• There’s No Such Thing as a Digital Marketer

    I’ve never felt very comfortable with the label ‘Digital Marketer.’ And to reflect this, I’ve been describing myself as “A Marketer in a Digital World” for about 5 years now, a badge I have worn with pride. But even this is starting to feel a little behind the times. The world is certainly digital, with…

  • Delightful Creativity from Putpockets

    There’s a very common mental state we  experience every day of our lives that makes us greatly underestimate the likelihood of something bad happening to us. Psychologists call it the ‘normalcy bias’, and it’s a pretty helpful thing. Without it, we would be less able to relax and enjoy our lives. Instead, we’d live in…

  • Common Website Mistakes To Avoid

    We all see a lot of websites these days. But how often do you find yourself on a new site wondering what the company actually does or wants you to do next? It’s an all too common problem. In our haste to build websites, we often forget to look at the initial designs through our…

  • Friction Free Forms for Marketing Ninjas

    Happy New Year! I’ve written before about the dangers of asking too much of your site visitors before you have established a meaningful, value-based relationship with them. Now Lisa Margetis at Singlehop has reminded me of the importance of keeping any “asks” you must make of your customers as simple and pain-free as possible.

  • A Tech-Free Festive Break

    The Christmas and New Year festivities are almost upon us. And, as I pull down the shutters on another year of trading, I’m looking forward to switching off from the bustle and hustle of business life at Wild Orange Media and spending some quality time with family and friends. I’ll also be making a conscious…

  • 50 Things You Don’t Need in 2014

    50 Things You Don't Need In 2014 from Wild Orange Media Ltd As 2013 draws to a close, I thought it might be fun to take a look at some well-loved things that suddenly find themselves obsolete in our fast-changing world. I can’t pretend this is a comprehensive list of all-things-obsolete, but coming up with…

  • The Basic Data Capture Mistake Almost Every Marketer Makes

    As marketers, we know a large part of our job is to collect as much data about customers and prospects as possible. Feeding the database gives us leads to qualify and valuable data to mine. So it makes perfect sense when we have something of value to these people—like some great content or special offers—that…

  • Introducing Internet Safety School for Parents and Carers

    Our mission here at Wild Orange Media has always been to help everyone benefit fully and safely from all the good things that our digital world has to offer. Yet one of the greatest threats we see in our internet-fuelled world today is to the safety and wellbeing of children. Left unattended, with unrestricted access…

  • Three Charms But Four Alarms

    We humans love seeing choices or lists presented in groups of three. Three gives a natural balance to things, as does five or seven. But three really is the magic number for marketers and copywriters. A recent study for the Make-A-Wish Foundation sought to find the messaging sweet spot for securing charitable donations. They randomly…

  • Content 1 Advertising 0 – Why Great Content Wins Today

    (This post by Allister Frost was first published on the Emarketeers’ blog) Content, content, content… It seems everyone in marketing these days is talking about content. The stats prove it too with the number of Google searches for “Content Marketing” soaring 10-fold in the last two years. And I’m a believer. I believe great content…