Google Analytics iPhone App Makes Mobile Website Monitoring Easy

Google just released an iPhone app for Google Analytics, providing mobile website monitoring from the convenience of your smartphone.  While Google has had an Android Analytics app for a couple years, this is Google’s first Analytics for iPhone app.

There have been several 3rd party apps on the market for GA.  All of them are paid and have some quirks with their integration.  Because of this, we highly recommend downloading the new Google app. It’s free and will not have any of the data delays or occasional differences you may see with a 3rd party app. 
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Is Your Email Ready For Gmail?

A few months ago we highlighted Gmail’s new promotions tab, which makes for a much more visual email experience (Google Makes Your Inbox Pinteresting). Despite this feature being adopted by users, many brands are not optimizing emails to this format. From the image below, it is clear that emails optimized for this lay-out really pop-out, increasing likelihood for engagement.

 

Gmail Promotions Inbox

 
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Facebook’s Powerful New Audience Insights Tool – What, Where and How

In order to make it easier to research and understand your target audience, Facebook recently enhanced the Audience Insights Tool. Previously, audience segmentation was only possible in the Power Editor or Ad Creation Tool and the resulting information was not extremely detailed. Now you can target your audience and easily discover insights about it before creating your first ad!

To get started – select Audience Insights from Ad Manager and decide whether to target your Facebook fans or all Facebook users (or a previously created custom audience). The basic details about your audience can be set once this decision is made.

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Ready for the New Facebook Ad Format?

 

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Facebook with the new right-side column ads

In April, Facebook announced plans to overhaul the right-side column ads.  Long-term concerns about engagement and visual quality led to these changes. Facebook is selectively rolling out the new right-side ads with a complete transition occurring August 1st. Here is what you need to know about the new format along with expected impact of the change.

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An Endless Stream of Data

It is evident that technology has become engrained in our daily lives, changing the way we communicate and interact. One result of our technological driven habits is the creation of vast amounts of data. We have developed a stream of data which would have been unheard of even years ago. Consider that every minute:

  • 216,000 photos are posted to Instagram
  • 4 million search queries are completed on Google
  • 204 million emails are sent

What does this endless stream of data demonstrate? First, it shows at a high level where customers are engaging and what platforms they are prioritizing. More importantly though it confirms the fact that users are exposed to an unprecedented amount of content and information every minute.  This makes it imperative to have content that cuts through the clutter and engages the end user. The next time you post to Facebook, consider that roughly 2.5 million posts are being shared concurrently. Check out the infographic below for more details:

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Targeting Trends to Pay Attention to in 2014

As Q1 of 2014 came to a close, we at Digishop Girl Media have taken a step back to review some of the tactics we feel are going to be vital to your digital strategy.  Retargeting, Social Media Targeting and Cross Platform Targeting are the critical components of a solid digital marketing plan.

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Google Makes Your Inbox Pinteresting

For the past 12 months, Google has been making a lot of interesting changes that are really shaking up the email space. The latest is the redesign of the Promotions tab to look like a … let’s face it: it’s a Pinterest wall. While this is a move to provide a more visually appealing experience for the end user, is the email channel ready for a change of this magnitude? How will it affect all the email-heavy brand marketers whose emails end up in the Promotions tab?
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Top 10 Landing Page Features

Substantial money is spent to drive traffic to landing pages, making it essential to develop an efficient but effective landing page. By improving your first contact point with customers, you can increase converted traffic while reducing bounce rates. When designing a landing page there are many important decisions to make and it can be easy to design an overwhelming, cluttered page. To help you avoid this tendency, while creating a top-notch landing page, we have developed an overview of 10 must-have landing page features. Check out our example landing page along with the detailed features to include:

Annotated Landing Page

Annotated landing page with key features

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Never Miss Another Marketing Holiday

Do you feel that every time you check your newsfeed you learn about a new national holiday or official month? With so many designated days, events and months, it’s feasible that you may of missed Hug Your Cat Day (June 4th), Spinach Lovers Month (October) or National Return Shopping Carts to Supermarket Month (February). In all seriousness though, some of these crazy “holidays” can provide just the content you need for your marketing campaigns. Aside from providing a touch of humor, they are an opportunity to structure your message and engage followers around a particular event or theme.

Check out the infographic below, which contains over 300 special occasions throughout the year. It is the perfect tool to learn about and keep track of relevant marketing holidays to include in future campaigns. Oh and remember, “One Day Without Shoes” is right around the corner, so start planning your marketing campaign now!

Holiday Marketing Calendar

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