Litmus

APRIL 10, 2024

What would your email marketing team do with $650,000? Whether you’re a hundred-strong team or a scrappy team of one, that’s a lot of moolah. That’s the amount of an FTC settlement against Experian Consumer Services for violating CAN-SPAM by confusing transactional and commercial emails. The issue was not that their emails included colorful designs or even that it included information about Experian products.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 10, 2024

Meta advertisers claim the cost of running campaigns across it platforms has surged due to ongoing issues with its algorithm. Brands report that sales and return-on-ad-spend have both plummeted, while cost-per-click and cost per 1,000 impressions are up by a factor of three in recent months – with no explanation from Meta as to why. Why we care. If the reported ongoing algorithm issues continue to impact ad performance, marketers will need to take action to reduce costs by exploring rival platfo

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Customers.ai

APRIL 10, 2024

If we’ve learned anything in Q1, it’s that 2024 isn’t messing around. Between the phase-out of third-party cookies to the rollercoaster of Facebook Ads and Google’s algorithm whims, things are in a constant state of flux. [graphic] The good news is that while it might feel like chaos, we as marketers simply see these changes as new challenges we can overcome, new puzzles we need to figure out.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 10, 2024

Google’s product data specification requirements guarantee that all product data submitted to the Merchant Center is formatted correctly to optimize success for both Shopping ads and organic Shopping listings. Each year, the search giant updates these specifications in a bid to try and improve shopping on its platform. The updates for 2024 have now been announced – and below is a summary of all the changes you should be aware of.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 10, 2024

Google’s rolling out its Search Generative Experience to the public. And that’s not the only AI-influenced impact on search results pages. It’s time to update your content strategy to better reflect these new search experiences.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 10, 2024

If you’re an advertiser with a brick-and-mortar presence, it’s more important than ever to claim and advertise your business on Google Maps. However, cracking the code on how to serve and control Google Maps ads may feel like a moving target over the last few months. With changes to Performance Max goals , Google Business Profile (GBP) guidelines and how folks search for places, a lot is happening within Maps.

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Social Media Examiner

APRIL 10, 2024

Wondering whether to make yourself the face of your company? Worried about balancing professionalism with personal branding? In this article, you’ll discover how to leverage your personality to build client trust and supercharge sales. Becoming the Public Face of Your Brand As a marketing agency owner, deciding whether to become the public face of your […] The post Personal Branding Tips for Agency Owners appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Martech

APRIL 10, 2024

Omnichannel customer engagement company Emarsys, which has been part of SAP since 2020, announced the launch of AI Product Finder, a new solution for product recommendations and personalized customer experiences. The move responds to consumer interest in AI for commerce, with Emarsys’ own data showing 64% of consumers believe AI has improved their commerce experiences.

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Buffer Marketing

APRIL 10, 2024

In 2014, making money on social media was a feat for a select few people like travel creator Gabby Beckford ( @packslight ), who made $2,000 for six Instagram posts in the same year. It wasn’t a viable path for most creators — and there weren’t many options in the first place. Fast-forward a decade, and the landscape of creator monetization has changed completely.

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Rock Content

APRIL 10, 2024

Have you ever visited the third or fourth page of Google’s search results? You might find some amazing gems hidden there. But they’re so buried that it’s difficult to find or need them—after all, you already have several other pages of tailored results shown first. Think about that as you work on your brand’s website. Do you see a steady amount of traffic or just a trickle, and you hope it will grow exponentially in the weeks, months, and years to come?

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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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InTouch Marketing

APRIL 10, 2024

Coming up with new ideas and fresh content can be a challenge. Learn three new ways to spice up those boring blog posts you have been writing.

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Martech

APRIL 10, 2024

Martech is marketing and CRM is arguably the original martech. It changed everything. Because it is so useful, CRM is constantly evolving to meet the newest challenges and customer behaviors. How do you keep up with all those changes? How do you learn the optimal strategies? By following the best in the business. So here, in alphabetical order, are MarTech’s CRM experts to follow.

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yorCMO

APRIL 10, 2024

Leverage the power of AI to revolutionize customer engagement. Discover how personalized experiences can drive a 40% revenue increase. The post How AI Can Transform Customer Engagement appeared first on yorCMO.

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Martech

APRIL 10, 2024

YouTube introduced four new updates for shopping creators, aimed at enhancing conversions, providing inspiration, and offering more choices. They are: Shopping Collections. The Affiliate Hub. Enhanced tagging. Fourthwall. Why we care. For YouTube Shopping creators and brands selling products on the platform, these new capabilities and features make it easier to promote your products and increase revenue from older content.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 10, 2024

It’s a tough world out there. Brands are competing against one another to reach the same audience pool. Every company is looking to squeeze as much ROI out of each marketing campaign as possible, constantly searching for their next edge. The result? Marketers are looking to reach their intended audience in an innovative, never-been-done-before way. This is a big ask, especially with more and more brands entering the marketplace every year.

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Businesses Grow

APRIL 10, 2024

One of my podcast co-hosts, Amanda Russell, has an incredibly tough marketing problem. She is on the cutting edge of a movement that could overturn sports as we know it. Traditional sports training is destroying the mental and physical health of young women. In some cases, it is taking their lives. The research is there. Women are speaking out. But how do you get the world to pay attention, especially when it threatens careers, storied sports teams, the Olympics, and a multi-billion-dollar indus

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Orbit Media Studios

APRIL 10, 2024

By Andy Crestodina Nervous? Sweaty palms? The website launch date is coming soon. What if everything goes wrong? What if you lose your rankings in Google?? Relaunching a high ranking website is a little scary. Just imagine: hundreds of hours of work, tens of thousands of dollars invested and then… lower rankings, less traffic, fewer leads. If your current website ranks high and gets traffic from search engines, the idea of a website redesign may be terrifying.

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Aspiration Marketing

APRIL 10, 2024

Imagine creating a single blog post and effortlessly turning it into engaging social media content, website copy, or even an informative podcast episode. Sounds too good to be true? The HubSpot Content Hub makes this a reality. By streamlining content management and maximizing its reach, the HubSpot Content Hub empowers businesses to get more value from their content marketing efforts - saving you time and money.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 10, 2024

Mastering Delegation: How to Transform Your Business and Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Dave Kerpen, a seasoned entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author with a passion for effective leadership and delegation.

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SocialPilot

APRIL 10, 2024

So, what are the best times to post on social media? It’s a colonial question for the social media marketing veteran and a whimsical one for the rookies. Though, neither of them can put the finger on the exact global best time to post on social media. Why? Because there isn’t any. The landscape has changed significantly due to pandemic disrupting the schedule and ways people connect on social media.

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