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Leadership Spotlight on Entrepreneurship: Meet Emmett King

Aspiration Marketing

In this edition of our Leadership Spotlight series, we had a Q&A with Emmett King about his role as an entrepreneur and angel investor.

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6 unpopular SEO opinions you need to consider

Search Engine Land

It seems like the search algorithm changes have been hitting harder than a Taylor Swift breakup song. There’s been much talk about core updates , helpful content , reputation abuse , etc. OpenAI is building a search engine , and Google’s Search Generative Experience is likely expanding soon. It’s getting hard to keep up, and many SEOs are having some serious FOMO.

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How to Set Up HubSpot Blog Email Notifications

Aspiration Marketing

In today's content-saturated landscape, captivating your audience requires strategic engagement. Here's the secret weapon : Automated HubSpot Blog Email Notifications. No matter if you're a seasoned influencer or a brand building buzz, keeping your tribe in the loop is essential. HubSpot, the marketing powerhouse, offers a seamless solution to manage your blog notifications.

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Martech spending falls to lowest level in 10 years

Martech

Marketing technology spending fell this year, reaching its lowest level in a decade, according to a new Gartner report. Martech is now getting 23.8% of the marketing budget, down from about 25.4% in 2023, according to Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey. Spending also fell for staff and agencies, while paid media grew. It went from 25.6% last year to 27.9% in 2024.

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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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The best Mother’s Day ads of 2024

illumin

Mother’s Day is a fantastic opportunity to share our appreciation with the moms and mother figures in our lives, but it is also prime time to see some great ads. The annual maternal celebration took place on Sunday, May 12 this year. In addition to showering moms everywhere with flowers and cards, advertisers jumped at the chance to share their perspectives on the importance of motherhood.

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My commencement address: Enthusiasm in the darkness

Businesses Grow

Harbour Space University describes itself as “The State of the Art University for Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Design.” But over two years, when I taught online classes for them, I also learned that it is home to some of the hungriest, most ambitious, and brightest students anywhere. I was delighted and honored to be invited to provide a short commencement speech for the students at their Bangkok campus.

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The advertising industry “has stalled” as it faces a cookieless future

Martech

Quantcast is a global digital advertising, audience insights and measurement platform. Understandably, it has been following the Google Privacy Sandbox saga with close attention. We sat down with their U.K.-based CMO Amit Kotecha in their New York office for a conversation about recent developments, including the latest delay in cookie deprecation and the new report from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Improve Your Marketing Strategy

Rock Content

If you feel like you haven’t been able to go a day over the past couple of years without hearing about artificial intelligence (AI), it’s not your imagination. AI has completely taken the world by storm, revolutionizing how businesses manage their marketing campaigns practically overnight. ChatGPT is one of the more ubiquitous tools to hit the scene, and for a good reason.

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Adopting AI for Business: Where to Begin

Social Media Examiner

Are you curious about AI’s role in marketing and business? Wondering about the practical and privacy implications of using AI in your work? In this episode, we explore how to begin adopting AI in your business. The Benefits and Challenges of AI Adoption To understand why artificial intelligence (AI) matters and how it can benefit […] The post Adopting AI for Business: Where to Begin appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Growmatik Joins Forces With Convesio: A Strategic Leap Forward

GrowMatik

In a pivotal development, Growmatik has been acquired by Convesio, a leading managed hosting platform, opening a new chapter and promising a bright landscape for Growmatik. In a significant move within the e-commerce and web hosting industry, Growmatik, a prominent omni-channel marketing automation platform, is proud to announce its acquisition by Convesio, a leader in managed hosting solutions.

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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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ChatGPT search feature rumors heating up

Search Engine Land

All signs point to ChatGPT launching a search feature soon. When? That remains the big question. Rumor has it. OpenAI is developing a ChatGPT feature that searches the web and cites sources in its results, Bloomberg reported (subscription required): “The feature would allow users to ask ChatGPT a question and receive answers that use details from the web with citations to sources such as Wikipedia entries and blog posts … One version of the product also uses images alongside writte

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Unlocking growth: The power of user communities for B2B SaaS companies

Martech

Building and nurturing an active user community can be a game-changer for B2B SaaS companies looking to drive sustainable growth. Implementing a user community strategy offers myriad benefits, supported by industry data and real-world examples from companies like Gainsight, HubSpot and Rocketlane. Understanding user communities About six years ago, I led a global team at a B2B SaaS startup company.

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LinkedIn SEO: How to Optimize Your Account in 2024

Buffer Marketing

Social media search is growing. Google search results are increasingly filled with results from social platforms. According to this study , 87 percent of social media marketers say social search is vital to their strategy. There’s even an industry inside joke that adding “reddit” or “pinterest” or, of course, "linkedin" at the end of your search terms will more likely deliver exactly what you need.

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Consumer And Retail Display Advertising Trends | 2021

Bannerflow

E-commerce and online shopping saw a huge increase in sales during 2020. A survey by Deloitte in the UK found around 40% of respondents did more online shopping during lockdown than before. Grocery shopping specifically saw a huge surge in sales, with the share of e-commerce sales increasing from 7% to 15% at their peak.

