Wed.May 25, 2022

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How to Create an Email Newsletter People Actually Read

Hubspot Marketing

You’re sitting around a conference room, trying to figure out how to best engage your leads and customers, sell more products, or just “stay top-of-mind” for your target audience, and someone decides there’s a solution that can solve all of those problems at once: an email newsletter! Suddenly you're "volunteered" to do it. And you've got to make sure that open and clickthrough rates don’t dip.

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110 Top SEO Tools That Are 100% Free via @sejournal, @jonleeclark

Search Engine Journal

These 110 free SEO tools help you identify weaknesses or issues that may prevent you from ranking and earning visibility in the SERPs. The post 110 Top SEO Tools That Are 100% Free appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How the Sprout Social Salesforce integration strengthens your team

Sprout Social

Have you test-driven the Sprout Social Salesforce integration yet? If not, you totally should! There’s a reason why more and more companies are linking their CRMs with social media management tools like Sprout. Social media and customer relationships go hand in hand. Want to speed up internal comms and uncover valuable customer insights at the same time?

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4 strategies to help marketing teams improve workflow and collaboration

Martech

There’s nothing virtual about the sea change marketing teams have experienced in the last two years. The fact that marketers are working remotely over digital channels is a very concrete reality calling for new approaches to workflow. Here are four tactics to help your team adapt. Improve visibility and centralize. Virtual meetings, chat apps, automated calendars and workflow management software all became necessary to bring together teams from remote workspaces.

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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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Google Launching May 2022 Broad Core Algorithm Update via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

Google confirms a broad core algorithm update, called the May 2022 core update, is rolling out today. . The post Google Launching May 2022 Broad Core Algorithm Update appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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What the current talk about talent misses: How internal recruiting can fix your hiring problem

Sprout Social

There’s a lot of conversation about the tight talent market right now. And rightfully so. Social media marketers report finding qualified talent as their biggest concern, according to our latest research. Social media teams aren’t the only ones feeling the crunch. Marketing teams across industries and company sizes are struggling to find talent. Why is now so different?

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Report: Google Showing More Search Results With FAQ Rich Results

Search Engine Roundtable

RankRanger is reporting that Google is now showing FAQ rich results in the Google search results five percentage points more often. The data shows Google is showing these FAQs for over 27% of queries, up from about 22% just days ago.

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What you need to know from Google Marketing Live

Martech

Here’s everything marketers and advertisers need to know from yesterday’s Google Marketing Live 2022. Performance Max upgrades. Google is helping more advertisers try their most automated campaign type, Performance Max. These enhancements include: In-store goals Burst campaigns for seasonal foot traffic ‘Experiment tools’ to help test potential lift More insights Support for Search 360 and the Google Ads app Optimization score recommendations Read more: 6 updates coming to Google Performan

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The Best Instagram Reel Length for Max Engagement

Hootsuite

Forget about square-shaped photos. These days, Instagram is a hub for video content, and Reels is leading the shift. Since the Instagram Reels length runs from 15 to 60 seconds, these short videos are a chance to quickly grab users’ attention. Unlike Instagram Stories, Reels won’t disappear after 24 hours and tend to be much shorter than the standard Instagram Live video.

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Do Instagram Carousels Get More Engagement? (Yes, but it’s Complex)

Buffer Marketing

We recently launched direct Instagram carousels scheduling in Buffer. Now you can scheduled carousel posts to be published automatically in Instagram—no need for reminders. Buffer customers have been asking for carousel direct scheduling for a while (it was the most requested feature in our last customer survey), and we’re not surprised!

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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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How To Use Statistics Content To Attract High Quality Backlinks via @sejournal, @adrianakstein

Search Engine Journal

Naturally generate backlinks with any piece of content. Use these quick tips and best practices to become your own authoritative source. The post How To Use Statistics Content To Attract High Quality Backlinks appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Optimization science: Technology and brain science can drive performance

Martech

As a marketing leader, you’re tasked with turning potential customers into revenue. To drive bottom-line growth, you’re ready to create a strategy for attracting, engaging, and converting prospects across all of your marketing channels. But do you have the right technology to achieve your goals? As you evaluate your martech stack, you might realize that you need to do more than use the right technology — you need to optimize it.

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The Future of PPC: 4 Clues From Google That Tell Us Everything

Search Engine Journal

Like a trail of breadcrumbs, Google has left us many clues as to where PPC is headed next. Here's what we know so far. The post The Future of PPC: 4 Clues From Google That Tell Us Everything appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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New Mailchimp integration automatically syncs customer data with Stripe

Martech

Mailchimp has launched a new integration with Stripe offering SMBs the opportunity to sync Stripe data — such as subscriptions, refunds, or payments — and use that information to create more effective email offerings. What it does. The new feature builds on a previous integration allowing users to connect Stripe with their Mailchimp stores and/or landing pages and seamlessly accept payments.

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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 Analytics 4 Doesn't Support Google AMP Yet

Search Engine Roundtable

For those of you still using Google AMP, like myself, did you know that GA 4, Google Analytics 4 and Google AMP do not play nicely together. GA4 still does not officially support AMP pages and we don't know if or when GA4 will support AMP.

