The best applications and websites are the ones users truly enjoy using. But ensuring users do so takes continual testing, refinement and more testing. Here are some tips to make the testing process as thorough as possible. Embrace Paper Testing - Once you’ve defined which tasks should be tested,...
As part of today's may forms of creating content, infographics have become an exciting way to share important information in bite-sized chunks. Sometimes an infographic goes viral, especially if care and tactics are used to prepare a great infographic. In order for an infographic to have a chance...
by Soyoung Kim If you already have the list of possible names, it’s time to research the availability of each of the brand names on your short-list. The following tasks are helpful in basic branding due diligence. Trademarks research Federally registered trademarks The first step is to go to the...
WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? Presently, marketing teams & analytical groups have focused on aggregated data such as views, visitors, and time spent on site to help drive their initiatives. Although these variables are important at a high level, a more in depth look and research into key performance...
Healthcare web design best-practices Healthcare organizations are faced with expanded challenges as the internet becomes a vital and growing requirement for the industry. Pharmaceutical companies, providers, non-profits and caring organizations are all confronting new challenges instigated by...
Case studies are a great way to articulate a company's work, value and effectiveness. Case studies can be used not only on a corporate website but as part of media packages, PR and any public communications. They show real-life how a company was able to meet a customer’s needs and help them...
It is clear that today's internet users spend significant time viewing websites through their mobile devices and that the percentage will only continue to grow. Today's websites need to be conceptualized, designed and developed with all devices, from desktop to tablet and smartphone, in mind....
Twitter is a hybrid between a blog and a social network. This "micro-blogging" website offers an API enabling web designers and developers to extend Twitter's services into an array of mobile apps, web apps and websites. This micro-blogging service allows users to publish and explore text-based...
B2B marketers need to grapple with a variety of channels, devices and options when building a B2B marketing strategy for their organization. The emergence of new touchpoints and channels has only increased the complexity of a marketer's task. Marketers strive to simplify this task, but the wrong...
When designing a marketing plan, defining your target user profiles is key. An audience can be comprised of unique and definable segments based on their online behavior. One example of a tool for audience segmentation analysis is Forrester's Social Technographics data that classifies consumers into...
For clean energy companies, increasing demand for renewable solutions should feel like a win—but the reality is more complex. The surge in market entrants has made it more challenging to stand out, leaving even innovative providers fighting to avoid...
B2B buyers are inundated with repetitive marketing messages and surface-level content. Generative AI has contributed to this oversaturation by enabling brands to produce content faster. However, are brands considering how this oversaturation impacts...
Hiring great talent is vital to business success, but it’s not an easy feat. Many companies turn to recruiters to help fill open roles. It’s expensive, and it doesn’t foster a strong connection between the company and the candidate. But what if...
Navigating the evolving landscape of technology can be like traversing a veritable minefield. This is especially true in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). For business leaders, understanding and implementing IT transformation in the age of AI...
Despite decades of evidence showing its diminishing returns, Ironpaper's research found that 74% of B2B leaders still purchase cold lists to feed their pipelines. For many, this seems like an easy answer to pipeline pressure: push more messages, get...
B2B marketing isn't getting easier. It's getting exponentially more complicated. The system wasn't built for this level of complexity. Today's marketers are asked to deliver pipeline, build long-term brand value, enable sales, manage campaigns, and...
The traditional B2B lead generation funnel is built on a simple, comforting idea. Awareness leads to interest, interest leads to action, and action leads to revenue. But today's buyers don't behave like that anymore. "Buyers only spend 17% of their...
It's not your offer. It's not your CTA. It's not even your form length. Regulated industries like healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and government face a hidden conversion killer. And it's not visibility. It's one often overlooked factor:...
The Internet of Things is reshaping and defining markets, so much so that it has been dubbed “the next Industrial Revolution.”
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