Analyzing the Health Insurance Customer Journey

Megan JoosteSeptember 11, 2020Blog, Content Marketing, Health Industry, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Inbound, Matrix

You know the saying about taking a walk in another person’s shoes? If you’re in the business of providing health insurance plans, your marketing efforts need to start by donning more than just a new pair of shoes. To really understand how people find their way to your company, and also understand their experience once they’re there, you need a … Read More

Enabling Enhanced Ecommerce With and Without Shopify

Greg GarrisonSeptember 3, 2020Blog, Consumer Packaged Goods, Matrix, Web Analytics, Wellness Industry

Enhanced Ecommerce is an extension of the reporting available via Google Analytics Ecommerce reporting. As the name suggests, enabling this reporting expands upon what e-commerce information is available within Google Analytics. Enhanced Ecommerce provides additional information around shopping behaviors and checkout behaviors.  Examples of Enhanced Ecommerce Reports Enabling Enhanced Ecommerce (EE) looks to populate the information highlighted in the screenshots … Read More

Paid Media Tips for Brand Safety During COVID-19

Willow SmithSeptember 1, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix, PPC

Brand Safety encompasses all the strategies and activities brands employ to safeguard their reputation while advertising online. This spans from paid media strategy all the way down to ad placement, as well as ad content. Traditionally when marketers think about brand safety, it’s in reference to where ads are placed online and ensuring “safe” content adjacency. This entails making sure … Read More

Better KPIs for Wellness Digital Marketing

Greg GarrisonAugust 26, 2020Blog, Matrix, Web Analytics, Wellness Industry

High-performing digital marketing strategies rely on a built-in feedback loop that pulls regular analytics reports, analyzes marketing activities, and optimizes based on those findings. But marketing teams (and their analytics specialists) can sometimes get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of data that is accessible to them. It’s easy to wonder what are truly important key performance metrics to put at … Read More

Tips for Better Digital Marketing Analytics for Outdoor Brands

Greg GarrisonAugust 21, 2020Blog, Lifestyle Industry, Matrix, Outdoor, Web Analytics

You know the saying: “you can’t manage what you don’t measure?” Even if your wellness brand is in a moment of growth, without truly understanding how your digital marketing efforts are affecting that growth, it will be difficult to craft a strategy that ensures that growth will continue. Here are four analytics tips for better tracking of your digital marketing … Read More

Four Content Planning Tips for Lifestyle Brands

Megan JoosteAugust 18, 2020Blog, Content Marketing, Lifestyle Industry, Matrix, Outdoor

Backpacker’s Pantry is one of the world’s foremost producers of freeze-dried food, and the brand’s domain earns a lot of traffic each month from relevant outdoor and active lifestyle consumers looking for information ranging from finding the perfect e-bike to campfire safety tips. In particular, one blog post has recently earned incredible traffic growth during COVID-19: “10 Foods to Keep … Read More

Optimize Your Hospital’s TeleHealth Information on Google My Business During COVID-19

Megan JoosteAugust 14, 2020Blog, Healthcare, Matrix

As the US continues to navigate outbreaks and shutdowns your hospital’s Google My Business profile should be optimized to maximize your exposure and service for your audience. Your Google My Business listing is critical to driving traffic to your healthcare website, providing great customer service, and communicating valuable information to your patients and their families. The following optimization recommendations will … Read More

Social Media Advertising Updates 2020

Daniel CunninghamAugust 10, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix, Social Media

The world of social media advertising can feel like it is evolving at light speed. To help you stay on top of opportunities to achieve your marketing goals, we wanted to take a moment to share a current overview of all Q1 and Q2 changes to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, Linkedin, Pinterest, and TikTok . Facebook & Instagram Updates New … Read More

Google Ads Updates 2020

Wyeth LeemonJuly 24, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix

We wanted to take a moment to share noteworthy 2020 updates, beta programs, and features you may have missed from 2019 within the Google Ads platform, specifically for paid search and display, that might affect the way you achieve your marketing goals. Lead Form Extensions Are Still in Beta and Have Some Critical Limitations This feature was rolled out in … Read More

Five Signs Your Outdoor Brand is Wasting Money on Paid Search

Wyeth LeemonJuly 23, 2020Blog, Lifestyle Industry, Matrix, PPC

Pay-per-click (PPC) or Paid Search advertising is a powerful marketing channel that can rapidly grow revenue for outdoor brands. Without a clear, informed strategy, however, runaway spending is a constant risk. Here are some of the biggest reasons for unprofitable paid search campaigns. Even if you are confident that you are getting a good ROI (return on investment) on your … Read More

