Social media is one of today’s most popular methods for communicating and sharing information amongst consumers, media outlets, and brands. This is just one of the reasons why so many businesses have chosen to invest in paid social media advertising. It helps them to reach a broader audience and build brand awareness – ultimately leading to brand loyalty. With so many social platforms out there, how do you know which one is right for you to reach your target audience?
With the general uncertainty of what’s to come due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, there are more questions than answers. Never in our lifetime have we seen daily life impacted so fundamentally, throughout the United States, and around the globe.
For all the uncertainty about what the future will look like, it’s clear that it will be digital.
As consumers spend more time on their mobile phones, advertisers are gaining more opportunities to reach them when they are most likely to take action. One of the best ways to attract these highly engaged consumers, build brand awareness, and increase ad recall is through high impact mobile advertising.
What is High Impact Mobile Advertising?
High impact mobile ad units are designed to be interactive and encourage consumer engagement through multiple touch points and placements that consider both the mobile and tablet behavioral patterns of content consumption and the overall user experience. In referring to “high impact”, we are suggesting that a user must initiate an action within the ad in order for it to activate.
If the past few months have taught us anything, it’s that we don’t know what is coming next. Daily life, work life, vacation plans, marketing plans—everything we had previously scheduled for 2020 has been disrupted. So, where do we go from here?
Television content is being consumed in more places now than ever before. From streaming YouTube on their smartphones to watching their favorite shows on Hulu using a laptop, consumers can now access video content wherever and whenever they want. With video content that’s so readily available, consumers are no longer confined to watching shows, the news, or other programs at scheduled times on televisions at home.
The world as a whole has been impacted by the current global pandemic, but there are many ways you can proactively set your brand up for success now, in preparation for the future. During these months where people are spending more time at home, they are using the internet at all hours of the day for both personal and professional use. View our on-demand webinar on how to make sure your paid search campaigns are helping keep your brand top of mind as home-bound consumers browse on Google, Bing, and other search engines to find grocery delivery services, take out restaurants, online retailers, virtual workouts, and more.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has been an extraordinary catalyst for change in just a matter of months. It has fueled a shift in every aspect of our lives. Video chat, online streaming, telemedicine, and remote learning have taken over as we all change the way we interact with the world around us. Read More
The field of digital advertising is constantly changing as new technologies are introduced. With these new technologies, companies alter the ways they deploy digital ads to reach their audiences more effectively. When it comes to digital advertising, programmatic advertising and real-time bidding (RTB) are at the forefront of the discussion. While these terms are often used interchangeably, they are not actually the same thing. Marketers can use both programmatic advertising and RTB to efficiently and effectively target ads to their specific audience.
In the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, television content is being consumed more now than ever before. From streaming YouTube workouts to binge-watching new shows on Hulu, or staying glued to the news—home-bound consumers can now access more video content than ever before, and at any time of day. With content that’s so readily available, consumers are no longer confined to watching shows, the news, or other programs at scheduled times.
With the steady decline in the stock market and general uncertainty of what’s to come, many marketers are slowing down their advertising spend. But is this the best option when people are staying home with digital connections taking the place of face-to-face interactions? And as consumer behavior is changing, what effect is this having on performance and programmatic marketing? 48% of advertisers have adjusted media type usage or shifted budget among media types instead of halting advertising spend. Rather than completely cutting advertising budgets, marketers should consider different avenues for reaching their target customers. Just look at the data from 2008: brands that kept their advertising steady and remained strong in 2008 recovered 9x faster during the global financial crisis.