In the ever-evolving landscape of digital marketing, using creative strategies is imperative for businesses aiming to stand out and capture the attention of their target audience through digital promotion. The following are 10 effective ways to digitally promote your business, emphasizing innovation and engagement. From … Continue reading “10 ways you can creatively and digitally promote your business”

A/B testing, otherwise known as split testing, can help you determine the email subject lines that are more likely to engage your target audience. Simply put, the A/B testing process of sending two versions of an email to two similar but separate audiences. And, of … Continue reading “Effective email marketing: 6 essential tips for A/B testing subject lines”

When digging deeper into the idea of “social proof,” just remember that humans are definitely pack animals. Psychologically speaking, humans want to fit in with the rest of the crowd, and this can affect us in many ways, particularly our consumer behavior. Social proof refers … Continue reading “Maximizing digital marketing: Understanding social proof and its 9 strategic applications”

The global call center industry has been rapidly evolving with the integration of advanced digital technologies and marketing strategies. With call centers shifting from traditional customer service models to strategic customer experience hubs, leveraging data, AI, and automation, digital marketing plays a pivotal role in … Continue reading “Digital marketing strategies for call centers: A winning combination”

Understanding Influencer Marketing: A Key Digital Strategy Influencers are online personalities who use social media platforms to share their interests, hobbies, professions and ultimately their brand. As a result, they are followed by an engaged audience on at least one or more platforms. Influencers can … Continue reading “Choosing the right platform for influencer marketing: A comprehensive guide”

If you’re looking to sell more online, don’t overlook Instagram shoppable posts. This feature allows businesses to tag products (which are listed in their Instagram Shop catalog) directly in various Instagram posts, including feed posts, Instagram Stories, IGTV videos, Reels, Live streams and Instagram Guides. … Continue reading “5 ways to drive sales using Instagram shoppable posts”

What is data-driven marketing? Data-driven marketing is a strategy that relies on the analysis of vast sets of data to gain insights into customer behavior, preferences, and interactions and then to use those insights to influence how you market to them. Why is data-driven marketing … Continue reading “What is data-driven marketing and why you should invest in it”

In a digital world where a brand’s visibility can make or break its success, building strong brand awareness has become a non-negotiable part of any effective marketing strategy. Yet, amidst the noise of social media campaigns and influencer partnerships, one tool often flies under the … Continue reading “6 tips to boost brand awareness with email marketing”

As a marketer or business owner, you’re constantly looking for ways to find and connect with potential customers. Marketing is the answer. Of course, this is easier said than done because you have so much competition, and they seem to be doing everything right. However, … Continue reading “7 ways to connect with potential customers through marketing”

If you want to make something boring to read, just make it overly formal. Accessories to the crime include excessive jargon, technical knowledge, huge length, monotonous tone, and more. Professional emails by nature require a level of expertise in some capacity. Even though it’s the … Continue reading “How to make your professional emails more readable”

A personal brand isn’t all that different from your company’s brand. You’re simply marketing yourself (your knowledge and expertise) instead of your company’s products or services. But why focus on your personal brand? Depending on your role with your company, standing out from the crowd … Continue reading “10 tips to build up your personal brand and grow your business”

Whether you’ve already started a fitness blog or are considering it, there’s more to success than just writing and posting. Blogging itself is definitely a valuable strategy for your fitness business, whether you’re a personal trainer, gym owner or influencer. In fact, about 80 percent … Continue reading “6 ways to market your fitness blog”

A successful marketing campaign requires careful planning, creativity, and strategic execution. In the world of marketing, staying ahead of the curve is crucial to capturing your audience’s attention while driving results for your business. However, with a constantly shifting marketing landscape, discovering new ways to … Continue reading “8 ways to boost your next marketing campaign”

What is a GIF? GIFs are a type of image file format (Graphics Interchange Format) that can store multiple image files and present them sequentially, creating an animated effect. The human brain processes images about 60,000 times faster than words. When your goal involves being as … Continue reading “8 best practices for using GIFs in your marketing”

In the digital era, mobile devices have become an integral part of our daily lives, profoundly influencing how businesses connect with consumers. Mobile commerce, or m-commerce, offers a dynamic platform for businesses to engage their audience, drive sales, and build lasting relationships. With the rise … Continue reading “8 tips for optimizing your business marketing with mobile commerce”

As a franchise business, you have a lot to juggle, but SMS marketing should be part of your digital marketing strategy to maximize results. And we’re here with SMS marketing best practices you can start using today. And, if you aren’t using SMS marketing, you … Continue reading “10 SMS marketing best practices for franchises”

