The last few years have felt like a reckoning for marketing teams. When budgets tighten and CFOs demand accountability, the bright, fuzzy world of brand advertising begins to look expensive and slow. In response, many advertisers are reallocating parts of their media mix, shifting dollars away from broad brand plays and into performance-led channels, such …
Voice search is impacting CPC strategy, driving advertisers to optimize for conversational queries and local, high-intent traffic.
Digital marketing is entering a new era where data-driven strategies are no longer limited to reporting past performance, but are beginning to forecast future outcomes. Predictive analytics and machine learning tools are enabling marketers to anticipate customer behaviour, optimise campaigns proactively, and make smarter decisions, driving measurable results. Instead of relying solely on historical data, …
Privacy in 2017 changed how affiliates and advertisers track performance, pushing for transparency, consent, and ethical data use.
In today’s fast-moving digital advertising environment, marketers are under constant pressure to deliver better results without increasing budgets. Cost-per-acquisition (CPA) models have long helped advertisers track how much they spend to acquire a customer. Still, traditional approaches often rely on static assumptions, broad targeting, and manual optimisation. As competition grows and consumer behaviour evolves, these …
A noticeable shift has occurred in how leading brands allocate their marketing budgets. Once dominated by broad-based awareness campaigns aimed at building long-term brand equity, marketing spend is increasingly being redirected toward performance-driven channels, where advertisers pay for action, not just attention. This transition reflects evolving market demands, technology advances, and a tighter focus on …
The digital advertising landscape has transformed dramatically over the last decade. One of the most noticeable trends has been CPC (cost-per-click) inflation, where the cost of clicks has steadily increased across industries. As more brands compete for the same audiences, advertisers are paying a premium to capture attention — and understanding why is key to …
Marketing has always been about results, but the early 2010s marked a turning point. Brands began shifting from broad, impression-focused campaigns to strategies where every dollar spent had to demonstrate tangible value. This period, when the obsession with ROI (return on investment) truly took hold, changed the way marketers plan, execute, and measure campaigns. At …
The digital advertising landscape has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade, and much of it can be traced back to the early battles over data. Google and Facebook, two of the largest platforms in the world, not only drove unprecedented growth in online advertising but also reshaped the conversation around transparency and accountability. …
Digital marketing has evolved dramatically, but one metric has consistently stood out as a cornerstone of advertising success: cost-per-click (CPC). From its early days as a simple way to measure engagement to becoming the primary benchmark for ROI, CPC has reshaped how brands invest, optimize, and measure their online campaigns. At Trillion, we’ve seen firsthand …
