Fri.Dec 02, 2022

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These 6 Books Reveal How to Get Free Traffic on Social Media [Part 3 of 5]

Jeff Bullas

In 2008 there were only 5 million people on Twitter and 50 million people on Facebook, but today there are nearly 4.6 billion social media users. Why it matters. Social media made a promise to the world. That promise was access to a worldwide audience of billions. An audience that could change your life and grow your business without having to pay for attention.

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How to Write a Blog Post Outline: A Simple Formula to Follow [+Tips from Our Blog Team]

Hubspot Marketing

What makes a blog post bad? The most pervasive problem we find is poor flow. The post jumps from one idea to the next or the post reads like a stream of consciousness – except it’s not a stylistic choice. One way to prevent this is by creating an outline for your blog post. Below is my method for outlining posts and organizing my thoughts to create a cohesive, logical piece.

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19 Years Covering The Search Industry

Search Engine Roundtable

It has now been 19 years that I've been writing on this site, covering what you - the search marketers are talking about from within the search community. Today marks the 19th anniversary of the Search Engine Roundtable.

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The Creator Economy Market Size is Growing: How Brands Can Leverage It

Hubspot Marketing

The creator economy has seen exceptional growth over the last few years and will only grow more in the future. So, what does that mean for brands, and how can marketers leverage this booming economy? To answer this question, I spoke to a couple of HubSpot's marketing experts and researched the creator economy's size, growth, and the changes we can expect down the line.

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A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse

Unlock the Power of Historical Data A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse Today’s association leaders need more than real-time snapshots—they need the full story. MemberSuite: A Data Revolution reveals how a native data warehouse transforms your AMS into a strategic decision-making engine. In this free eBook, you’ll discover: The difference between a database and a data warehouse—and why it matters How to gain historical visibility into membership, engagement, events,

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How a ‘Purple Audience’ Approach Leads to a Better Long-Term Content Strategy [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Marketing Institute

Do you jump into the red ocean with content on popular topics? Or do you dive into the blue ocean with a contrarian view of a trending subject? Here's why you should try a purple-audience approach instead (and how to do it).

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Daily Search Forum Recap: December 2, 2022

Search Engine Roundtable

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web. Just saying today is the 19th year anniversary of this site.

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Google: If Your Most Important Page Is Terrible, Then That Is Not Good For SEO

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller said it is a big deal if your most important page or pages are terrible but not such a big deal if your less important pages are terrible. So if your home page is terrible, that is really not good. But if your archived orphaned pages are not good, that is not such a big deal for Google SEO or ranking purposes.

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Marketing software: Think three times before you customize

Martech

When marketing software doesn’t do exactly what you need it to do, you’re faced with a choice: Buying something that’s not exactly what you want and working around its shortcomings. Building your own custom system. Buying something you can customize. Beware of the dangers of either of those custom options. Think long and hard about what you’re getting into.

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Twitstorm timeline: The latest on Elon Musk’s Twitter 2.0

Search Engine Land

Ever since Elon Musk took over as CEO of Twitter, there’s been a lot of changes on the platform. Some people love it, while others are not so sure. As far as brands are concerned, many have left the platform or temporarily paused ads due to increased hate speech, safety concerns, and Musk’s overall lax approach to content moderation, account suspensions, and other issues.

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Kanye West too much even for Musk’s Twitter

Martech

Elon Musk announced Friday, by tweet of course, that the account of Kanye West, now known as Ye, has been suspended. Whether or not the suspension is temporary was not clear. This followed a now-deleted tweet from the rapper reported to have contained an image of a swastika inside a Star of David. According to the Twitter CEO, the post infringed the platform’s rule against incitement to violence, thus indicating that there are boundaries to free speech even under the new Twitter regime.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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What to Consider Before Starting an NFT Project

Social Media Examiner

Are you planning an NFT project? Wondering what you need to know before you get underway? In this article, you’ll discover what you should think about before starting an NFT project. What Can an NFT Project Do for You? If you launch and sustain a successful NFT project, you can amass a massive community that […]. The post What to Consider Before Starting an NFT Project appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Amazon announces AWS Clean Rooms

Martech

This week, Amazon announced AWS Clean Rooms, a service that will enable customers who use AWS Advertising and Marketing, as well as other data and media partners, to build data clean rooms. These clean rooms, which can be built in minutes, will keep data secure, while advertisers can use insights from the data to optimize campaigns and make other advertising and marketing decisions based on these insights.

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Poll: SEOs Are Mixed On Importance Of Domain Age For Google Rankings

Search Engine Roundtable

A recent Twitter poll by Tim Soulo shows that SEOs are super mixed in their opinion of the importance of domain name age on SEO and Google rankings. The poll showed 40% said domain age is a significant ranking factor in Google, 26% said no, it is not. The rest of the responses, 33%, said it depends.

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The Litmus Team’s Favorite Emails of November 2022

Litmus

November is one of the busiest months when it comes to the inbox. With lots of retailers sending lots of emails about their Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales, you can easily get bogged down by the noise! This is why it’s important for marketers to pull out all the stops to ensure that their emails cut through the noise. Here are the emails that stood out to us during this busy month: Hunter. &pizza.

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Prospect, Personalize, Profit: The New Way Sales & Marketing Teams Are Aligning with AI

Speaker: Kevin Burke, Founder & Managing Director at Digital One and AI & Automation Consultant

AI and automation are currently transforming the way sales and marketing teams operate. Generative AI crafts personalized outreach at scale, while conversational AI bots are engaging prospects in real time. Robotic process automation streamlines manual workflows by triggering tasks the moment a prospect takes a key action, and advanced AI analytics surface hidden patterns in the pipeline, improve forecasting, and help teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.

