Mon.Sep 11, 2023

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Chatbots Statistics - Should I Implement an AI Chatbot?

Aspiration Marketing

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly popular as a way to support and automate customer service tasks. But are they right for every business? We will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of AI Chatbots, look at a bunch of numbers, and some options to explore. Beta Version - (marked) parts of this content are in still development and will be updated on an regular basis.

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How the Instagram Algorithm Works in 2023

Social Media Examiner

Want to show up more often in users’ Instagram feeds? Wondering what type of Instagram content exposes you to new audiences and which is shown to your followers? In this article, you'll learn how the Instagram algorithm works in 2023 so you can improve your content strategy. Why Marketers Need to Know How the Instagram […] The post How the Instagram Algorithm Works in 2023 appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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SEO content optimization: How to rank higher and convert better by SE Ranking

Search Engine Land

Due to Google’s algorithms constantly evolving, it can be difficult to determine areas to focus your SEO efforts on for maximum results. Yet, there’s one ranking factor that’s always worth optimizing for: content. With the launch of the helpful content system, there’s no doubt that content tailored to people’s needs can naturally secure a high ranking, especially if it’s published on a website with a high domain authority.

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3 reasons why customer journeys are the key to better experiences and profits

Martech

Organizations that want happier customers should look holistically at the entire customer journey. It’s not enough to target individual touchpoints for improvements. Marketers need the big picture when it comes to customer experiences. “The ability to focus on customer journeys and reorient your organization around customer journeys is the great ‘unlock’ for companies that are struggling, perhaps, to make progress with their customer experience scores and their programs,” said Joana de Quintanil

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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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When your business doesn’t need SEO

Search Engine Land

While SEO can be highly effective, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution for all businesses. SEO might not be the immediate answer to your digital marketing needs. Here’s why SEO may not be the best fit for a business, with alternatives and insights into when it may be a more valuable investment. 1. You require fast results Do you need fast results for your business and a way to attract tons of visitors to your website in no time?

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A marketer’s guide to natural language processing (NLP)

Sprout Social

Natural language processing (NLP) is an artificial intelligence (AI) technique that helps a computer understand and interpret naturally evolved languages (no, Klingon doesn’t count) as opposed to artificial computer languages like Java or Python. Its ability to understand the intricacies of human language, including context and cultural nuances, makes it an integral part of AI business intelligence tools.

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Why Social Shopping Could be the Future of E-Commerce [Top Trends & Data from 500+ Social Commerce Pros]

Hubspot Marketing

Have you ever gone on social media with the intent of scrolling for entertainment, but left the app with a new purchase? When I scroll through my TikTok For You page, I come across videos with products that pique my interest, not realizing that the button for me to purchase that item is right above the caption. As a consumer, I love how effortless shopping can now be.

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Target ROAS in Google Ads: 5 key considerations

Search Engine Land

Target return on ad spend (ROAS) is heralded as the holy grail of PPC advertising. In contrast to click-based and conversion-based bidding, this strategy is designed to optimize financial business outcomes. While undoubtedly high on the Google Ads evolutionary scale, Target ROAS requires a rigorous setup before realizing its full potential. Advertisers who switched from Target CPA to Target ROAS saw a 14% increase in conversion value at a similar return on ad spend, per Google’s internal data fr

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The rise of generative AI:  A marketer’s guide to textual and visual AI content

Martech

I attended an amazing workshop over the weekend on AI and the future of creativity and once again had a “‘HOLY SH*T’ “holy sh*t” AI moment. During an online brainstorming session, I stumbled upon a plugin for the text-to-image creation tool, Midjourney, that would allow me to update any of the portraits created on the platform (and even ones not created on the platform) with the facial features of someone I knew.

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How publishers can regain traffic and revenue with affiliate marketing

Search Engine Land

Media companies and publishers play a pivotal role in affiliate marketing. They are in the position to wield significant influence, enhance search engine rankings and drive substantial revenue for businesses. However, recent shifts in the industry have seen traditional publications lose their traffic, with smaller, newer players dominating Google’s top positions.

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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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Antitrust trial over Google search set to open

Martech

The Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google and its search engine dominance is set to begin Tuesday. The case, U.S. et al v. Google , focuses on the company’s popular search engine, alleging Google used its 90% market share to illegally throttle competition in both search and search advertising. This is one of several antitrust cases against the company.

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How HubSpot's Hustle Team Uses AI

Hubspot Marketing

If you aren‘t familiar with The Hustle, it's a media entity known for its offbeat and irrelevant spin on the news (case in point: The Corporate Marriage of Pop Tarts and Crocs ). Fans of The Hustle have struck content gold. They can subscribe to their daily newsletter, now 2+ million subscribers strong. They can listen to their podcast, or watch their YouTube videos.

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How to Continue Posting Tweets With Zapier (Sept 2023)

Buffer Marketing

There’s never a dull day for social media managers. Due to recent changes to Twitter's API policy and pricing, Zapier’s much-loved integration with Twitter has stopped working (effective August 31, 2023). This means you can’t create any new Zaps using the Twitter integration. Any existing Zaps using Twitter will stop working, and from October, any Zaps using the Twitter integration will be removed.

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52 Visual Content Marketing Statistics You Should Know in 2023

Hubspot Marketing

It's amazing how fast things can change in just one year. After combing through major reports on inbound marketing, content marketing, social media, and online behavior, as well as gathering our own data, we’ve compiled the top visual content marketing statistics for marketers to reflect on. This year, we've seen the continued importance of visual content emphasized by the changes that occurred across almost every major social network, including TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

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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 search antitrust trial ready to begin: What’s at stake

Search Engine Land

The Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google and its search engine dominance is set to begin Tuesday. The case, U.S. et al v. Google , focuses on the company’s popular search engine, alleging Google used its 90% market share to illegally throttle competition in both search and search advertising. This is one of several antitrust cases against the company.

