Every start to the year inspires newness and a point of reflection. Whether personally or in business, we pause to look back and plan forward. This is the time we at least attempt to reset our efforts. Learning from the good and bad of the previous year, with the hope of designing a better roadmap for achieving our goals. While we do not have a crystal ball to see the future, we can certainly take steps to be better prepared for what is ahead in marketing for 2018. Here are some trends we think you should not ignore.
https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/314254/5-essential-marketing-tips-for-2018.html/
When you and your competitors are all adhering to local SEO best practices, how can you differentiate your business from the rest? Columnist Sherry Bonelli has some ideas.
https://searchengineland.com/5-local-search-tactics-your-competitors-probably-arent-using-288028/
There is much change in marketing on an everyday basis, and marketers seem to be constantly on the move to conjure up the next adrenaline high.
Consumers’ stimulation levels have gone up significantly, and brands across sectors are seeking and creating newer ways to build the “experience” for the customer like they did in 2017. In 2018 and ahead, this metamorphosis will only become stronger, deeper, and faster.
https://yourstory.com/2017/12/5-marketing-trends-rule-market-2018/
“Trust” is a word you often hear in business models and marketing strategies today. The new generation of consumers places great importance on how honest, transparent, and authentic a brand is.
According to one SDL study, millennials are seven times more likely to give personal information to a brand they trust as opposed to any other brand. Around the world, consumers want every aspect of a brand to exhibit trustworthiness, from the About Us page to a secure checkout process.
Here are six user experience (UX) design tips that can help a brand achieve this golden standard, and secure customer loyalty for the long haul.
https://usabilitygeek.com/create-trust-using-ux-design/
Safe, reliable, affordable. This multifaceted obligation for utilities to serve is the bedrock of the regulatory compact that still prevails today -- and it is evolving in states like New York, Minnesota, California and Hawaii.
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-no-regrets-approach-to-the-distributed-energy-paradox#gs.CSZ3umA/
Today’s marketers are placing the ‘customer’ at the front and center of all its processes as key to sustaining and growing the brand and business.
Customers are more demanding than before. That is why Customer Experience (CX) is critical for companies to differentiate themselves from competition, improve customer satisfaction, foster loyalty, reduce churn and ultimately, increase revenue.
http://business.inquirer.net/252024/customer-experience-cx-biggest-driver-digital-transformation/
Around this time each year, we like to look back at marketing and design trends that shaped the previous year, as well as what changes we can expect in the future.
The year 2017 brought us millennial pink, virtual reality, GIFs, and a step closer towards the possible end of the stock photo. What can we expect for the New Year on the horizon? Like its predecessor, 2018 will likely be full of mash-ups and changes. Here are a few emerging trends to keep your eye on, as they will probably become more popular in 2018.
https://usabilitygeek.com/design-trends-2018/
Forbes’s 2018 marketing trends overlapped with tech: virtual reality, artificial intelligence (AI) and voice search topped the list. In 2019, marketing may be about bringing these trends together, redefining the traditional chief marketing officer (CMO) job description.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescommunicationscouncil/2019/03/07/five-trends-redefining-the-role-of-chief-marketing-officer-in-2019/
Artificial intelligence (AI) is gradually shifting from the science fiction arena toward the domain of digital marketing. IT companies are not the only businesses interested in AI, but along with API technology, it attracts the attention of businesses from a variety of industries.
The experts in data processing and analysis use a whole set of terms to define AI and its related technologies such as machine learning, deep learning and cognitive computation. All of these share the same strategic task; to evolve from rule-based, programmed systems to flexible mechanisms capable of decision making and self-adapting to fast-paced business realities.
https://channels.theinnovationenterprise.com/articles/how-ai-and-api-are-revolutionizing-marketing-and-the-customer-experience/
Designing a mobile marketing strategy is both an art and science. You need to take many factors into account, listen to your hunches about your audience, draw on your experience, and put new tactics into place.
But how do you know if your strategy is working?
You won’t unless you measure it. Here are five steps you can take to measure the effectiveness of your mobile marketing strategy.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/320754/
