Fri.Nov 18, 2022

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In remembrance of Twitter. Let’s never forget

Businesses Grow

As I write this, rumors are rampant that Twitter has cut so much staff that the app is disintegrating and may not survive. I think there is a chance Twitter could go away. Even if it survives, it’s not going to be in a form that captures the spirit and joy and potential of the early days. I miss that. Many years ago, I wrote a book called The Tao of Twitter , which became the best-selling book on Twitter (over four editions).

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Benefits of Influencer Marketing [Data + Expert Insight]

Hubspot Marketing

The creator economy is built around influencers and their audiences. As audiences put a significant amount of trust in their favorite influencers, it makes sense that marketers would want to pay more attention to influencer marketing than before. This post will go over the data-backed benefits of using influencer marketing, along with insight from a HubSpot social media expert. 7 Benefits of Influencer Marketing. 1.

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How a Spoonful of Story Helps Even ‘Boring’ Content Go Down [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Marketing Institute

Mary Poppins had it almost right ¬¬– just find the story and –snap – the content’s job’s a game. Then even the boring tasks you undertake become – well, if not a piece of cake, a more creative endeavor rather than a mundane construction project.

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HubSpot to Continue Delivering the Promise of Connection

Hubspot Marketing

Platform solutions have always been known as a one-stop shop for all of a marketer’s needs. At their core, platforms are meant to help marketers, whether that’s understanding their customers’ journeys, optimizing the path to purchase, or quantifying the revenue that a campaign produces. And, as I discussed last year, HubSpot delivered on the promise of platform through our world-class solution that doesn’t sacrifice power for ease of use.

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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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Beware Of Fake Ownership Requests From Google Business Profiles

Search Engine Roundtable

I am sure many of you have received one or two (or more) requests from Google Business Profiles saying the owner is requested access to maintain your business. I just delete them but I am hearing from Local SEOs that this is becoming more and more of an issue.

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Creating Sustainable Businesses With Web3

Social Media Examiner

Do you want to create a business that embraces Web3? Wondering what types of businesses are possible? In this article, you’ll discover examples of Web3 business models and learn how to draw customers to your business using decentralized autonomous organizations and tokens or NFTs. What Web3 Makes Possible for Business Models There are two important […].

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Ad spend projected to grow 5.9% in 2023

Martech

Media ad spend in 2023 will grow 5.9% overall, year-over-year, according to IAB’s ad budget outlook. IAB highlights several high-growth categories, led by B2B (up 20.8%), travel (20.6%), restaurants/beer/wine/liquor (17.1%) and financial services (11.1%). CTV is expected to be the fastest-growing channel, with projected sales up 14.4%. All other digital channels are expected to see some increase in spend, while traditional channels will decline in 2023.

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Google: Rich Results Manual Actions Can Lead To Removal Of Rich Results & Broader Spam Penalties

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's Danny Sullivan said that not only can a rich result manual action result in the removal of your rich results from displaying in Google Search but also it can lead to a wider "broader spam manual action that involves ranking.

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Marketing in a recession: How to avoid 5 common mistakes

Search Engine Land

It’s hard not to be anxious about the macroeconomy right now. Unless you’re a brand marketer in a thoroughly recession-proof industry or an agency marketer with a portfolio of clients in recession-proof industries, you’re working against an undercurrent of stress and performance pressure. These emotions may help some marketers achieve hyper-focus.

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Daily Search Forum Recap: November 18, 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. Google launched a ton of new features across search, maps.

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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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HubSpot to Continue Delivering the Promise of Connection

Hubspot Marketing

Platform solutions have always been known as a one-stop shop for all of a marketer’s needs. At their core, platforms are meant to help marketers, whether that’s understanding their customers’ journeys, optimizing the path to purchase, or quantifying the revenue that a campaign produces. And, as I discussed last year, HubSpot delivered on the promise of platform through our world-class solution that doesn’t sacrifice power for ease of use.

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Google: Redirects From Non Relevant Pages Won't Cause The Destination Page To Be Less Relevant

Search Engine Roundtable

Dawn Anderson asked Google's John Mueller if redirecting a non-relevant page would cause the destination page (where the redirect it going towards) to be less relevant and cause any ranking issues for its relevant queries. John said no, "I can't think of a way that would have a negative effect there," he added.

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Email Client Market Share: Trends from August to October 2022

Litmus

We’re back—this time with our three-month update on email client popularity! We analyzed nearly five billion email opens around the world with Litmus Email Analytics from August to October 2022. Let’s take a look at the shifts that took place since our last update. Before diving in, there are two things we always like to note: As of fall 2021, the category “Apple” includes Apple iPhone (iOS Mail), Apple Mail (macOS Mail), Apple iPad (iPadOS Mail), and Apple Mail Privacy Protection (Apple privacy

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Google: Don't Randomly Change The Author Name, Use Author Annotations & Updated Content Use New Author

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller was asked about the impact of changing the author's name on an article. John gave three pieces of advice in response to the question, (1) use author annotations, (2) rewritten content should use the new author's name and (3) do not randomly change author names.

