Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 10, 2014

Direct Marketer News reports that big data, social media and the proliferation across customer touch points due to the today’s social-mobile consumer is causing huge headaches for businesses across every industry. CMOs Shift Budget To Content Marketing. And I’m not alone. The best way to do that?

Marketing Strategy 111

Marketing Strategy Content Marketing Marketing Marketers 111

Backlinko

DECEMBER 6, 2024

A marketing funnel is a way to think about your customer journey. The better your marketing funnel, the more sales you can capture. In this guide, you’ll learn: How a marketing funnel works Different types of marketing funnels Step-by-step process to build your first funnel Let’s start with the basics.

Customer Journey 88

Customer Journey User-Generated Marketing Marketers 88

Martech

AUGUST 12, 2024

Knowing where contacts are in their customer journey lets you see whether they should be handed off to sales or further nurtured by Marketing — and how to communicate with them when you do. Contacts with marketing email bounces : Shows contacts whose emails have bounced, indicating potential issues with email validity.

CRM 124

CRM Health Communications User-Generated 124

Sprout Social

MAY 7, 2025

Digital marketing is about more than creating content and managing campaigns. Direct engagement, communication and customer care can set your business apart from your competition. To connect with these potential customers directly, you need to learn how WhatsApp can be used as a marketing and communication tool.

Gen Z 72

Gen Z Marketing Marketers Logistics 72

Vertical Response

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Email marketing is crucial for reaching your audience, boosting sales, and fostering customer loyalty. This guide offers you practical tips, the best tools, and effective strategies to enhance your email marketing campaigns. Understanding Email Marketing Email marketing serves as a direct marketing channel.

Email Marketing 64

Email Marketing User-Generated Key Performance Indicator Marketing 64

Businesses Grow

MARCH 27, 2023

Test 1: Compose a simple essay The prompt: Compose a 300-word essay, in the voice of author Mark Schaefer, about the importance of community-based marketing. Test 2: Recognize industry trends that could influence a marketing strategy Prompt: I am meeting with the owner of a boutique salon dedicated to physical fitness and wellness.

Gen Z 145

Gen Z Transform Marketing Millennials 145

Set Up

JANUARY 21, 2025

As part of the Set up Marketing Relationship Survey , we ask Clients what kind of work they need from their Agency partners. We also see an increased need for shopper marketing rising from 5% to 15%. In fact, Forbes predicted that the content marketing industry was projected to reach a valuation of $600 billion in 2024.

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Shopper Market PR Shoppers Transform 59

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Within the past 5-10 years, B2B marketing has undergone extensive amounts of change. Marketers have switched their focus from sales and cold calling to digital content marketing strategies and search engine optimization tactics to attract new customers to our business. B2B Marketing Trends To Consider For 2021.

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Market Trends Marketing Marketers Content Marketing 145

Vertical Response

MARCH 15, 2025

Email marketing is a proven method for engaging customers and increasing sales. In this article, youll learn what email marketing is, why its effective, and how to create successful campaigns in 2025. Key Takeaways Email marketing offers a high ROI, averaging $36 for every $1 spent, making it a cost-effective strategy for businesses.

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Customer loyalty Marketing Marketers 52

Neil Patel

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Do you need a creative agency or a marketing agency? Apple’s marketing believes that “ design and utility are just two of the reasons behind Apple’s success and certainly give it a competitive advantage.”. Marketing is just as important. But before their product launches, they leverage the expertise of marketing agencies.

Market Research 141

Market Research Marketing Marketers Analytics 141

Vertical Response

APRIL 25, 2025

Email marketing is a strategy where businesses use emails to communicate with customers and prospects. This article will explain what is email marketing, its different types, and how to use it effectively. Email marketing has evolved significantly over the years.

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Customer loyalty Law Marketing 52

Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2024

As AI reshapes marketing, the next generation of decision-makers is placing more trust in creators than in brands. Here’s how to use creator marketing strategies to keep your business relevant. Marketing strategies evolve with the technological shifts of each era, continuously redefining how businesses connect with consumers.

Gen Z 118

Gen Z Transform Direct Mail Outbound Marketing 118

Vertical Response

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Securing email marketing consent is essential for compliance with laws and establishing trust with your subscribers. In this article, we’ll explore what email marketing consent entails, the types of consent, and the best ways to obtain it to optimize your marketing strategy.