Sending emails is a powerful way to reach and engage with clients, but email personalization can level up your efforts and drive better results. In general, email marketing is about 40 times more effective as a customer acquisition strategy than relying on Facebook or Twitter. … Continue reading “7 top benefits of email personalization”

The pursuit of financial freedom is common these days. According to the Social Shepherd, up to 24 million online stores continue to grow.  Things have been going well in the eCommerce industry for a while, and the recent pandemic encouraged even more people to switch … Continue reading “7 challenges of starting an eCommerce business”

Mistakes in email marketing can be costly. Sending the wrong link, a typo, or a broken image to your entire contact list isn’t just embarrassing—it can hurt your brand’s credibility and waste a perfectly good campaign. And it happens more often than you’d think. With … Continue reading “Email checklist: 8 things to check before sending”

Every business that invests in marketing needs goals. Without them, you don’t know if your marketing efforts are having an impact. Goals help you measure the effectiveness of your campaigns and can tell you whether to invest more in a certain channel and less in … Continue reading “Setting marketing goals for the new year”

Understanding the parts of an email Email marketing is a powerful tool that can deliver on your investment if done right. The median ROI (return on investment) is 122 percent, which is four times higher than any other digital marketing channel. Let’s break down the … Continue reading “10 important email parts: Anatomy of an effective marketing email”

Video editing software is the cornerstone of modern multimedia creation, empowering creators to transform raw footage into polished masterpieces. Whether you’re a professional filmmaker, a content creator, or a social media enthusiast, the right video editing software can elevate your content to new heights. And, … Continue reading “Discover the best: Top 21 video editing software of 2023”

What is a text message blast? A text message blast, also known as a mass text, is sending a text message to your entire audience or a significant portion of your audience. An email blast is similar to an text blast, but sends emails. Mass … Continue reading “Text message blasts: How to mass text successfully”

GIFs have only increased in popularity across the internet and they are great tools for digital marketing. In fact, they’re used by about 21 percent of all the websites. In addition, about 63 percent of Americans are GIF users, and one in five Americans can’t … Continue reading “11 of the best free GIF-maker tools”

You likely know by now that content is king. And that’s true for your franchise business as well. But when it comes to franchise content marketing, it’s almost too easy to find yourself spinning your wheels. Creating content to simply create content, without a direction, … Continue reading “7 tips to level up your franchise content marketing”

Using images in your text messages (otherwise known as MMS marketing) is a great way to convey brand identity and other important content in your text message marketing. It is often said: “A picture is worth a thousand words,” which can help you communicate more … Continue reading “MMS marketing: Using images in your text messages”

It’s easy to spend the majority of your new website budget on design and development without money left over for promotion and marketing, and now, you need to grow website traffic. Maybe you’ve found yourself in this situation? The good news is that you can … Continue reading “10 strategies for building website traffic on a budget”

Digital marketing balances commerce trends, human psychology, and current technology to influence consumer behavior, so the rise of AI can’t be ignored. To achieve your goals and stay ahead of the competition, the more you understand AI technology, the better. Artificial intelligence is the digital … Continue reading “12 ways AI is impacting digital marketing”

Digital marketing 101 overview Any business owner likely has heard the term “digital marketing” before, but how well do you understand it and the opportunities it offers for your business? It can be overwhelming as it covers many forms and can involve many strategies since … Continue reading “Digital marketing 101: A beginner’s guide”

It’s important to understand the various legal frameworks (CAN-SPAM, CASL, and GDPR) and their impact to your email marketing. Not following the laws dealing with email compliance is the biggest mistakes you can make when running an email marketing campaign. Please note, the information provided … Continue reading “Email marketing compliance: CAN-SPAM, CASL, and GDPR”

DailyStory is an automated digital marketing platform you can trust. Whether sending newsletters, welcome campaigns, reminder messages, cart abandons, or virtually any other type of email or text message marketing, our features will help you grow sales and build loyalty among your customers. DailyStory has … Continue reading “Email and text message marketing for Clubspeed”

The last thing any smart business wants to do is accidentally annoy or “chase off” website visitors in the pursuit of capturing email leads. Why capture email addresses? About 80 percent of business professionals say that email marketing increases customer retention, according to HubSpot. That … Continue reading “12 strategies to capture more email leads without annoying everyone”

Zoom makes it easy to set up a webinar and sign up attendees. However, Zoom doesn’t provide all the reminders and nurturing to ensure you maximize your webinar attendance. In this article we’ll detail how to automate a Zoom webinar. At DailyStory, we use Zoom … Continue reading “Automate Zoom webinar sign-up, reminders and follow-ups”