Craft Digital

We're delighted to announce the launch of one of our latest website projects with Make-A-Wish Ireland 💫

We worked closely with their team to design and develop a new flagship website that will enable them to further their mission and continue doing the incredible work they do for children all across Ireland.

Find out more about the project on our website: www.craftdigital.ie/portfolio/make-a-wish-ireland

Visit Make-A-Wish Ireland's new website here: www.makeawish.ie

⏰ The countdown is on... Applications for the Local Enterprise Offices Trading Online Voucher scheme are closing at the end of this month!

💰 The programme offers financial assistance of up to €2,500 to help businesses develop or improve their online trading capacity. The grant can be used for website development, digital marketing, social media, SEO and more.

📩 Email us today for help with your application: [email protected]

Act fast: the Trading Online Voucher scheme is coming to an end! - Craft Digital The Trading Online Voucher will be closing applications on October 31st 2024. Time to act fast to avail of up to €2,500 for your business!

A fantastic day 1 of in Tallinn, Estonia 🇪🇪

Lots of great talks, workshops and insights throughout the day followed by a short city tour and a reception hosted by Mayor Jevgeni Ossinovski at the stunning Tallinn Town Hall.

Looking forward to seeing what day 2 has in store for us tomorrow!

No matter your project needs, our team is committed to seeing your business succeed.

If you're looking for a digital marketing partner just get in touch via our website: www.craftdigital.ie/contact

The first three months of 2024 have seen a number of big digital milestones, and the latest Digital Global Statshot report from We Are Social & Meltwater reveals a wealth of impressive headlines and trends.

Some of the top insights from this quarter include:

- More than two-thirds of the world’s population now uses the internet.
- A quarter of a billion new unique users started using social media platforms over the past 12 months.
- 62.6% of the world’s total population use at least 1 social media platform.
- 59.9% of total web traffic originates from mobile phones
- Global social media users are making active use of an average of 6.7 social media platforms each month
- Yahoo! search engine users are increasing
- TikTok’s Android app users spent on average 31 hours & 47 mins on the app each month
- While Facebook is the most used, Instagram is still the most loved social media app

That’s only a snapshot of what you'll find in the full Digital 2024 April Global Statshot Report. Check it out here: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-april-global-statshot

The much anticipated Threads has finally arrived in the EU 🇪🇺 👋

Meta's rival to X/Twitter comes 5 months after it was released in other parts of the world where it gained more than 100 millions users in its first week. While those numbers have since dwindled, it's launch here is expected to bring a new lease of life to the platform.

What do you think - will you be joining, and will it turn out to be the final nail in the coffin for Twitter?

We're attending in Lisbon this week, learning all about the world of Web3 and its impact on the future of digital marketing.

According to a new report from Insider Business, TikTok and Google are currently exploring a new partnership which would integrate Google search prompts, and potentially even results, into TikTok’s own search stream.

As spotted by app researcher Radu Oncescu, some searches entered within the app now present an option to perform the same search on Google.com. When users click on this link, they are directed to an in-app browser that showcases Google's search results for the given query.

As TikTok gains popularity as the preferred search engine among younger users, this partnership could aid in strengthening its market share.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-google-test-new-search-partnership-2023-9

TikTok is testing a partnership with Google as it looks to beef up its search features Experts say the move could boost traffic and ad revenue for both companies.

Stuck for social media content ideas? It's becoming increasingly difficult for marketers to create new & engaging posts to fill consumers' seemingly endless demand for content.

According to Sprout Social's 2023 Index Report, there are 5 areas where brands can focus their efforts.

We're grateful to have collaborated with the team at Clontarf Orthodontics over the years. We helped deliver a range of digital projects including their new website, social media content and paid advertising campaigns across social media and the Google Ads platform.

We helped set up its first eCommerce website to capture online sales at the end of 2022. They now sell to customers all over Ireland for the first time at www.dresscircle.ie.

According to CSO.ie, one in ten businesses set up a website to facilitate online sales in 2022 while 12% provided a "click & collect" service. More than one-third (35%) of enterprises received orders via websites or apps from customers located in Ireland in 2022.

Source: https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-yin/ireland2022theyearinnumberspart2businessandeconomy/