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Marketers are expected to think creatively and strategically, whether they’re planning content or their marketing budget. Being a successful marketer requires the ability to create and adhere to a strict budget. It is essential to achieve marketing growth while also taking cost-effective routes, so no money or efforts are wasted. With that said, businesses mustn’t take the cheapest options because it will show in the delivery of marketing as well as the results. Instead, they should focus on quality while

A/B testing, also called split testing, is an age-old method of figuring out which marketing strategies work best for your business (or figuring out how to cure scurvy in 18th-century sailors—someone give those salty mariners a sack of oranges!).  Either way, it works.    You can use A/B testing on everything from website copy to paid search ads to marketing emails.  It takes some extra time, but the payoffs make it worthwhile—as long as your A/B tests are well designed.    Say you

Offline Conversion Tracking Is Your Secret Weapon: Here’s Why It Matters Online conversion data doesn’t give you the full picture of who’s buying your products or services. Business happens offline, too. Someone might download a free eBook on your website but sign up for a service agreement in person. A homeowner might find a plumbing company via paid search but then call the company directly to schedule an appointment. A foodie might see a banner ad for a new product

What We Know - Apple’s Impact on Facebook Ads This is what our team currently knows surrounding the impact this change (update) from Apple will have on brands/businesses currently running ads on Facebook. *Facebook’s Pro-Active Opt-in* In an effort to get ahead of the situation, Facebook will be implementing its own preemptive opt-in ahead of Apple’s own. This opt-in is to provide context to the changes being instituted by Apple and reduce the number of customers blindly opting out of

Every year, National Positions takes a look at all that’s happened surrounding digital marketing, ecommerce, and industry shifts to make our predictions as to where next year will take us.   Now, this year has obviously not been a normal year. This year all of the certainty about what we thought would happen and where we would be heading was shaken to its core—forcing us marketers to reassess what the future would hold.   This doesn’t mean that many of

Welcome to part two of our podcast (and blog) all about conversion optimization tips, tricks, tactics, and strategies for the holiday season and beyond. If you missed part one you can click here to see what you missed from part one, but if you are feeling brave and want to start from here, we respect your gusto! When we left off with CEO Bernard May and Marketing Director Matt Erickson, we had just begun unpacking the need to use Google