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Integrated Digital Marketing Strategy v Marketing CampaignsDigital Marketing

12 Apr 2018

Integrated Digital Marketing Strategy v Marketing Campaigns

Integrated Digital Marketing Strategy v Marketing Campaigns Throwing a stone into an empty corridor comes to mind when you hear the words “let’s just do some marketing campaigns”. Like any marketing, unless informed and tracked how can you rate the success? Without it, your efforts are just RAMS (random acts of marketing). So why is […]

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The Reformed Art of “Client Service” in a Digital AgencyDigital Marketing

12 Apr 2018

The Reformed Art of “Client Service” in a Digital Agency

The Reformed Art of “Client Service” in a Digital Agency The reality is that we used to live in a world where clients just wanted digital, they were not sure what it was, but everyone had it, so they wanted it too. Today, we sit in a very different space, where our clients know the […]

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Google Adwords Bans Cryptocurrency AdsPaid Media

26 Mar 2018

Google Adwords Bans Cryptocurrency Ads

As of June 2018, all Cryptocurrency ads will be banned on the Google Adwords platform. Google's ad policy has been updated to reflect the following: “In addition, ads for the following will no longer be allowed to serve: Binary options and synonymous products Cryptocurrencies and related content (including but not limited to initial coin offerings, cryptocurrency exchanges, […]

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Google Confirms March 2018 Algorithm UpdateSEO

26 Mar 2018

Google Confirms March 2018 Algorithm Update

Google Confirms March 2018 Algorithm Update Earlier this week Google announced that there had been an update to their ranking algorithm. This is unusual as Google does not usually share information around updates to the core algorithm. They further stated that they carry out updates like this several times a year and that it did […]

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Paid Media

4 Jan 2018

Facebook Custom & Look-a-Like Audiences, put simply

Facebook Custom & Look-a-Like Audiences, put simply They Say “We need a more targeted approach to our paid social, using custom and look-a-like audiences” What on earth are they on about? Let's get Straight To The Point… They Mean You have the ability in Facebook to load a file of customers or enquirers. Normally a […]

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Your site speed sucksPerformance Marketing

2 Jan 2018

Your site speed sucks

Your Site Speed Sucks They Say “We need to reduce your site speed loading time by compressing images and javascript, otherwise Google will penalise us hard!” What on earth are they on about? Let's get Straight To The Point… They Mean That you are losing leads and revenue – due to a poor user experience […]

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Performance marketing retainers make no senseDigital Marketing

15 Jul 2017

Performance marketing retainers make no sense

Fixed scope and set hours, a dream come true for agencies. But out of date and totally nonsensical for performance marketing. Agencies love retainers. Why? Because it gives them a degree of certainty and that in-turn gives the possibility to plan revenue and resources. To some extent this makes sense for creative work where the […]

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Avoid SEO Failure – Check your AgencySEO

9 Jul 2017

Avoid SEO Failure – Check your Agency

Think long and hard before signing an SEO service provider contract As a business owner or marketing manager in South Africa, it is often hard to decide on an SEO service provider. We previously wrote a post giving some guidance on how to chose the right SEO agency But how do you know for certain […]

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Pitches – Winning or Losing?Digital Marketing

17 Jun 2017

Pitches – Winning or Losing?

We all hear about the horror with which pitches are referred to within agency-land. But just how damaging or beneficial are they to agencies and do we stop to make sure that they make sense? The pitch is the most alien way of deciding who to date? Not only do you invite 10 unsuspecting individuals […]

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Digital Marketing

2 Jun 2017

The death of the Digital Marketeer?

There's a global frenzy surrounding Artificial Intelligence. How real is the threat that Digital Marketeers are soon to be replaced by AI? The 4th industrial revolution has been discussed widely over recent months and there’s real tangible fear that jobs will be replaced by AI and in large volumes. Marketing is becoming more personalised in […]

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When and how to play your SEO cardSEO

31 May 2017

When and how to play your SEO card

When should you as a business owner or marketing manager involve SEO in your marketing efforts? This may seem like a simple question but there is often a lot of confusion around where SEO should fit into the marketing process. There are a couple of instances where SEO involvement is vital and can actually save […]

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What is Performance Marketing? Why should you care?Performance Marketing

15 May 2017

What is Performance Marketing? Why should you care?

We all want proof instead of theories and results rather than cheap talk. At the end of the day, as a marketing manager or business owner, you want a return on investment from your marketing spend. This is where performance marketing comes into play. This style of marketing has drastically changed the way we advertise and with […]

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