Preparing For Free Google Shopping In Q4
“Google’s Big Announcement” In April this year Google announced that free listings will be available in Shopping results. Starting in the US and set to continue to roll-out to other countries and will be available in the UK before the end of the year. Only…
How To Future-Proof Your Media Plans In The Wake Of COVID-19
Flicking back through the ‘Predictions for Advertising in 2020’ articles written last December, not one predicted that by the end of Q1 we’d be in the midst of a global Coronavirus pandemic, a civil rights revolution and the largest economic contraction on record. WIth economic…
Brands & #BlackLivesMatter – how companies have navigated a shift in culture
Black Lives Matter is an incredibly important conversation playing out in social media at the moment, one that brands feel compelled to enter into. Which brands have done this thoughtfully and which have stumbled? I consider three companies’ responses to #BLM and what we can…
‘Amazonification’ & Amazon SEO: Should Search Marketers Be Worried?
Amazon is the largest marketplace the world has ever seen. This is an internet retailing giant that continues to thrive. This is one of the largest websites in the world that receives an enormous amount of traffic on an hourly basis. It has even created…
Planning The Path To Recovery For Digital Marketing
COVID-19 has affected every business in ways we could have never imagined, and digital marketing is just one of those areas. However, what happens when society starts to return to normal – or whatever the new normal might be? Brands must be prepared and begin…
The Digital Transformation of Media Consumption due to Covid-19
It takes on average 66 days to break a habit, and we have been in lockdown for over 50. Our daily routines are rapidly changing and are becoming increasingly digital. Read on to learn how media consumption has shifted towards being more online, even in…
Stay Clear – Why clear language is vital during a crisis
Stay Alert. It’s the kind of slogan you might expect to see plastered on the side of a motorway bridge to warn truckers not to fall asleep at the wheel. Or on promotional cans of energy drinks given out to feverish university students in the…
SEO in a time of Crisis – Staying ahead of the curve with link building
Covid-19 has overturned everyone’s lives. Each industry is affected differently, but most marketing plans are being interrupted. Businesses are responding by refocusing efforts and adjusting to new consumer behaviours. In a previous Tug post, we discussed the importance of keeping customers updated and your SEO…
Increase Ecommerce Spend as Social Distancing Continues
Although we’re in a time of uncertainty there is one thing that is certain, consumers’ increase in demand for eCommerce. The driving force behind the increase in demand is Government advice to urge whole populations to “stay at home”, social distance and avoid the outside…
Australia vs Google and Facebook – COVID-19 Edition
During this unprecedented global crisis, Australia has become an unlikely beacon of hope. After a devastating summer of bush fires, where the government response was too slow and ineffective, COVID-19 presented a new problem and this government was not going to be caught out again….
Building a Brand When Your Audience is Under Lockdown
COVID-19 has torn up media plans across almost every industry in a way that very few events ever have before and whilst this is a challenge for brands and media buyers it also throws up so many opportunities. What customers want from brands now is…
Keeping your customers (and your SEO!) up to date in a crisis
Coronavirus content is everywhere and updated in real time. With consumers spending more time online, whilst at home, they expect to be able to find essential up-to-date information from businesses too. It’s imperative that businesses understand customer queries (as they likely will have changed significantly!)…