Email Marketing 52

Email Marketing Law Communications Marketing 52

Businesses Grow

MARCH 6, 2023

wondering if social media marketing still matters. She had read my book The Tao of Twitter (which is really about social media strategy) and wondered if the book’s main ideas were still relevant in a world where it is so difficult to earn attention and connect with customers. Is it really marketing?

Social Media Marketing 145

Social Media Marketing Marketing Marketers Entertainment 145

OnPassive Marketing

APRIL 24, 2022

Essentially, this blog article is a guide on how to use analytics and their data to create stronger marketing automation strategies. What is a data-driven marketing strategy? A data-driven marketing strategy is a comprehensive plan that uses analytics to identify, understand, and target customer behavior.

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Analytics Marketing Strategy Customer Acquisition Marketing 64

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 9, 2012

Before the arrival of digital marketing tools, direct marketers measured response through unique phone numbers, coupon redemption, sales from a specific promotion, and other means. Inspired by Galileo, here are five lead generation experimentation ideas for your B2B marketing. Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC).

Whitepaper 117

Whitepaper Marketing Marketers Direct Marketing 117

Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This is an example of integrated marketing at work. Read on to learn more about integrated marketing and how to create a campaign of your own. Integrated marketing exists to eliminate these disparities and differences regardless of how or when a customer interacts with your brand. converting views, building brand awareness, etc.),

Marketing 144

Marketing Marketers Key Performance Indicator Traditional Marketing 144

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2015

Successful sales reps and marketers need to be good at publishing, too. If you are not integrating your content marketing strategy into your field marketing, corporate marketing and field sales organizations, then you need to make this change – to create more sales opportunities, increase sale size, and decrease the sale cycle.

Content Marketing 109

Content Marketing Telemarketing Marketing Marketers 109

Martech

OCTOBER 30, 2024

If you haven’t assessed your organization’s marketing technology in the last year, you are likely overdue for a clean out. To get started, consider these key areas to evaluate your current marketing technology stack: What is your company’s corporate strategy? How does this translate into marketing?

Price 54

Price Fashion New Technology Direct Marketing 54

Many Chat

APRIL 21, 2022

Since its formation in 2015, ManyChat has been a leader in chat automation and is now the number one chat marketing platform in the world. In 2021, the company hosted its first-ever Instagram Summit to discuss advantages that DM automation and omnichannel marketing can provide for a business’s customer service strategy.

Direct Marketing 52

Direct Marketing Social Media Marketing Communications User-Generated 52

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Ask most people what marketing is and they will describe an ad, tell you a story of a sleazy salesperson, or mention something funny they saw on TikTok. Most people think Marketing is someone trying to sell you something. And to some people, marketing just equates to lying. Marketing has a marketing problem.

Marketing 107

Marketing Marketers Thought Leadership Content Marketing 107

Many Chat

APRIL 21, 2022

Since its formation in 2015, ManyChat has been a leader in chat automation and is now the number one chat marketing platform in the world. In 2021, the company hosted its first-ever Instagram Summit to discuss advantages that DM automation and omnichannel marketing can provide for a business’s customer service strategy.

Direct Marketing 52

Direct Marketing Social Media Marketing Communications User-Generated 52

DIY Marketers

JANUARY 17, 2022

Marketing can be overwhelming if you aren’t sure what marketing channel or marketing platforms are best to help you promote your business. I’ve organized it into three marketing strategies; content marketing, direct marketing and paid advertising. But where do you begin?

Promotion 98

Promotion Marketing Marketers Advertising 98

SocialPilot

MARCH 12, 2024

It was 2019, when Microsoft ran an integrated marketing campaign with Carlsberg. Integrated marketing is essentially a message-focused approach that combines everything from print and digital advertisements, sales promotions to public relations and even social media outreach activities. Marketing leaders are 1.5

Automobile 105

Automobile Marketing Marketers Social Media Marketing 105

Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2013

Who are the top B2B Marketing influencers on twitter? To answer this question, I looked at a variety of factors including twitter followers, profiles that included “B2B marketing,” the focus of their tweets including the hashtag # B2BMarketing , as well as a variety of social scoring tools using the keyword.

