Calvyn Lee Blog

JANUARY 28, 2024

Reddit can be a great platform for promoting your business, but because many subreddits prohibit direct self-promotion, it’s important to use Reddit wisely. In this in-depth guide, we’ll cover how to effectively promote on Reddit without getting banned. Build credibility first before trying to promote.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 16, 2024

In 2014, I was just a few months into my job as an executive creative director and head of Amazon’s internal creative agency – then known as D1 – when I found out we would be creating a global Amazon Prime Day advertising campaign promoting the world’s biggest single-day sales event across nine countries. But times were changing.

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DirectMail2.0

JANUARY 8, 2025

Below is an overview of each promotion, including discounts, registration periods, promotion periods, and mail piece requirements. The United States Postal Service (USPS) offers mailers opportunities to reduce postage costs while enhancing customer engagement through innovative mail piece designs and technologies.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This has grabbed the attention of travel advertisers and marketers, generating anxiety about the future of addressability and attribution. Why are advertisers concerned? Because of this, third-party cookies are a well-established cornerstone of personalized digital advertising.

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Advertising Advertisers Law User-Generated 99

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Meta introduced a suite of new advertising tools and formats ahead of the holiday season, aiming to help businesses capture sales by reaching customers with more personalized and timely messages. Key details.

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Advertising Advertisers Shoppers Retail 89

Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Google Ads is quietly testing a new “Promotions” feature within App Campaigns, offering advertisers a fresh way to drive engagement during key events. Why we care: This new tool allows advertisers to create app-specific promotions, similar to those available in web campaigns, but tailored for mobile users.

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Trade Press Services Newsletter

JULY 11, 2024

Traditional advertising often lacks the credibility needed to influence such decisions. Think of influencers as partners rather than merely promoters. Businesses are making high-value decisions that impact their operations and profitability. Foster authentic relationships. Get creative with content.

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Influencer Marketing Thought Leadership Transform B2C 232

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Paid media advertising has become an important part of digital marketing strategies, allowing businesses to reach new customers and see measurable growth. Quick Takeaways: Paid media advertising refers to any paid digital marketing efforts, including ads on search engines, social media, and display networks.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Paid media advertising is a cornerstone of digital marketing, allowing businesses to reach targeted audiences and maximize their visibility online. According to an Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers study, the digital marketing industry generated $225 billion in ad revenue in 2023.

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Hubspot Marketing

JULY 23, 2024

It broke the norms for newspaper advertising with an overwhelming amount of white space that caught attention and challenged the industry norms, showcasing the car’s unusually small design as a benefit, not a drawback. Back in 2019, KFC Australia ran a promotion. To promote the offer, KFC devised a giant Facebook experiment.

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Search Engine Land

JULY 16, 2024

However advertisers are citing issues with this evolution of Merchant Center. Even though the old version of Merchant Center can still be used, advertisers have seen prompts for advertisers to upgrade to Google Merchant Centre Next (GMC Next). I asked advertisers on X what their issue with GMC Next is. Why we care.

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illumin

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of business, B2B (business-to-business) advertising is emerging as a critical component for companies aiming to grow, scale, and maintain competitive advantage. In this digital era, the spending on B2B advertising is only increasing to reflect the needs of all stakeholders.

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Spiralytics

JANUARY 20, 2025

Its about time that traditional advertising evolved. Gender-neutral advertising is a modern approach to inclusivity thats reshaping how brands connect with their audiences. What is Gender-Neutral Advertising? Using neutral language One of the most important aspects of gender-neutral advertising is language.

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illumin

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In the rapidly evolving landscape of business, B2B (business-to-business) advertising is emerging as a critical component for companies aiming to grow, scale, and maintain competitive advantage. In this digital era, the spending on B2B advertising is only increasing to reflect the needs of all stakeholders.

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Advertising Advertisers Transform Whitepaper 52

Martech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The new plans allow advertisers to better align their full marketing strategy with campaign goals, offering customizable options for budget, ad format, buying method, and campaign objectives—whether aiming for conversions or building brand awareness. How it works: The feature includes fields like occasion selection, promotion type (e.g.,

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Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The protocol is aimed at enabling advertisers and publishers to share and measure conversion data without exposing user-specific information. “ADMaP is a game-changer, enabling advertisers and publishers to collaborate safely and accurately determine measurement and attribution, while fully protecting their audience’s privacy.

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SocialPilot

JULY 24, 2024

It provides insights into the effectiveness of your content in promoting users to share it with others and amplifying its reach beyond your followers. Social Media Advertising Metrics When it comes to advertising campaigns, paid social media metrics are the key performance indicators (KPIs) used to track the effectiveness.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 25, 2025

Advertisements that once dominated feeds now compete with user-generated content, personal recommendations, and influencer endorsements. Influencer marketing closes the gap between businesses and consumers by using authentic voices to promote products and services. Successful campaigns focus on storytelling over direct promotion.

