Marketing strategy at the heart of your identity What is a brand image, really? When we talk about brand image, we refer to the perception an audience has of a given business, product, or brand. In some cases, a brand can even be just a person! In the era of influencer and affiliate marketing, your identity itself can become your brand. Herein lies an important distinction … [Read more...]
LeadPile Launches Smart Ping Tree Technology
Press Release Proprietary algorithm fosters increased revenue for both buyers and sellers PHOENIX-(BUSINESS WIRE)-February 2013-LeadPile, the world's premier lead exchange, has launched an innovative ping tree system, designed to improve returns for both buyers and sellers. The new Smart Ping Tree's proprietary technology is engineered for high performance, increased revenues, … [Read more...]
The New Google Webmaster Guidelines Are Killing Affiliates
Affiliates have been complaining for a long time that Google keeps changing the rules of SEO. Most of the time it claims that it is doing it for the benefit of its users, but often it seems Google is just taking care of its own web properties. Recent Google algorithm updates have punished "thin" content sites, yet somehow the scraped content that appears on so many of Google's … [Read more...]
The Future Is Bright for Digital CPS
Affiliate marketing is in a constant state of flux and with the recent changes in the CPA space it is easy to see why many online marketers have adopted a cautious outlook. But there is hope for the future. A viable alternative to CPA has stepped into the limelight and that alternative centers around digital offers in the Cost Per Sale (CPS) space. CPS— A Stronger Revenue … [Read more...]
Let’s Call it ‘Anti-social’ Media
I’m confused why we refer to this world of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, Pinterest, YouTube, Google+, MySpace, etc., as "social” media. From everything I’ve experienced, it should really be called “anti-social” media. The sad reality is that social media has devolved into a series of faceless and impersonal interactions through PCs, smartphones and tablets, whereby … [Read more...]
Bigpoint Engages DirectTrack for Increased Analytics and Innovative Technology
Press Release: DirectTrack powers the Bigpoint affiliate program. PITTSBURGH – July 10, 2012 – Direct Response Technologies, a leading provider of global performance marketing solutions, announced that Bigpoint, a worldwide leader in online games, has chosen DirectTrack to provide advanced tracking and unequaled scalability for the company’s performance marketing … [Read more...]
Transform Customer Data Into Profit
A unified platform for analytics that can provide synergistic insights across marketing, sales and customer service is the key to achieving maximum value from customer relationships. Customer-first. Customer-focused. Customer- driven. Customer-centric. Customerobsessed. The words have been bandied about in the management lexicon in the last few decades as though each new wave … [Read more...]
Q&A with Brian Gramer: Marketing Automation Software Allows Companies to Manage, Design, Automate and Analyze Integrated Marketing Campaigns
Marketing automation software allows you to perform both campaign management and execution. It helps marketing executives plan, create, manage, execute,automate, track and analyze their entire marketing portfolio from one central business system. Unlike email-only point solutions orCRM solutions, best-of-breed, on-demand marketing automation allows you to manage and execute … [Read more...]