• Contest Factory
• January 26, 2021

If you thought email marketing was a thing of the past, check out the latest stats: 89% of marketers use email as the primary tool for generating leads 86% of professionals prioritize email for networking 72% of customers prefer email for business communication Emails are the most opened and clicked form of direct marketing out there and the most cost-effective, with an average $52 ROI […]

• Contest Factory
• January 26, 2021

“Whether viewed on a connected TV set at home, on a streaming device at the gym, or on a desktop at work, video content remains an advertiser’s most powerful tool to connect with audiences, wherever, whenever, and however they may be watching.”      – IAB – Interactive Advertising Bureau Since over the top media  is […]

• Contest Factory
• January 5, 2021

Google Analytics 4 is now available with powerful new features to help brands capture more nuanced customer data across devices and the web. But there’s a catch- you have to know what the features are before you can use them to your advantage. “4 out of 5 executives say that generating insights using analytics is critical to […]

• Contest Factory
• January 5, 2021

We all know that growing our social media presence is the linchpin of increasing brand awareness, traffic, and conversion rates. And I’m sure you’ve figured out that increasing your social following and engagement takes much more work than just posting at random, tagging a few folks, and calling it a day. But instead of obsessing […]

• Contest Factory
• December 8, 2020

Love it or hate it, search engine optimization (SEO) is hands down the best way to drive traffic to your website, broaden your audience, and increase your sales. The reason it’s the best  is that you OWN this – you are not buying your spot over and over again like you do with advertising. You […]

• Contest Factory
• December 8, 2020

To say that OTT is on the rise in 2020 is an understatement. In fact, eMarketer predicts that by 2021, 73.1% of U.S. internet users will be using an OTT video service in some capacity. This is good news for marketers who are delivering ads through online video streaming and a huge incentive for those […]

• Contest Factory
• November 17, 2020

Chatbot marketing is no longer the next best trend, it’s now the future of marketing. In fact, it’s predicted that 80% of businesses will have chatbot automation by the end of 2020. The goal of chatbots is simple, but the benefits are many- chatbots automate customer relationships, ultimately providing a way to help you stay connected with customers, […]

• Contest Factory
• November 17, 2020

We all know content is king for boosting SEO rankings on Google and other search engines. But who has time to sit down and bust out a new article every week? You have a business to run and life to live, after all.  And this is only one of your many marketing tactics. This is […]

• Contest Factory
• October 27, 2020

Like any relationship, communicating effectively with your customer is crucial for a real connection and sustained loyalty.  You may have figured this out when you started marketing your first product / service and how many years of marketing / product evolutions has your brand been through since its origination?  We’ve seen baby companies turn into […]

• Contest Factory
• October 27, 2020

We all know that growing our social media presence is the linchpin of increasing brand awareness, engagement, traffic, and conversion rates. And I’m sure you’ve figured out that increasing your social following and engagement takes much more work than just posting at random, tagging a few folks, and calling it a day. But instead of […]