Category Archives: Branding

360 Video, Virtual and Augmented Reality for Marketers

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Virtual reality, augmented reality and 360 video are often talked about by the media as synonyms, but actually they are three very different experiences. Both YouTube and Facebook now support posting 360 video content and some brands started advertising with this format. Which industries would benefit most? Some industries which could largely benefit from VR […]

Digital Marketing Tips for Real Estate Businesses

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Digital marketing for the real estate sector has its rules and specificities. Coming from London, which is on a roll with new luxury developments and having a real estate agency as my private client has helped me understand where the pitfalls of a marketing strategy for real estate are. Capturing leads Real estate agencies and […]

What are the latest updates from the F8 Facebook Developer Conference 2018

The annual F8 Facebook conference for Developers in San Jose, California opened yesterday with a not from the company’s founder Marc Zuckerberg. Lately the company has been in the focus of attention because of the privacy data scandal. It was no surprise that this conference would be one of the most watched and popular events […]

Five rules of successful marketing positioning

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I have recently been reading an amazing marketing classics Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Jack Trout. It is a relatively old book – from the 1980-ies, but the information can be applied nowadays.   The main idea of the book is that for a brand to be successful, they must establish a position […]

How to Create a Great Marketing Plan

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Creating marketing plan with a stable understanding of your tactic at each stage of the journey is crucial for the success of your efforts. The good part is that you don’t have to come up with some complicated ideas. Your plan will start showing up as soon as you dig in the signal your customers […]

The Sales Funnel vs the Customer Journey

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I prefer to concentrate on practical information rather than on theory. However, there are certain frameworks which can make things much easier when planning a marketing strategy.   University classes taught students till recently to think of marketing as of a funnel. On top of the funnel you have the vaguely interested people who just […]

Seven reasons why generating leads can make you super successful

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Generating leads is a topic which I see sometimes is misunderstood. When people start thinking of marketing a new business or pushing a brand, they often think about social media posts, viral advertising, competitions and all kind of traffic generating technique. However, this is an approach, which is completely opposite to the logic. Here is […]

Five Things Average Businesses Miss on with Social Media

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Some of the biggest complain coming from start-ups and even quite established medium size businesses is they have no time they use social media. Then you can still hear the good old “our audience is not on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram”. The newest cliché is “you cannot achieve impact on social media without paid ads”   There are […]

Why are businesses afraid to talk sales in their search ads?

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I see the same situation quite often. People are really scared to experiment with AdWords ad copy, because they think more “aggressive” message would make their brand look bad. This is an argument which is completely unnecessary. Each online platform has its own communication style and failing to fit in it can leave you behind […]

Snapchat Advertising is Coming. Are You Ready?

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   Snapchat is the newest exciting platform which has launched advertising opportunities. It is definitely still a very fresh and unexplored territory by advertisers, except for a few big brands. This is what makes it exciting as a lot of opportunities lie there.   The problem with new products is usually the risk of overspending […]