Aspiration Marketing
MARCH 21, 2024
Advertising is often a cornerstone for business success in an era dominated by digital interactions. Amid this landscape, understanding Return on Ad Spend (ROAS) is critical to guide your marketing efforts (especially if you're on a budget). ROAS, the keystone metric, defines the effectiveness of every advertising dollar invested. It's not just about expenses but the actual returns generated.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
SEOs are already speculating about which update did what to which sites (the March 2024 core update or March 2024 spam update ) and what sites should or shouldn’t be doing. This is a bit dangerous. Meanwhile, Google is urging SEOs to be patient and to let this thing play out. Google isn’t yanking your chain. There is a ton of volatility and a ton of reversals happening at the moment.
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Martech
MARCH 21, 2024
Marketers can’t call Google’s bluff anymore. The company finally removed cookies for 1% of Chrome users (or around 30 million people) back in January. And as the conversation around PAIR, Google’s new identity solution that allows publishers and advertisers to match first-party data to deliver personalized ads, gathers more and more momentum each day, there’s one thing we can be sure about — when it comes to the deprecation of cookies, this time, it’s for real.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
Every year brings a ton of change in digital marketing. In each of my 10 years in the industry, I’ve noticed that the beginning of the year can mark a surge in calls for SEO and PPC to work together. The difference in 2024? There’s an elephant in the room: AI. Google’s organic and paid sides are both rushing to adopt AI. From Search Generative Experience (SGE) to Gemini (formerly Bard), the SERP results for both paid and organic are evolving almost daily.
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.
Martech
MARCH 21, 2024
As artificial intelligence technologies rapidly advance, marketing teams are tasked with integrating these powerful tools into their existing operations. However, this transition can be daunting, especially if your MOps function was established before the rapid rise of AI. In this first article of our four-part series, we’ll outline the fundamental steps for incorporating AI into MOps, paving the way for the subsequent articles to delve deeper into planning AI integration with people, proc
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
Google Analytics is shifting from tracking conversions to using “key events” for behavioral analytics, aligning its definition with Google Ads platforms. This update ensures that what constitutes a conversion will be consistent and easily comparable between Google Ads and GA4 reporting, providing marketers clearer insights into user behavior across platforms.
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Buffer Marketing
MARCH 21, 2024
If you’re publishing quality blog content, you’re also creating ideal content for LinkedIn — you just need to learn how to repurpose it. I’m Irina, a Growth and SEO Advisor, and I help companies grow their visibility with inbound marketing. During the last eight years, I’ve helped well-known SaaS companies (like Hunter and Aura) grow their traffic to hundreds of thousands of sessions from organic and social media channels.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
The decision to hire a new SEO agency brings high hopes for what might be achieved together. In these early stages, optimism runs high. However, successful partnerships require more than just hopeful thinking; you have to put in the work from the start. Whether it’s your first time or tenth, streamlining the ramp-up period when onboarding a new SEO agency will save you effort in the long run and lay the path to a productive partnership.
Sprout Social
MARCH 21, 2024
Looking to build buzz for your UK-based brand? There’s never been a better time to invest in influencer marketing —especially UK TikTok influencers. The platform, known for its fast-moving trends and authentic content, is often tough for brands to break into. However, working with local UK TikTok influencers provides you with plenty of opportunities to reach a wide range of people and niches.
Social Media Examiner
MARCH 21, 2024
Wondering how to successfully launch a new product? Looking for a proven framework to model? In this article, you'll discover the marketing strategy one entrepreneur used to grow Mint, AppSumo, and many other products. Why Is a Product Marketing Strategy Important? Launching a successful new product or service requires both creativity and analytical rigor.
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.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 21, 2024
As the pandemic surged in 2020, people stayed home, and demand for home improvement services went through the roof. Construction companies swooped in and launched targeted marketing campaigns. One example is Brett Landscaping , which sold almost its stock of higher-priced porcelain paving products. Fast forward to 2024, people are at work. The economic outlook is grim, and interest rates and inflation are high.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 21, 2024
People often quote Steve Jobs and Bill Gates about leadership. Marketers often go to men in their industry for expert and customer quotes. It’s time to elevate the voices of women and other underrepresented communities in your content.
Kuno Creative
MARCH 21, 2024
Copy, paste, publish. We all know that plagiarizing someone else’s website content is unacceptable from a legal, moral and search engine optimization standpoint. But what about copying your own content? Why is having duplicate content an issue for SEO? Duplicate content on your website is a tricky, nuanced topic that’s often misunderstood. Google issued their official stance on the “duplicate content penalty” back in 2008 and a lot has changed since then, especially in terms of user experience o
The LeadG2 Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
In this episode, we’re discussing the importance of hashing out a strategic gameplan for your B2B marketing efforts. We ask questions like: What are the key elements that should be included in a strategic marketing gameplan? What is a market opportunity analysis, and why is it so important? And how do you strike the right balance between personalized communication and scalable approaches when it comes to B2B spaces?
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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.
Animalz blog
MARCH 21, 2024
A few years back, I mentioned to John Collins, then content director at Intercom, how much Animalz customers admired their blog. “We’d love to help our clients create something similar,” I told him. John’s response? “They may feel differently if they saw the costs.” Editor’s note: This post was updated in 2024 by the Animalz team, based on a recent Q&A with Jimmy Daly to reflect the evolution in his thinking about the Library vs.
