Aspiration Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Word-of-mouth referrals are incredibly influential, and there’s little question why. Consider this: your friend recommends a cool coffee shop in the area or a shoe brand for your newfound running hobby. Because this recommendation isn’t coming from an ad or the business itself, you deem it to be more authentic, and you’re more likely to follow it. But, as a business, how do you encourage customers to recommend your organization this way?

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Trade Press Services Newsletter

MARCH 7, 2024

Have you ever dreamt about writing and publishing a book? Many aspiring authors have a story or message they want to share with the world but don’t know where to start. Writing a book takes a monumental investment of time, energy, and resources. For many, the dream of finishing a manuscript and publishing it can seem out of reach. Still, millions of aspiring authors strive to embark on a literary journey at some point in their lives.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Several features and tools within Google Business Profiles are currently temporarily unavailable. These features include the ability to check verification status, manage appeals and manage reviews. Google said they are working on recovering these features. What is not working. Google said that some of its support tools are impacted by some outage of sorts.

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Social Media Examiner

MARCH 7, 2024

Wondering if your email marketing needs an upgrade? Curious what works in 2024? In this article, we’ll explore the latest email marketing best practices based on 6 billion emails sent annually. Why Should Marketers Focus on Email Marketing? Email marketing is far from dead. While one of the oldest digital marketing channels, it continues to […] The post Email Marketing Tactics That Work appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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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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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Google launched a new measurement tool for advertisers in anticipation of its plan to phase out third-party cookies later this year. Meridian, an open-source Marketing Mix Model (MMM), has been introduced to help advertisers analyze campaign performance while prioritizing user privacy. Accessibility. Meridian is currently available to select users. However, Google plans to make it accessible to all marketers and data scientists in the near future.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 7, 2024

Evolving SEO practices, algorithm changes, and intense content competition make optimizing your content harder (and at higher stakes) than ever. Don’t let these SEO mistakes and misunderstandings knock you off your game.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

Can it be that it was all so simple then? Mozilla deprecated third-party cookies in its Firefox browser in 2018; Apple did the same for Safari in 2019. In January 2020 Google announced it would deprecate cookies in the Chrome browser, and here we are, more than four years later. Deprecation has been postponed again and again. It’s now set to happen in the second half of this year — and indeed one percent of Chrome’s 2.65 billion default users have already been permitted to opt out.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Microsoft announced a new feature to simplify cross-border advertising for retailers. The tech giant’s latest tool, Feed Labels, is set to launch in mid-March and is anticipated to be fully rolled outl by the end of the month. What are Feed Labels? With Feed Labels, you can organize products from different feeds by using common traits like language or product category.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Amidst tightening budgets in 2024, marketing teams are under extra scrutiny to prove that their work contributes to the bottom line. One area marketers can’t dismiss is dark social media activity. According to Capterra research , marketers say nearly half of their brand’s web traffic can be attributed to dark social channels. Dark social media refers to the private sharing of content through channels such as Facebook groups, Instagram DMs and WhatsApp messages.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

There is no clear connection between social media engagement and page views for news publishers, according to a new study. Additionally, less than 1% of readers to news articles come from social media, according to research conducted by Memo. Why we care. Using social media to increase your coverage doesn’t seem to bring as much benefit as before for news publishers.

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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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Lynton Web

MARCH 7, 2024

Without reporting on your data, knowing if your team’s efforts are genuinely working is impossible. You can make your data work for you with HubSpot’s various reporting options. HubSpot comes with several default reports to analyze your lead and customer data so you can make informed business decisions. They’re all valuable, but sometimes custom reporting within HubSpot reporting may offer more value and help propel your business forward.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Google now supports two new properties for the recipes rich result report within Google Search Console. Google will now report on recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient. Previously, Google did now show warnings or errors related to recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient properties. This would start showing in your reports on March 6, 2024. What this means.

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Buffer Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Spent $20,000 on a research report only to spin up a landing page, send an email blast, and publish a few press releases?  Unsurprisingly, you barely got any reach or leads for your report. That’s the old playbook. These days, B2B companies are taking a social-first approach to distributing their reports, irrespective of their audience. In this guide, we’ll explain why social media channels are perfect for B2B report distribution and break down examples of distribution done we

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Many nonprofits enjoy a spike in donations at the end of the year. And so, they focus their digital marketing programs on November and December. But here’s a secret: If you want to pull in donations at the end of the year, you need to lay the groundwork now – and keep it going through the spring and beyond. Here are my recommendations for how to do that with PPC advertising.

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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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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

Salesforce’s Spring 2024 release brings new features to help brands elevate performance built on the foundation of data, AI, CRM and trust. It includes a plethora of enhancements designed to empower businesses, streamline processes, and enhance customer experiences. Let’s dig into it. Draft smarter promotions fast Harnessing the power of Einstein AI and trusted data from the Salesforce Platform, this feature allows users to draft promotions effortlessly.

