Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Marketers are making martech a priority, although some organizations have found their stacks becoming increasingly complex and are looking to simplify them. Some 57% of marketers are feeling overwhelmed by the number of martech platforms available on the market, according to a new study by U.K.-based Clevertouch Consulting. Fifty-four percent of marketers say they’re using 50 tech platforms or more.

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Aspiration Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In a world dominated by digital interactions, user-generated content (UGC) stands out as a powerful force reshaping the landscape of online engagement. But what exactly is UGC, and why has it become integral to modern marketing strategies?

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Google announced several update to Performance Max (PMax): Asset generation is expanding globally in English with more languages to come. Image editing will finish rolling out in the U.S. in March, with global English expansion following shortly after. In the coming weeks, as Google upgrades its image generation models to Imagen 2, you’ll be able to generate lifestyle imagery using PMax that shows people in action.

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illumin

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Amazon Prime is switching to an ad-supported business model in 2023. As of February 2024, Prime will start airing commercials, leaving many television enthusiasts wondering if viewers continue to choose streaming services over traditional television options. Will audiences still choose streaming if they have to watch ads to do so? The answer? Yes. Even though the introduction of ads to streaming services like Amazon Prime may be fraught with unhappy users, they are still likely to pay for on-d

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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

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Now we know – Google is the unnamed AI company that Reddit reached a content licensing deal with, Reuters reported. Why we care. Reddit was already facing backlash among SEOs because Google appears to be favoring the platform in the Discussions and forums SERP feature. Reddit is even outranking original sources of content in some instances. Now the question some people will naturally ask: did Reddit get all this valuable visibility in Google’s super-valuable search results because of, or p

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Social Media Examiner

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Want more leads from Instagram? Wondering which Instagram content types to use at each stage of the buyer journey? In this article, we'll explore Instagram lead generation strategy. Why Should Marketers Use Instagram to Generate Leads? With over 2 billion monthly active users, Instagram presents a significant opportunity for businesses to connect with potential customers. […] The post Instagram Lead Generation Strategy appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

You’ve probably received dozens of spammy, impersonal direct messages (DMs) in your social media inboxes that you never bothered replying to. Think messages from people who misspell your name, are clearly looking to sell you something you don’t need, or are just copy-pasting text en masse.  It’s little wonder that DMs get a bad rap, and most tend to shy away from sending them.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Instagram is expanding its Creator Marketplace, aiming to make it simpler for brands to discover creators for partnership ads. The platform will start inviting creators and brands based in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Japan, India and Brazil to join Creator Marketplace in the coming weeks. Chinese export brands will also be invited to connect with onboarded creators in countries outside of China.

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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Goodbyes are hard. And it’s even more challenging when you must say goodbye through email. Recently, I left my full-time teaching position to pursue a writing career. Sending a farewell email to my close colleagues, unaware of my decision to transition to a new job, was bittersweet. I preferred to say goodbye in person, but sometimes, time only allows for a farewell email.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Google announced the v16 release of the Google Ads API. To leverage some of its features, you’ll need to update your client libraries and code. Look out for the updated client libraries and code examples, which will be released next week. Why we care. The updated version of Google Ads offers a range of new tools and capabilities to help you better monitor the performance of campaigns, so that you can make data led decision to improve optimization efficiency.

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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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CopyBlogger

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

There are plenty of multi-millionaires that have built their wealth from their social media following, and most of them are. Continue Reading The post How To Make (Substantial) Money On Social Media appeared first on Copyblogger.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Google Ads has evolved significantly in recent years, with more automation and artificial intelligence being introduced to simplify campaign management. One area where PPC advertisers now have to make strategic decisions is geotargeting – whether to let Google’s algorithms determine where ads are shown based on performance data or to set specific geographic targets manually.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The marketing landscape is increasingly oversaturated, making niche advertising crucial for marketers aiming to connect with specific audiences. More businesses are investing in targeted strategies to capture specific market segments, but navigating the challenges and staying ahead of the curve requires a strategic approach. This article delves into the world of niche markets, exploring the challenges marketers face, the evolution of niche advertising and actionable strategies to succeed.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Google Analytics 4 is updating its Advertising workspace to simplify reporting for advertisers and publishers. The update will see the implementation of two dedicated spaces for GA4 users: one for marketers to track and analyze their campaigns, and another for behavioral insights. What’s changing? With this update, you can now use the following sections for either behavioral or performance reporting: The Reports section provides insights into how users engage with your websites and apps so

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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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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Having a thriving online community requires a lot of work by your brand. But what if you could get help? Learn how Intuit’s TurboTax, Women in Tech SEO, and CMI incentivize, hire, and support members as leaders.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As a marketer, you are an orchestrator of people, processes, and technology. Purposefully harnessing the energy of the tools and minds needed to produce a desired state. As you zoom in and out of your organizational stack, you see the various levers to pull, tweaks to make, and approvals to get to reach your goals. Each system that you own impacts another.

