Wed.Mar 12, 2025

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How to inflation-proof your marketing in 2025

Martech

Marketing budgets are doing two things right now tightening and transforming. With consumer spending power squeezed and C-suites scrutinizing every expense, businesses and the marketers who support them have come to a critical inflection point: adapt to inflation or watch your ROI evaporate. Simply cutting costs won’t cut it. As inflation stubbornly hovers at 3% and reports reveal consumers’ disposable income is up just 1.8% year over year the weakest pace since December 2022 busi

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The social media landscape is being upended: Don’t wait to make a move

Sprout Social

We know that social media moves fast. And frankly, marketers don’t have time to consume the same watered down, not-so-takes about the state of the industry. That’s why we’re launching this new series, @MeNextTime, where we’ll invite Team Sprout and some of our favorite social experts to share how they really feel about the latest trends.

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3 high-impact email automations you need to drive revenue

Martech

You open your email automation platform and instantly feel overwhelmed. Dozens of workflows stare back at you welcome series, abandoned carts, nurturing sequences, anniversary triggers the list goes on. But here’s a hard truth: most email automations are just noise. They drain your resources, confuse your audience and deliver little real value.

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A Complete Guide to Google Performance Max (PMAX) for Healthcare

Sachs Marketing Group

In todays digital landscape, healthcare providers must leverage advanced marketing tools to reach the right audience. Google Performance Max (PMAX) is one of the most powerful advertising solutions available, offering a data-driven, automated approach to campaign management. But how does it work, and is it the right choice for healthcare organizations?

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How to Master Media Relations: Targeting, Tailoring, Timing

Speaker: Karen Swim, APR

Relevance is the currency of modern media relations—and personalization is how you earn it. In this new webinar with industry leader Karen Swim, APR, we'll explore proven strategies for precision targeting and crafting personalized pitches that resonate with journalists and build stronger relationships over time. You’ll also learn how to ensure your media lists are accurate and up to date, craft outreach that gets responses, and streamline your workflow without sacrificing quality.

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Is the way we build and measure brands changing?

Martech

Marketers have more tools to help build and measure brand than ever before, but understanding the impact of brand marketing remains a challenge for many organizations. Benoit Garbe is the President of QUINT Advisory, a member of the Tracksuit advisory board and the former CMO of AB InBev. Garbe sees a massive opportunity today for organizations to reframe brand and, in the process, rethink the role of the CMO and marketing, with marketers acting as the coordinator of all brand activity.

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Instagram Ads 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Running Ads That Work

Buffer Marketing

Have you ever wished you could just skip the Instagram algorithm altogether and guarantee your content gets seen by your target audience?  Or, rather than asking folks to click over to your bio to find your products, content, or website, just include a link right in the post? Well, meet Instagram ads. They are paid posts on the platform that you can use to promote your business, product, or services and reach new people.

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Mixpanel pricing and better alternatives

Welcome Software

Theres no other way to say it: Mixpanel can get expensive as you scale. Its pricing model is based on product usage, meaning the more you grow and the events you track, the more you pay. Is it worth the cost? Do the features included allow you to gain a picture of user behavior in a way that delivers a good return on investment? Or are other tools more comprehensive?

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Big Tools, Small Budgets: Marketing Technology for Growing Businesses

yorCMO

Discover marketing technology tools fractional CMOs recommend to boost efficiency and drive results for small businesses on a budget. The post Big Tools, Small Budgets: Marketing Technology for Growing Businesses appeared first on yorCMO.

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What is product operations and why do you need it?

Welcome Software

Companies like Uber and Spotify have famously documented their approaches to building a product operations function. But how does product ops work in detail? And how can you optimize your approach to build this function within your own product-led growth organization? Thats what we explore in this article, diving deep into how product ops bridges the gap between product management, data, and customer success teams, ensuring that everyone has the insights, tools, and processes needed to build and

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AI In The Aisles: The Executive's Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA

The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.

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4 skills for guiding AI transformation

Brian Solis

Portland, OR, USA – Sep 1, 2024: ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, and Perplexity app icons are seen on a Google Pixel smartphone. AI competition concepts. Source: Ragan Brian Solis was interviewed by Brian Pittman ahead of his keynote presentation at the AI Horizons Conference in Miami. Want to shape your org’s AI strategy? Here are 4 skills for guiding AI transformation and how to lead with both innovation and humanity.

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How to create a product differentiation strategy

Welcome Software

How is your product different from the others? And why should people use it? These are the concerns at the heart of product differentiation. And, though they are deceptively simple, developing a compelling product differentiation strategy requires a deep understanding of the market, the competition, and the target audience. Thats why, in this guide, we look at the steps and tools you can use to build a stronger value proposition for your product.

