives what brands should be doing. Particularly in the social realm. So, a seamless, omnichannel experience that is rewarding to the user – and one that resonates in context is key. With this paradigm shift in mind, we're beginning to see both AI and VR gain ground in digital marketing. Predictive analytics and Immersive Experience Brands are fast moving into this territory of contextually relevant (and non interruptive) experience that uses VR’s immersive technology along with how AI’s and it's live predictive analytics makes context and content work seamlessly.  No real guidelines just yet What most brands are learning quickly is that there are no ...

A phygital world: Our digital and physical experiences are becoming seamless

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4m to read /  There’s that joke about non-stop flights. How can you get off, ever, if the flight actually doesn’t stop? When I hear about ‘digital’ I am equally confused. How can you experience anything that’s digital without being in the physical realm? You see what’s on screen, you listen to podcasts, you touch that smartphone, don’t you? So, actually, it’s really an online – offline world at any given time. AR, VR and physical AR and VR are both manifestations of this. The unprecedented success of Pokémon Go is the first example that comes to mind. The mobile app uses GPS and augmented reality technology to lead users on a hunt for the digital pets – who are scattered around across the physical world. In restaurants, bars, offices, shops, parks, stadiums, and mall parking lots. The point of Pokémon Go is to travel around – in the physical world – with a data connected mobile, exploring different geographic areas to find appropriate Pokémon. The most compelling digitally deliver...