Online Marketing News: State of Digital Marketing, New Geostickers & Top B2B Channels

Online Marketing News: State of Digital Marketing, New Geostickers & Top B2B Channels

SEJ Annual Report: State of Digital Marketing 2017

Search Engine Journal conducted their annual study and found some fascinating statistics. For example, 42% of respondents allocate almost all of their digital budget to PPC and display advertising, and 62% of marketers surveyed listed Facebook as their preferred social platform. Search Engine Journal

New Geostickers in Instagram Stories for New York City and Jakarta

If you are using Instagram in New York or Jakarta, you may have noticed a new feature – Geostickers. When you take a photo, you can click on the sticker icon and the Geostickers will appear. This is coming from a long line of changes Instagram is making that look — probably non-coincidentally — a lot like Snapchat. Instagram

The Top Digital Channels for Generating B2B Leads

New research from DemandWave showed that 95% of B2B marketers are using social media, 93% are using email and 91% are using organic. Interestingly, 73% said email was their top driver of leads, followed by 70% who said organic and 55% that said social media. MarketingProfs

5 Digital Marketing Brain Training Exercises to Keep You Sharp

5 Digital Marketing Brain Training Exercises to Keep You Sharp

Over the years, we’ve all developed some bad habits as marketers. Some may be a result of our environment, while others have been self inflicted. As more and more bad habits enter our digital marketing routine, there is less room for healthy exercises to keep us strong.

The most recent CMO Survey uncovered that CMOs consistently rate the level of their staff’s marketing knowledge as average. So while marketing spend and production are increasing, the level of marketing knowledge isn’t following suit.

Avoid a marketing rut by beginning a digital marketing training routine to build strength and endurance over time. To give you a kickstart, we’ve provided the 5 brain training exercises below that will help you down the path to building your marketing muscles.

#1 – Make the Time to Learn

To start, it’s important to get into a routine that allows you to absorb new information each day. You can look both within and outside your organization for helpful resources to further your marketing knowledge.

Agency Life: My Top Tips for Thriving at a Bustling Digital Marketing Agency

Agency Life: My Top Tips for Thriving at a Bustling Digital Marketing Agency

When I tell people that I work for a digital marketing agency, I’m sure they envision a version of the scenarios below:

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Perception of what you do, versus what you actually do are two completely different things. For most of us, our time isn’t spent sipping martinis and developing large-scale ad campaigns for major B2C brands. Realistically, we’re all juggling many tasks and clients, trying to do the best work that we can.

While working for a top tier agency like marketing is hard work, it also offers some incredibly rewarding opportunities. As someone that has been fully ingrained in agency life for many years, I’d like to shed a light on five lessons I’ve learned that have helped me not only survive but thrive in an agency environment.

#1 – Love What You Do

I really enjoy the work that I do. It’s exciting, challenging and ever changing. If you’re not passionate about your career, it can be incredibly difficult to get through the tough days. If the following apply to you, chances are you might love what you do and not even know it:

• The work days fly by in an instant.
• Even when you’re in the weeds, you can step back and remind yourself of the end goal.
• You constantly push yourself to be better.
• Recruiting friends and acquaintances to join your team is a no-brainer.
• You take immense pride in your work.