5 ad formats that will boost your brand

5 ad formats that will boost your brand

You're ready to reveal your campaign to the world, but you're just not sure where to showcase your creative brilliance. Here are the ad formats that create powerful online branding experiences and generate the highest user engagement.

A brand's guide to handling social media jerks

A brand's guide to handling social media jerks

In order to handle problem people with elegance, brands must first know whom they're dealing with. Here are some game plans to steer them in the right direction.

How social actually impacts your bottom line

How social actually impacts your bottom line

Brands small and large have embraced social as a marketing tool, but few know how to truly harness its advantages. Here are the critical components that will ensure the long-term success of your social media strategy.

4 ways your B2B website is sabotaging sales

4 ways your B2B website is sabotaging sales

Now is the time for progressive marketers to transform the corporate website into a demand-generation hub. But first, here are four obstacles your company must overcome to master inbound marketing.

The metrics you should be using

The metrics you should be using

Metrics about online ad engagement or interaction (alone) do not translate to bottom line results as effectively as lifetime value. Here are three campaign metrics to start using now -- and three to toss.

How Google, Apple will transform mobile...again

How Google, Apple will transform mobile...again

Major industry players like Google, Apple, Microsoft, MasterCard, and AT&T are banking on this revolutionary mobile technology. Here's what the shift will mean for brands.

5 winning demographics you should be tracking

5 winning demographics you should be tracking

Marketers need to change the way they reach their target market. Here are five second-level demographics to pay attention to now.

8 tips for launching an effective paid Facebook campaign

8 tips for launching an effective paid Facebook campaign

What is a media planner to do when trying to craft a successful Facebook campaign? Read on as a search engine marketing guru reveals the answer with these unique tips.

5 hot new jobs for digital marketers

5 hot new jobs for digital marketers

The new jobs emerging this year represent a real change that's happening to our marketing strategies. Read about these exciting positions and why you should know about them.

Digital marketing's 4 biggest disappointments

Digital marketing's 4 biggest disappointments

As an industry, we expect too much from new tools -- and are constantly disappointed. Check out these digital developments that couldn't live up to marketers' expectations.

How social data mismanagement can doom your campaign

How social data mismanagement can doom your campaign

Using the right data to inform your marketing strategy is critical to the success of your social media campaign. Here's where you can find the information that really matters.

5 big SEO changes you might have missed

5 big SEO changes you might have missed

Optimum SEO can be achieved with proper website design and by keeping up-to-date with how to drive visitors to your site. Here are a few recent optimization shifts you need to know about.

How to cash in on banned ads

How to cash in on banned ads

Maybe it's time your brand took some risks. These days, the tags "banned" or "too hot for TV" are desirable, and if you're smart, you can turn a rejected ad into an online sensation.

What new gTLDs mean for your brand

What new gTLDs mean for your brand

ICANN is expected to publish a list of up to 1,000 applications for the new domain name extensions. Here's what you can anticipate when these gTLDs become part of the digital space.

2011 Super Bowl wins and fails

2011 Super Bowl wins and fails

From tawdry tactics to comedic storytelling, competing brands will use just about any trick to try and dominate the Super Bowl ad space. Here's a look at the winners and losers of last year's epic ad-off.

9 social media hacks you need to embrace now

9 social media hacks you need to embrace now

Social media is too complicated for you to be spinning your wheels on activities and behaviors that won't make much difference. These solutions will save you time and propel you forward.