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Protecting Your Content From AI: A Contrarian View

Businesses Grow

There has been a flurry of panicked posts about protecting your content from AI. There have been lawsuits , probes, and new software that prevents sites like ChatGPT from accessing your content from being absorbed into large language models. Within 14 days of the availability of code that can prevent AI data scraping, nearly 20% of the top 1,000 websites in the world began using it.

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Experience Disruption Is The Secret Sauce Behind The Success Of The Brooklyn Dumpling Shop

CMO Network

Stratis Morfogen's Brooklyn Dumpling Shop is transforming the restaurant experience. Instead of focusing on products he looked through the lens of consumer experience.

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How Homethreads is leveraging data to create a new customer experience

Martech

Antoine Grant has a lot of business expertise, but only recently became a business owner. Since starting with Bain & Company 16 years ago, he’s worked in real estate, education, publishing, and most recently, as a director at Wayfair, where he led the plumbing and hardware division to double-digit growth at the height of the pandemic. In May, he purchased and became CEO of online retailer Homethreads.

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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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The baseline problem in SEO forecasting

Kevin Indig

SEO Power Plays Unlock the SEO secrets behind monday.com, Robinhood, and hundreds more. Join 6,000+ world-class SEOs, CEOs, Founders, & Marketers right now & you'll get: + strategy breakdown: monday.com's 77% traffic boost + industry news and expert tidbits every Wednesday + in-depth SEO strategy tips every Sunday Get on the list Faulty SEO baselines lead to unrealistic forecasts.

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Why Marketing Science Is Crucial for Success Today

Digital Marketer

As a marketing pro, you know how tough it can be to capture the attention of potential clients and keep them. There are more than 10,700 digital advertising agencies in the U.S. , giving business owners a lot of options. So, if you want to stand out, you need to be more than an expert in digital marketing. You need to be an expert in marketing science.

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How Much Do Facebook Ads Cost in the Philippines?  

Spiralytics

Have you ever wondered how life would’ve been without the humor and wit of ads and marketing? What if the world didn’t see the witty banter between Wendy’s and its patrons on Twitter or the recent Facebook face-off between local burg ER joints ? Progress wouldn’t be possible. After all, brand competition spurs innovation and refines strategies, inspiring constant improvement and the pursuit of excellence.

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How to Grow Your Email List : Tips and Strategies

Vertical Response

Email marketing is one of the most effective marketing strategies for businesses of all sizes. However, to make your email marketing strategy successful, you need to have a strong email list. Without a good email list, your email marketing efforts will go to waste. In this blog post, we will share tips and strategies on how to grow your email list, whether you are an email marketer or a small business owner.

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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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Pompeian: Nurturing A Legacy Of Quality, Sustainability, & Wellness

CMO Network

The company’s philosophy centers around the Mediterranean diet, in turn informed by the eating habits and traditional plant-based foods typical of southern Spain, sout.

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The Ins and Outs of HubSpot Reporting: Tips, Tricks, and More

Lynton Web

In an era where data is the new gold, understanding how to mine, analyze, and interpret this invaluable resource is crucial for any business. HubSpot, a leader in inbound marketing, sales, and customer service, offers a comprehensive reporting tool suite that can serve as your data analytics powerhouse. Keep reading for a guide on mastering HubSpot's reporting features.

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What Is NPS and How To Boost Customer Loyalty?

Rock Content

In 2023 and beyond, a solid digital marketing campaign that contributes to outstanding customer experience is a must. However, keeping track of your progress requires more than just adhering to proven marketing practices and hoping for the best. You also need proven metrics to guide your strategies, and your NPS is perhaps one of the most important ones to know.

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Win the Sale in a Saturated Market

Lusha

Not everyone can explode onto the scene with a completely unique, never-before-heard-of product type. If you’re like the rest of us, you’re trying to shout above the noise in a saturated market full of competitors. Everyone’s pretty elbow-to-elbow with their competitors, with a few differences that might not be obvious to potential customers. Your prospects have a lot of options, so how can you get them to choose you?

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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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Setup Pulse - 9.11.23

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 Healthcare Needs Agencies We’re currently seeing an uptick in healthcare focused companies seeking agency support.

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20+ LinkedIn Profile Tips (Guaranteed Ways to Stand Out)

Buffer Marketing

Having a strong LinkedIn game is no longer an option. What we’re witnessing in today’s tough economy is the inevitable rise of social selling. This trend leverages social media platforms to build connections and establish meaningful relationships with potential business prospects — and when it comes to social selling, LinkedIn is the MVP.

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How RuPaul’s Drag Race’s production company got a 19% conversion increase with AI

Unbounce

What do Queens and AI marketing tools have in common? They can both pull out some impressive moves to keep their audiences engaged—while death-dropping bounce rates. And that’s exactly what production company World of Wonder did, using AI. They were able to automatically optimize their marketing campaigns by sending each and every visitor to their best-matched landing page— and increase their overall conversion rate by 19.7%.

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20+ LinkedIn Profile Tips (Guaranteed Ways to Stand Out)

Buffer Marketing

Having a strong LinkedIn game is no longer an option. What we’re witnessing in today’s tough economy is the inevitable rise of social selling. This trend leverages social media platforms to build connections and establish meaningful relationships with potential business prospects — and when it comes to social selling, LinkedIn is the MVP.

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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.