SEO Best Practices for Digital Publications

by on May 24, 2013

Search engine optimization (SEO) can be defined as the process of affecting the visibility of a website  in a search engine’s un-paid search results to drive more organic traffic to content. But how does this work with digital content like a magazine, lookbook, catalog, annual report, brand guide etc…?  These types of digital experiences are likely to be embedded …

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How Costco Uses Zmags to Generate Footfall

by on May 22, 2013

Zmags is a very versatile digital publishing platform and can be used to drive revenue in several ways. The most obvious way would be by using Zmags’ Commerce solution to facilitate the product purchase directly from the page in the catalog/brochure online. This will seamlessly synchronize with the existing ecommerce infrastructure and allow products to be added …

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Dads & Grads Season Presents Opportunity for Gift Retailers

by on May 21, 2013

It’s that time of year again for what marketers and retailers call “Dads and Grads”. With Father’s Day on June 16th and college and high school graduations happening throughout May and June, this is of course a big time for celebrating and gift-giving . And that means marketers and retailers will be competing to capitalize …

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Mobile Web or Mobile App for my Customers? Or Both?

by on May 13, 2013

When evaluating your mobile strategy, the options can overwhelm. What should I be offering my users? How should they be interacting with us on different devices? Do I need to be in the app store? Once the initial panic slows down, it’s easier to focus on a few key points. Most importantly – a lot …

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MITX Mobile Migration Summit: Why to Focus on Tablets for Ecommerce

by on May 10, 2013

At last week’s MITX Great Mobile Migration Summit, I spoke to an audience along with Joan Connor from PartyLite, a home fragrance direct selling company, on “Why Tablets Will Outpace Smartphones:  Trends And Tips To Optimize Every Customer Interaction“. Our main objective?   To provide marketers and agencies with some creative ideas on how to capitalize on …

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Merchandising via Digital Catalogs: Your Online Storefront

by on May 7, 2013

Online merchandising is a less-talked about part of ecommerce that, in theory, should achieve a similar goal as its in-store conterpart:  to “display products in such a way that stimulates interest and entices customers to make a purchase”. However, the layouts of most traditional ecommerce websites look more like image libraries (organized by item type, size, gender, …

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Recap of MITX Mobile Summit: mobile trends & dependencies

by on May 3, 2013

Yesterday, several of us from the Zmags team attended MITX’s Mobile Marketing Summit, The Great Mobile Migration, at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. What a great event!  We made many new connections and returned to the office feeling much smarter about the future of mobile marketing and its challenges ahead. Ironically, I had forgotten my …

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