The Difference Between Paid Search and Paid Social Advertising

Digital advertising is an essential part of modern marketing strategies, enabling businesses to reach specific audiences and generate leads effectively. Among the digital advertising methods are Pay-Per-Click (PPC) and Paid Social Advertising. While they may appear similar at first glance, they function differently, serve distinct purposes, and produce different types of results.

Paid media vs. earned media: Understanding the landscape

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As PR professionals with backgrounds in journalism, the PR team at Chalk & Ward have many tools at our disposal when it comes to promoting our clients. While the art of storytelling will always be a key part of what we do in the creation of compelling press releases and blogs, in the diverse and rapidly evolving world of media, we increasingly need to look at multiple and varied platforms for getting our clients’ messages across.

Marketing to different social media audiences

As social media continues to dominate the digital landscape, marketers face the challenge of engaging a diverse and dynamic audience. From the visual appeal of Instagram to the professional networking hub of LinkedIn, each platform attracts users with different interests, behaviours, and motivations.

Guide to understanding schema markup for SEO

Written by Digital Marketing Executive Brendan Wolmarans, this guide demystifies the complicated nature of schema markup, highlighting its benefits and best practices for implementation, ensuring your website stands out in the competitive digital landscape.

5 Email marketing best practices that drive results!

In today’s digital age, email remains a cornerstone of marketing strategies, offering a direct line to your audience’s inbox. However, not all emails are created equal, and the difference between an email that converts and one that ends up in the spam folder can be subtle.