BLOG

Every year, National Positions reflects on not only what we learned over the previous 12 months, but also what is coming next. We compile all of our client wins, metrics, and successful strategies to uncover the common threads that will guide another year of profitable success for our clients. We formulate these insights into our annual digital marketing trends ebook, which will be unveiled as 2022 kicks off! This is a massive undertaking that takes considerable time to develop and

It’s that time of year again—time to collect and assess everything we learned in 2021 so we can more effectively strategize how we can maximize our impact as the new year approaches.  Reviewing those final results (below the surface) and doubling down on what worked reveals a goldmine of data. It is in this vortex of complex metrics that we can begin to unlock real opportunities for growth by truly understanding what strategies and campaigns were victorious—and which were not.

For the eighth episode of National Positions’ Digital Breakthroughs podcast, we decided to focus on what most businesses wait all year for. The holiday shopping season! Furthermore, it goes without saying that this year has seemed to give us more coal than shiny bows, but perception is everything because we all know that coal can turn into shining diamonds. To uncover all the opportunities and trends this holiday shopping season has in store, CEO Bernard May assembled a panel of

The coronavirus pandemic changed what we search for and what we buy online overnight. In 2019 top Google searches included things you’d expect—personal care items, home goods, tech products, apparel, and toys and games. By April of this year top search items included toilet paper, face masks, hand sanitizer, and Lysol spray. We’ve entered a new world—one that will likely define a generation. Just as the pandemic is exposing weaknesses in our supply chains and healthcare systems, it’s also exposing

In a world full of questions, there is one entity that has been keeping track of all of them—Google. Everything from “When is lockdown ending?” to “Where can I buy a facemask?” has been on our minds and therefore part of our Google searches, as we make our way through the new normal. But there is also a-rock-and-a-hard place situation that it appears Google is attempting to provide some assistance with. How are brands that have had their revenues impacted

As small and medium-sized businesses continue to feel the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, service-based brands that support these businesses continue to look for ways to help them. For many businesses, the main goal (for the time being) is to maintain viability as opposed to focusing on bullish revenue growth. This change in strategy, however, has left a marketing gap that many are unsure how to fill. Businesses and brands (brick-and-mortar or online) that are still operational find themselves in