Media Planning

Determining your audience profile is a critical step in ensuring your campaign is successful. An audience profile can help you personalize your campaign’s messaging to reach those most likely to convert, and limit the amount of spend you might’ve otherwise wasted on underperforming ads. Here, we’ll explore the information you…

Since its inception in 2009, real-time bidding (RTB) has become one of the most popular ways to purchase ad inventory online. But even for experienced marketers, this type of programmatic advertising can be a very confusing concept. I, for one, get intimidated just by reading the word “programmatic.” So let’s…

Ever wonder who is behind those banner ads on the sites you visit the most? Or the Super Bowl ads we talk about for weeks after they’ve aired? The answer is media buyers. When a brand gets a marketing budget, a portion of that typically goes to paid advertising. That’s…

As a marketer, you might be focused on creating organic content most of the time. But you should keep in mind that paid advertising is just as important. When you manage the paid ads for your business, you can go through individual ad managers such as Google Ads or Facebook…

Your competitor releases a new product or service. You offer something similar — but, of course, much better. Then, suddenly, your competitor’s product is everywhere. News articles, online reviews, best-of lists, buyers’ guides, even TV segments. How is this happening? And your real question: why isn’t it happening to you?…

Your customers are consuming messages in more ways than ever before — online, in publications, on TV, the radio, and on their phones…to name a few. Companies that invest effort in choosing the right platforms for the sake of customer acquisition and retention — and the right messages to promote…

With 500 million active monthly users, Instagram offers a unique opportunity for marketers to reach their target audiences through ad campaigns. The other perk of advertising on Instagram? The ads can look almost no different than regular posts, making them much less invasive than other ad types. But setting up…

A few months ago, while I was driving to the airport, I saw a billboard for Kim Kardashian’s company, SKIMS. Then, a week or so later, I was watching Instagram stories, and I saw some influencers posting reviews for the new shapewear. The next week, while I was watching E!,…

For any business to be successful today — no matter the type, size, or industry — it must create and share media content (images, videos, infographics, social media posts, podcasts, etc.) with its target audience members. This is a large part of how you boost brand awareness, engagements, conversions, and…

Undoubtedly, your marketing team uses a variety of mediums to execute your marketing messages on a daily basis. In fact, I’m willing to bet a typical campaign includes at least three. Those mediums — including social media, email, and paid advertising — are part of what’s called a business’s media…