December, 2022

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80+ Content Marketing Trends for Success in 2023

Content Marketing Institute

Will your content marketing plans weather the changes ahead? More than 80 thought leaders, award winners, and subject matter experts offer their advice and insights on the content trends that will have the most impact on your plans and success in 2023. Find out if you're adequately prepared (and where to focus if you're not).

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5 Keys to Content Marketing Mastery in 2023

CopyBlogger

Does content marketing mastery mean you’re the best all around? The best copywriter, the best graphic designer, the best blogger? Continue Reading. The post 5 Keys to Content Marketing Mastery in 2023 appeared first on Copyblogger.

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What You Need to Know About TikTok SEO

Buffer Marketing

Watch out Google: TikTok is coming for your crown! Or at least that’s what the Senior Vice President of Google thinks , as the company shared in July that TikTok is becoming more like a search engine, especially among Gen Z. And TikTok is investing in maximizing users’ habits with new features like suggested searches at the bottom of videos and in the comments section.

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How to Create Effective Visuals for Social Media

Jeff Bullas

Wouldn’t you like more traffic coming to your website from diverse channels? Using social media to generate traffic seems like a logical choice here: Social media platforms are diverse and can expand your audience by sending clicks. And yet, social media traffic is not easy to achieve. What you need is to create an effective visual marketing strategy to ensure your social media updates and ads stand out and trigger well-targeted clicks.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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Chrome Canary Features For Technical SEO

Search Engine Journal

Easily automate technical SEO audit and website analysis work with Google Chrome Canary. The post Chrome Canary Features For Technical SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Content ideas may be coming to Google Search Console

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console is experimenting with a new feature named “content ideas.” Content ideas give the content creator, publisher, SEO, webmaster, etc., some tips and advice on what new topics they can write about on their site. Experimental feature. This feature is not live for me in my verified Search Console profiles, but Nicolas Ockier noticed it and posted about it on Mastodon sharing this screenshot: Looks like Question Hub.

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20 Entertaining Uses of ChatGPT You Never Knew Were Possible

Businesses Grow

Uses of ChatGPT image courtesy Frank Prendergast. Our RISE community has been on fire, exploring the breathtaking possibilities of ChatGPT. The uses of ChatGPT are simply endless and intoxicating. It’s still early days. Companies are trying to figure out the legal and ethical implications of a content world suddenly turned on its head by artificial intelligence.

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How Marketers Are Spending Their Money in 2023 (We Asked 8032 Marketers)

Neil Patel

With the economy up in the air due to inflation kicking into high gear, war, interest rates rising, and other factors that we can’t control we decided it would be great to see how other marketers are reacting. And we didn’t want to know how marketers were reacting just in the U.S., we wanted to know on a global scale what businesses of all sizes in all major industries (and for both B2B and B2C) are doing.

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December 2022 Google Helpful Content Update Rolling Out With Global Impact

Search Engine Roundtable

Google has officially confirmed the launch of the second release of the Google helpful content update/system. It started lightly on December 5th but became noticeable, according to Google, on December 6th, which is why Google did not announce it until the 6th. This update adds new signals, most notably making it work for all languages globally - it is not just looking at English content anymore.

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17 Awesome Examples Of Social Media Marketing via @sejournal, @anna_bredava

Search Engine Journal

Social media allows you to tell your story, humanize your brand, build an audience, and stay on top of mind with your targets. The post 17 Awesome Examples Of Social Media Marketing appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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Google helpful content system update rolling out now (December 2022 update)

Search Engine Land

Google has begun to push out an update to its helpful content system , this is the first big update to this update since it launched in August 2022. The update started yesterday, December 5th but it is now noticeable on December 6th, which is why Google announced this update today. What is new. Now the helpful content update ( aka system ) is a global update, impacting all languages and not just the English language.

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How to Write a Blog Post Outline: A Simple Formula to Follow [+Tips from Our Blog Team]

Hubspot Marketing

What makes a blog post bad? The most pervasive problem we find is poor flow. The post jumps from one idea to the next or the post reads like a stream of consciousness – except it’s not a stylistic choice. One way to prevent this is by creating an outline for your blog post. Below is my method for outlining posts and organizing my thoughts to create a cohesive, logical piece.

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The pros and cons of social media

Sprout Social

Ah social media. As the old saying goes, “can’t live with it, can’t live without it.” As social media platforms have changed over the years (RIP, Vine), so too have the pros and cons of social media. Not so long ago, brands and executives were still wondering whether they should be on social media at all. But times have changed. Now, social media has gone from a “nice to have” to a “must-have” for businesses, as it has become a core place for audiences to connect, get updates on current events a

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Social advertising in 2023: What do the experts predict?