Rock Content
MARCH 21, 2024
Have you ever thought about using push notifications strategy for advertising? Push notifications strategy involves quick messages that pop up on devices, offering a straightforward way for businesses to talk directly to their audience without getting lost in a sea of emails. Instead, they offer timely updates, instant reminders, or promotions, aiming to engage users by bringing valuable information right to their fingertips.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
Marketers can’t call Google’s bluff anymore. The company finally removed cookies for 1% of Chrome users (or around 30 million people) back in January. And as the conversation around PAIR, Google’s new identity solution that allows publishers and advertisers to match first-party data to deliver personalized ads, gathers more and more momentum each day, there’s one thing we can be sure about — when it comes to the deprecation of cookies, this time, it’s for real.
Campaign Monitor
MARCH 21, 2024
Engaging your audience with new email marketing strategies can be exciting, but knowing where to start can be daunting. While there are dozens of routes you can take when creating email marketing content that aligns with your audience’s preferences, we’re sharing some content inspiration that will ensure you’re sending compelling emails that your subscribers will look forward to seeing in their inboxes.
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.
Search Engine Land
MARCH 21, 2024
Microsoft confirmed the timelines for the introduction of key automated features like conversion value rules and video assets to Performance Max. Additionally, the tech giant provided additional insights into the deprecation timeline for Smart Shopping campaigns, which is set to begin in Q3 of this year. Why we care. If Microsoft can provide a product with capabilities equivalent to PMax within Google Ads, advertisers might be inclined to shift their ad budgets from Google to Microsoft’s P
David Meerman Scott
MARCH 21, 2024
Here's a simple marketing strategy planning template to help you implement strategies and tactics for reaching buyers directly. I believe it's essential to shift out of the marketer's comfort zone of preaching about products and services and the template helps people to do just that.
Tiecas
MARCH 21, 2024
B2B industrial marketing presents unique challenges compared to other forms of B2B marketing. Longer sales cycles, complex technical products, and a highly analytical buyer persona are just a few factors that set it apart. If you’re a marketer at a manufacturer, distributor, or engineering company, you know this firsthand. So, what can this post offer that you couldn’t find with a simple Google search?
Martech
MARCH 21, 2024
Right now we’re using AI to detect AI-generated content, AI to generate content that will avoid AI-detectors and AI to review the work of AI researchers. At the same time, OpenAI’s chatbot store is filling up with spam created by … you guessed it … AI. I am not saying we’ve reached peak AI recursiveness, but I am not not saying it, either. I guarantee that sentence will get past all AI-content detectors because AI can’t do silly.
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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
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 21, 2024
The Ultimate Ranking Recipe: Content, Links & The Power of Persuasion written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Tim Brown, founder of Hook Agency, a leading SEO and web design firm specializing in home service businesses such as roofing companies, HVAC, and plumbing services.
DirectMail2.0
MARCH 21, 2024
With industry experts projecting political ad spending to surge to $10.2 billion in 2024—a notable 13% increase from 2020—there’s never been a more crucial time to harness the power of omnichannel marketing. Watch this winning webinar on leveraging Political Power Up to elevate your political campaign strategies. Political Power Up is revolutionizing the scene by seamlessly integrating direct mail with digital platforms, providing unparalleled insights into campaign effectiveness.
Rock Content
MARCH 21, 2024
AI has emerged as a powerful scribe in a digital landscape where content is king. In this new AI algorithmic rush, the soul of storytelling often gets lost. With 84% of marketers affirming AI’s influence on their strategies and Google’s latest updates, the need for authenticity is not just apparent – it’s imperative. WriterAccess Humanizer is an innovative service designed to breathe life into AI-generated content and ensure it resonates with both search algorithms and human h
SMA Marketing
MARCH 21, 2024
Whether you’re looking to refresh your website or launch a new business site, your chosen website platform is important. Website builder platforms have greatly improved. However, some key differences set them apart. Learn more about what to look for when choosing the best website platform for your business below. What Is a Website Builder? Website builders provide a convenient option for creating websites without the need for coding.
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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.
Traackr
MARCH 21, 2024
Luxury marketing report from Traackr and Luxurynsight finds professional athletes are winning the hearts and minds of consumers in the lead-up to the Olympics
Martech
MARCH 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it is suing Apple for illegally monopolizing the smartphone market to the detriment of consumers, competitors, developers and others. The suit focuses on Apple’s resistance to cross-platform messaging, the lack of compatibility between iPhones and non-Apple smartwatches, barring developers from connecting the tap-to-pay feature with alternative digital wallets and making it difficult for customers to switch to alternative smart phones.
Scoop.it!
MARCH 21, 2024
Content is king. It helps you connect with a relevant audience and generate awareness about your brand. Content is the key to generating traction for your online business and capturing quality leads for your sales funnel. However, doing so may be easier said than done, as growing businesses often find it challenging to attract and engage new audiences through their content strategy.
Martech
MARCH 21, 2024
Family sports pub chain Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is building a unified customer experience for pickup, delivery and dining in. By managing these many moving parts within a single platform (or technically, two connected platforms for ordering and loyalty), the customer data also comes together. Whether ordering on a third-party app like UberEats or Doordash, or on Beef ‘O’ Brady’s mobile hub, customers will find greater consistency, along with relevant offers for their next online purchase or visit.
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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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