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First-party data is data that is collected directly from your website by YOU, the owner of the site.  This can include information such as sales conversion user information, the items customers have purchased, and any other interactions they have had with the site that are trackable. In contrast, third-party data is data that is collected by a company other than the website owner, often through the use of tracking cookies. And cookies are already on their way out the door.

YouTube Shorts and TikTok are two popular short-form video platforms that have gained a lot of traction in recent years.  Both platforms allow users to create and share short videos, usually lasting less than a minute, but there are some key differences between the two. Audience, engagement, and content styles are just some major differences. While some may consider all short-form videos the same, this couldn't be further from the truth. Here are five ways in which YouTube Shorts is

If you follow the everchanging world of Google search, you may have noticed something interesting in you search results recently. Let's call it "continuous scrolling search results." Searching something like "men's jeans" gives you a list of results that continues to populate rather than the traditional page one, two, three, etc. When you reach the bottom of the results, more results populate! This does not happen all the time - which is interesting.  Searching "cool men's jeans," the results default

For over two years, National Positions has sounded the alarm that third-party data would soon become a thing of the past. Were we wrong? Were we overcautious? Or perhaps we just saw the writing on the wall and knew the clock was ticking. And now, the industry is finally taking notice.  Recently, a post on LinkedIn piqued our interest—not because it was a bad question but because it is being asked this late in the game. Again, this is a

It has been another amazing week (well, month) here at National Positions! We are deep into launching campaigns for the holiday season, onboarding new clients, and producing content that everyone can use this holiday season. But there is more—so much more. Let us pull back the curtain and unveil some of the most exciting news as we wind the year down—let's go.    Trending at Ad World 2022 After a very warm welcome at Ad World 2021, our own Director

It's holiday marketing time again, and every year, National Positions sees a flood of new clients as the holiday season kicks into gear. Everyone wants to “crush their year-end goals.” While we sincerely want to help each client and provide them with all the strategic and profitable advantages possible, rolling back the clock is beyond our control.  To succeed during this (or any) holiday season, you need to plan, prepare and have every aspect of your campaigns ready before the