Is it the web page that’s slow or is it your network connection? In the future, Google’s Chrome web browser may have an answer for you. Google announced today a plan to identify and label websites that typically load slowly by way of clear badging. The company says it may later choose to identify sites…
Are you listening, Amazon? Image: AFP via Getty Images By Karissa Bell2019-11-10 21:56:35 UTC Move over Prime Day, Alibaba’s shopping holiday just set new spending records. Singles Day, the Chinese ecommerce giant’s annual “global shopping festival,” has just begun and it’s already set new records. Shoppers spent more than $13 billion (or 91.2 billion Chinese…
This article is part of a VB special issue. Read the series here: Power in AI.When it comes to AI’s role in making online content, Kristin Tynski, VP of digital marketing firm Fractl, sees an opportunity to boost creativity. But a recent experiment in AI-generated content left her a bit shaken. Using publicly available AI…
by Grace Duffy / October 19, 2019 / Leave a CommentWelcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore LinkedIn’s relaunch of Events, new LinkedIn page…
by Grace Duffy / October 12, 2019 / Leave a CommentWelcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore the new Create mode for Instagram Stories…
It also owns and runs a supposed news site called Conservative Buzz and, under that banner, it’s been running Google Ads like this:Which lead those who click on them to webpages like this:That box is ticked on arrival. Clearly not the best polling practice.The ads appear to be geared towards collecting potential voter email addresses…
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Effective content moves mid-funnel metrics. Unless you work at a breakthrough company, your brand health metrics look very similar to the vast majority of other brands. You have strong aided awareness and strong conversion rates, but your mid-funnel metrics are weak. Those are the metrics that show how well people understand what makes your brand…
by Grace Duffy / November 9, 2019 / Leave a CommentWelcome to this week’s edition of the Social Media Marketing Talk Show, a news show for marketers who want to stay on the leading edge of social media. On this week’s Social Media Marketing Talk Show, we explore new tools to help creators start their…
As the world becomes increasingly connected, the email marketing regulation landscape becomes more and more complex. Whether or not you operate directly in different countries, it’s good practice as an email marketer to know which laws and regulations apply to your subscribers, wherever they are in the world. In recent years, keeping on top of…
Apprised makes it easy to add ecommerce tools to your sites. November 9, 2019 2 min read Disclosure: Our goal is to feature products and services that we think you’ll find interesting and useful. If you purchase them, Entrepreneur may get a small share of the revenue from the sale from our commerce partners. Your…
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B2B Marketers Are Prioritizing Measurement and Analytics Technologies 83 percent of B2B marketers expect to increase their focus on data analytics in 2020, and 69 percent plan to also make measurement technologies their top investment priority next year, according to newly-released survey data from Dun & Bradstreet and Adweek. MarketingCharts Twitter Launches New Option to…
If you don’t build your brand, you won’t survive. Image credit: PeopleImages | Getty Images November 8, 2019 6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In ecommerce, your brand is your lifeblood. The reputation you have, the experiences you create, the ways you differentiate — everything rolls up to brand.Can you…
Content Partner Where brands share their insights. What’s This? What’s right for the client is best for everyone, he says. Image credit: Jay Wright November 7, 2019 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this series called Member Showcase, we publish interviews with members of The Oracles. This interview is…
Guy Marion is CEO/co-founder of Brightback, the first automated customer retention software for subscription businesses. More posts by this contributor We’ve seen our fair share of shocking headlines recently: tenuous IPOs, the “retailpocalypse” and a fickle market have reset the way we size up subscription businesses. Recurring revenue models have their pitfalls, and 2019 has…
If you’ve been eyeballing data independence, Synology’s DS218+ NAS can help you on your way. You can backup your own data, host a cloud server and even stream personal multi-media files all from your own network-attached storage (NAS) device. This two-bay model has 2GB on-board memory (upgradable to 6GB) and lets you add SATA HDD…
YouTube/Katy Perry Katy Perry’s latest hit single could be worth more than $40 million to Harley-Davidson, the New York Times reported this week. The pop star’s “Harleys in Hawaii” mentions the motorcycle brand six times, and she rides a hog in the music video. The publicity’s value could be “upwards of $40 million” to Harley-Davidson…
