MAICON 2023 Meta-Summary

I finally got around to writing down my key takeaways from #MAICON23. It was a really good conference, and the LLM advancements were remarkable (compared to last year). I learned a lot from the sessions and networking with colleagues who are doing some interesting things in AI, ML and predictive analytics. I am looking forward…

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Healthcare Conversations in Social Media – A Marketers Goldmine

Social media offers healthcare marketers the unique ability to listen and engage in the healthcare conversations of motivated consumers who are talking about their health or the health of their loved ones. These healthcare conversations are not possible with traditional media, are unique to social media and provide a goldmine of real-time information and direct…

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Most SMB’s still don’t have websites

According to Google, in 2011 58% of small business didn’t have a website. In 2014, it’s more like 55%. Astounding statistic if true, especially considering that an SMB can have a free website up and running in 15 minutes using services like Wix and Weebly. The most common response we’ve heard from SMB owner’s about…

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Location Based Ads Can Boost Performance by 2X

Location based mobile ads perform better than non-location based ads for local search. No news there. By how much has always been the debate. According to a current study by LSA that number is about 2X which is in line with what we have found. The reason is simple, consumers performing local searches look for…

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Mobile, Social, & Local Media Weekly Gumbo

Some highlights from the past week in mobile, social and local media to help acquire, engage, and retain YOUR customers. Enjoy. 1.       Boost mobile ad performance with Click-to-Call.  Adding click-to-call is a must for mobile campaigns.  After all, consumers do use their smartphones to actually make calls. 2.       B2B marketing tips for 2015.  6 simple…

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