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Google Search Doesn't Rotate Its Index

Search Engine Roundtable

Here is a bizarre question that was asked on the Google office hours video asking if Google rotates its index. The question kind of makes sense, because the SEO who asked said on one day they see their page indexed, the next it is gone, then it comes back - is there an index rotation?

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Top Strategies to Promote Your Writersamp;rsquo; Conference

Zumvu

If you’re hosting an upcoming writers’ conference, you need to make it stand out so that you get a large audience at the event.

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Hollywood Mirror at Google Office

Search Engine Roundtable

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What it takes to be a subject matter expert in search marketing

Search Engine Land

Search marketing continues to be a rapidly evolving space. . There is a great demand for search marketing talent – specifically for people with subject matter expertise. . I always hear it from recruiters and colleagues: “There just aren’t enough people who truly know what they are doing.” . But is this true? What does it take to be a subject matter expert?

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Neuroscience of B2B Buyer Behavior: Strategies for Influencing Buyer Choices

Speaker: Speakers:

Ever wonder what really makes B2B buyers tick? Spoiler alert: it’s not just logic. Join us for our next session of the B2B Growth Show, "Neuroscience of B2B Buyer Behavior: Strategies for Influencing Buyer Choices" with Grant C. Gooding, where science meets strategy. You'll get the insider scoop on how emotions secretly drive decisions and how you can tap into them to win buyers over.

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Google Search Tests New Box "Maps On This Topic" & "From Your Subscriptions"

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Search is showing and maybe testing news and top stories related boxes with a headline that says "maps on this topic." Also, Google can also know what publications you are subscribed to and show you "from your subscriptions" content as well.

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How To Achieve 7-Figures With Your Law Firm Marketing Website via @sejournal, @xandervalencia

Search Engine Journal

Here’s how to achieve seven figures with law firm website marketing. The post How To Achieve 7-Figures With Your Law Firm Marketing Website appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Thanksgiving Volatility, Links, Content & More SEO & 19 Years Covering Search

Search Engine Roundtable

Since Friday of Thanksgiving last week, we have been seeing a lot of chatter and volatility with Google Search. Google said they improved the accuracy of the Discover performance report in Google Search Console. Google said links.

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From TV to short-termism? Discussing 2023 ad budgets with the attribution experts

Econsultancy

UK advertisers are planning to cut-back on offline media in favour of digital spend, as the recession puts increased pressure on budgets. This is according to research from ISBA and Ebiquity, who surveyed 59 brand advertisers (which included three of the UK’s top 10 by spend and 11 of the UK’s top 50). Sixty nine percent of respondents agreed that 2023 budgets are under heavy scrutiny.

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Unlocking the Power of Martech for the Non-Technical Marketing Leader

Speaker: Speakers:

Are you struggling to highlight your impact and showcase the results of your team’s marketing efforts? Do you find it challenging to build more effective campaigns that drive meaningful results? The key may lie in unlocking the power of marketing technology (martech)—but as a non-technical marketing leader, navigating this landscape can feel daunting.

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Google Shows Download Your Google Business Profile Data When You Remove Your Listing

Search Engine Roundtable

In the new Google Business Profile manager, in Google Search, when you go to the option to remove your Google Business Profile from Google, Google will show you that you can download all of that content locally to your computer.

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The Biggest Ad Fraud Cases and What We Can Learn From Them

Digital Marketer

Ad fraud is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, the latest data indicates that it will cost businesses a colossal €120 billion by 2023. But even more worrying is that fraudsters’ tactics are becoming so sophisticated that even big-name companies such as Uber, Procter & Gamble , and Verizon have been victims of ad fraud in recent years.

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The New Etiquette For In-Person Greetings

CMO Network

Want to avoid awkward in-person greetings events and conferences? Non-verbal communication expert Vanessa Van Edwards explains what to do.

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9 best practices to write converting email sequences for your business

Fractional CMO

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The AI Revolution: Why B2B Buyers Expect More than Just a Website

Speaker: Speakers:

Discover why a traditional website is no longer enough to meet B2B buyer expectations in our must-attend session of The B2B Growth Show, The AI Revolution: Why B2B Buyers Expect More Than Just a Website. Learn how cutting-edge AI tools can transform your B2B website into a results-driven powerhouse that delivers the right message to the right visitor, every time.

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On CRM: Regal.io Elegantly Solves One Problem, But Not My Problem.Yet

CMO Network

Regal.io's technology is the future for CRM and I can't wait until it expands into B2B sales.

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YouTube SEO: How to find the best traffic-generating keywords

Search Engine Land

Video marketing is not a “nice-to-have” marketing strategy anymore. It has become a digital marketing necessity for almost every business – from financial planners to physicians. If you haven’t jumped into the video-making pool yet, now is the time to take that plunge. Why? People love to watch videos. No matter what type of business you have, videos can help you sell more products or services.

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YouTube year in review: The top 10 ads of 2022

Search Engine Land

If you’re still on the fence about whether or not video ads are a good idea for your brand, you shouldn’t be. Coming into 2023, it’s more important than ever to consider all platforms and ad types; and video advertising should be at the top of that list. Here are three reasons why you should be creating video ads for your brand. Video ads are more engaging than traditional ads Video ads reach a larger audience than traditional ads Video is an effective way to communicate your b