How Digital Video Habits Are Changing & How Marketers Should Adapt

There’s something magical about good video content — especially if you can find that perfect balance between entertainment, education, and persuasion.

Like that one time you were supposed to be working and you spent two hours watching cat videos, viral challenges, and the latest dances. Those are the kind of videos that prompt you to share a link to all of your Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

That is the precise reason why I love engaging videos — they somehow manage to cut through all the noise that exists online, and make you laugh, cringe, and sometimes cry about the things that happen in our lives.

But what’s the secret to creating a video that really grabs your ideal audience’s attention? If you’re interested in digital marketing and keeping abreast of what’s new so you get better performance, read on. We’re sharing the most important trends impacting video marketing today.… Continue reading

[Blog Abstract] Technology: Saving Lives

From time to time, team members will share their views stimulated by content from an industry thought leader or news article. Here, our Project Manager, Meghan Wier, discusses the recent BBC article describing a life saving drone delivery of a kidney to a patient in need. “Life-saving kidney delivered by drone” By Jane Wakefield, Technology Reporter for the BBC

In this article we are introduced to new technology now in an experimental phase for delivering human organs for transport.

A drone has successfully delivered a kidney – the first of its kind delivery – and the benefits of this type of transport are numerous. Drones are cheaper to operate than a full flight crew, drones are able to move more freely in airspace and organs can potentially reach receiving patients with less cost and potential risk to others. Every second counts in organ transplant surgery and this … Continue reading

How Hospitality Marketers Can Increase Customer Loyalty

Loyalty occurs when a customer feels so h4ly about your hospitality company that other choices are almost never considered. These customers often start referring to your organization as their restaurant, hotel or entertainment venue. Loyal customers tell managers when problems occur expecting that they will be resolved. These customers have an emotional attachment to the organization, and they are the ones who come back often, spend more and should create a majority of a company’s revenue. The digital marketing team plays an important role in moving customers from satisfied to loyal. Here are some ways that hospitality marketing can increase customer loyalty.

Increased Customer Service

Hurried travelers want to be able to easily reach customer service when a problem arises. The key lies in offering customers as many ways to reach a representative that is equipped to handle problems in as possible. Chat and text features allow travelers in noisy … Continue reading

Blog Abstract: Brand Management in the Age of AI

From time to time, team members will share their views stimulated by content from an industry thought leader. Here, our CEO, Lisa Maier, discusses the recent Branding Strategy Insider article, “Brand Management in the Age of AI” by Kevin Keohane.

This is an interesting article because it begins to explore what AI and rapid consumption and integration of customer data might mean for the expression of a brand. In the past, a ‘brand’ has been a stalwart of consistency until such time there is deemed to be a need for a wholesale change, after which it again locks into position of what the author calls “ruthless consistency.” After all, this is what is needed for a brand to be crisply understood and related to by its target market segments.

But there is an increasingly strident argument that no brand can maintain its relevance in the most effective manner … Continue reading

DirectiveGroup Kicks Off 10 Year Anniversary With Compelling Marketing Content Series

DirectiveGroup helps our clients dominate their online space through strategically cohesive, tactically brilliant, fully integrated digital marketing programs built on a foundation of business intelligence. In a nutshell, we deliver results.

10 Years Ago…

… DirectiveGroup was formed to help local, regional and national companies harness the business-generating power of the internet. In particular, DirectiveGroup has focused on offering complete solutions that deliver measurable results, and as such, we have had a heavy emphasis on directional media such as search engines.

To kick off the festivities and celebrate our 10 year anniversary, we decided to publish a series of articles that will feature 10 things about each of the topics we love the most. Look forward to articles like: