Many Americans are already gearing up for what’s sure to be an eventful 2020 election cycle… and that includes advertisers as well as key advertising platforms.
Few things frustrate an entrepreneur or a marketing team more than investing money in high-quality content, then getting little or no audience engagement. Often, there’s a simple reason why content falls flat: It’s not that it’s bad, just that nobody can find it. Content always needs to be optimized for discovery, and made more visible among search engine users. In other words, content creation always needs to be married to sturdy SEO.
As you might imagine, TV advertising is big business. By some estimates, the amount spent on TV advertising each year surpasses the $80 billion mark. Historically, the bulk of this money is spent during upfronts week, which is when TV networks enthusiastically show off their latest round of programming, and advertisers opt in on the programs where they’d like to have a presence. Any ad inventory that’s left over following upfronts is sold, typically for a much lower price, on what’s known as the scatter market.
Programmatic advertising has become a major area of focus in the advertising industry; it also happens to be something we discuss frequently here at the enCOMPASS blog. That’s because, quite simply, programmatic advertising is an effective way for brands to spread their message in an increasingly fragmented media landscape
Connected TV campaigns—increasingly popular among advertisers in recent years—can offer a range of benefits. However, some of these benefits can be easier to identify than others. For instance, no one really doubts that connected TV advertising can improve brand awareness. When it comes to increased foot traffic to a retail store, however—well, there you’ll find greater skepticism.
One of the most valuable programmatic bidding techniques is what’s known as header bidding. Header bidding is an advanced programmatic technique wherein publishers offer inventory to multiple ad exchanges simultaneously before making calls to their ad servers (mostly DoubleClick for Publishers). Header bidding gets its name because publishers offer ad space by placing a JavaScript code in the header of their website.
For years, fixed CPM has been the standard in digital ad-buying. This model allows advertisers to bid on impressions at a fixed cost per thousand, which is useful in some ways but limiting in others. For example, most auction-based ad platforms have prices that fluctuate day by day, hour by hour, even minute by minute, based on a whole host of factors. As such, it’s very difficult to know when you’re simply paying the best possible price, maximizing your ad budget.
When it comes to marketing, the temptation is often to spend more money; a greater ad spend will yield more desirable results, or so the thinking goes. This isn’t always the case, however, and a more prudent goal for marketers is to spend the least amount of money possible while still getting great results—in a word, improving marketing ROI.
It’s long been said that a picture is worth a thousand words—but what about videos? In today’s media landscape, video is more valuable than ever before—it’s one of the most effective ways to reach consumers with your advertising message. However, it’s important to approach video advertising strategically—as these five points demonstrate.
When marketers talk about search engine optimization (SEO), it’s often assumed that they have Google in mind. It’s true that Google is the world’s biggest search engine, but #2 on that list might surprise you. It’s YouTube—and as video content becomes increasingly popular, it’s never been more beneficial to master video SEO, ensuring your company’s videos are highly visible and easily discovered on the world’s second most important search engine.
We use microdata on all of the sites we build to make sure important details like address and business hours are passed on to Google and other search engines, making it easier for your customers to find you both on and off the web.
A great-looking website doesn’t mean much if nobody sees it! After launching the AGNS website we worked closely with the client on their marketing strategy. Utilizing a combination of tactics, we have seen GREAT results over a 3-year period.