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Comment on How to 91x Website Traffic – A Case Study Blueprint for 2022 by Bikash

Diggity Marketing

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Google Taking Action On Recent One-Star Review Scams & Blackmail Threats

Search Engine Roundtable

A recent New York Times piece highlighted blackmail threads taken on small restaurants that threaten and blackmail the owners. These threats say the person will leave a one-star review, hurting the business's reputation in Google Maps and Google Search if they do not send money through digital gift cards.

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11 Best Image Search Engines For Visual Content via @sejournal, @JuliaEMcCoy

Search Engine Journal

Sometimes finding the right image is a matter of using the right image search engine tool. Here are the top 11 to try. The post 11 Best Image Search Engines For Visual Content appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Five Incredibly Useful Lessons From 200 Virtual Keynote Speeches

Businesses Grow

As the world turned weird in 2020 (and then got progressively weirder), I supported my friends and customers by pivoting to virtual keynote speeches. I’ve given more than 200 online speeches since the pandemic started so I guess I’m a veteran now! I’ve learned some important lessons — especially from my mistakes — and I thought I’d pass them on to you since I’ve never written about this before.

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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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Breaking down BookTok: What brands can learn from this social-literary phenomenon

Sprout Social

This summer’s hottest pastime isn’t sports or patio dining. Thanks to BookTok, it’s reading. You read that right. TikTok has made reading certifiably, undeniably cool. If you’ve been scrolling through your feeds and wondering how everyone knew to pick up a copy of “It Ends With Us” by Colleen Hoover or “A Court of Thorns and Roses” by Sarah J. Maas , don’t worry.

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How Three Companies Grew Revenue With Social Media Shopping Tools [New Data + Case Studies]

Hubspot Marketing

Shopping on social media has become increasingly popular over the past few years. In fact, 57% of consumers report social media as their preferred method for discovering new products — over television ads (56%), YouTube ads (49%), and retail stores (42%), and only surpassed by "searching on the internet" (58%). And as someone who now purchases the majority of her skincare products from "Swipe Up to Buy" links, I can attest: Social media shopping tools are effective.

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Google Ads Creative Studio Now Available To All Advertisers via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

Google Ads Creative Studio, a tool for creating unique ads at scale, is out of beta and available to all advertisers. The post Google Ads Creative Studio Now Available To All Advertisers appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Is Your Thought Leadership Content Missing the Point?

Content Marketing Institute

Thought leadership is not just a badge any marketer can claim for their content. It’s a distinction that needs to be built on proven expertise and validated by your audience.

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Why UX is critical to digital marketing

Martech

In the world of digital marketing, there are many “Jacks-of-all-trades.” Part of the reason for this is thta this industry is only approximately 25 years old — and in the beginning people in the industry had to cover all bases by themselves. Over the last 10 years, as the industry evolved alongside the evolution of the internet, the web, and digital apps, there has been a growing and positive trend to do a way with the “Jacks-of-all-trades“(and masters of none) and engage specialists inste

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What I’ve Learned About Getting Clients 11 Years into Running a PR and Social Media Agency

Buffer Marketing

In early 2011, I decided to take a massive leap of faith and do something I had been putting off for quite some time—quit a stable job and start my public relations agency. I knew this would be challenging. But, I wasn’t ready to live with the regret of not trying. So, on I went and launched Prohibition PR. What a ride this has been. I started with a small personal blog discussing new social media trends and issues.

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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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Three marketing trends shaping the influencer industry in 2022

Econsultancy

Influencers are more integral to the digital marketing strategies of big brands than ever before. This has been driven by a rise in social media usage since the Covid pandemic and the fact that consumers are increasingly using social channels to discover and buy products. With social influence growing, how is the industry evolving? Here’s a look at three current marketing trends and their impact.

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Using the Amazon Search Engine as Marketing

David Meerman Scott

Search Engine Optimization is a fundamental aspect of web marketing. As you think about ways of getting found in search engines, you should also keep in mind that there are many other search engines in English besides Google. The second most popular search engine is YouTube and the third is Amazon!

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Daily Search Forum Recap: July 18, 2022

Search Engine Roundtable

Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today.

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Open the gate and let your content roam free

Martech

It’s time to rethink gating your content. Only 3% of visitors will fill out an on-site form, according to a new study by 6Sense Research , which provides B2B revenue enhancement and ABM solutions. Nor is that the only content problem B2B businesses are having. One-third of companies said content marketing is one of the most valuable demand generators.