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PR Whitepaper CMO Marketing 112

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 29, 2018

This is a perfect metaphor for where content marketing is in 2018. For product and service brands, building an owned media strategy as a strategic function in the business is akin to how companies were using the assembly line in 1913. Some companies only see it as a more efficient way to do classic, direct marketing.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Automobile Marketing Marketers 111

OnPassive Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2022

In 2022, there will be many different types of brand marketing. Online advertising is growing too quickly to keep up with, so a brand’s marketing strategy in 2022 will be more innovative than ever. What Is Brand Marketing? Brand marketing uses marketing strategies to create, maintain and grow a brand.

Branding 73

Branding Direct Mail Social Media Marketing CRM 73

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 27, 2016

With the fascination surrounding these mysterious creatures of the sea, I’d like to draw some parallels from the underwater ecosystem to our very own marketing ecosystem. After all, as marketers, it’s in our genes to keep abreast of and ride the wave of (pun intended) trending topics. Inbound vs. Outbound.

Thought Leadership 91

Thought Leadership Direct Mail Marketing Marketers 91

OnPassive Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Your email marketing campaign is crucial to your digital marketing strategy, so you want to ensure it succeeds. To do that, you’ll need to know the ins and outs of how to get started with email marketing campaigns. This guide will share some of the best free email marketing courses you can take advantage of.

Email Marketing 80

Email Marketing Marketing Marketers Customer loyalty 80

Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 3, 2018

As we’ve outlined, one of the key elements of the approach of content marketing is that it cannot simply be a replacement for our direct marketing efforts. If we are ever to truly succeed with a content marketing strategy, we must provide for the capability to drive multiple lines of value for the business.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Law Marketing Marketers 111

Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 11, 2018

I have to imagine more than a few weekends were ruined by the mad scramble to send an email saying, “Our privacy policies have been updated” and bring digital marketing groups into compliance. Marketers will not legalize or “software” their way out of the GDPR challenge. They must innovate, design, and create their way into the GDPR.

Content Marketing 111

Content Marketing Transform Marketing Marketers 111

Martech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Everyone was ecstatic about what looked like a banner year — except the marketing manager, who knew the company could have done even better. The CFO still had a modified version of the old saying from John Wanamaker rattling around in her head, “I know that half my marketing is working. Attributing sales to marketing is a challenge.

User-Generated 124

User-Generated Finance Marketing Marketers 124

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

So here is my list of B2B Marketing Insider predictions for 2011. Customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention re-emerge as key metrics B2B marketers will use to measure the performance of their holistic marketing programs. Too many marketers and business executives still question the value of social media (mostly in private).

Inbound Marketing 102

Inbound Marketing Customer loyalty Telemarketing Marketing 102

Exposure Ninja

JUNE 23, 2022

Digital marketing is becoming a core part of many business’ marketing strategy. If you’re starting to add more digital elements to your marketing strategy, it can feel like a lot to take in. There’s plenty of data in support of adding digital marketing to your existing strategy.

Digital Marketing 98

Digital Marketing Copywriting eBook Marketing 98

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 28, 2014

Today’s CMOs are held accountable for revenue generation, which requires a more systematic approach to market engagement, and a deeper understanding of technology. According to a study from MarketingSherpa, here are the top priorities of today’s CMOs: Achieving or increasing measurable marketing ROI. MARKETING AUTOMATION.

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CMO Thought Leadership B2C Marketing Automation Platform 134

Neil Patel

DECEMBER 23, 2022

What is differentiated marketing, and why does it matter? Differentiated marketing could be the way to go if you want to niche down (focus on your ideal buyers) or target a new segment of customers. Read on to find out what differentiated marketing is, how to use it in your marketing strategy, and discover examples from top brands.

Marketing 81

Marketing Marketers Market Segmentation Target Market 81

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 13, 2018

If you’re reading this blog, that probably means that you keep up to date on the latest marketing trends and news. If so, you have probably heard of the GDPR, and are currently trying to figure out how to navigate this new regulatory environment and maintain an effective marketing strategy. The GDPR and Direct Marketing.

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Direct Mail Law Thought Leadership eBook 92