Remember when “events” was synonymous with “in-person events”? Us too. Marketing has changed a great deal in a short period of time. Now, virtual events are number one on event marketers’ radar. And, despite our nostalgia for travel and seeing people in person, they’re working out surprisingly well and only getting better. In fact, virtual […]

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It feels like five years have been compressed into the last ten weeks. Rising trends have accelerated to become what feels like the norm, and new ways of doing things have burst into the open. Marketing, businesses, and brands have been turned upside down, and we are now experiencing the new reality. There’s an old […]

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In the entire ~14-year history of Aimclear, an instrumental tactic in building our own brand has been content marketing.  Sure, in our integrated marketing arsenal there are tons of complex and fascinating tactics. Still, content creation remains dramatically powerful.  We’ll wax nostalgic (slightly) about Aimclear’s early content marketing days in this post whilst getting to […]

Like many of us, Covid-19 has meant cleaning house and upgrading things. The platforms are no exception, with updates rolling out one after the other. Here’s the tea so far in June! Snapchat Is All Growed Up! The demo may still be young, but Snap is signaling they came to play with the roll out […]

Imagine this: you create a fun, kitschy product brand on Shopify. Your customers love you, your product names sing, and your packaging is awesome. And then you try to run Google Shopping. You can’t figure out why your impressions aren’t higher, or your clickthrough rate is “meh.” There’s something that doesn’t get talked about a […]

Today, we’re going to break down the assets needed to produce creative for the five main methods of driving customer growth online. While channels and tactics always change, these are the five strategies we most commonly encounter (and implement) in today’s digital landscape: Paid Search: Running Pay-Per-Click text or display (banner) ads on Google, Bing, […]

We are excited to announce part 3 of our new video series, “Python in a Marketing World,” hosted by Ads Operations Analyst Tanner Riebel. The series provides a jumpstart for marketers interested in learning Python. Episode 1 “Reporting With The Google Analytics API”  was a primer on connecting directly to the Google Analytics API and […]

Before you fire up those 6-ft-away 4th of July festivities, it was yet another busy week in the land of digital. Here are the top things we’ve had our eye on at Aimclear! Congratulations, it’s a boy…cott. The #StopHateForProfit movement has gained steam in a pretty short amount of time. Big name advertisers are tripping […]

Amplify Don’t Cannibalize Top Performing Keyword SEO Mindfulness The cannibalization of free organic traffic by paid ads is something paid search marketers and SEOs should monitor and track carefully when evaluating a client’s overall site health and launching paid campaigns. What is ads cannibalization? It’s running ads for keywords that are ranking #1 in the […]

This is the first in Aimclear’s 3-part series covering B2B Marketing. We’ll conclude the series by wrapping up all the information and resources into a complete guide that will be available for download. Be sure to join the Aimclear newsletter list so you can be alerted when it is available. Developing an effective marketing strategy […]

We talk a lot about marketing challenges and, oftentimes, those challenges relate to marketers of certain maturities, industries, strategies, etc. But what is one universal challenge for all marketers? Audience segmentation. With our Predictive Audiences capability coming soon, Marketo Engage is transforming this fundamental piece of marketing in the most powerful way – through artificial […]

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I have a love-hate relationship with events. Particularly trade shows. Too big, too hot, too much travel, too expensive, not enough food, never enough sleep. If I’m there as an exhibitor, my colleagues who were so keen to attend often disappear halfway through the day. If I’m there as a delegate, beyond the main exhibitors […]

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It feels like five years have been compressed into the last ten weeks. Rising trends have accelerated to become what feels like the norm, and new ways of doing things have burst into the open. Marketing, businesses, and brands have been turned upside down, and we are now experiencing the new reality. There’s an old […]

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Recent reports have shown that many companies plan to reevaluate their budgets with a focus on eliminating non-business essential marketing. Therein lies the keyword that will guide marketing in the post-COVID era – business essential. It’s proven that in a time of crisis, marketing budgets are first to be axed, and now more than ever, […]

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Is the office of the future more like your home? We like to make our spaces our own. Now so many of us are working from home our workspace is our own space. This can be good and bad in equal measure, but there is one overriding positive: you probably like the chair you’re sitting […]

