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Your emails belong in Promotions — and that’s a good thing

Martech

” Them : “Our emails are landing in the Promotions tab instead of the Primary inbox.” Marketers, let’s be clear: The Promotions tab is not the spam folder. And if you’re sending promotional email? Why did our email land in the Promotions tab? It belongs in Promotions.

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How Email Marketers Should Navigate the Gmail Promotions Tab Today

Litmus

However, ever since Gmail launched its tabbed inbox in 2013, some marketers have been clamoring for their emails to be delivered to the Primary tab vs. the Promotions Tab. There’s been a lingering perception that Gmail’s Promotions Tab equals the spam folder, but that’s far from the truth. What is the Gmail Promotions tab?

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What makes content go viral, backed by research

Martech

In 2013, Fractl (disclosure: I co-founded the agency) published a study on viral emotions in Harvard Business Review, analyzing the emotions that were activated when respondents viewed the top 100 images on Reddit r/pics from that year. So, where’s the disconnect? Based on our study, Reddit engagement peaked around 10 p.m.

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This behavioral science principle can make your billboard go viral, here’s how

Hubspot Marketing

A 2013 study titled “ Extreme Rituals Promote Prosocially ” analyzed how expenses can increase religious donations. I think advertising executive Rory Sutherland puts it perfectly: “The meaning and significance attached to something is in direct proportion to the expense with which it is communicated.”

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Secrets of Organic Marketing in 2025: Why Paying for Ads Isn’t the Only Answer

Hubspot Marketing

When I think about it, its really the idea of inbound marketing I first learned from HubSpot back in 2013 as a wee marketer. Also, unlike many other channels were discussing here, email doesnt have a paid option, though some ads are designed to look like email, such as Gmail Sponsored Promotions.

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How to Write a Blog Post: A Full Breakdown of How We Do it at Buffer

Buffer Marketing

The original Buffer Marketing team started posting to the blog as far back as 2013, a very different time for content on the Internet.  We promote all our blog posts to social media using the zero-click content strategy.   As you can probably guess, we don’t do things the same way anymore.

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60 Best Online Local Business Directories & Listing Sites

Hubspot Marketing

Promoting a local business can be challenging these days. While there are plenty of location-specific and industry-specific business listing sites, I recommend starting with bigger sites and working your way toward the more niche directories to promote your local business. Show Me Local Domain Rating: 79 Monthly Organic Traffic: 29.9K