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How to Optimize Your Conversion Funnel, from ToFu to BoFu

No matter who your customer is or what you’re selling, it’s more likely than not that your customer will have to go through several steps before choosing to buy your product or service. Think about your own shopping habits: you don’t just buy the first thing you see. The first thing you do is note that you have a problem or a need, and then you research a solution online. Once you find that solution, which could be a product or service, you then decide which manufacturer or company is the best fit for your needs based on price, features, quantity — whatever it is that you are looking for.

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Virtualization, Media and Broadcasting

The new chair of the FTC and antitrust 2.0

Article | July 13, 2022

The appointment of Lina Khan on June 15th to chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to be a transformational one in the history of the world wide web. Khan came to prominence with an article in the Yale Law Journal, Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox, which identified the paradox of hegemonic tech service providers which bypass the US’ strict competition laws by offering lower prices to the end consumer. Under US antitrust law, the driving indicator of market monopolies are higher prices for the consumer – under this strict definition, none of the tech majors which dominate the digital economy are monopolistic. Indeed, some such as Alphabet and Facebook do not even directly charge the end user for their services. So, while both Google and Facebook dominate the global digital ad market, making an antitrust case against them under the current 20thcentury era regulatory framework is nigh on impossible. However, the absence of meaningful competitive challengers to these two incumbents in search and social advertising over the previous 15 years, despite the lucrative high margin business opportunities, implies that the competitive market is not performing according to classical economic theory. Khan has built a subsequent career on trying to square this circle, and now the Biden Administration has empowered her as the key instigator of the sweeping regulatory update required for a digital-first century.

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Technologies, Business

Live Sports TV Executive Predictions: Cloud-Based Production Is the Future

Article | August 3, 2022

As we all start to come out of the pandemic and its effects, we see distributed workflows being the normal standard of operations more and more. Distributed workflows go hand in hand with cloud production where we are not dependent on a physical rack room of gear. Due to the chip shortages, we are definitely seeing in the audio industry an acceleration in software designed solutions. More and more solutions are going to depend on common computing infrastructure in order to handle the ever increasing demand of products that just simply cannot be manufactured. This change is only going to strengthen the move to the cloud and the distributed workflow in audio and video production. Working with cloud-based production brings so much more flexibility to the table. Flexibility in design, flexibility in costs, and flexibility in staffing. With the distributed workflow model, we simplify so many of our logistics for an event. We will see more opportunities where we can use our best talent for the position multiple times a week instead of wasting a day or two traveling to a site. The bigger part of all of this change is the higher quality of life our employees can enjoy. We made this change to a distributed workflow almost 5 years ago and it has resulted in happier employees along with more productivity. The pandemic accelerated the process to the masses. Cloud workflows along with distributed workers where possible are here to stay.

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Business

The Quest Is The Second Generation Of VR. You Charge It Up, Stick It On And It’s Great

Article | July 11, 2022

Ever since the adoption of VR gaming to the gaming market, it sure has seen upheavals—disruption by significant players in the industry like PSVR, Rift, and the Vive. PSVR has been the best-selling VR headset ever since its launch, selling over 5 million units on December 31st, 2020. While these numbers portray PSVR as successful, its hardware is lacking behind, and still, no sign of upgrades has been hinted by Sony. Speaking of which, a lot of gamers have long been waiting for a hardware upgrade or a hardware sequel—PSVR 2—from Sony, but very little or nothing has been said on this matter.

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4 Stocks To Buy To Invest in Virtual Reality

Article | June 13, 2020

The virtual reality market has been hailed as the "next big thing" for decades, but VR has repeatedly disappointed consumers with mediocre hardware products and software experiences. But in recent years, a wave of refined devices narrowed the gap between consumer expectations and reality. The VR market's future has yet to be written, but investors who believe in this budding market should consider buying these four tech stocks. Sony's PlayStation VR is the best-selling VR headset in the world with over 5 million shipments since its launch in October 2016. That only represents a sliver of Sony's installed base of 110 million PS4s, but that foothold has encouraged developers to produce more stand-alone VR games and add-on experiences for PS4 games.

