Mon.Nov 06, 2023

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Email outreach for marketers: Measuring and optimizing performance

Martech

The last two years were transformative for our team at Belkins as we chose to make a significant investment solely in marketing. For me, stepping into the shoes of a CMO without a previous background in marketing was like a roller-coaster ride. With a team of 50 members and an ambitious target of generating 400 new deals each month, the pressure was palpable.

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Dos and Don'ts for Using YouTube for 2024

Aspiration Marketing

The overwhelming consensus in content marketing is that video content is huge and will only get huger. It is one of the marketing trends to track. At the same time, YouTube owns the video-sharing platform universe. So if you're contemplating starting to create video content or are creating it but looking for tips on how to do it best, or at least how not to botch the endeavor, it behooves you to learn about this platform and its ins and outs.

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Humanizing B2B: The key to better customer experience

Martech

In the crowded B2B space, reaching your target audience is challenging. Product alone is not enough to engage and retain B2B buyers. But surprisingly, B2B businesses often overlook the importance of a great customer experience for their buyers, which is typically a top priority for B2C. B2B and B2C customers, despite their different needs, are still human decision-makers.

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5 Ways Google's SGE Will Affect Your Content Strategy

Aspiration Marketing

Google is redefining how we experience the search process. What used to be a simple match-up of keywords has become much more focused on the realms of user intent in an attempt to cater to what browsers are truly seeking.

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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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11 Skills You Need in the AI Era [Data + Tips]

Hubspot Marketing

“Will AI steal my job?” For the last few decades, this question has been on the lips of nearly every working person — from baristas in coffee shops to project managers in decacorn companies. The launch and impact of ChatGPT in November 2022 added fuel to the fire and has made this conversation more popular than ever. Now that it seems that a robot or computer can do just about any job these days — writing software code, generating content outlines, and completing tax forms — how can human beings

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Google Business Profile: The new suspension appeal process

Search Engine Land

Google Business Profiles (GBP) are the lifeblood of most local businesses’ marketing efforts. For many small companies, having a GBP is often the only way they promote their business online. And if a company’s GBP listing gets suspended, that business will likely lose a ton of business. (Having worked on hundreds of suspension/reinstatement cases for clients, a suspension can even lead to a company going out of business.

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12 SEO pitfalls to avoid during a website platform migration

Search Engine Land

Migrating to a new website platform can be a necessary step for businesses looking to scale up or embrace new technologies. However, website migrations come with considerable SEO risks. Without proper SEO planning and execution, a platform migration can lead to a significant loss of organic traffic, revenue and market share. Here are 12 common SEO pitfalls to avoid during a website platform migration. 1.

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Can Brands Find Common Ground Among Consumers In Divisive Times?

CMO Network

Brands can grow and support consumers using the RAISE model in our polarized world. Resilience, authenticity, inclusion, social well-being, and empowerment in action.

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SEO through the Google SGE lens: What’s changing?

Search Engine Land

Successful SEO professionals know a lot about dealing with uncertainty – such is life when algorithms that make or break performance are kept under lock and key. But Search Generative Experience (SGE) triggers change-related anxiety from even the most seasoned SEOs. Simply put, it’s both a paradigm shift and a quickly moving target; Google’s incorporation of SGE has been evolving almost daily.

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Amazon Uses Beatles’ Tune ‘In My Life’ For Holiday Joy Ad Campaign

CMO Network

The musical rendition of The Beatles’ "In My Life" and the snowy backdrop bring Amazon’s Joy Ride ad to life, showing the gift of lifelong friends.

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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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Amazon’s ‘secret ad pricing scheme’ revealed in previously redacted documents

Search Engine Land

The US Federal Trade Commission has published previously redacted information detailing why it’s suing Amazon. New documents detail the alleged deceptive practices used to boost consumer prices by more than $1 billion including deliberately making Amazon search worse – a strategy reportedly approved by chairman Jeff Bezos. Why we care. If Amazon is found guilty of charging brands high fees for showing irrelevant ads that hurt the user experience, advertisers may want to consider moving the

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The Future of Customer Engagement: HubSpot Acquires Clearbit

Six & Flow

HubSpot announces the acquisition of Clearbit - why is this valuable? Gain enriched data for personalised interactions in your HubSpot customer platform.

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Amazon Ads for lead generation: What advertisers need to know

Search Engine Land

Amazon represents nearly 20% of U.S. search advertising share and $12 billion in ad revenue in Q3 2023 alone. If you sell on Amazon (or could sell on Amazon), odds are there’s an increasing chunk of ad spend being directed there. While Amazon is synonymous with ecommerce, lead generation verticals are finally getting access to the platform’s second-to-none audience targeting.

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Incorporating Google Ad Grants Into Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

If your nonprofit is ready to start advertising online , you’ll first need the resources to power your marketing strategy. One such resource is Google’s Ad Grant program, which offers eligible nonprofits $10,000 monthly in ad credits to promote their websites via Google Ads. But your nonprofit will have to go above and beyond its existing marketing strategy to make the most of Google’s grant.

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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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How Danny Sullivan shares SEO issues with Google’s Search team

Search Engine Land

Ever wonder how Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison, compiles feedback on issues related to Search and then shares those details with the wider Google Search team? Sullivan regularly does this work but has only shared examples with the public a few times. He shared some of the latest feedback he’s received Nov. 3. What Sullivan shared.

