Marketing Strategies
Facebook Video Ads: MP4 versus GIF
With over 50% growth in video views (Facebook Business), it’s quite apparent that video outperforms all other content on Facebook these days. Recognizing the premium placed on video, marketers have accordingly modified their content strategies, and adaptation of their digital ad strategies will surely follow soon. At MtoM, we have already switched our strategy from…
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How do consumers make travel decisions – from inspiration to booking?
Browsing across multiple screens has become the new normal for everyday life – so that performing just one task on one device at a time seems positively old-fashioned. We browse social media and shop online on our smartphones while watching TV. We watch videos on our tablets during our lunch break, then look up a…
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MtoM’s Top Initiatives for 2017: #3 Virtual Reality
It’s a brand new year, and we are looking forward to what’s on the horizon for MtoM and our clients. We have defined three initiatives that will be at the center of all our work in 2017: user-generated content, live streaming video and virtual reality. We’re confident that these three areas will be pivotal for…
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MtoM’s Top Initiatives for 2017: #2 Live Streaming
As we kick off 2017 here at MtoM, we’re taking some time to reflect on our predictions and goals. We have defined three 2017 initiative that will shape our work for the next year: user-generated content, live streaming video and virtual reality. We’re exploring each topic in detail in a three-part blog series; check out…
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Restaurants Breaking Through the Mold on Facebook Live
As every article and outlet pushes marketers and brands to use Facebook Live, the increasing amount of videos directed at consumers prompts one big question: how do you get them to actually view your video? While the streaming time is best kept short, one would hope to keep a viewer for longer than 3 seconds…
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How User-Generated Content Helped Polaroid Boost Sales by 180%
In 2001, Polaroid filed for bankruptcy as it struggled to pay down its large debt and compete with emerging digital photo technology. Yet in 2016, the brand is strong and its sales are thriving – in no small part due to its savvy leverage of user-generated content. Polaroid’s parent company, C&A Marketing, hired Aaron Paine…
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FTC Cheat Sheet
As sponsored influencer content becomes a more mainstream marketing strategy, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ramped up enforcement of their rules regarding sponsorship disclosure. We’ve compiled a quick overview of those FTC guidelines so that your marketing remains compliant. While the significant value that sponsored content could bring your brand is attractive and exciting,…
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How Brands Are Engaging Audiences with Snapcodes
No one can accuse Snapchat of being complacent. This past year, the company has been on a roll releasing new features, and amping up its efforts to engage both users and brands. And Snapchat isn’t satisfied with interactions remaining within the app; it’s crossing digital barriers to bring branded campaigns to users in the “real…
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Tips for Planning a Holiday Influencer Campaign
As the holidays approach, it is an opportune time to work with influencers to achieve a specific goal for your brand. Here are a few tips for engaging your audience through a successful holiday influencer campaign! Set the timeline. Timing is everything with a holiday-themed campaign. You want to allow enough time for your team…
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Why You Should Use Cinemagraphs in Facebook Ads
Not quite a photo, not quite a video, a cinemagraph is a captivating way to tell a story and bring your Facebook advertising to life. What is a Cinemagraph? To call a cinemagraph a GIF would be doing it a disservice, though it does refine the same fundamental idea. It layers a short, infinitely looping…
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