Econsultancy

It has been a tumultuous year in social advertising, as brands and advertisers pulled back on paid social amid macro-economic challenges and iOS privacy updates. So, as we head into 2023, can we expect a different story? We spoke to industry experts to get some insight into what’s to come, with brand safety, first-party data, and TikTok’s ad platform all predicted to shape the year ahead.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Google Unleashes December 2022 Link Spam Update With SpamBrain AI

Search Engine Roundtable

Google began rolling out a revised link spam update on December 14, 2022 named the December 2022 link spam update. This update is new in that it uses SpamBrain AI to "detect both sites buying links, and sites used for the purpose of passing outgoing links," and not just "detect spam directly," Google said.

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6 Ways To Engage Your Organic Search Traffic On Social Media via @sejournal, @GaryLHenderson

Search Engine Journal

What if there were a better and faster way to engage your organic search traffic and your social media content all at the same time? The post 6 Ways To Engage Your Organic Search Traffic On Social Media appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Google Search testing search in video

Search Engine Land

Google is testing the ability to search for spoken words in a video through a new “Search in video” feature. This is officially being piloted in India, but some are also seeing this feature being tested in the United States. The announcement. Google posted this news on the Google India blog, writing, “besides images, videos are also a rich source of visual information but it’s often hard to find something buried inside a long clip.

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20 Technical Skills Every Marketer Needs

Hubspot Marketing

Traditionally, the marketing field emphasized creative thinking over technical skills. But to build a successful career as a marketer today, you need more than a knack for pitching ideas and coming up with clever copy. That's where technical skills come in. These skills are earned from experiences or education (think, data analysis, project management, and computer programming).

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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5 Content Marketing Articles From 2022 That Deserve Another Look

Content Marketing Institute

Most marketers tout the top content performers and scrutinize the biggest duds. But what about the content assets that did OK but didn’t quite get all the love you think they deserve? We found a set of those from CMI – and we’re resharing them to help you in 2023.

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Getting Started with Behavioral Email Marketing

Neil Patel

When sending out automated emails to your list, how personalized are they? I’m not talking about things like $firstname, or order by $date for free shipping – but actual personalization based on their behavioral triggers. Let’s dig a little bit into the numbers behind this. According to the latest Blueshift Report , trigger-based marketing emails outperform batch and blast emails by 497%.

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Google Again: Time Spent On Page Is Not A Ranking Factor

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller repeated it, the time spent on a page by your users is not a factor Google uses for ranking. Time spent on the page is not a Google ranking factor, he said, "It doesn't," meaning Google doesn't care about time spent on the page for ranking purposes.

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How To Get More Followers On Instagram: 22 Tips To Try via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

Search Engine Journal

From increasing likes to posting high-quality images, here are 22 strategies to build followers on Instagram. The post How To Get More Followers On Instagram: 22 Tips To Try appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an

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The ROI of personalized experiences: Process measurements

Martech

This is the third of a three-part series on the ROI of personalization. You can read the first part (audience measurements) here and the second part (content measurements) here. After examining how audiences and content are measured in terms of personalized experiences, let’s discuss how brands should approach the process that drives personalization.

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What Is Content Intelligence?

Hubspot Marketing

The way businesses collect data is changing. But data is essential to great content strategy. That's why content intelligence is coming into the conversation. 2022 HubSpot research says that over a third of marketers believe that data has a major impact on strategy by helping them: Reach their target audience. Create more powerful marketing content.

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Top 10 PPC expert columns of 2022 on Search Engine Land

Search Engine Land

Since Search Engine Land launched, we have given PPC experts a platform to share their in-depth knowledge and timely insights – with the goal of helping you solve problems, manage challenges and understand the constantly shifting landscape of paid search, paid social and display. That’s why one of my top priorities this year was to help relaunch the Search Engine Land Subject Matter Expert program, which had been on pause for the past few years.

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How To Support the B2B Buyer Revolution With the Right Digital Content

Content Marketing Institute

B2B buyers don’t want to talk to sales until they’re ready – or ever, in some cases, even for expensive services. Yet they have more people to convince before they buy. And that means they need more of the right content at their fingertips. Here’s how to figure out what “the right content” means.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Google Search Adds Grammar Check Feature

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search can now tell you if your query is using proper grammar. Google will show you a green checkmark under the title "Grammar Check" when you get the grammar right.

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How The ChatGPT Watermark Works And Why It Could Be Defeated via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Search Engine Journal

A looming ChatGPT watermark will expose auto-generated content. What is it and will the watermark be easy to defeat? The post How The ChatGPT Watermark Works And Why It Could Be Defeated appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Does ChatGPT really pose a threat to search engines?

Econsultancy

In late November, OpenAI, the research laboratory behind the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) language model quietly released the latest version of GPT: GPT-3.5. Considerable speculation had surrounded when OpenAI might be planning to launch GPT-4 – thought to be the next model in the series – after GPT-3 was introduced in May 2020.

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Creating Your Brand Voice: A Complete Guide

Hubspot Marketing

Your personality makes you unique — a differentiation that doesn’t just apply to people. Brand voices will make each company recognizable in a world full of different streams of information. So how can you set your brand up for success? A powerful brand voice that can not go unnoticed, because it is strong enough to make people pay attention. This post explores the elements that create a brand’s voice.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.