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5 Reasons Your Magazine Ads Aren’t Converting

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, May 20, 2019 @ 10:00 AM in magazine readership, magazine advertising, target audience, ROI, conversion rate

You may have heard that the magazine industry is dead and gone. Well, that’s what digital marketers have been saying about the newspaper industry for years, so it doesn’t surprise us that this myth is being passed around.

And that’s exactly what it...

Is Your Ad Frequency Effective?

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Feb 18, 2019 @ 10:00 AM in frequency of newspapers ads, conversion rate, frequency, brand recognition, data research

Do you recognize the following catchphrases?

“Just Do It.”

“Good to the last drop.”

“Melts in your mouth, not in your hands.”

“15 minutes could save 15% or more on car insurance.”

Can you name the brand that goes with each? If so, it’s probably...

How to Conduct A Creative Discovery Session for Your Next Ad Campaign

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Aug 27, 2018 @ 10:00 AM in marketing, conversion rate, customer engagement, design

Advertising mogul William Bernbach believed that advertising is persuasion, and that persuasion is not a science but an artform. Therefor, advertising is the art of persuasion.

Too many marketers focus on numbers and logistics but spend little time...

Are Your Print Ads Converting?

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Aug 13, 2018 @ 10:00 AM in newspaper ads, print ads, conversion rate, call-to-action

Here’s some good news: According to a study by Benchmarking for Newsworks, one that covered 500 econometric models, print ads significantly increase the effectiveness of a marketing campaign. In fact, the study revealed that advertising with...

Landing Pages Not Converting? Here are 5 Tricks for Better Conversion

By Jenna Bruce on Mon, Oct 23, 2017 @ 09:00 AM in digital advertising, digital, Landing Pages, Ad conversion, conversion rate

Are your landing pages sour or sweet? Do they seem to repel buyers instead of attract them? Are they causing you to lose revenue instead of generate more?

It doesn’t have to be this way!

There are common aspects of your web pages that affect user...