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Should your brand be on Threads? What to Consider Before Signing Up

Hubspot Marketing

Threads launched in the summer of 2023 and was almost immediately dubbed the “Twitter Killer” and was projected to be a strong competitor to the newly named X (formerly Twitter). All the hype at the start of Meta's newest property may have you wondering, "Should my business use Threads?" Social media apps come and go, plus time is precious in the marketing world, so you're probably hesitant to try expanding your brand on such a new platform.

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Performance Marketing: Tools, Techniques and Best Practices

Marketing Insider Group

Remember when shopping and advertising were simple? Then the internet came along and changed the game. In today’s world, with tools like omnichannel marketing, businesses aren’t just reaching consumers. They’re having full-blown conversations across various online platforms. What’s even more exciting is that marketers can now keep an eye on how their ads are doing, minute by minute.

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5 Tools That Generate Content Ideas Fast

Rock Content

From the outside looking in, maintaining content for marketing like a blog seems pretty straightforward. The truth is content creation is surprisingly complex. There is more to it than just writing. Before you even start stringing words together, you have to generate content ideas. According to Orbit Media Studios’ 10th Edition of the Annual Blogger Survey, many marketers state that creating content is challenging.

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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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Best Buy: Fostering A Future Where Tech Coexists With Humanity & Nature

CMO Network

Because, says Wood, Best Buy believes in tech’s potential to empower individuals and communities.

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What Automation is Best for You: Make vs Zapier

Vertical Response

As an email marketer, you are constantly looking for ways to automate and streamline your workflows. Two popular automation tools that come to mind are Make and Zapier. In this article, we will explore the pros and cons of both tools, compare their ease of use, and take a closer look at the cost implications. So, let’s dive in and see which tool is the better choice for your email marketing automation needs.

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DeFault

Kevin Indig

Meet Wix Studio, the web creation platform for agencies! SEOs and marketers, Meet Wix Studio, the new web creation platform for agencies to deliver exceptional work with absolute efficiency. With cutting-edge SEO tech built-in, you get best-in-class defaults, automations and bulk actions that enhance your workflows or customization at scale for complete control.

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Reassure, don’t pressure people

Ariyh

New to Ariyh ? This is a 3min practical summary of a scientific study 🎓 Join 23,647 marketers who grow faster using science, not flawed opinions 📈 Subscribe here Today’s insight is brought to you by… Storyblok AI vs Humans: Who will create the best landing page? Watch a head-to-head with a professional marketer vs someone using AI to create a landing page from scratch.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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How CTV is reinventing the commercial break

illumin

Connected television (CTV) is revolutionizing the way audiences consume advertisements. Shifting behavior in how audiences watch their favorite TV shows, combined with new ad formats (like skippable ads) is dramatically changing the ways in which marketers write and create TV commercials. That is not to say that traditional linear TV is losing its huge influence on the advertising world.

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Setup Pulse - 11.6.23

Set Up

Welcome to Set up Pulse for Brands and Agency marketers alike! Every other week, we’ll provide three trending topics in the Marketing industry, as well as a new story that you will want to get your eyes on. Read about what’s being talked about this week! Trending Topics “Fake” Out Of Home (FOOH)? A lot of the viral OOH ads you’ve seen lately for brands like Maybelline, Adidas, and Gucci aren’t actually real.

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How Much Do Social Media Ads Cost?

Sachs Marketing Group

The cost of social media ads can vary widely, typically ranging from a few cents to over $5.00 per click depending on the platform, targeting options, ad format, industry, and competition level. Venturing into the realm of social media advertising can evoke questions about the investment required. Whether you’re a small business owner or part of a larger marketing team, understanding the cost associated with social media ads is critical for budgeting and strategy development.

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Using Business Models, Jobs To Be Done, And AI To Re-Imagine Grocery

CMO Network

Hungryroot faces behemoths, yet it's continually growing where many have struggled. How? And what lessons does its story hold for enterprises outside its industry?

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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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15 Rising and Top Influencers in the Fragrance Industry

Traackr

Discover 15 rising and top influencers in the fragrance industry for your next influencer marketing campaign.

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10 User Generated Content Campaigns That Actually Worked [+Expert Insights]

Hubspot Marketing

User-generated content (UGC) has become increasingly important over the past few years. In fact, in a recent HubSpot survey of 500+ marketers who sell content via social shopping features, 92% say user-generated content increases brand awareness of their products. And, as Emplifi's Chief Strategy Officer Kyle Wong told me, "User-generated content is a 24/7, 365-day marketing channel and opportunity.

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Identity resolution platforms and CDPs: Best of the Bot

Martech

Best of the Bot showcases MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for marketing technology professionals.

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11 Places to Find Scroll-stopping Instagram Templates for your Posts, Stories, and Reels

Buffer Marketing

When it comes to curating a cohesive brand and an aesthetic Instagram feed, templates are a marketer/creator/business owner’s best friend. Because, let’s be honest: who has a brilliant designer or video editor on hand to expertly craft every single post, Story, or Reel you need to grow on Instagram ? Here at Buffer, we’re a small Marketing team that doesn’t!

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.