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How TikTok is transforming brand advertising

Martech

billion users , TikTok has the rare potential to drive both sales and increase brand audience connections. Around 92% of the platform’s users engage in some form of interaction after viewing TikTok content. You can add calls to action that drive users to landing pages, prompt app downloads or boost organic reach. With over 1.9

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GenAI must win consumer trust if it is going to transform search marketing

Martech

Generative AI is making inroads in search marketing, but it needs to win consumer trust if it wants to become a “Google killer,” according to a new study by Semrush and Statista. The November 2022 release of the generative AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT had people predicting an end to the search engine’s position. In 2023, 13 million U.S.

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What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?

Search Engine Land

Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the latest major development revolutionizing the way people search and interact with information online. How generative AI/answer engines work. GEO positions your brand to appear in AI-generated results when users search for queries related to your products, services or areas of expertise.

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Second quarter saw slowing ad spend on most platforms

Martech

This deceleration is partly due to a tougher comparison with Q2 of the previous year, where spend growth surged from 0% in Q1 2023 to 9% in Q2 2023. However, sales generated through Sponsored Product ads performed better, increasing by 11% year-over-year for the quarter, resulting in improved return on investment for advertisers.

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Why 2025 is the year for martech optimization, not expansion

Martech

Dig deeper: AI is poised to disrupt the world of martech vendors and users Building a foundation for AI adoption in 2025 2025 should be a foundation-building year that sets the stage for AI adoption and growth. This is the time to explore generative AI and other AI-enabled technologies. The tool generated 1.2 Up to 72% of U.S.

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Free trial vs. demo: What’s more effective in B2B SaaS ads?

Martech

Free trials: Users try the software for a limited number of days. Resistance from prospects to lead generation and sales-led strategies is not uncommon today. The experiment The Obility team looked at 11,286 responsive paid search ads that ran between January 2023 and August 2024. We’re starting to see the transition,” he said.

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How a free AI tool will help you develop a customer marketing strategy

Martech

Then along came generative AI. But its capabilities are expanding and users are experimenting with more use cases. For this article, I used the Google Gemini generative AI application to help me analyze customer data, identify customers that met certain criteria and receive recommendations and messaging to use with those customers.