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Backlinko

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

This is a complete list of the most important AI statistics every marketer needs to know in 2024. So if you want to find data and facts on: AI Market Size AI Adoption AI Use by Marketers Consumers Views on AI AI Impact on Jobs and Employment You’ll love the massive list of up-to-date stats on this page. Here’s a summary of what you’ll learn: 1. AI Market Size 2.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of my problems with AI isn’t the hallucinations, but how boring those hallucinations are. I want Hunter-Thompson-on-illicit-substances visions and what I get are mumbles from an incompetent, prejudiced CPA with too little sleep. I am happy to announce that ChatGPT and Google took big steps towards meeting my needs this week. ChatGPT kicked things off by giving a trippy response to a Redditor’s request for recommendations for recordings by the Bill Evans Trio.

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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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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

If you’ve ever been to a stunning, interactive website that makes you simultaneously want to throw confetti in the air and share it with your friends, there’s a good chance it was built with JavaScript. In fact, any site that uses Google Analytics (and other tracking tools) or features interactive elements or web applications also uses JavaScript, a nearly omnipresent coding language.

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InTouch Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Are you struggling with how to pick an inbound marketing company for your business? Here are the top things that you want to be looking for when.

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Scoop.it!

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

As an HR pro, you know that engaging with talent, building your brand, establishing authority, and networking is crucial for success. But with so much competition and noise out there, it takes work to stand out. That’s where strategic content marketing comes in. Consistently creating and distributing quality, relevant content allows you to promote your employer brand to prospective and current employees authentically.

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Kuno Creative

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the not-so-distant past, search engine optimization (SEO) was often treated as a standalone entity, with businesses focusing on improving rankings and driving organic traffic. Then AI hit the scene and sent everyone scrambling to figure out the new rules of ‘the game’, leaving some companies to wonder if SEO services are worth it. The answer is absolutely.if you use SEO the right way.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Unlocking the Secrets to Premium Pricing in Professional Services written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I uncover the intricate world of pricing for professional services. Pricing in the realm of professional services can often feel like a nebulous task, as unlike tangible products, services are intangible and the value they provide can vary greatly from client to client.

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Customers.ai

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With all the changes happening in the world of Facebook advertising, staying ahead requires more than just a basic understanding of ad placements and targeting. As technology evolves and privacy concerns continue to intensify, advertisers tasked with maximizing ROI must continuously refine their approaches. This means going beyond the basics and focusing on things like advanced segmentation and targeting, AI and machine learning for optimization, creative testing, and more.

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Six & Flow

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

In the old HubSpot Service features , ever felt like juggling customer service requests was like herding cats? Yep, we’re HubSpot Elite Partners and we’ve even felt that way too.

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Customers.ai

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

With all the changes happening in the world of Facebook advertising, staying ahead requires more than just a basic understanding of ad placements and targeting. As technology evolves and privacy concerns continue to intensify, advertisers tasked with maximizing ROI must continuously refine their approaches. This means going beyond the basics and focusing on things like advanced segmentation and targeting, AI and machine learning for optimization, creative testing, and more.

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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.

The LeadG2 Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

I spend a lot of time talking to people about their business needs, and if there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that nobody needs inbound marketing. Just like nobody needs TV advertising, or retargeting ads, or email marketing, or sponsored LinkedIn posts. What we need are more customers, new revenue streams, more leads, better leads, more renewals, more referrals, and so on and so on.

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Zumvu

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

SaaS adoption refers to the process that earns your product a permanent place in your user’s workflow.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

While the right influencer endorsements are worth their weight in gold, brands have to be strategic with their influencer campaigns to get positive results. That means finding influencers with followers in your target audience and creating campaigns that feel natural and inspire conversions. It’s no small task, but the right influencer marketing analytics can help.

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

All the creators out there would agree to the fact that creating Reels is a tougher task than other content types. But they also receive over 200 billion plays on Instagram and Facebook daily, making them one of the most watched content. It would be unwise of you to invest resources in content and then not leverage it in every way possible. To use these short videos effectively, you must know how to share a Reel to your Story.

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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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