The Wax Blog

21 May

Posted at 09:38h in Integrated Marketing by

In a dynamic, ever-evolving field, it’s essential to stay updated with blogs, news and social posts to keep ahead of industry trends, but marketing books offer invaluable, more in-depth insight that you won’t often find elsewhere. Learning from the successes and failures of the pros...

07 May

Posted at 12:23h in Digital Marketing by
A business's online reputation is extremely important, and many business owners understand this. According to a recent study conducted by TripAdvisor, 97% of business owners agree that online reputation management is important. Although most business owners understand the importance of their own online reputations, many do not understand that their clients  online reputations are also very important. If your client's online reputation is negative, it could be negatively impacting your business. There are many reasons for this, but in this article, I will be discussing the four main reasons why your client's online reputation is just as important as your own online reputation.

1. It influences Your Own Online Reputation

If you are in business with an individual or corporation that has a negative online reputation people may assume negative things about you and your business as well. As a result your online reputation will be negatively impacted. Consider carefully whether it makes sense to do business with anyone who has a negative online reputation that can't be fixed. Although there is no way to fully control what people say about you online, doing things like responding to reviews, being active on social media, providing good customer service, and keeping all of your business accounts safe from hackers with database security are all excellent ways in which you can help improve your online reputation. Your clients should be keeping these same practices.

2. It Can Impact Sales

20 Mar

Posted at 14:04h in Digital Marketing by
Creating infographics have been one of the most widely used content marketing strategies for the past few years. They are great for grabbing people’s attention, explaining important concepts, and sharing statistics. Unfortunately, as more people began to realize the power of infographics, everyone starting creating them for their websites and their quality started to go downhill. In a world where everyone is trying to increase brand awareness and generate more sales using infographics, it’s more important than ever that you take the time to create high-quality visuals for your readers. If you’re hoping to increase your web traffic by as much as 12% by adding infographics to your website, check out this quick and simple guide to creating powerful visual content on your site. So, let’s get started.

04 Mar

Posted at 07:40h in Management Mondays by
ROI is an acronym business loves to talk about. It’s one of the most important figures you have to take into account. Marketers often focus on superficial and short-term aspects of investments instead of something as crucial as ROI. People often talk about ROI in the context of fortune 500 companies, but that’s starting to change. With the knowledge of investment opportunities spreading, every business must know how to calculate and use their marketing ROI for successful ventures.

1.    What is marketing ROI?

ROI, or Return On Investment, is exactly what it sounds like. It's the amount of money you receive from a certain investment or venture. Different ventures have different ways of calculating ROI. Real estate has a pretty simple way to calculate how much ROI you get. Take the amount of money you spent on a property, add the amount of money you invested into it to increase its value. Once you sell the home, take out these two values from the profit of selling it and you have the return on investment for the whole process. Basically, you add up the total amount of initial investment and subtract it from the total profit. "Online marketing works much the same way. The knowledge commerce business generates a certain amount of money, but it also costs a specific amount to actually market a product. It's simple math when you get down to it. When it comes to your bottom line, disregard everything else, because this is the only thing that matters.  If there is no return on your investment or the investment profit isn’t high enough to justify making any move, you might not opt for the investment at all."

2.    Getting to know marketing ROI in depth

19 Feb

Posted at 07:24h in Digital Marketing, Social Media by
Smartphones have changed the way we socialize and process news, entertainment and advertisements. Vertical video is undoubtedly one of the most effective ways to reach the hyper-stimulated, visually hungry consumers of today. According to Breadnbeyond, a startling 57% of video play worldwide occurs on mobile devices. With this shift from desktop to phones, the need to transform how we present our businesses to suit the mobile format is greater than ever. Videos are no exception.

Video orientation matters.

Social media platforms, like Snapchat and Instagram, have accelerated the rise in the once frowned upon vertical video. Research has shown that 94% of the time, people hold their phones vertically. Videos created to fit that orientation simply capture more attention because they take up the full screen. They also create less opportunity for distraction and require no extra movement – however minimal – from the user. As insignificant as a simple turning of the phone may seem, it can destroy an ad’s chances of success. A Mediabrix study revealed that only 30% of people turn their smartphones sideways while watching horizontally oriented videos. What’s more, people presented with horizontal video ads only watched 14% of the ad. The majority of that little time was spent searching to close the ad. Vertically oriented video ads, however, were watched completely 90% of the time. People obviously want their information in a fuss-free format.

It makes sense.

12 Feb

Posted at 07:15h in Digital Marketing by
Have you ever found yourself thinking something along the lines of “Marketing has changed more in the past two years than in the previous 50”? Adobe’s Digital Distress Survey  76% of surveyed marketers agreed to this exact phrase back in 2013. Skip to 2019 and digital marketing trends seem to be accelerating rather than slowing.    Everything from business operations to the web itself is in a dynamic state of progress. Artificial intelligence has opened the doors to personalized campaigns and marketing automation, which have become standard practices. Consumer needs, wants and desires are naturally shifting. The ability to integrate CRM systems and other backend systems with tools like Zapier are creating inexpensive, powerful marketing stacks for smaller businesses. lAs a result, digital marketing trends continue to disrupt the marketing industry.  In today’s competitive marketing landscape you can’t afford to ignore the latest digital marketing trends, no matter how small your business is. 

5 Digital Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2019

Evolved influencer marketing

As the focus of social media marketing shifts to engagement rates, more authenticity, and transparency, it’s time for brands to rethink their influencer strategy. Influencer marketing in 2019 is not about numbers and big names – it’s all about finding the right person that is considered an expert within their niche, whom your audience can trust and relate to. Micro-influencers are not only gaining ground because it has been proven that those with smaller follower counts have higher engagement rates.  Consumers have grown weary and untrusting of big celebrity endorsements. Smaller influencers' services are still much more affordable than those of mega influencers, which has opened the doors of opportunity to smaller brands and even local businesses. If you haven’t yet done so, now is the time to jump in on the opportunity and explore how you can borrow someone’s influence to build your online presence, strengthen your brand image and earn your audience’s trust.

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