Video content is being used more and more to connect with audiences, as its ability to convey large amounts of information in a short space of time can help inform and tell stories with ease. Statistics from Think with Google show that 70% of viewers on YouTube watch videos to help with a problem and…
Conversational marketing is set to be a major tool in 2021, as the use of live text and chat boxes is used by more websites. With live chat holding a customer satisfaction rate of 85%, it is easy to see that it is popular. Able to interact with customers in real time, it also provides…
Value-driven content helps show your audience the importance of your services and products, helping produce a positive and helpful image for your brand. Core DNA, who put value-driven content as 1 of the 10 biggest content marketing trends for 2021, noted that people are far less willing to share their information in exchange for mediocre…
81% of people who use Instagram do so to help research products and services, as social commerce continues to rise. With the social media platform pushing past 1 billion users, Instagram has become the perfect place for brands to connect with audiences. 2 in 3 people surveyed Ipsos said that Instagram helps enable interactions with…
Google Ads is set to launch dynamic exclusion lists to help advertisers avoid showing ads near content they would wish to avoid. Brand safety has become a major thinking point for advertisers, businesses and marketers in the last year, with incidents involving brand ads being placed next to content or on sites that did not…
As the importance of content writing becomes more apparent with the rise of ecommerce, educational content is a great way to win trust with your audience. By providing answers to their questions, you attract interested potential customers and convert them into leads and engagement. Educational content is also a significant way to retain current customers,…
27.2% of worldwide viewers watch more then 10 hours of online videos on a weekly basis, with another 28% watching between 4 to 10 hours (Statista). The large audience presents a perfect opportunity to connect further with audiences. The rise of ecommerce has illustrated the importance of content, with video content among the most consumed…
As 40% of small Canadian businesses selling online say that their biggest challenge to success is attracting customers, the importance of content is heightened. Relevant content helps generate more traffic to your website, in particularly blog posts on topics your audience needs answers to. You should be optimizing website pages around the keywords that your…
Statistics from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) show that small businesses see attracting customers as the main challenge to success online in 2021. This is as a third of all small businesses have moved to sell online, an increase of 152,000 new stores in the ecommerce market, with hospitality, retailers and arts and…
Google is set to trial a new feature that automatically detects products in videos and displays them in a list, as well as other related products, to viewers. Google and YouTube have occasionally tested new tools and features on the video sharing site, normally to a small group of people at one time. This comes…