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Henry Ford once said, “A man who stops advertising to save money is the man who stops his clock to save time.” More importantly, the man who advertises without an effective advertising strategy is a man awaiting failure. Advertising strategies are the blueprints that help businesses sell products or services to consumers. New products that will be launched or old products that need to be marketed should be accompanied by an effective advertising campaign. An advertising campaign is a set of advertising messages revolving around a single idea and is designed based on the advertising strategy. Advertising efforts can achieve benefits, such as brand awareness and increased sales, for the company.

Read more about: 9 Characteristics of An Effective Advertising Campaign

Smart businesses know that a big part of their marketing strategy should be digital. Consumers and businesses are constantly online, with almost 8 in 10 people using social media and over a third of us checking it more than five times a day. Your brain processes an increasing amount of information daily and our mental filters are in overdrive. As marketers, how do we get our posts to remain in the minds of our audience? Marketing strategy is key, but it’s easier said than done. Marketing consultants can offer great insight into strategies and tools to help your business achieve a tailored solution.

Read more about: How to Make Your Brand Message Stick

It’s no secret that technology is one of the fastest growing industries today. From software developments to virtual reality, technology is a field with endless applications and possibilities. But just like any other industry, innovation is a business and successful businesses need marketing.

Read more about: Outsourced Marketing: 5 Things Tech Startups Look For [Infographic]

I am a lover of the written word. I was lucky enough to turn this passion of writing into a career in content development, and the best part about working in marketing is that you can measure the success of your writing, learn from your mistakes, and create better content in the future. I’ve learned more about writing from measuring analytical data on my content than I ever did in a classroom.

Read more about: Measuring the Success of Your Content

Email is an essential part of your marketing mix. It’s an easy, fairly inexpensive way to interact with your customers. A great way to maintain top-of-mind awareness to your potential clients is through a newsletter with a regular cadence, but is there the chance to generate profit from your newsletter? Kimberly Maceda of ActiveTrail has written 8 tricks on how to generate profit from your email newsletters.

Read more about: 8 Ways to Generate Profit from E-Newsletters

The digital marketing industry is in an era of constant change. What may have worked for you six months ago no longer works today. Keeping up with the Joneses when it comes to marketing may seem like an impossible task, but if you're extremely passionate (like the team at Marketing Eye) you incorporate market research into your everyday routine. Below is a list of 3 digital marketing trends we feel will disrupt the digital marketing industry in 2019.

Read more about: Top 3 B2B Marketing Trends to Emerge in 2019

Atlanta prides itself on being a commuter city. Our team is constantly in traffic, even on Sunday’s. So what do we do to pass the time? Marketing Eye Atlanta has put together a list of our top five marketing podcasts we’ve found throughout the years. Whether you commute like us, need something to listen to at the gym, or just want to learn a little more about the industry during your lunch, one of these podcasts are bound to fit your interests as a marketing professional.

Read more about: 5 Marketing Podcasts We Can't Get Enough Of

Content is King. This phrase is a marketer’s bread and butter. But what about consistency? It’s important to pull branding through across every user interface. Think about big companies like Apple and Google. When you see an iPhone, you know it’s an Apple product. The Gmail app has the same look and feel as the desktop version. Why is this important? It lets consumers know that from platform to product, the website, and logo, it’s all the same brand. Same colors. Same functionality.

Read more about: Why Brand Consistency is Key to Marketing Strategy