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Judged by a panel of industry experts from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA),  The Communicator Awards honor excellence in communication across the spectrum of digital, video, podcasts, marketing, and more.  For the past two years (2019 and 2020), National Positions has been recognized for excellence in design, website development, video development, and beyond.  This year, we are proud to announce that we have taken home two awards from a brand new awards category​​—Marketing Effectiveness!  The emerging awards category recognizes

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

Ecommerce is booming, especially since COVID-19 turned our world upside down. But even before the pandemic started, online sales were dominating growth in the retail sector. The advantages of ecommerce are clear. Websites run 24/7. Staff hours are limited. And having an online shop lets you cast a much wider net—you can reach customers you never would if you were limited to a brick and mortar store. Even with an online store, though, you still need a team doing the

Over the past decade or so, most brands have set their sites on launching holiday promotions a little after those Halloween costumes have done their tricking and treating and the Thanksgiving decorations are ready for their annual debut. Each year (as consumers) it feels like the holiday marketing season creeps into our lives a day or two earlier. Holiday lights are turned on a little sooner (and brighter) and the dreaded (or beloved—depends on who you are) holiday playlist is

A marketing funnel (or sales funnel) is the process a lead goes through to become a paying customer or client. The end goal may also be non-monetary, like capturing a person’s email address. Marketing funnels (sometimes referred to as the “customer journey”) are essential because they help turn prospects into customers. They’re called funnels because at the beginning of the process you cast a wide net to attract lots of potential customers. Some people continue down to the next step,

The Marketing Psychology of Need You have an incredible product. You’ve told the world about it. You’ve described every feature in glowing terms – exquisite, handcrafted, cutting-edge, one-of-a-kind, stunning. You wait for the purchases to roll in. You think you marketing psychology game is on point. Silence! No one seems interested. What’s the problem? You’ve ignored the golden rule of marketing psychology: People don’t buy products; they buy solutions. Define the Need If every blog post you write and every video