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Google Provides Examples Of How To Improve Your Meta Descriptions

Search Engine Roundtable

Google has updated its meta descriptions help documentation to provide five examples of how to improve your meta descriptions. This was added yesterday, plus Google did some formatting updates to the page.

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Facebook is Redesigning its News Feed: What Marketers Need to Know

Hubspot Marketing

Back in July, Mark Zuckerberg announced a change to Facebook's news feed — it's been split in two! Facebook now has a Home tab and a Feeds tab. The Home tab includes content recommended to users based on their actions on the app. The Feeds tab shows content from people, pages, and groups the user is following. Zuckerburg said the goal is to make it easier for Facebook users to see their favorite content and make new discoveries.

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The History Of Social Media via @sejournal, @kristileilani

Search Engine Journal

From bulletin board systems to the first ever social networks in the 90s, discover the rise of social media and which platforms influenced its history. The post The History Of Social Media appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Offline Marketing: Should You Leverage It in a Post-Pandemic World?

Hubspot Marketing

Since the start of the pandemic, marketing strategies have relied heavily on online tactics —leveraging tools like social media, email, and digital ads. But what about marketing outside of the digital space, otherwise known as offline marketing? Is there still value in marketing via billboards, print ads, and broadcast commercials? In a post-pandemic world, whenever that may be, there's a chance offline marketing could make a comeback.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

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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SiteGround Now Hosting Bill Slawski's SEO By The Sea For Free

Search Engine Roundtable

As many of you know Bill Slawski passed away in May. But earlier this week, Bill's treasure trove of content covering search patents and more at SEOByTheSea.com went offline. The issue appeared to be that the billing was not paid, but when it was brought to the attention of the hosting company, SiteGround, they decided to reactivate the site for free.

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32 social media training resources and courses every marketer needs

Sprout Social

Between algorithm shifts and the rise of new platforms, the only constant in the world of social media is change. Keeping up with the shifting digital tides is crucial. And continuing your social media training is the best way for you, and your team, to achieve a quick knowledge and credentials boost. As social media has become more advanced and more important, so too has the demand on marketing and social media team.

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Why You Should Treat Content Marketing Like a Golf Game [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Marketing Institute

Stop trying to figure out how to produce more content. Instead, figure out how to produce more holes-in-one. Robert Rose explains how to win the content marketing game by taking fewer swings.

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‘Retailers need to keep looking for fresh, innovative ways to provide value to the customer’: Wunderkind’s Richard Jones

Econsultancy

Richard Jones is the CRO of performance marketing engine Wunderkind. I recently spoke with Richard about his experiences as a two-time CEO, how brands can provide genuine value to the customer in exchange for their data, and the digital marketing trends that retailers need to keep an eye on in the near future. I bet you get this answer a lot, but there really isn’t a ‘typical’ day for me!

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What Are Agile Metrics?

Hubspot Marketing

Agile marketing focuses on creating high-value deliverables by working in short bursts to achieve goals. An agile marketing process is also constantly iterated to ensure productivity and efficiency. Measuring the success of an agile marketing process is critical as it helps monitor processes and ensures everything is on track — this is where agile metrics come in.

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Dual Google People Also Ask Results In Different Languages

Search Engine Roundtable

Google seems to be testing or launching, showing dual people also ask boxes in the Google Search results. One people also ask box is in English and, in this case, the other is in Hindi.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

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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The psychology of scarcity marketing, as explained by marketers

Quikly

Most of us are familiar with the feeling of scarcity. It's that nagging sense that we don't have enough resources, that something valuable is almost gone, and that we need to grab whatever we can before someone else gets it first. Scarcity is a powerful emotion, and it's one that marketers have increasingly been leveraging in recent years.

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Google Search Tests Explore Brands With & Without Product Images

Search Engine Roundtable

Google is testing a search feature for more product and e-commerce features, this one is titled "explore products." The explore products feature comes with product images and without product images.

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How Can We Encourage Older Consumers To Leave Reviews? via @sejournal, @tonynwright

Search Engine Journal

Consistency is the key to getting more mature audiences to leave reviews. Expert Tony Wright explains how. The post How Can We Encourage Older Consumers To Leave Reviews? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Google Can Crawl Site Sections More Frequently & Determine Quality By Section

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's Gary Illyes said on the last Search Off the Record podcast that Google can crawl certain sections of your site more frequently and also infer the quality of certain sections of your site differently.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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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Google Ads Enables Custom Conversion Values For Store Visits via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

Businesses using Google Ads to drive in-store visits now have more control over smart bidding with the ability to set custom conversion value rules. The post Google Ads Enables Custom Conversion Values For Store Visits appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Feature Friday: How Kate Spade Uses Live Polls in Email

Litmus

[link]. For our first edition of Feature Friday, we are celebrating email personalization and how Kate Spade is using it to better engage and connect with subscribers with live polls. . Recently, Kate Spade sent an email to subscribers with a live poll that encourages subscribers to engage by choosing which type of jewelry they prefer. Here’s how it works: The email starts with a hero image showcasing Kate Spade jewelry with a great call to action button, directing subscribers to shop on their

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Twitter Starts Testing An Edit Button via @sejournal, @BrianFr07823616

Search Engine Journal

Twitter is internally testing an edit feature that will allow users to modify tweets for up to 30 minutes after publication. The post Twitter Starts Testing An Edit Button appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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10 Powerful Hacks Why Your Business Needs a Blog for Marketing

Marketing Blogo

The reason why Business Needs a Blog for marketing is to drive in Traffic, generate brand awareness, for promoting your product and service, to mention a few. This traffic is the breath of any online business, without this business can’t thrive.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

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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Search News Buzz Video Recap: Weak Google Helpful Content Update, Links In Search Algorithms, Google Ads Glitch & More

Search Engine Roundtable

This week, again from Jerusalem, I spoke about this weird rollout for the Google helpful content update.

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Brand Love Letters: “Dear Old Spice”

CMO Network

Dear Old Spice, Hello, my friend.

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Chi Doogler - Google Dog In Blue Circle Cubbie

Search Engine Roundtable

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What happens when you go to war with your own

Six & Flow

This is part 3 in our series surrounding high modernism and Digital transformation.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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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How much does a customer data platform cost?

Martech

If you’re one of those shoppers (like me) who looks at the price first, deciphering customer data platform (CDP) pricing will frustrate you. CDP pricing is complicated for two reasons. CDPs do different sorts of things. CDPs have different “origin stories,” and their pricing is often a relic of what they used to be and do. A CDP that started as an email service provider might base its price on events, like emails sent, page views, clicks, etc.

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Best practices for getting started with AI

Martech

Artificial intelligence (AI) adds efficiency to any number of marketing applications, from content to conversational chatbots. For organizations looking to harness these capabilities, here are some ways to get started. “You do not, and should not, try to create this yourself in-house from scratch,” said Jim Lecinski, clinical associate professor of marketing at Northwestern University at The MarTech Conference.