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It feels like five years have been compressed into the last ten weeks. Rising trends have accelerated to become what feels like the norm, and new ways of doing things have burst into the open. Marketing, businesses, and brands have been turned upside down, and we are now experiencing the new reality. There’s an old […]

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We all have those moments that stand out in our careers. Our dream promotion, succeeding at tackling a massive project; just something that brings back that feeling of seeing your report card hung on the fridge with pride. For me, it was being part of the team for one of Adobe’s largest events – Summit. […]

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Challenging times provide opportunities for those who seek (and see) them — opportunities for companies to show their customers and the rest of the world that they are there to help when it matters most. Sometimes the course of action is obvious, but reaching each of your customers with authentic and meaningful offers requires data-driven […]

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Marketing automation empowers organizations with the ability to more accurately predict the ROI of proposed marketing engagement campaigns. The question, “Does this marketing initiative have the potential to succeed?” can be answered ten times over by companies who have access to the right customer data. It’s become imperative to have these insights, “The best engagement […]

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Despite slow-time movement of COVID-19, it’s causing a lot of fast changes in the media world. This week’s news is a mix of advertising pushes tied to how buyers and media are shifting, and a Google signal update. (Because really, is it a normal week if they aren’t ruffling SEO feathers?) Instacart Wants More Insta-Money […]

Each and every Friday our Aimclearians host a discussion about what’s on our minds, what we are hearing in the industry, and more. Jump in this week’s discussion on How Crisis Changes Buyer Behavior. Read Our Friday Fireside Chat Susan: Well, thank you everybody who has decided to join us today. Marty and I are […]

Every Friday our Aimclearians host a discussion about what’s on our minds, what we are hearing in the industry, and more. Jump in this week’s discussion with Vice President of Marketing Strategy, Susan Wenograd and Creative Director, Erik Stafford on Small Business Guide to Going Online. Read Our Friday Fireside Chat Erik: Hey, good afternoon […]

Every Friday our Aimclearians host a discussion about what’s on our minds, what we are hearing in the industry, and more. In this week’s discussion we review web accessibility from a design, web development, user experience, and SEO perspective in our WCAG Compliance Fireside Chat. Read Our WCAG Compliance Friday Fireside Chat Lea: Happy Friday, […]

Customer Experience is an integral part of every business right now. According to Forbes, 81% of companies view customer experience as a competitive differentiator, yet many of them offer a sub-par experience that puts a dent on customer retention. Most brands still rely on traditional methods to gauge customer experience (CX) and the challenges posed […]

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It feels like five years have been compressed into the last ten weeks. Rising trends have accelerated to become what feels like the norm, and new ways of doing things have burst into the open. Marketing, businesses, and brands have been turned upside down, and we are now experiencing the new reality. There’s an old […]

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We are excited to announce the launch our new video series, “Python in a Marketing World,” hosted by Ads Operations Analyst Tanner Riebel. The series provides a jumpstart for marketers interested in learning Python. As companies continue to emphasize data-driven decision making, martech skills have become increasingly helpful for marketers to add to their skillset. […]

Every Friday our Aimclearians host a discussion about what’s on our minds, what we are hearing in the industry, and more.  In this Friday Fireside chat we discuss paid search and social strategies. Join the fun with Vice President of Marketing Strategy Susan Wenograd, Account Services Manager Tim Halloran, and Aimclear Founder Marty Weintraub. It […]

Welcome to Aimclear’s weekly “News You Need” for the week of May 8th! Every week we wrap up the most interesting digital marketing news we come across to keep you in-the-know of the rapidly-evolving online world. Here’s what’s on tap from this week: Google’s Rising Retail Categories Tool In the midst of retail swings during […]

Welcome to News You Need, highlighting the stories from last week that caught our eye! Should we Stop the Covid Convos? Advertisers have gone through a few phases during Covid. The first one was: “Should we even be advertising?” The second phase was, “Ok, we should, but we need to acknowledge what’s going on.” Over […]

Each and every Friday our Aimclearians host a discussion about what’s on our minds, what we are hearing in the industry, and more. In this Fireside Chat we are digging into tools, APIs, and apps that empower marketers to apply quick solutions without requiring a lot of IT heavy lifting. But in the absence of […]