Digital Communication Archives - Canadian's Internet Business

Listen Up, Brands: What Online Canadian Moms Want (Statistics)

By Melody McKinnon on May 12, 2018 5 Comments Canadian consumers, Canadian marketing, Canadian statistics

A survey of 1674 Canadian Moms (including 5% dads and 8% “other”) has revealed some interesting insights into what they want from brands online, and how they want it. While respondents weighed in from across the country, the overwhelming majority (60%) were from Ontario. This group loves social media and social sharing, but most feel […]

Bring Visitors Back with WordPress Community Plugins ©

By Melody McKinnon on May 3, 2018 19 Comments Canadian business community, engagement, website development, website traffic, WordPress

We all like to think our website content and blog posts are riveting enough to keep visitors coming back for more. If you’re doing your job right, that may be working for you to a certain extent. However, since websites and blogs are built around niches, there is significant potential to addict people to your […]

The Three Step Online Marketing Communications Plan ©

By Melody McKinnon on April 18, 2018 4 Comments Canadian marketing, Canadian Marketing Communications

Canadian businesses are sold on the benefits of online marketing and communications, but many still struggle to implement a strategy that effectively combines the two. This often results in dismissal of digital communications as ineffective, when in fact it was the plan itself (or the person implementing it) that was ineffective.

Overcome the Big 5 Challenges Facing Email Marketers ©

By Melody McKinnon on February 26, 2018 4 Comments Canadian marketing, Canadian Mobile Marketing, Canadian statistics, Ezine / Newsletter Publishing

Email is still the most popular and potentially lucrative tool in cyberspace. It retains its lead in every age group over social media networks in Canada, which is significant considering Canada leads the World in social media usage. Smart marketers continue to focus on email as a marketing tool, but two recent reports agree that […]

B2B Blogging Guide: Best Practices ©

By Melody McKinnon on January 26, 2018 4 Comments analytics, Canadian Blogging, Canadian marketing, Content Marketing Canada

No matter what marketing benchmark data you look at, “content” always plays a leading part in a successful digital marketing strategy.

15 Ways to Make Men Merry as they Holiday Shop Online ©

By Melody McKinnon on December 4, 2017 4 Comments Canadian consumers, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian holiday marketing, Canadian Retail, Canadian web-based business

In most Canadian shopping circles, women rule. They’re a huge target market as the person in the household who does most of the shopping, both for themselves and their families. Internet shopping is a bit different though, especially when it comes to holiday shopping online. For example, an Ipsos holiday shopping survey found Canadian men […]

How to Use Content Marketing to Skyrocket Holiday Sales ©

By Melody McKinnon on December 1, 2017 6 Comments Canadian affiliate marketing, Canadian Blogging, Canadian Content Marketing, Canadian e-commerce, Canadian holiday marketing

The value of content marketing for both Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) companies has been proven to a point of universal acceptance, yet it is still underutilized in Canadian eCommerce. Using content to its fullest extent and developing a working strategy is even more rare. The holiday season offers plenty of […]

Canadian Influencer Content Marketing

By Melody McKinnon on May 31, 2017 1 Comment Canadian consumers, Canadian marketing, Canadian statistics, social media

Influencer content on blogs and social media is one of the most trusted types of advertising, say Canadian consumers in a recent Izea survey. In fact, Canadians are more suspicious than Americans of other types of advertising. Our heavy use of social media and blog reading ensures an impactful, and often viral, social marketing campaign. […]

130+ ENGAGING Web Words That Sell

By Melody McKinnon on August 24, 2016 7 Comments Blogging, Canadian marketing

The definition of web copywriting has grown from sales copy & product descriptions to include all digital communication to one degree or another. From social media to your blog, everything you write online will utilize some level of copywriting skills. Because of that, writing engaging web copy using words that are proven to sell online […]

Canadian Social Media Use and Online Brand Interaction (Statistics)

By Melody McKinnon on May 24, 2016 26 Comments Canadian consumers, Canadian marketing, Canadian statistics, social media

Canadians love using social media in 2016 and Facebook continues to be the social network they use most, a new survey from InsightsWest has determined. Facebook, YouTube and Instagram use is still growing at a healthy pace overall in Canada, while Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr and Reddit usage has slowed down a bit. A […]