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Martech

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The DOJ’s proposals follow last month’s antitrust trial , where Google’s seemingly monopolistic practices in the $200 billion digital advertising industry were challenged. Online advertising: Changes could disadvantage small businesses and publishers in the ad market. The big picture. Dig deeper: U.S. What’s next.

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Martech

APRIL 3, 2025

In the marketing world, there are significant worries tariffs will take a bite out of advertising budgets. Advertising budgets are always on the chopping block When margins are tight, advertising is often among the first things businesses cut as they try to balance spending money and encouraging sales. over 2024 to between $5.42

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Retail Advertisers Advertising Price 105

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Paid advertising plays a huge role in modern marketing, driving targeted traffic and promoting brand visibility. Let’s go through the steps needed to build a paid advertising strategy that works, and how to create an ad plan that makes sure your investment leads to success for your business!

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Advertising Advertisers User-Generated Retail 52

Vertical Response

APRIL 5, 2025

Key Takeaways Starting with Google Ads requires setting up a dedicated account and defining your advertising goals to structure effective campaigns. Getting Started with Google Ads Starting with Google Ads involves setting up a Google account and defining your advertising goals.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2024

Yet, a 2023 report by the Institute of Practitioners of Advertising says that just 7% of women aged 49 to 64 feel that brands and retailers are doing an adequate job catering to them at this stage of life.

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illumin

APRIL 4, 2025

This isnt unheard of for brands to put money into sports advertising. In fact, one of the biggest advertising opportunities for brands each year is during the Super Bowl season. More brands are shooting their shot during March Madness The 2025 March Madness season alone saw significant growth in advertising investments.

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illumin

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Heres what you need to understand the power of retail media advertising in 2025. This is because RMNs are on the rise, evidenced by their now crucial role in modern programmatic advertising. Meanwhile, a retail media network refers to the specific, retailer-owned channels that serve retail media advertisements.

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Martech

OCTOBER 2, 2024

The new option allows advertisers to target the most valuable shoppers using Pinterest’s predictive analytics, based on thousands of signals in Pinterest. Promotions. The deals ads module promotes discounts and sales events to users in their Home Feeds. Why we care. Pinterest has 522 million monthly active users and 1.5

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

the world’s highest-ranking country in advertiser volume, saw modest growth over the last year. In the same period, the proportion of new advertisers decreased 29%. mobile gaming app advertisers rose one-quarter of a percent, remaining more or less stable. The overall volume of U.S. The overall volume of U.S. Longer campaigns.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Paid media advertising has become a driving force in marketing strategies, especially for brands focused on expanding visibility and reaching targeted audiences. Why Paid Media Matters for Brand Awareness Paid media advertising excels at introducing brands to audiences unfamiliar with their offerings.

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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Paid media advertising, including platforms like Google Ads and social media campaigns, is a useful way to increase your brand’s visibility and drive traffic to your website. However, creating and managing these advertising campaigns comes with challenges, especially for teams with limited time, expertise, or resources.

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Scoop.it!

OCTOBER 2, 2024

They build trust and reliability, as potential customers value the genuine experiences shared by their peers over traditional advertising. They create and share content featuring your brand, leveraging their credibility and reach to promote your products or services. Cost-effectiveness: Reduces the need for expensive content creation.

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User-Generated Branding Fashion Promotion 120

Sprout Social

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Branded content on TikTok is a form of advertising where brands collaborate with creators to produce content that seamlessly integrates the brand’s message or product. This is important for building trust with your audience and following advertising rules. What is TikTok branded content?

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Martech

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A brief history of Super Bowl advertising Super Bowl advertising has evolved significantly since the first game in 1967. The unique aspect of Super Bowl advertising is that it’s not just about the game; it is an event in itself. Q: Has the Super Bowl always been this important to marketers?

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SmartBrief - Marketing

AUGUST 13, 2024

As the world of marketing and advertising continues to evolve and trends come and go, staying informed is key to remaining competitive. Designed for marketers and advertisers who want to stay ahead of trends and industry developments, these newsletters deliver the news and insights you need from industry leaders straight to your inbox.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 3, 2025

For example, UK fashion brand Lucy & Yak have over 700k followers and promotes inclusive, relatable content that directly targets their audience. Consider everything your brand does online, and ask why youre doing it, and the messages and values youre promoting while doing so. engagement rate.

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Martech

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In recent years, attention measurement has become a key focus for advertisers and their ad agencies as they seek to predict and optimize outcomes. A holistic approach to evaluating publishers When it comes to evaluating publishers, attention metrics alone cannot determine whether a publisher drives meaningful outcomes for advertisers.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Whenever you’re running a sale, launching a new product or promoting a special offer, you need to let your social media followers know. Promote your products on social media. Keep the excitement high by posting discount codes, special offers, and promotions. Cross-promotion is key. Don’t be shy.

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Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Event marketing is planning and executing an event with the goal of promoting a brand and its products and services. Print and out-of-home advertising. An event marketing agency can market your event through creative design, advertising strategy in markets you don’t know well, or PR for media coverage. Track and measure ROI.

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