As 2017 draws to a close, eMarketer [1] predicts that Australian ecommerce sales will reach $32.56 billion. Of this, it is estimated that $20.15 billion, or 62 percent, will be driven by online retail sales. [2] For Australian businesses working in ecommerce, this should be an exciting time filled with opportunity, instead, for the past year […]
Asked how King Kong came to be crowned Australia’s fastest-growing digital marketing agency, founder Sabri Suby said his team practice what they preach, put skin in the game, don’t hide behind vanity metrics and focus on bringing cash in the door – “We’ve had no choice, being bootstrapped, but there’s no smarter way to grow”. […]
Inbound marketing is one of the most exciting initiatives to arrive on the marketing and business scene in the past five years. If you are not investigating inbound marketing at the moment, it is time to take action. One of the biggest challenges of running a business is remaining relevant and adapting to change. Whether […]
The price that you set for your products and services is one of the most crucial decisions you have to make in a business. Pricing requires thought and an understanding of your customers or clients, the market, the environment and your competitors. Here are four pricing mistakes you need to avoid: One: The first mistake […]
With so many channels to market these days, communication has become a two-way dialogue rather than a one-way push, though many big businesses have yet to accept this. The outdated marketing techniques still employed by many big businesses is handing a clear advantage to those startups and small businesses that are agile and adapting to […]
You’ve heard of cold calling, and we’re here to tell you there’s also cold emailing. You know what they have in common? They both suck. Yes, the truth hurts doesn’t it. But you know that, and that’s why you’re reading this article. You’ve crafted email after email hoping for a bite, a nibble, any sign […]
The workplace is changing. By 2025, 75 per cent of the workforce will be made up of millennials. For employers and business leaders, empathising and engaging with this generation is vital. We’ve all heard the jokes about entitled millennials with an unhealthy avocado toast obsession. Yet they’re fast becoming an influential presence in the corporate […]
When influencer marketplace TRIBE launched with a requirement for social media influencers to own, or be willing to buy, the products they’d be recommending, there was ‘push back’ from those who were used to freebies. Believing authenticity to be paramount, founder Jules Lund stuck to his guns. A good thing too – today, the marketplace […]
Global marketing software and solutions provider Marketo has entered into a multi-year collaboration with Google Cloud to scale Marketo’s infrastructure in the public cloud and create integrated solutions for marketers. The companies will work to integrate Marketo’s Engagement Platform with Google’s G Suite and data analytics, as well as leverage Google’s machine learning capabilities, so […]
Does your website generate sales? I mean – lots of sales? According to EY, in 2017 94% of consumers research products and services online. So with that in mind, if you are like most businesses, you really should be getting more sales. And if your website is not converting into sales, even if it looks […]