How to Be More Human With Your Wellness Brand Social Media Strategy

Megan JoosteJuly 16, 2020Blog, Matrix, Social Media, Wellness Industry

Being Human on Social Media Leads to an ROI That You Can Measure Social media is a crucial part of any content marketing strategy, and you have probably read a thousand listicles and downloaded dozens of ebooks on how to better leverage your social media channels to grow your business. But, before even planning your first series of posts, it’s … Read More

Storytelling in Health Insurance Marketing: Three Ways to Boost Brand Awareness

Megan JoosteJuly 13, 2020Blog, Health Industry, Health Insurance, Healthcare, Matrix

The Proven Power of Authentic Storytelling Health insurance marketing teams certainly have their work cut out for them during open enrollment. They face wild competition and market fluctuations while trying to reach, educate, and convert during a short three-month period. To truly have an impact during open enrollment, health insurance companies can employ a strategy anchored on authentic storytelling that … Read More

Christian McCaffrey Serves Up Home Workout Tips With a Side of Hope on Ascent Protein AMA

Megan JoosteMay 4, 2020Active & Fitness, Blog, Health and Wellness, Lifestyle Industry, Matrix, Perspective

Christan McCaffrey is already being lauded as the “new face of the Carolina Panthers.” He’s quickly become one of the team’s key leaders after signing a four-year, $64 million contract extension in April, making him the highest-paid running back in NFL history and all-around Good Guy. He is known for his “welcome texts” whenever a new player joins the team, … Read More

Five Things Your Marketing Team Can Do Now to Best Prepare for the Post-Pandemic Economy

John KadlicApril 23, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix, Perspective

Since early March 2020, much of American enterprise has been at a near-standstill. While there is no on-off switch to the national economy, there is an indication that the “dimmer” is slowly moving its way to “on,” with governors in several states laying out plans for a phased lifting of restrictions based on the guidance of their health officials. We … Read More

Three Ways to Maximize Brand Awareness During a Recession

Wyeth LeemonApril 20, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix, PPC, SEO

The Digital Marketing landscape is rapidly changing under the economic pressure of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Agencies and Brands have needed to be agile to stay ahead of shifts and trends that could have a significant impact on client goals. From our work to help some of the leading health, wellness, and lifestyle brands across the country navigate these uncertain times, … Read More

Health Food Brands: Reach More Customers With Detailed Product Pages

Megan JoosteApril 6, 2020Blog, Health and Wellness, Matrix

People can’t buy products they can’t find. For CPG brands across health and wellness, being easily found by your target audience means having relevant content on your product pages that matches user search intent. In this blog, we explain how you can improve your ranking for flavor, variety, and size modified searches by:  Creating product detail pages targeting those individual … Read More

What the Parallel Path Team is Doing to Stay Well at Home Right Now

Megan JoosteMarch 27, 2020Blog, Marketing, Matrix

It’s no secret health and wellness is kind of a big deal here at Parallel Path. It’s who we are as an agency (a healthy living spending account is even part of our benefits package), and it’s what we do: at work, at home, and in our communities. But, our ski lifts are closed and gyms are shuttered for the … Read More

Diet & Nutrition Search Trends Today, in Light of The Coronavirus Pandemic

Tess TaylorMarch 24, 2020Blog, Health and Wellness, Matrix, SEO, Wellness Industry

The novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has altered almost every single aspect of people’s daily lives in at least 177 countries (and counting) across the globe. As seen in empty grocery store aisles and “Not in Stock” labels on Amazon, people’s buying habits have drastically shifted right alongside the spread of the virus. Along with hand sanitizer and toilet paper (here’s an … Read More

More People are Searching for “Coronavirus” Than “COVID-19” Right Now

Megan JoosteMarch 13, 2020Marketing, Matrix, SEO, Web Analytics

We are certainly at an odd moment in time, and today there are more questions than answers regarding the development of the Coronavirus pandemic. The vast majority of those questions are being made as online search queries. As news and updates on the rapidly evolving Coronavirus pandemic continue to inundate inboxes and newsfeeds across the country, many of our clients … Read More

Segmenting Branded and Non-Branded Keywords to Maximize Your Media Spend

Megan JoosteMarch 11, 2020Marketing, Matrix, PPC, SEO

Chances are, your organization is already employing both branded and non-branded keywords in your Paid Media (PPC) and SEO programs. But, the key to really knowing the impact of those branded keywords on conversion results is through segmentation. First, let’s define our terms. What is a Branded Keyword? Branded keywords include some aspect of your company’s name, such as: ‘Backpacker’s … Read More