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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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Customer Experience Specialists In Banks Need To Find A New Job

CMO Network

For the past 20 years, bankers have bought into the notion that products are commodities and that the path to competitive advantage is through a better customer experience. They’re wrong.

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How to decide if you’re ready for an ABM solution

Martech

Most B2B businesses have some kind of account-based marketing strategy. At the very least, they know who their most valuable accounts are and they try to give them some extra care and attention. But how are they tracking that? In a CRM? Maybe just in shared spreadsheets. At some stage, especially if the business is seeing growth, the question arises: “Do we need some dedicated technology to automate these processes?

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Think With Google Test My Site Portal Sunsetting

Search Engine Roundtable

Google six years ago launched a new Test My Site portal in the Think with Google portal. Well, that feature is going away soon, in the next few months Google will sunset the tool.

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Web 3.0 Glossary: The Ultimate List You Need

Heidi Cohen

Use this Ultimate Web 3.0 Glossary to stay up-to-date with this evolving new environment. The post Web 3.0 Glossary: The Ultimate List You Need appeared first on Heidi Cohen.

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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 Ads Testing Map Pin Ads With Photos From Location?

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Maps might be testing a form of map pin ads that contain images or photos from the local business. I cannot replicate this, nor do I know if this is new or not, but this was shared with me on Twitter by Vishal Sharma who showed this in action.

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What are diversity, equity and inclusion, and why marketers need them

Martech

Diversity at all levels of a company is a major indicator of company success and productivity. The benefits of diversity and inclusion can be seen in stock and revenue performance, hiring and retention and customer acquisition and loyalty. A diverse marketing organization aids access to diverse markets. It’s not a nice thing to have, it’s a necessity.

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YouTube Ice Sculpture

Search Engine Roundtable

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Why customers hate making returns (according to brain science)

Quikly

There are a few things every good marketer must know about customers: They feel pain when spending money, they enjoy simple customer experiences and most customers dislike making returns.

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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 Search Algorithm Update On July 16th Or Was It Related To The Indexing Issue

Search Engine Roundtable

As many of you know, there was a pretty massive indexing issue impacting new content in Google Search most of Friday, July 15th, but that was pretty much isolated to that Friday. Now, I am seeing signals of a Google search ranking algorithm update on Saturday, July 16th.

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9 Things To Optimize On An Ecommerce Site To Drive Sales via @sejournal, @adamproehl

Search Engine Journal

Avoid abandoned carts and annoying pop-ups so you can delight your customers (instead of driving them away in frustration). The post 9 Things To Optimize On An Ecommerce Site To Drive Sales appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How Gen Z Is Changing The Face Of Retail Sales

CMO Network

Cooler Screens technology is transforming consumer expectations and bringing digital media to spaces that previously served only to keep products refrigerated.

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Vlog #182: Jon Clark On Building An SEO Agency & Happy Employees and Customers

Search Engine Roundtable

Jaimie and Jon Clark came for a visit and we all spoke SEO and a lot more. Jaimie Clark is the VP of SEO at Centerfield, she was previously the Head of SEO at Wirecutter, a New York Times company.

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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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Customer Experience & Sustainability Matter To Forward Leaning CMOs: Forrester And Experience Dynamic Execs Weigh In

CMO Network

Sustainability is also a critical factor for large companies and consumers.

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Instagram Adds In-Chat Payment Feature via @sejournal, @BrianFr07823616

Search Engine Journal

Payments on Instagram allows buyers and sellers to communicate in real-time, request or collect payments, and track orders directly from an Instagram chat. The post Instagram Adds In-Chat Payment Feature appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Certified Partner Interview – Uzair Kharawala of SF Digital Studios [VIDEO]

Digital Marketer

Uzair Kharawala runs SF Digital Studios alongwith his wife Farzana, and is also a DigitalMarketer Certified Partner. He is one of the very few professionals who is both a Google Partner & YouTube Certified. His content is regularly featured on portals like SEMRush, Social Media Examiner, DigitalMarketer and he is also a keynote speaker at Traffic & Conversion 2022.

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How To Find Talented Writers To Fuel Top Quality Content Creation via @sejournal, @gregjarboe

Search Engine Journal

Creating top-quality content requires top-notch content writers. Here's how to find them, according to content experts Robert Rose and Rebecca Lieb. The post How To Find Talented Writers To Fuel Top Quality Content Creation 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.