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Gartner announces the 2021-22 Genius Brands

Martech

On the final day of the Gartner Marketing Symposium and Xpo, the consulting firm released the names of the 2021-22 Genius Brands. The annual ranking of Genius Brands are determined based on the Gartner Digital IQ Index which focuses on website, digital marketing channels, social marketing and path to purchase, but measures hundreds of touchpoints within each of those dimensions.

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How to Brainstorm Sales Enablement Content Topics

Influence & Co

Sales and marketing teams are increasingly on the same page about needing content marketing for sales enablement, given that it’s been shown to lead prospects deeper into their buyer journeys and make sales representatives more effective overall. The average B2B buyer is said to read about 13 pieces of content before making a purchase decision, so it’s essential for sales teams to be ready to deploy relevant content at the perfect moment.

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Webinar: Benchmark your social media performance for a competitive edge

Martech

Social media benchmarking involves comparing your metrics and processes against the industry standards. Learn how you can get a clear idea of how you stack up against the competition. Hear from Rival IQ and NetBase Quid experts about the metrics and benchmarks you can use to measure your social media performance. Register today for “Benchmark Your Social Media Performance For a Competitive Edge” presented by NetBase Quid.

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Neuroscience of B2B Buyer Behavior: Strategies for Influencing Buyer Choices

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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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Thursday, BeReal, Anyone: Authenticity-focused apps aim to redefine user behaviour on social

Econsultancy

Though social media usage and users increased in the pandemic, we are seeing something of a shift in attitude at the moment, with younger consumers seeking out new social experiences (and moving increasingly away from Facebook). Indeed, Facebook reported a dip in monthly active users for the first time back in February. In contrast, TikTok continues to see growth, being named as the world’s most downloaded app in Q1 2022.

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Google Analytics 4 Should Trigger Reorganizations & Agency Reviews via @sejournal, @gregjarboe

Search Engine Journal

Brace yourself: The adoption of GA4 is likely to trigger for your organization or clients in the next 14 months. The post Google Analytics 4 Should Trigger Reorganizations & Agency Reviews appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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‘The customer is at the heart of our thinking’: Behind the transformation of Specsavers’ customer experience

Econsultancy

A person might wear a pair of glasses or a hearing aid every day of their life, but when it comes to engaging with the brand behind that pair of glasses or that hearing aid, those interactions take place much less frequently. As a company that offers both eye tests and hearing tests as well as products that aid vision and hearing like glasses, contact lenses and hearing aids, Specsavers has a unique challenge when it comes to the customer experience.

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Transforming Marketing With Artificial Intelligence

Duct Tape Marketing

Transforming Marketing With Artificial Intelligence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Paul Roetzer. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Paul Roetzer. Paul is the founder and CEO of Marketing AI Institute, and the founder of PR 20/20, HubSpot’s first partner agency. He is the author of The Marketing Performance Blueprint (Wiley, 2014) and The Marketing Agency Blueprint (Wiley, 2012); and the creator of the Marketing AI Co

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

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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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Best Strategies for Selling SaaS in 2022

Zumvu

Propelled by the increase in demand for cloud-based services over the previous two years, Software as a Service, or SaaS for short, remains one of the most competitive markets in 2022.

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Google Ads CPC Bug Inflates Click Prices By 300%+

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads posted about a bug that impacted some non-US campaigns cost per click (CPC) prices. Specifically that the CPCs were inflated. Some advertisers are reporting inflation numbers over 300 or 400 percent.

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Build a Lead Generation Website that Consistently Generates Quality Leads

OnPassive Marketing

Lead generation websites are a great way to generate quality leads for your business. However, it can take a lot of time to build and maintain one, and you might find yourself struggling to keep it. In this article, we’ll discuss how you can use modern software tools to create a lead generation website that consistently generates quality leads.

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Google Lens In Chrome Sticks In Same Browser Tab

Search Engine Roundtable

I love Google Lens, I assume most of you do too or you haven't really tried it. And now Google Lens got a bit easier to use if you are using Chrome, Google's browser. You can now right click on an image and search with Google Lens and the results will show up right in the same tab on the right side panel.

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

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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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Transforming The Dental Industry One Smile At A Time

Duct Tape Marketing

Transforming The Dental Industry One Smile At A Time written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. About the show: The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of short-form interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Each episode focuses on a single topic with actionable insights you can apply today.

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Can Digital Technologies Help Retailers Battle Inflation?

CMO Network

With the effects of the global pandemic playing out for the last two years, retailers were forced to accelerate their digital transformation efforts. Now with inflation on the rise, can digital technology help battle rising prices while delivering better customer experiences?

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Email Automations That Help Turn Tiny Shops Into Mega Marts with Simon Trafford [VIDEO]

Digital Marketer

Simon Trafford is the Co-founder and Head Coach at Merchant Mastery and one of three world-class instructors for DigitalMarketer’s—NEW for 2022—Ecommerce Marketing Mastery certification course. He’s taught thousands of ecommerce brands how to grow from a tiny mom n’ pop shops to massive global brands through effective marketing. You’ll definitely want to watch as he talks about the 3 email automations you NEED to have so you’re not leaving money on the table.

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Google's Prabhakar Raghavan With A Street View Camera Backpack

Search Engine Roundtable

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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.