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Every social media platform seems to follow the same journey when it comes to adoption.  The younger generation begins using it, the older generations say they’ll never use it, and within a couple of years, everyone (at every age) has a profile.  It happened with Facebook. It happened with Instagram. And now it’s happening with TikTok.  Right now it’s generally accepted that Facebook is for everyone, Instagram is for the 20's and 30's crowd, and TikTok skews toward 12- to

Another year has flown by, and, once again, we have seen ecommerce activity dominating the retail world. While, understandably, we did not see a repeat of the massive spike we experienced in 2020, our prediction that ecommerce activity would continue its upward trajectory came to fruition.  Beyond any additional fears surrounding the pandemic, a number of other factors help account for the continued preference for making purchases online. These include product availability, alternative product adoption, and overall convenience—just to name

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.

Earlier this year, the digital marketing (and social commerce) world was thrown into a bit of chaos over the latest iOS updates that were released by Apple.  These updates disrupted the data (that’s normally leveraged in social media ad campaigns) as well as the results. Articles began to flood the digital ecosystem as businesses, advertisers, and even Facebook were attempting to find a solution to “stop the bleeding,” so to speak.    When In Doubt - Go Live! Then there

While we thrive on discussing, sharing, and inspiring with insights surrounding the digital marketing and ecommerce worlds—the retail space is not lost on us.  Nearly 20 years ago we built our reputation on best-in-class SEO solutions dedicated to maximizing the visibility of local businesses in the digital space. The faster a local business could be found, the more rapidly a customer could hop in their car and make it to the brick-and-mortar location to complete their purchase.  Retail shopping locations