I recently read an article on the differences between generations and how they purchase technology. It was an eye opener for me! As someone who has marketed technology and software solutions for many years, I am very interested in understanding what works at what stage in the buying process. We often talk about the buyer […]
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Building An Agile Driven Digital Governance for Adobe Analytics
So you have management buy-in to implementing Adobe Analytics, now what? It’s time to start to ensure digital governance is in place before you implement your Adobe Analytics solution. In the words of the great fictional Peter Parker, “With great power, comes great responsibility”. Building a safe digital governance program can provide a collaborative ecosystem […]
How Analytics Help Move the Sales Needle for Your Business
How effective is your digital marketing? It’s the multi-million-dollar question over which CMOs and Digital Marketing Managers lose sleep. Vanity metrics have typically been the first line of defense to justify marketing efforts to the C-Suite. You’re familiar with these – things like number of page views, blog comments, impressions, downloads and click-through rates. But […]
Rise of the Millennials: How a New Generation is Shaping B2B Marketing
Millennials became the largest generation in the workforce in early 2015. The rise of the Millennials in the workspace will have a profound impact on how companies operate. At the same time, many organizations fail to anticipate how this generation will change B2B commerce. Millennials approach information sources differently than previous generations. This, coupled with their increased customer experience expectations presents […]
AdWords Expanded Text Ads and Why You Should Care
The Big Bang…in Digital Marketing Since the beginning of AdWords theoretical time, ad structure for AdWords has been as follows: 25 characters in the headline, 35 characters for description line 1, 35 characters for description line 2, and 35 characters for the display URL. On May 24th, Google decided to shake up the entire digital […]
Google Moving Away From “Competitive Bid” to “Minimum Bid” Model?
What’s going on, Google? For years, Google has had an algorithm that states, as simply as possible, you only have to bid higher than the person below, while having a better ad experience to compete in the AdWords landscape. This, for some brands, meant they could bid as low as they pleased on branded terms […]
How User Generated Content Can Boost Your Marketing
The evolution of social media and mobile technology continues to shape the definition of content marketing. Eighty-six percent of brands have embraced content marketing, but their audiences remain in the driver’s seat. People generate massive amounts of content daily. Think about how much you use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or blog on a daily basis. As […]
Connecting the Dots to Streamline the Customer Experience
After a recent shopping trip to one of my favorite stores, I walked away perplexed by a question asked by the salesperson. I’m a loyal customer of this retailer, and I receive multiple emails a week about the latest sales. And yet, I’m always puzzled when paying for my purchase and I’m asked, “What’s your email […]
18 Resources For Life Sciences On Digital Transformation
We thought it might be helpful for you if we pulled together all of Perficient’s resources to-date related to digital transformation. Happy discovering! Digital Transformation “Boot Camp” Digital Transformation: Part One: Laying the Groundwork for Success Digital Transformation: Part Two: How the Customer Experience Drives Digital Transformation Digital Transformation: Part Three: Building a Mobile Foundation […]
Coveo Reveal is a Game Changer
The only thing I have found disappointing about Coveo’s analytics-based machine learning service, Reveal, is that it wasn’t available sooner. I have struggled to help clients adjust and tune the relevancy of their search engines for many years. After spending the better part of a week in-person with the Coveo founders and leadership team, I can say that Reveal […]
Google Says No To Payday Loans
In an effort to protect consumers from “deceptive or harmful products,” Google will begin banning ads for payday loans and related products from its ad platform, as of July 13, 2016. According to the company’s U.K. blog, the ban is for loans in which the borrower is required to repay the full amount within 60 […]
Beware of Conversion Killers
So you want to start optimizing your website through A/B testing. That’s wonderful news! Your first thought should be, “Where do I start?” While diving into your qualitative and quantitative data is essential to a successful testing program, there are some known “conversion killers” that you can fix and/or test right away. Though tricky to […]