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5 Steps to Create an Outstanding Marketing Plan [Free Templates]

Hubspot Marketing

Do you take a good, hard look at your team's marketing strategy every year? Without an annual marketing plan, things can get messy — and it's nearly impossible to put a number on the budget you'll need to secure for the projects, hiring, and outsourcing you'll encounter over the course of a year if you don't have a plan.

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How Content Marketing Can Save Your Digital Marketing Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

But, interestingly, I’ve started to see an increasingly larger opportunity for content marketers to play a true leadership role in that broader marketing strategy. Content marketing strategy can be the foundation for a nonexistent integrated digital marketing strategy. Today’s integrated marketing strategy isn’t.

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The 7 Building Blocks of a Solid Content Marketing Plan

Rock Content

According to the Content Marketing Institute , 77% of B2C companies and 70% of B2B companies surveyed say that they are creating more content than they did just a year ago. However, producing more content is only productive when you have a solid plan in place. Understand your audience. Create a calendar. In fact, the.

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New rules for bulk email senders from Google, Yahoo: What you need to know

Martech

Google defined bulk senders in an early-October announcement as “those who send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses in one day,” which caught the attention of email marketers in both B2B and B2C circles. That sets up a turf battle of sorts for marketers trying to protect their email strategy. “It

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How To Focus On Your Marketing Plan

Marketing Insider Group

It’s that time of year for creating your marketing plan. If you are looking for a more formal approach, check out The Marketing Leadership Council which offers a marketing planning tool called MarkPlan and recently held a series of workshops on marketing planning.

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How-To Guide on Building a B2B Content Marketing Strategy

Rock Content

Miss the mark and your marketing approach may fail to resonate with business stakeholders, allowing your competitors to swoop in and land the sale. Fortunately, creating a B2B content marketing plan is not rocket science. With B2B content marketing, you have to play the long game.

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5 Insights and Innovations from the 2024 State of Marketing Report

Rock Content

So, let me present you with the top 5 insights from the newest State of Marketing Report. The State of Marketing Report is a collaboration between Rock Content, HubSpot, Litmus, and Search Engine Journal. We surveyed a massive pool of over 1,460 B2B and B2C marketers globally to uncover the hottest marketing trends for 2024.