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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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5 best practices for tracking offline conversions in Google Ads

Search Engine Land

Risk-taking is part of any marketer’s job. No strategy is guaranteed to work. I like to think of myself as a calculated risk-taker. Because I have TSA PreCheck and monitor my flight status from home, I arrive at the airport just an hour before my flight. I try new restaurants in town, but don’t get in the car until I’ve scoured review sites and scanned the menu. .

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Google Rolls Out Multisearch, Lens, AR, Maps & Other Expanded Search Features

Search Engine Roundtable

Google announced a bunch of features around Google Search, Google Maps, Google Lens and more that are now rolling out in the US and some other regions. This goes across new features for Multisearch, Google Lens, AR, Maps and much more.

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5 Ways Social Media Helps Build Brand Loyalty

ConsumerTalk

Social media has existed for less than two decades, but it's had a powerful effect on brand marketing. Today, most people will look up a brand on social media while making buying decisions and post about their preferred brands on social pages, testifying to their network of friends about the positives of their favorite brands.

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Why Bulk Content Creating For Social Media Saves You Time via @sejournal, @infinityjstyler

Search Engine Journal

Social media managers can save time by adapting these content calendar templates for clients. Learn the why, how, and when to use them. The post Why Bulk Content Creating For Social Media Saves You Time appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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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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Why Qatar’s About Face On Beer Sales At The World Cup Is Problematic

CMO Network

The implications of Qatar's decision to ban most alcohol sales at World Cup 2022 matches and its impact on Budweiser as analyzed.

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Google’s formula for navigating economic uncertainty involves “doubling down”

Search Engine Land

Google’s formula for success requires a balance of doubling down on what’s working, and “placing calculated bets to unlock future growth.” The formula comes directly from Google’s best practices playbook. 1. Directly connect your marketing goals to real business outcomes. To maximize ROI, start with defining the value of different conversions based on what they’re really worth to your business.

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Is The Future Of Cinema Fully Immersive And Multi-Sensory?

CMO Network

Positron's VR Voyager Motion Chair is usering in a new era in immersive film viewing with VR, haptics and scent to create more exhilarating and memorable experiences.

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The New Google Viger Montreal Office

Search Engine Roundtable

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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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Don’t fall for fake ownership requests for your Google Business Profile

Search Engine Land

Google Business Profiles can be claimed by the owner or business manager in Google Maps or in Google Search. When someone makes a claim for ownership of a Google Business Profile listing and if that business was already claimed by someone, the current owners will get an email asking if they approve or deny the new ownership request. Increase in fake claims.

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Users Lose Confidence That Twitter Will Survive via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Search Engine Journal

Millions of tweets signal perception that Twitter is ending soon as mass resignations inspire users to lose confidence that it will stay online. The post Users Lose Confidence That Twitter Will Survive appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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YouTube just announced its 2023 class of #YouTubeBlack Voices Fund creators

Search Engine Land

As a part of the program, grant recipients will be offered dedicated partner support, seed funding invested into the development of their channels, and the opportunity to participate in bespoke training, workshops and networking programs. Meet the class. One of the creators from the 2023 class is Jasmine Taylor from Baddies & Budgets. Taylor shares the highs and lows of becoming financially free as someone who grew up in poverty and wasn’t taught financial literacy.

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What are FMCG brands doing to make sure online shoppers convert?

Econsultancy

Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, ecommerce demand and activity have been elevated – something that comes as no news to anyone working in the retail or digital marketing industries. CBRE Group’s Global E-commerce Outlook Update report, published in June 2022, found that 20% of global retail sales were carried out online in 2021, compared with 9% in 2016 – representing an increase of 133%.

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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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Top 7 Tips To Rank On the First Page Of Google

OnPassive Marketing

There are a lot of steps involved in ranking on the first page of Google and finding success online. You have to have a solid website, know how to optimize your site to rank higher, and understand how to promote your business so that people will return. This blog post has seven tips that can help you every step of the way. Top 7 Tips To Rank On The First Page Of Google.

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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Coati Update, More Weekend Tremors, Local Reviews Bug, Google Ads Bribe, Apple Search Delayed & More

Search Engine Roundtable

This week, we learned that Google's Panda update at one point in time evolved into what was called the Google Coati update. Google also had another weekend update last week. Google Search Console added a new shopping tab with more.

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Mark Penn On Politics, Policy And The Future Of Marketing

CMO Network

Mark Penn on the impact of the midterms, what’s really going on in the metaverse and what companies get wrong with the social-media platforms.

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How To Build A Winning MarTech Stack In 2023 via @sejournal, @hethr_campbell

Search Engine Journal

Learn how to choose the right MarTech stack to help you automate tasks and streamline your workflow for better performance. The post How To Build A Winning MarTech Stack In 2023 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.