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April 3, 2020 By Erin Cafferty

Aid for Nonprofits, What’s Trending & the Rise of Digital Marketing

Aid for Nonprofits Dealing With COVID-19

The $2 trillion federal stimulus package, CARES Act, is expected to go into effect on Friday, much to the relief of thousands of individuals, nonprofits and organizations. If you’re currently struggling with shrinking operational funds, this article from Nonprofit Quarterly details how nonprofits may be eligible to access funds to avoid laying people off or closing your doors. From emergency support for nonprofits with less than 500 employees to loan support for larger entities, there’s relief for everyone… even donors.

Fewer Events, More Digital Marketing

Right now, I’m having trouble looking a few days into the future — not to mention several months of years. Nevertheless, I thought this analysis of how the coronavirus may change marketing (at least in the B2B space) was insightful. Budgets that were allocated for in-person events, retreats, conferences, fundraisers and trade shows are now being shifted to the online space for marketing. Whatever you do, don’t totally chop your marketing and communications budget! It’s important to stay connected with your audience and maintaining a sense of normalcy — even if the current situation is so unpredictable.

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March 3, 2020 By Erin Cafferty

What Companies Are Doing With Your Data, A World Without Cookies & Banner Ads Are Back

Content Marketing for Dummies

This article from Search Engine Journal touches on something important: Content that doesn’t convert is just that… content. If you want content that drives interest and donations, you need to look at your metrics. If you’re creating content, it should have a clear purpose and lead people to take another action — whether that’s to learn more, sign up for an event, download research, or donate to your organization. And don’t forget that content drives SEO… just make sure you’re writing like a human and not keyword stuffing in the hopes your post ranks higher on Google.

No More Cookies… Now What?

With the new restrictions browsers are putting on cookies, I wonder if we need to prepare for a cookie-less world. It’s better we accept it now and learn how to survive rather than be annoyed and taken by surprise when they are *actually* blocked. This article offers great advice with specific tactics to successfully advertise without cookies. Which one are you trying? I’ll definitely be using my own first-party data since it’s proven to drive higher conversion rates.

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November 26, 2019 By Erin Cafferty

My Favorite Advice & Data Viz of the Month

My Favorite Advice

Getting Ready For Giving Tuesday.

With year-end giving season upon us, I thought this was a very relevant article on how to test fundraising copy. Nonpartisan fact-checking website PolitiFact helps the public know when they can trust a politician. This summer, they decided to incorporate that same message of trust and transparency into their fundraising language. They found that when language about their brand’s values, goals, and processes were added, it encouraged more, higher dollar amount donations.

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Filed Under: newsletter Tagged With: data analytics, data viz, digital marketing, fundraising, giving tuesday, nonprofit, online giving, thanksgiving

October 8, 2019 By Erin Cafferty

Data on a Budget, Running Better Search Ads & New Help With GTM

One of my favorite shows, The Great British Baking Show, is back on Netflix. While watching this season, it struck me that host Paul Hollywood seemed to mostly give handshakes — a reward for a contestant’s top-quality baking — to men. Investigating this theory led me down a data rabbit hole.

First, I found Buzzfeed documenting all of Paul’s handshakes. But Buzzfeed wasn’t quite giving the whole picture because women tended to go father in the competition than their male counterpoints. Then, I found Wikipedia graphing how individual contestants performed. This would make it possible to chart the ratio of male/female handshakes for individual episodes! I had to cut myself off there, though (my husband wanted to finish the episode).

Although my current theory remains unproven, I was impressed by the data already available online. Do you have any theories you’ve been longing to prove?

Exploring Engagement Beyond “Likes”

This was such a great article to read, especially with the news of Instagram hiding “likes” swirling around. While measuring engagement is helpful for reporting purposes, it’s important to think about engagement as more than just “likes.” This article got me pondering the importance of looking at content as a whole package — rather than a single post or article — and how to quantify those important intangibles, such as thought provoking-ness.

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Filed Under: newsletter Tagged With: Avanish Kaushik, data analytics, data storytelling, digital marketing, engagement rates, google tag manager, nonprofit, Pay-per-click, search queries, website analytics

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