College is a pivotal life stage, a time when students begin to gain financial independence and forge their own paths. And, of note to marketers, it’s also a time associated with a lot of spending. With 19 million college students in the US alone, this is a valuable consumer community for brands to target.  But ...

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Looking at marketing software today is overwhelming. There are dozens of products out there for every problem you have, and hundreds more for problems that aren’t even on your radar.  You can evaluate the impact of marketing software through many lenses, such as time saved, increases in impressions, and engagement. And while all of these ...

Conversion rate measures how many visitors to your site take a desired action, such as making a purchase or filling out a contact form. Tracking your conversion rates across marketing campaigns and web properties helps you determine which messaging and promotions are driving the most success, enabling you to optimize future campaigns.  But what do ...

Your customer acquisition plan should prioritize the customers who are most valuable to your brand. The more you can personalize marketing campaigns to specific communities, the more likely you are to acquire them. One consumer segment not to overlook is new movers. This is a lucrative audience, as new movers make many purchases as they ...

To grow your brand, you need to be bringing in new customers. Simple, right? But matters quickly get more complicated once you start considering which strategies will get you the most value. Customer acquisition can be pricey, and you don’t want to waste your precious marketing dollars on ineffectual marketing tactics. That’s why you need ...

This article was originally published in 2020, but has been updated to reflect new research and consumer trends. A lot has changed since we first covered this topic, but the need for marketing segmentation has not!  A famous American editor once said, “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you ...

This article was originally published in 2020, but has been updated to reflect new research and consumer trends. A lot has changed since we first covered this topic, but the value of marketing to the military has not! The military market is huge—it’s made up of approximately 37 million service members with $1.2 trillion in ...

When Covid-19  hit, it disrupted families and schools across the United States. Parents were overwhelmed, teachers were displaced, and children had to start learning from home. A year and a half later the pandemic continues to take an unthinkable toll on our communities, creating social, emotional, and academic burdens - especially for students and teachers. ...

Marketers have long relied on third-party data to target and acquire customers, personalize messages, and drive growth. However, those days are numbered. Increased digital privacy concerns are driving investments in new data sources, customer content, and community-building programs.  Data collection and the understanding of customer identity is changing. Marketers are discovering that first-party and zero-party ...