Three Ways to Maximize Brand Awareness During a Recession

Wyeth LeemonBlog, 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 JoosteBlog, 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

Health Food Brands: Reach More Customers With Detailed Product Pages

Megan JoosteBlog, Health and Wellness, Matrix, SEO

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 domain that matches user search intent. Increase Sales Through Optimized Content Along with conducting keyword research to help you write timely, optimized content that can help keep your products high in the SERPS … Read More

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

Tess TaylorBlog, Health and Wellness, Matrix, SEO

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 JoosteMatrix, 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 JoosteMatrix, 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

How to Use Google Analytics Segments: An Illustrated Guide

Greg GarrisonMatrix, Web Analytics

Google Analytics offers a ton of up-front/top-level information. The way Google provides information and allows users to slice and dice the information works well for many cases. However, there are some shortcomings where utilizing filters and secondary dimensions can only get you so far, and on top of that, it can be relatively time-consuming. This is where segments come in … Read More

Does Your Business Need Facebook Brand Lift?

Wyeth LeemonMarketing, Matrix, Social Media

Likes feel great, but are they good for the bottom line? While likes and shares are usually guaranteed to boost your mood, it’s difficult to gauge whether those types of social media engagement are boosting sales. Enter Facebook Brand Lift, which reports on metrics such as brand awareness and ad recall in an effort to cut through the clutter and … Read More

Integrating Billboard Advertising with Digital-First Marketing Campaigns

Megan JoosteHealth and Wellness, Healthcare, Marketing, Matrix

Billboards may be one of the oldest forms of advertising, but their time in the sun is far from over. With brands facing increasingly fierce competition for eyeballs on desktop and mobile screens, there’s a case for integrating Out of Home (OOH) advertising with digital marketing campaigns now more than ever. Rohan Oza, arguably one of the most successful modern … Read More

Health, Wellness, and Lifestyle Marketing for 2020 and Beyond

John KadlicHealth and Wellness, Marketing, Matrix, Perspective

Rise above the silos to craft winning strategies It wasn’t too long ago that the healthcare, wellness, and lifestyle industries were viewed as mostly siloed spaces without much crossover. Now that narrative has shifted, and the consumers expect the integration of health, wellness, and lifestyle as they seek a more holistic view of wellbeing. For those in health, wellness, and … Read More

Maximizing ROI on Your Hospital’s Digital Marketing

Megan JoosteHealthcare, Matrix, Web Analytics

Why Read This Paper Since 2006, Parallel Path has been crafting and deploying highly-effective marketing solutions for clients that include some of the country’s top hospitals and insurance companies. This article draws from insights we have gleaned from our work to help our client partners achieve unprecedented marketing growth and performance. This paper offers the following five-point framework to help … Read More

How to Work Remotely While Traveling

Megan JoosteHealth and Wellness, Matrix, Perspective

The story of how Wyeth Leemon came to be an internationally traveling remote employee began with a round-trip ticket to Bangkok and resignation. But fortunately for both Wyeth and the Parallel Path team, that resignation was turned down and turned into an opportunity for both parties to see if a remote working arrangement could really work. TL;DR: Working remotely works. But … Read More

5 Things Social Media Managers Should Look for in a Planning Tool

Megan HettwerContent Marketing, Marketing, Matrix, Social MediaLeave a Comment

Pick a tool, any tool One of my tasks as Director of Earned/Owned media at Parallel Path is to oversee social media scheduling for our clients. Juggling a number of accounts across different editorial calendars is never straightforward, but I’ve discovered a few efficiencies and tools that help make my job that much easier – and my clients’ social engagement … Read More

Digital Balance in a Tech-Dominant World

Greg GarrisonBlog, Health and Wellness, MatrixLeave a Comment

In the past couple of months, I have noticed a trend across categories around the importance of balance and wellbeing as it pertains to our digital selves. With the introduction of Senator Josh Hawley’s proposed Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act, which seeks to combat the addictive features of social media, it appears there is a growing focus on … Read More

Mental Health Training for Coaches a New (and Welcome) Requirement across Colorado Athletics

Megan JoosteHealth and Wellness, MatrixLeave a Comment

Mental health in children is at the forefront of the national health conversation. Per the latest data via the National Survey of Children’s Health, depression, anxiety, and behavioral or conduct problems remain prevalent among children and adolescents across the United States. This fall, the Colorado High School Activities Association is making a bold move to help improve the mental health … Read More

The Trouble with Authenticity

John KadlicMatrix, PerspectiveLeave a Comment

The concept of Authenticity has been trendy with brands and marketers for some time now. This totally makes sense; we are all better when brands and people are their authentic selves. The problem is, not every brand or everyone is TRULY authentic and that’s where the rub comes in. To be truly authentic, you need to be comfortable sharing who … Read More

What I Learned From Baked Beans

John KadlicMarketing, MatrixLeave a Comment

Many years ago, the agency I was working for at the time got invited to a new business pitch from Bush’s Baked Beans (of Duke the dog fame). It was a great opportunity for us, but it was highly competitive. My team and I had been through this drill many times before, so we girded ourselves for the typical pitch … Read More

Your Customer’s Journey Is Not Siloed – And Neither Is Your Marketing

Parallel PathMatrix, Web AnalyticsLeave a Comment

Customers may encounter many different marketing touchpoints before they ever take action on your website – a social media post, a display ad, a radio or TV commercial. Unfortunately, marketers oftentimes credit only the marketing channels that drove the visit that resulted in a sale or a lead. Called ‘last-click attribution’, this analytics methodology ignores the fact that other marketing … Read More