With billions of users worldwide, the internet is a place for creating, consuming, and sharing—a massive amount of—data daily. This data fuels the web and catches fire across the online arena, where trending topics turn on a dime and consumers are particular with where and how they interact. Digital marketing agencies make most of this accumulated data by analyzing and segmenting it to find trends, experiment, and develop smarter marketing strategies. What is adaptive experimentation? Adaptive experimentation, alongside validated learning and active planning, is a new approach to marketing strategy. It applies consumer data to segments like location and lifestyle […]

Social media boasts massive numbers, both in terms of users and advertisers. Facebook has 2.2 billion users globally and more than 6 million advertisers, making it the most diverse platform for ad and audience. Instagram has 800 million users, and is the next shiny platform for brands after Facebook. While these numbers are significant, the

With increasing technologies and skill sets, marketing teams now have multiple sub-teams to take care of various parts of a marketing campaign. This helps speed up the deliverables, but measuring performance and tracking data from each campaign takes time, as data is typically scattered across teams. Building an agile and integrated campaign can solve this

If you watched the Golden Globes this year, you probably saw the commercial of an unlikely advertiser — LinkedIn. Known as the silent player when it comes to marketing, LinkedIn released its first TV commercial in another showbiz platform — the Academy Awards — in 2016. That campaign positioned LinkedIn as the face of corporate

As experts in web design in Bend, Santa Barbara and beyond, we know that many businesses today need websites that are both functional and fun to stand apart from the crowd. After all, there are billions of websites up, and most of them look eerily similar: muted colors, long blocks of text, and stock photos abound. So, in a sea of mediocre, how can your brand’s website shine? Here are a few of the top web design trends that get brands noticed in 2018. Animations According to Time, the average American usually loses concentration after about eight seconds. So what […]

Today’s businesses operate in a saturated environment. A company might own a space today to find competitors popup in their space tomorrow. So, how do businesses create brands that stand out amidst the competition with a logo design that’s memorable and unique? Also, with one that will stand the tests of time in an increasingly competitive

At Savy Agency, we believe in writing for an audience, not just an algorithm. For instance, as a business in Santa Barbara you might search for SEO Santa Barbara, when an agency would more naturally write with the phrase “Santa Barbara SEO company.” But you don’t have to abandon one to appease the other. In fact, your readability score for SEO can even help improve your flow for your human readers—it’s all about balance. Readability is essential for both Google and your readers. Readability in SEO terms includes a checklist of things you can do to improve your score, from […]

Online advertising includes paid search or PPC and paid media, which involves targeted, paid placement of ads or content, and is an essential part of any communications strategy, particularly useful for startups. Paid search may include the use of sponsored content, search ads, display ads, video ads, and more. But how and when should you

Presenting your audience with the features and benefits of your service is no longer enough to persuade them. In today’s world, businesses have myriad options for reaching potential consumers and sharing their commodities. However, we’re also competing with hundreds (or even thousands) of other people trying to sell a similar product. So how can you

Social media is a many-headed beast. There are plenty of platforms to choose from (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat and more) and varying information on what to post — and where and when. But you may have a sneaking suspicion that there are businesses out there doing it right, with tons of consumer engagement, excellent branding, and of course, lots of sales. So what are they doing that you’re not? In this post, we’ll share the top social media secrets of marketing companies in Bend and Santa Barbara so you can up your game. 1. Make Sure Your Website is Already […]

So far, 2018 research paints an even prettier picture than the last couple of years for branded content. 62% report that their content marketing programs are much more successful compared to even last year, however, all report that those who’ve been at their content marketing game longer are outpacing those getting started or who are

During the past decade, social media’s traffic and growth have outpaced many other things. While many of us spend chunks of our downtime on social media, we’re not as often there searching for services. Facebook knows this, too. And to respond, Facebook recently rolled out its latest algorithm change, which is intended to downplay posts