The Impact of Changing Consumer Behaviour on Insurance Brands
When it comes to the insurance industry, current market conditions are driving accelerated changes in consumer behaviour. These changes are being seen in real-time through proprietary tools and media analytics. It is also apparent in the analysis and broad agreement by leading market commentators, such…
The Importance of Brand Activity in a Cost of Living Crisis
Recent statistics show that 6 out of 10 adults are spending less on non-essentials due to cost of living increases – and over 40% are spending less on essentials.1 Businesses will naturally spend less when customer spending reduces, and historically this has meant that brand…
BIMA Breakfast – Digital Design for People with Physical Disabilities
Did you know the vast majority of digital services and products continue to fail basic accessibility requirements? WebAIM Million’s March 2023 discovered 96% of the top one million web pages still fail to satisfy WCAG¹ (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Digital services and products exclude over…
SEO Autopilot: Turbocharge Your Everyday eCommerce Tasks with Automation
Last week, our very own SEO Account Director Issie Hannah spoke at BrightonSEO. Issie explored some of the innovative ways SEOs can make time-consuming eCommerce tasks more efficient through automation. Here’s a rundown of the talk, including examples of some of the practical eCommerce tasks…
From Knowledge Sharing to Greenwashing: The Role of Social Media in Promoting Sustainability
With climate change looming over us, sustainability has become a major concern in recent years. What’s more, social media has played a critical role in fostering conversations around this topic. Social media platforms provide a space where people can share ideas, voice their concerns, and…
AR and VR Marketing: A New Opportunity For Charities
Not-for-profit organisations find themselves in an increasingly competitive field where it’s difficult to make your voice heard and raise funds. Digital marketing alleviates the pressures of building awareness and helps charities spread their messages to audiences around the world. What was once brochures, posters, and…
Sustainability in Digital Marketing with Hannah Thompson
Sustainability is a term on many digital marketers’ minds at the minute. But how big of an issue actually is it? And how can businesses take their sustainability goals and apply them practically? We recently interviewed our very own Hannah Thompson, Head of Programmatic and…
The Great Social Media Migration: Where Are People Going?
At a time where we’re seeing social media platforms appearing all over the web, it’s important to understand what these new apps have to offer, whether they’re worth brands investing into, and why they’re so popular with the Gen-Z demographic. This year we have seen…
Insights From BIMA’s Cultural Credibility Breakfast Morning
At Tug we had the privilege of hosting BIMA’s breakfast briefing about cultural credibility. Advertising has the bigger responsibility to become more inclusive and diverse as we create ads that target a wider audience. Misrepresentation is a direct result of lack of representation within an…
How Programmatic DOOH Helps Retailers In Continually Unprecedented Times
In this year’s crucial seasonal retail period, shoppers will be looking to save money, and nearly half are expecting bigger discounts. To deliver a pricing strategy that grabs consumers’ attention and drives sales, brands will need their campaigns to be highly targeted and agile. Whatever…
Twitter Updates Since Elon Musk Took Over
It’s been less than a month since Elon stepped foot into Twitter HQ, sink in hand, and yet the landscape of the platform has already seen some drastic changes. With frequent new updates (both impending and already rolled out), we’ve summarised the most important ones…
Embracing the Paradigm Shift: Connecting Marketing Automation with Human Innovation
Machine Learning technology (or ML as it’s also known) looks set to revolutionise paid ad campaigns, leading to a seismic paradigm shift which replaces manual bidding in favour of smart bidding. Manual bidding involves PPC experts setting their maximum cost-per-click (CPC) to optimise campaigns. In…