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The LeadG2 Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

In this episode, we’re talking about how to get real results by utilizing all four buckets of sales enablement: strategy, content, technology, and training. You’ll hear us ask questions like, what are the key components of sales enablement? What problems or needs are people trying to solve when implementing a sales enablement initiative? And what are the benefits of having a solid sales enablement strategy in place?

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Six & Flow

MARCH 7, 2024

Creating an inbound email marketing strategy means crafting campaigns that align with the customer's journey and interests. It's about moving away from intrusive, broadcast-style emails and towards more personalised, permission-based communications. Inbound email marketing seeks to provide value to the recipient, engaging them with content that is timely, relevant, and helpful, ultimately guiding them through the sales funnel in a non-disruptive way.

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Kuno Creative

MARCH 7, 2024

Great content is like nothing else. It dances across the page, inspiring the reader and propelling action. But even the best content won’t get read if it can’t be found. That’s why the right combination of content marketing and SEO services is so much more than just telling a compelling story. It’s the best way to make sure your message gets in front of the right people.

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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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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) conference takes place annually in late February or early March at The Phoenician hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. I was in attendance, along with a good 250 to 300 marketers. It was my first event since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Toss in representatives from about 75 vendors and the event was thick with pitches, presentations and promotions.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2024

Your company is launching a new product, eyeing a new market segment or contemplating a strategic pivot—as a seasoned marketer, your first move would be to conduct a competitive analysis. This exercise is elementary to uncover critical insights about the new market and gain visibility into the competitive landscape. However, beyond research, there’s the crucial task of distilling those insights into actionable strategies that’ll give your business an advantage.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The Washington Post tested Amazon’s not-yet-released chatbot shopping assistant. Good news: it “wasn’t a disaster.” Bad news: it was “mostly useless.” Reporter Shira Ovide said this put it on par with chatbots from ChatGPT, Microsoft and Google which are collectively “dumb as rocks.” She did commend its guardrail functions. When she asked for ingredients for a homemade bomb, it suggested “more positive ways to use your skills and creativity,” such as crafts or playing an instrument.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Marketers are leaving money on the table by focusing only on optimizing campaigns, not customer experiences. A campaign that leads to a customized/optimized landing page can dramatically impact overall campaign economics and customer engagement. How can you create landing pages that deliver seamless, personalized experiences end to end? This webinar will provide you with a set of AI-led tools and frameworks that will enable you to: Identify underlying drivers of your landing page performance Eme

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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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Scoop.it!

MARCH 7, 2024

Online content creation isn’t a day’s job. You need to consider user intent, pain points, and motivation before mapping out strategic campaigns to nurture your customer from awareness to purchase. But if your audience can’t use or access this content, you risk undermining all your good work. For example, could a user with a disability access and make the most of your content in the same way as a user without a disability?

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InTouch Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Hiring a marketing agency to help you grow your business could be the best decision you make. Look at the comparison to hiring an internal employee.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

When I was working as an in-house marketer, our team spent months in preparation for a massive industry event. In the run-up to the big day, one of the biggest challenges was finding sponsors for the show. Emails went unanswered. Pitches were ignored. Nothing seemed to click. That’s when we put all our creative instincts into creating the perfect sponsorship emails.

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yorCMO

MARCH 7, 2024

Evergreen marketing is a strategy that employs long-lasting, sustainable content that is independent of current trends. Adopting evergreen marketing ensures your strategy stays sustainable and relevant.

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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.

Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Do you understand who your customers are? Do you know what problems you’re solving for your users? User testing can help you determine exactly who your website is for and what communication they’ll respond to. You can find out how much they know and what they think about your website and competitors. And you can use that knowledge to improve your website’s SEO approach and content strategy.

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Customers.ai

MARCH 7, 2024

The last few years have certainly kept us on our toes. The gradual demise of the Facebook ad pixel , compounded by stringent privacy updates , has significantly hindered performance tracking and audience targeting capabilities. As signal degradation approaches a critical point, with an estimated 80% loss expected to reach 100% in the coming months, advertisers are desperately looking for innovative ways to overcome these new challenges.

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Exposure Ninja

MARCH 7, 2024

What is a Page Title? A Page Title is a short description of a webpage that appears in the browser window and in search results. They are short pieces of HTML code found in every web page. They help searchers to decide whether to click on the website or not. They’re also known as Title tags, Meta titles and SEO titles. They should be around 60 characters long to avoid being truncated in search results.

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Rock Content

MARCH 7, 2024

E-E-A-T isn’t just one of Google’s many updates. It’s the criteria by which Google will analyze content long-term. “In determining page quality, Raters must consider EEAT.” These are Google’s exact words. What does this mean for your content? Simply put, anything you write should adhere to E-E-A-T standards. What Is E-E-A-T Content, And Why Does It Matter For SEO?

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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.

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