Turns out there is a link between Peter Thiel’s secretive big data analytics firm, Palantir, and Cambridge Analytica — the political consulting firm at the center of the current Facebook data misuse scandal. Facebook responds to data misuse Starting in 2013, the New York Times reports that a UK-based Palantir employee worked with Cambridge Analytica — going […]

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The marketing world loves to talk about branding. Take a look at just about any marketing company in the world, and you’ll find the word “brand” on at least one page. Startups and small companies frequently look for ways to get mentions online so they can start building their brands. And big companies often preach […]

Are you using WordPress’ formatting features to their fullest? I expect you already know the basics of formatting your blog posts to make them more readable. (If you’re just getting started, you might want to check out 4 WordPress Formatting Tips to Make Your Posts More Readable for an overview of the basics.) But many bloggers […]

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Ad media buying for SaaS products can feel like a rabbit hole of complexity. Best practices, capabilities and tactics will change depending on what you’re trying to accomplish, what platform you’re on and whose advice you take. But once you do understand that layer, there’s even more differences and challenges depending on the audience you’re […]

The new media environment is here. Or really, it’s been here long enough already that we should be used to it by now. The one constant in the marketing world of the 21st century, however, is change. In this rapidly changing technological and social environment there are new pitfalls and problems appearing every day to […]

Staying active on social media is one of the best ways for you to create brand awareness and engage with your audience. But with so many different social platforms to manage on a daily basis, it can be overwhelming. Sometimes keeping up with all these networks at once can feel like a full-time job. You […]

As Google has scaled up its Shopping products in recent years, there has been a growing consensus in the retail search marketing space that Shopping ads are one of the most effective ways to win valuable consumer clicks. This is especially true of the non-branded, broader search terms that are typical of the early stages […]