Pop quiz. Which should you be using more of for your online marketing: landscape video, or vertical video? While there’s a time and place for both types of videos, we’ve found that even though vertical video is increasing in importance, fewer businesses are adopting it and adding it to their content mix. This is an enormous missed opportunity because the increase of mobile usage means that more users are prioritizing vertical video, and you should, too. In this post, we’re …
Category: Social Media Marketing
Social media is the future. You already knew that. But have you really grasped the full extent of its reach, particularly when it comes to Facebook and Instagram? People spend more time on social media than they spend watching TV. 59% of global consumers say social media guides their purchasing decisions. One out of every five minutes spent on a mobile phone is spent on Facebook and Instagram. Facebook and Instagram are heavily used by millennials, the demographic group with …
Instagram reached a whopping 1 billion monthly users in 2018, and there’s no sign everyone’s favorite photo-sharing app is slowing down. Of all the trends to consider, this striking number may be the most important: Instagram now has a multibillion-dollar global reach that makes it possible for advertisers to access their target markets with ease. In 2019, experts predict that even more users and advertisers will flock to Instagram. So, what will be the Instagram trends marketers need to know …
The fear of missing out (or as some of my fellow Millennials refer to it, #FOMO!) is a legitimate psychological phenomenon based in loss-aversion. We’re more scared of losing something than gaining it, and leveraging that fear can be a powerful marketing strategy when used correctly. Marketing experiences are one of the best ways to use FOMO to your advantage. Everyone is afraid of missing a sale, but that doesn’t even hold a candle to the fear of missing The …
Oh, the Holidays. What a perfect time to shop! Did you know that the average shopper spends around $ 970 during the holiday season? That’s a lot. And if you are a business, the holidays are the perfect opportunity to revel in huge fourth-quarter sales. If you want your business to get a piece of the action, you have to make sure that you are setting yourself apart from the competition. Using creative marketing ideas that are suitable for your business …