The LeadG2 Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

In the world of manufacturing, staying ahead in lead generation is a constant battle. With outdated marketing tactics becoming less effective in a highly competitive market, manufacturers are facing numerous challenges that stifle their growth and market reach. However, the adoption of inbound marketing and sales enablement strategies can be a game-changer, offering innovative solutions that resonate with modern buyers and significantly improve lead generation outcomes.

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Aspiration Marketing

APRIL 16, 2024

Ever feel like your content speaks a different language than your audience? Tailoring content to each stage of the buyer's journey is critical, but it's a time-consuming struggle. Miss the mark, and potential customers vanish. Fortunately, we know a solution to both challenges. Learn how AI can adapt your existing content to resonate with each stage of the buyer's journey, ensuring you deliver the right message at the right time.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

Ad Strength is not a “major factor” that stops a keyword from going to auction, despite what some advertisers may believe. That’s according to Google Ads Liaison Ginny Marvin. Ad Strength. Responding to a post on X from an advertiser who said “Ad Strength is a major factor in stopping a keyword from going to auction due to Ad Rank,” Marvin wrote : “Ad Strength is not used in Ad Rank and is *not* a ‘factor in stopping a keyword from going to auction due to Ad

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Martech

APRIL 16, 2024

It’s important to start monitoring consent management as part of your digital analytics strategy. Apart from the EU, various privacy laws in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia and other regions require notifying users about using cookies at least in your privacy policy or through an opt-out banner if any personal information is being collected. Users are becoming increasingly aware of their privacy rights, opting out of tracking cookies more than ever (call it the fear of being stalked).

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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

APRIL 16, 2024

Google Search Console has released a security update around user permissions and controls management where you can better manage the ownership tokens. Ownership tokens are used for when people verify your site in Search Console, Merchant Center and other Google products and sometimes people who had access in the past to your profiles no longer should.

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Martech

APRIL 16, 2024

U.S. internet advertising reached a record $225 billion in 2023, a 7.3-percent increase year-over-year, according to the latest IAB report on U.S. ad revenue, conducted by PwC. Digital ads boomed in the fourth quarter when the growth rate spiked to 12.3% — in 2022 the growth rate for the quarter was 4.4%. Top channels included CTV, retail media and audio, which all saw double-digit growth in 2023.

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Sprout Social

APRIL 16, 2024

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to be a data analyst to craft social listening queries that drive results. Social listening has always been a powerful tool for brands that know how to wield it effectively. Even just one solid query can give a brand a rich, unbiased view of consumer sentiment. These insights build stronger messaging, campaigns, product lines—the opportunities are endless.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

Technology news rag The Verge has published a 700-word article half-filled with content generated by Google Gemini and a heavy dose of sarcasm that has been outranking more in-depth, well-researched and arguably more helpful content written by humans at publications for the competitive query [best printer 2024]. Sound familiar? It should. We wrote about this exact same thing just over a year ago in How The Verge gamed Google with its ‘best printer 2023’ article.

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Martech

APRIL 16, 2024

If you’re like most marketers, you’ve been hearing the term “real-time” a lot lately. And you’ve probably been wondering, what is real-time marketing? Are we delivering content in seconds? Milliseconds? Even faster? It can sound like marketers need to live in the world of the Oscar contender Everything Everywhere All at Once. Not necessarily. What matters is that you reach your customers when they need to be reached, with the right experience.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

Google is introducing new generative image tools for Demand Gen advertisers worldwide. These AI-powered tools can quickly produce high-quality image assets with just a few clicks. Google is also rolling out a new Generate more like this feature, which lets advertisers create similar versions of existing images that are performing well. Why we care. Leveraging AI to create unique, high-quality image assets can save you time, money and resources, resulting in more efficient campaign management.