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Virtualization, Media and Broadcasting

B2B Movie Placements: What to Expect?

Article | July 13, 2022

The appointment of Lina Khan on June 15th to chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is poised to be a transformational one in the history of the world wide web. Khan came to prominence with an article in the Yale Law Journal, Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox, which identified the paradox of hegemonic tech service providers which bypass the US’ strict competition laws by offering lower prices to the end consumer. Under US antitrust law, the driving indicator of market monopolies are higher prices for the consumer – under this strict definition, none of the tech majors which dominate the digital economy are monopolistic. Indeed, some such as Alphabet and Facebook do not even directly charge the end user for their services. So, while both Google and Facebook dominate the global digital ad market, making an antitrust case against them under the current 20thcentury era regulatory framework is nigh on impossible. However, the absence of meaningful competitive challengers to these two incumbents in search and social advertising over the previous 15 years, despite the lucrative high margin business opportunities, implies that the competitive market is not performing according to classical economic theory. Khan has built a subsequent career on trying to square this circle, and now the Biden Administration has empowered her as the key instigator of the sweeping regulatory update required for a digital-first century.

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Technologies, Business

AR in B2B Sales: What to Expect

Article | August 3, 2022

As we all start to come out of the pandemic and its effects, we see distributed workflows being the normal standard of operations more and more. Distributed workflows go hand in hand with cloud production where we are not dependent on a physical rack room of gear. Due to the chip shortages, we are definitely seeing in the audio industry an acceleration in software designed solutions. More and more solutions are going to depend on common computing infrastructure in order to handle the ever increasing demand of products that just simply cannot be manufactured. This change is only going to strengthen the move to the cloud and the distributed workflow in audio and video production. Working with cloud-based production brings so much more flexibility to the table. Flexibility in design, flexibility in costs, and flexibility in staffing. With the distributed workflow model, we simplify so many of our logistics for an event. We will see more opportunities where we can use our best talent for the position multiple times a week instead of wasting a day or two traveling to a site. The bigger part of all of this change is the higher quality of life our employees can enjoy. We made this change to a distributed workflow almost 5 years ago and it has resulted in happier employees along with more productivity. The pandemic accelerated the process to the masses. Cloud workflows along with distributed workers where possible are here to stay.

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Business

Branded Entertainment in B2B: Why is it Important?

Article | July 11, 2022

Ever since the adoption of VR gaming to the gaming market, it sure has seen upheavals—disruption by significant players in the industry like PSVR, Rift, and the Vive. PSVR has been the best-selling VR headset ever since its launch, selling over 5 million units on December 31st, 2020. While these numbers portray PSVR as successful, its hardware is lacking behind, and still, no sign of upgrades has been hinted by Sony. Speaking of which, a lot of gamers have long been waiting for a hardware upgrade or a hardware sequel—PSVR 2—from Sony, but very little or nothing has been said on this matter.

Read More

4 Stocks To Buy To Invest in Virtual Reality

Article | June 13, 2020

The virtual reality market has been hailed as the "next big thing" for decades, but VR has repeatedly disappointed consumers with mediocre hardware products and software experiences. But in recent years, a wave of refined devices narrowed the gap between consumer expectations and reality. The VR market's future has yet to be written, but investors who believe in this budding market should consider buying these four tech stocks. Sony's PlayStation VR is the best-selling VR headset in the world with over 5 million shipments since its launch in October 2016. That only represents a sliver of Sony's installed base of 110 million PS4s, but that foothold has encouraged developers to produce more stand-alone VR games and add-on experiences for PS4 games.

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ION Media Networks

ION Media Networks is a leading U.S. provider of television, utilizing its nationwide assets to deliver content to 260 million Americans in 98 million homes. ION delivers television entertainment and choice through innovation, offering quality content, new formats and innovative packages that are affordable and accessible to all consumers. For details on career opportunities, click the website below.

