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25/11/2025

Human connection always wins, and that's a fact.

A new data study from Buffer revealed that responding to comments on social media posts can drive a 5% to 42% increase in engagement, depending on the platform.

Are you responding to comments?

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20/11/2025

Over the last 2-3 years, Black Friday has morphed into Black November – a month-long wave of sales that start earlier each year and stretch long after Cyber Monday ends.

Why did we go from one day of chaos to a whole month of markdowns?

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10/11/2025

People are opening your emails. They’re clicking your links.

But… they still haven’t converted.

You’re first reaction is probably, “My emails aren’t working.” But that’s not actually the case.

It just means these people need more. More context. More proof. More reasons to believe you’re the right fit.

They don’t need another hard sell – they need information that meets them where they are.

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27/10/2025

High-quality content isn’t just considered good marketing anymore. It’s the foundation of digital survival.

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14/10/2025

It's here!! Google AI Mode has officially launched in Australia.

Find out what AI Mode is and how it's going to reshape the way we search things on Google: https://astondigital.com.au/google-ai-mode-a-guide-for-australian-businesses/

12/10/2025

For months, we’ve all been wondering what the future holds for Google Ads with AI Overviews and the new AI Mode changing the way people interact with search. Now, we might be getting a glimpse of the answer.

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06/10/2025

It’s not your imagination – social media feels a little quieter these days.

It’s like hosting a party where everyone shows up – but instead of dancing, they’re hanging out in the kitchen, half-engaged.

So, where did the audience go?

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28/09/2025

A headline isn’t just there for decoration like the throw rug on your couch.

It’s the make-or-break moment that decides whether someone reads on – or scrolls right past.

Will you read on?

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22/09/2025

Instead of searching Google directly, users are asking AI tools questions – and sometimes, those tools recommend your site.

But here’s the catch: GA4 doesn’t yet have a neat “AI traffic” channel – at least not yet anyway - so it's hard to tell which (if any) AI tools your users are being referred from.

If you don’t filter it out, AI referrals get lumped into referrals or organic search, making it difficult to measure the impact.

The good news is you can create a custom segment in GA4 to track traffic coming from AI tools.

Let’s show you how:

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16/09/2025

We often hear that attention spans are decreasing, but what if the truth is more nuanced?

Younger generations may not be losing the ability to focus; rather, they refuse to engage with content that isn’t worth their time.

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07/09/2025

Google AI Mode is the biggest change to search we’ve ever seen.

Instead of sifting through a list of links, Aussies will soon be asking questions and getting conversational answers directly from Google.

It will be fun and scary at the same time, but we’re all in this together.

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20/08/2025

When it comes to advertising, we want to believe a single ad caused a single click that caused a single sale.

The reality? People don’t behave in neat, trackable lines.

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