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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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Is Our Focus on Branding Costing Us Sales? How To Balance Brand and Sales Goals

The LeadG2 Blog

Finding an equilibrium between brand-building and sales goals is crucial for businesses to achieve sustainable success in any industry. While brand goals focus on long-term growth and reputation, sales targets require immediate results. Striking the right balance between the two is no small feat, but the rewards are substantial. In this post, we will look at the challenges of balancing brand and sales goals and explore effective strategies to create a synergistic blend that helps you achieve bot

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Entity-oriented search: The evolution of information retrieval, explained

Search Engine Land

We rarely stop to think about the lightning speed of modern information access. Try picturing a time when answers lived only in libraries – it seems archaic now. Search tools have become so powerful that they grasp the meaning behind your questions, not just the individual words. This capability is the result of an evolution from keyword to entity-oriented search.

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3 ways to boost digital marketing ROI while reducing carbon footprint

Martech

As businesses grapple with reducing their carbon footprint, optimizing digital marketing is an unexpected solution that can also drive better ROI — a true win-win scenario. The carbon cost of clicks In 2022, fifty-five published a study (registration required) showing that the average media campaign generates 70 tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of seven people’s carbon outputs in an average year.

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How to Diversify Your Marketing Agency Pipeline

Social Media Examiner

Is your agency too reliant on one client or industry? Wondering how to evaluate new market opportunities to determine if they're a good fit? In this article, you’ll discover how to diversify your pipeline for agency stability and growth. Why Having a Diversified Pipeline Is Essential for the Health and Stability of Your Agency Building […] The post How to Diversify Your Marketing Agency Pipeline appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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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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iGaming Display Advertising Trends | 2022

Bannerflow

iGaming display advertising trends offer insight into what makes the industry tick. Indeed, 2021 and 2020 have seen brands adapt and change quicker than ever before, as external factors change customer habits.

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3 Persuasion Techniques You Should Know

Hubspot Marketing

Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I’ve spent 200 hours interviewing persuasion experts. In this blog, I share the persuasion tactics that actually work. You’ll learn why persuasion attempts work better if you ask for action in the future (rather than the present).

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Ad format preferences land in Google Demand Gen campaigns

Search Engine Land

New creative controls for video ads that allow advertisers to dictate where their videos appear across Google’s different ad formats are being introduced for Demand Gen campaigns. They have been released in beta. Why we care. Assigning video assets to specific formats (e.g. in-stream, in-feed or Shorts) gives marketers more control over the amplification of their brand storytelling.

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Curb introduces one-stop advertising solution 

Martech

Today, Curb, a ride-hailing app for licensed taxis, announced Curb Journey Connect (CJC), which allows advertisers to execute cross-channel campaigns on mobile and in-cab screens. The new ad solution taps into Curb TaxiTV — original content shown on in-vehicle screens — and mobile ad units that run before, during and after rides. “Before CJC, advertisers lacked the capability to simultaneously run or synchronize mobile and TaxiTV ads,” Liz Tamam, Curb’s marketing and media director, told MarTech

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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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Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Sales

Social Media Examiner

Are you looking for strategies to find and convert your ideal prospects? Are you taking full advantage of LinkedIn? In this article, you’ll discover proven tactics to identify your target audience, craft compelling messages, and guide prospects through your sales funnel on LinkedIn. Why Should Marketers Focus on LinkedIn for Sales? LinkedIn has emerged as […] The post Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Sales appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaigns with PodMe | 2022

Bannerflow

Digital out-of-home campaigns are becoming more and more common. And what with ever more traditional out-of-home signage being upgraded to digital, expect their number to rise ever further. But what’s the secret to great DOOH campaigns?

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Top-of-the-funnel Lead Generation: A visual look at 58 marketing ideas for your customers’ journey

Marketing Sherpa

“I’ve put my kids through college with just my ideas.” A friend of mine who owns an agency told me this over a beer one night. And I think it’s an apt description of a career in marketing. But here’s the rub – it’s hard to come up with ideas. Day after day.

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Google CEO on future of links, AI making Search quality worse

Search Engine Land

As Google Search continues to incorporate AI-generated answers into Search, links will live on, Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai told Bloomberg in a new interview. Here’s what you need to know from Pichai’s interview. Future of links. Unlike in previous statements, where Pichai indicated that the Search experience would evolve substantively in the next 10 years , in the Bloomberg interview he seemed to indicate that links to websites will continue to be an important part of Google S

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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.

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Human + machine = marketing powerhouse: How AI empowers the marketing generalist

Martech

AI will soon be able to handle up to 95% of the work currently done by marketing agencies, creative professionals and specialists, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Here’s how this shift could lead to the rise of the “marketing generalist” — a new type of marketer who uses AI tools to rapidly execute campaigns across various disciplines, such as content, digital, branding and more.

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Time To Evolve Your Social Media Strategy for 2024

Content Marketing Institute

The TikTok “ban” grabs the headlines. But TikTok’s impact on other social media algorithms has a bigger impact for marketers. Is your content and marketing strategy ready?

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Best Display Campaign of Summer 2021: Telenor

Bannerflow

Our Summer 2021 winner of our best display advertising campaign competition was a neat blend of brand and an engaging summer feeling! Congratulations to Telenor for it’s summer campaign for the Swedish market.

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Demystifying Marketing's 6 Biggest Mixed Messages of 2024 with Jasper's Head of Enterprise Marketing

Hubspot Marketing

Welcome to HubSpot's Expert Edge Series , where we interview top execs at major brands to explore their perspectives on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry. " Use AI. But not too much AI … and in the right ways." "Optimize for SEO – but it's changing completely and irrevocably, so also optimize for other channels." "Speed and relevancy are top priorities.

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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