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Global Search Marketing Agency, Directive, Announces Complete Rebranding

Directive Consulting | December 05, 2018

Directive, the leading B2B and enterprise search marketing agency, announced today the launch of their new branding to reflect their evolution into a global search marketing agency. Directive’s unique approach to search marketing has positioned the company as the agency of choice for leading B2B and enterprise companies since 2014 with a portfolio comprised of 90% in the B2B space. With their extensive rebranding efforts, the company continues to offer premier SEO, PPC, CRO, content marketing and paid social services that B2B and enterprises need to scale their business. Additionally, Directive continues to invest further in employee well-being, marketing technologies and superior support for clients. “Our rebranding does not impact our services, operations or our market, as we have been working with leaders in the B2B space for some time; however, our identity now reflects and matches that,” stated Hannah Mans, Directive’s director of marketing. “This milestone is the first of many as we work towards our vision to be the largest global B2B search agency by the end of 2020.” The rebranding includes a top-to-bottom redesign of the company’s website and logo to better resonate with current and potential clients.

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Directive Ranks #1 in Clutch’s Top B2B Marketing Service Providers

Directive Consulting | March 06, 2019

Directive, the leading B2B and enterprise search marketing agency, has recently been honored as the number one B2B marketing and advertising service provider in Los Angeles, according to Clutch. Clutch is a B2B research, ratings and reviews site that identifies leading IT and marketing service providers and software. Recently, Clutch has announced over 260 B2B companies that embody industry leadership in Los Angeles based on their market presence, respective expertise, verified client feedback, and their past and current clientele. Directive was awarded the leading spot on the advertising and marketing list. “We are thrilled for this opportunity to be recognized as the go-to service provider for B2B marketing,” said CEO and Co-founder Garrett Mehrguth. “This is a testament to our team’s dedication and unwavering focus on excellence and to deliver premier services to our clients.” Since its establishment in 2014, Mehrguth has led Directive in its expansion of five global offices including Orange County, California; Austin, Texas; Los Angeles; New York City; and London. Directive has increased by a year-over-year growth rate of 300 percent, and now is celebrating as the number one B2B marketing and advertising service provider in Los Angeles.

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27-year-old Search Marketing CEO Lands 13-stop U.S. Speaking Tour

Directive Consulting | May 29, 2019

Garrett Mehrguth, the CEO and co-founder of the B2B and enterprise search marketing agency, Directive, recently was selected to speak at 13 stops of the Digital Summit tour. Digital Summit, the largest conference series in the digital marketing industry, has invited Mehrguth to share his unique presentation, "5 Data-Validated Tactics to Increase the Experienced Marketer's Qualified Lead Volume (...and 3 Tactics That Are Guaranteed to Fail)" with their audiences across the nation. Mehrguth will continue to discuss how B2B and enterprise marketers can advance their digital "discoverability" and take control of their residency on search engine results pages. This approach has catalyzed Directive's growth by 300 percent year-over-year. It also is the foundation that the firm's strategies are built on, which is utilized across their portfolio of over 75 clients. "I've had the pleasure of working with Garrett over the past year, as he has proven to be a stand-out speaker in our Digital Summit Series," said Leah Harris, content and product strategist for Digital Summit. "We curate 20 marketing conferences with over 1,000 speakers in total, and Garrett consistently engages the crowd with his expertise and surveys in the top 20 percent of speakers."

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Global Search Marketing Agency, Directive, Announces Complete Rebranding

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Directive, the leading B2B and enterprise search marketing agency, announced today the launch of their new branding to reflect their evolution into a global search marketing agency. Directive’s unique approach to search marketing has positioned the company as the agency of choice for leading B2B and enterprise companies since 2014 with a portfolio comprised of 90% in the B2B space. With their extensive rebranding efforts, the company continues to offer premier SEO, PPC, CRO, content marketing and paid social services that B2B and enterprises need to scale their business. Additionally, Directive continues to invest further in employee well-being, marketing technologies and superior support for clients. “Our rebranding does not impact our services, operations or our market, as we have been working with leaders in the B2B space for some time; however, our identity now reflects and matches that,” stated Hannah Mans, Directive’s director of marketing. “This milestone is the first of many as we work towards our vision to be the largest global B2B search agency by the end of 2020.” The rebranding includes a top-to-bottom redesign of the company’s website and logo to better resonate with current and potential clients.

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27-year-old Search Marketing CEO Lands 13-stop U.S. Speaking Tour

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