E-commerce gets all the attention at this time of year. Rightfully so, with U.S. retail e-commerce sales expected to jump 16.6% during the 2017 holiday season. Most LBN clients, however, are serviced-based businesses, so I wanted to show them some love during the holidays by taking a dive into the spreadsheets to see ...
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Who doesn't love getting the most for their money? Marketers should, too. Coupons and offers are great ways to attract new and returning customers. We share a little tip in this video to help you to increase mobile and online engagement and conversions when you're running a promotion....
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Writing effective pay-per-click ad copy should be simple enough – the more consumers who click on your ads the better, right? Not exactly. While click-thru rate (CTR) is a good measure of how enticing your ads are, it only tells part of the story when it comes to ad effectiveness. Conversion rate is just as important ...
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How are marketers monetizing voice search at the local level? With projections of smart speaker usage to grow 130% in 2017 and the rise in monthly virtual assistant usage to reach 1/5 of the U.S. population by end of year, the door of opportunity will open for voice search to have a positive impact at the local level. ...
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If I told you there was a digitally-savvy market segment with massive buying power and a growing consumer base, you’d likely assume that segment is already covered in your online marketing plans. Think again. That may not be the case. A segment that spends $1.7 trillion annually. An audience in which the number of ...
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Recently, Google AdWords improved its Quality Score reporting visibility. Seven new columns for QS components are now available in keyword reporting. The update allows advertisers greater ability to evaluate the components of the Quality Score, as well as measure against historical data....
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Why local digital matters. Finding the sweet spot for your business with radius targeting. How an electronics brand is making noise with local. Is the evolution of native advertising helping brands? Our Industry Roundup helps you stay up to speed on what’s happening around the industry with our quick-glimpse, monthly ...
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Q&A with LBN’s Director of Client Services Mandy Stonerock. It’s easy for a company with digital presence to feel like a little fish in a big, big ocean when there’s more than 280 million Internet users in the United States. Allocating budgets, being discovered, getting the click, scoring that conversion – it can ...
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Introducing "The Differential," a new series featuring LBN's VP of Digital Marketing Matt Blackmore, where we break down data and offer insight into the makings of a successful digital marketing strategy. Distance makes the heart grow fonder. If there's one saying from all-time classic quotes that rings true for ...
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