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Are synthetic audiences the future of marketing testing? 

Martech

Focus groups can be an important marketing tool, providing real-world insights straight from customers’ mouths. However, they also have limitations in speed, cost and scope. Fortunately, a solution may be on its way: synthetic audience testing. Synthetic audience testing involves creating digital twins or avatars of customers that can answer marketers’ questions. “Synthetic audience testing would allow me to create that audience using real data,” said Nina Pfister, a part

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Amplitude pricing and a better alternative

Welcome Software

Amplitude is a good product analytics platform that provides powerful visualization and easy audience and event segmentation. But its expensive particularly as you scale and the number of events you need to track grows. In this guide, we provide a full breakdown of Amplitude analytics pricing, looking at insights from customers and the costs that arent immediately obvious.

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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

Speaker: Hanan Polinovski, Events Manager and David Brown, Sr. Marketing & Events Lead

Are your events living up to expectations? Are you getting quality leads from your sponsorships? Have you ever wondered if that branded notebook actually makes an impact? Get ready to transform your event strategy! Join event marketing pros Hanan Polinovski from Printfection and David Brown from Bonusly for a fast-paced webinar about turning your event efforts into serious ROI.

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The Truth About SEO, AI, and Content in 2025

Duct Tape Marketing

The Truth About SEO, AI, and Content in 2025 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Bruce Clay In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Bruce Clay, widely regarded as the “Father of SEO.” With a career spanning nearly three decades, Bruce has witnessed every major shift in search engine optimizationfrom the early days of simple keyword ranking to todays AI-driven landscape.

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5 alternatives to Heap for holistic product analytics

Welcome Software

Heap emerged as a pioneering product analytics tool aimed at helping businesses understand how users interact with their digital products and services, By offering automated, self-service product instrumentation and analytics, Heap empowered teams to analyze user behavior, identify pain points, and optimize the product experience. But today’s product-led-growth-focused companies want flexible insights into the full customer journey across multiple touchpoints, channels, and interactions, b

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5 Signs Your Sales Team Needs Enablement

Aspiration Marketing

Studies show that 67% of sales teams fail to meet their quotas. Why? Often, it's not a lack of talent or effortsales teams struggle because they're set up for failure. They lack the right tools, training, and content to excel in today's competitive market. That's where sales enablement comes in. By providing your sales team with the resources they need to succeed, you empower them to close more deals and drive revenue growth.

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We're building the next generation of analytics on Snowflake

Welcome Software

(This article was first published on the Snowflake Blog: Inside the Data Cloud) Event data for tracking a user’s journey has always been important to product analytics—but we’re now seeing changes in how businesses work with and manage their data, including event data. This movement has largely been driven by the disruptive impact of the cloud.

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B2B SEO vs. LMO: Whats the Difference and Why It Matters

Speaker: Speakers:

Brace yourself, B2B marketers. Your beloved SEO is getting a makeover, and its name is Language Model Optimization (LMO). What does that mean for your digital strategy? Join Jesse McFarland of SpearPoint Marketing on the next B2B Growth Show as we unravel the mystery and get you prepped for the next evolution in search. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: A clear breakdown of SEO vs.

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The rise of second-hand shopping and a low-consumption lifestyle

illumin

In an era of fast fashion and mass consumerism, a growing number of people are choosing a different pathone that prioritizes sustainability, mindfulness, and financial well-being. Second-hand shopping and a low-consumption lifestyle are on the rise, driven by a desire to reduce waste, save money, and make more conscious purchasing decisions, especially in todays economy.

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Funnel analysis SQL in warehouse-native product analytics

Welcome Software

Analyzing and understanding funnels is an essential skill for every product manager (PM). It helps them to understand and optimize product and feature usage, by enabling them to track and visualize the customer journey from acquisition, through activation, retention, referral, and revenue; or user sub-journeys through any workflow in the product while highlighting conversion and drop-off rates along the way.

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Exploring the personal branding pivot

Businesses Grow

I think everyone should work on having an effective online presence — a personal brand. It’s like an insurance policy for your career. If you’re “known,” more doors will open, more calls will be returned, you’ll have more choices in your career. Like most people I know, Amanda Russell barrelled into her brand without a clear plan.

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The Branding of Brand Brand Beer

David Meerman Scott

I was looking through some older blog posts today, and I discovered a post I wrote 15 years ago that I had forgotten about. Re-reading it today made me laugh, so I thought Id post it again. + So last night I made my way to Pakhuis Wilhelmina , a funky former warehouse turned live music venue in Amsterdam to see what turned out to be a surprisingly excellent Dutch Ramones tribute band.

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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,