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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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Welcome Software

APRIL 16, 2024

Before diving in to all things editorial guidelines, a quick introduction. I head up the content team here at Optimizely. I'm responsible for developing our content strategy and ensuring this aligns to our key business goals. Here I'll take you through the process we used to create new editorial guidelines; things that worked well and tackle some of the challenges that come with any good multi - stakeholder project, share some examples and leave you with a template you can use to set your own co

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Social Media Examiner

APRIL 16, 2024

Are you up to date on changes from TikTok? Wondering which recent TikTok updates are important to marketers and business owners? In this article, we explore TikTok changes that affect your marketing. #1: TikTok Sounds for Business TikTok recently launched Sounds for Business – Voice Clips, a collection of 18 custom voiceover audio templates designed to […] The post TikTok Updates: Ads, Notes Photo App, Search Insights, and More appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Buffer Marketing

APRIL 16, 2024

Although my brother and I started our womenswear brand KESTAN as an e-commerce company, the real breakthrough for our online presence came when we opened our first brick-and-mortar store.  Our retail stores succeeded because we were able to deliver an entire brand experience rather than just be content to try and sell products. We were able to create a cohesive visual identity that people loved to surround themselves with.

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Digital Marketer

APRIL 16, 2024

Let’s face it—it does no good to build a funnel and spend zero time optimizing for conversion. That’s a no-brainer, right? But, how many of you are working closely with your head of sales to ensure that the opportunities you help generate actually convert into paying clients? Ultimately, if you want to be seen as a successful marketer, you’re going to have to show that marketing is driving sales.

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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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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

As a search marketing professional, you’ve honed your skills in driving targeted traffic and achieving measurable results. But what if you could amplify your impact and reach a wider audience? Join MNTN on Thursday, April 18th to learn more about why CTV is a logical next step for search marketing pros. After this session, you’ll understand how CTV complements a search strategy by: Allowing search marketers to reach, retarget, and convert high-intent audiences Enabling a deeper understandi

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Set Up

APRIL 16, 2024

At Set up , we are actively engaged with the Client and Agency sides of marketing since we are the bridge between the two. Based on our conversations with both sides and our surveys, we have a finger on the pulse of the needs and trends within the marketing industry. According to the Set up Marketing Relationship Survey , Clients leaned more heavily into content creation and video in 2023 than previous years by 15%.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

en wondering, what is real-time marketing? Are we delivering content in seconds? Milliseconds? Even faster? It can sound like marketers need to live in the world of the Oscar contender Everything Everywhere All at Once. Not necessarily. What matters is that you reach your customers when they need to be reached, with the right experience. Real-time marketing is not so much having all the answers all the time, but giving customers what they need, when they need it.

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Six & Flow

APRIL 16, 2024

What is Content Hub? Content Hub is an efficient AI-powered tool designed to make life easier for content marketers. It helps you create and manage engaging, personalised content that really clicks with your audience, from the first click to the final conversion.

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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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Zumvu

APRIL 16, 2024

How can businesses succeed nowadays when technology rules? With competition getting tougher and customers changing their preferences often, it's a challenge.

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 16, 2024

Welcome to HubSpot's Expert Edge Series , where we interview top execs at major brands to explore their perspectives on the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry. Over the past few months, you might've noticed a shift in HubSpot's social strategy. The more traditional B2B posts have given way for a social media presence that is funnier, more casual, and definitely more meme-ified.

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Search Engine Land

APRIL 16, 2024

Google Business Profiles (GBP) has long been a cornerstone of local SEO efforts. Google has devised various mechanisms and processes to deter abuse and enhance the accuracy of information on GBP listings and their appearance on Maps. Consequently, Google frequently updates business listings without prior notice. Understanding how, when and why Google makes these updates can help businesses be better prepared and implement defensive strategies to prevent incorrect information from surfacing and n

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illumin

APRIL 16, 2024

March Madness is back and bigger than ever and this year the ultimate college basketball showdown was just as big for advertisers as it was for the players. This year the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Connecticut Huskies took top prizes for women’s and men’s NCAA basketball respectively. Throughout the tournament’s two-week dribbling marathon we saw plenty of advertising winners too.

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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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Martech

APRIL 16, 2024

With the right content marketing strategy, you can engage your audience at every stage of their journey. From sparking initial awareness to nurturing their consideration and guiding them toward a decisive action, crafting your content with precision is crucial. Here are some actionable insights and strategies to ensure your content reaches, genuinely resonates with and converts your audience.

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