June, 2015

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What’s HOT in Mobile Marketing – 5 Trends to Watch in 2015

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Niko Nelissen If we haven’t said it enough, the era of mobile marketing is among us! At this point, mobile apps are becoming a must-have in every marketing plan. The way mobile apps enable marketers to reach their marketing goals is rapidly evolving, and we are seeing major shifts in mobile marketing tactics this year. Here are 5 emerging mobile marketing trends for you to take advantage of now : 1.

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Top 20 Content Marketing Blogs You Should Read Every Day

Marketing Insider Group

What are the top content marketing blogs you read every day? This is a question I get asked, just about every day. And while there is a long list of blogs and media sites I browse , a bunch of great B2B Marketing blog sites , and many, many more sites I could mention, this is my go-to list of top content marketing blogs I read every day. The list spans across everything from non-profit associations, to media companies, to startup founder blogs, to technology companies, to research organizations

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5 Ways Writing A Book Will Supercharge Your Online Presence

Duct Tape Marketing

5 Ways Writing A Book Will Supercharge Your Online Presence written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Let me tell you right off the bat, writing and publishing a book is a lot easier than you think. In September of 2014, when I became a Duct Tape Marketing Certified Consultant, I provided a list of ten reasons why joining the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant network is a no-brainer for digital agencies.

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Why Video Is Crucial to Your Marketing Automation Strategy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Kimbe MacMaster Video is on the rise. In fact, video will account for nearly 80% of all internet traffic by 2018, according to Cisco. But it’s not just consumption patterns that are on the up and up. Video is also driving some serious business results. Just consider these high-performing video stats: Emails with videos see 2-3x higher click-through rates.

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Why B2B Growth Needs a Co-Marketing Strategy

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Struggling to grow your B2B brand in an overcrowded market? Discover how partner marketing can transform your strategy, unlocking new opportunities for lead generation and ROI. What you'll gain: Craft collaborative campaigns that minimize conflicts and maximize ROI. Harness automation to streamline partner marketing efforts. Learn to gain and retain partner mind share with proven strategies.

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The Secret Life of a Social Media Manager

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Shanna Cook Have you “liked” all of your Social Media Manager’s posts today? If you haven’t, then you should. Why? Because today is officially Social Media Day! June 30, 2015 marks the 6 th annual global celebration of social media’s impact on global communications and the contributions that social has made to our lives. We all know how social looks on the outside—hashtags, sponsored Facebook ads, viral videos, and selfies on selfies.

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[Video] 3 Types of Mobile Messages Marketers Must Know

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ellen Gomes I think you’ve probably heard the buzz… mobile marketing is HOT, and that’s true, but instead of convincing you why mobile is important (it is), I want to take a look at how marketers are communicating to their customers via mobile devices. Marketers communicate with their audiences via mobile on virtually every channel and that’s because people spend tons of time on their mobile phones.

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The Groundbreaking Apple Watch: Marketing to Consumers in Just One Glance

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Mike Stocker I admit I’m an Apple “fan boy” and have been an early adopter of pretty much all Apple devices. Do you remember the first iPod—the big white one with the clicker wheel? Yup, I had one. I’ve also had several other Apple products, including numerous versions of the iPhone, starting with the first one in 2007, to iMacs, iPads, MacBooks, and even a few big daddy Mac Pros (You can surely see where all my disposable income goes).

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[Ebook] Introducing Our Big Social Media Brand Profile Lookbook Spring/Summer

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Dayna Rothman Social media is all about the visuals. Whether it is your cover photo on Facebook, your sponsored post on LinkedIn, or your latest Instagram post, you need to attract the attention of your audience in an immediate, engaging, and relevant way. We’ve all heard the saying ‘A picture is worth a thousand words’—and it’s especially true on social.

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Ready, Get Set, Read! 10 Thought-Provoking Books to Peruse This Summer

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Jessica Langensand Yay, it’s summer! Now that the days have gotten longer, there’s more time for BBQ-ing, road tripping, and, of course, catching up on all those books you’ve been meaning to read! Whether it’s good ‘ole marketing you’re interested in, or you’re seeking some sound business advice, you’ve come to the right place. As you (hopefully) find time to prop your feet up and relax this summer, here are some books to help stimulate your mind: 1.

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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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[Infographic] 7 Steps for SaaS Sales Success

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ben Daters The best sales reps are the ones that clearly know the stages and complexity of their sales cycle and the dynamic elements that can be different based on the size of the opportunity. The roadmap of a successful sales cycle can be different for each sale, but a map of how your deal could come to close is extremely valuable. Once you’ve white boarded this path you can start to sense and sniff what a deal looks like in the early stages.

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How to Structure Your Organization for Sales and Marketing Alignment

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Dayna Rothman Most marketers know that sales and marketing alignment can be tough! A great way to build more alignment between the two functions is to staff your teams in a way that promotes collaboration and cross-functional goal setting. Creating the right structure between marketing and sales is imperative for proper alignment. This means defining roles in marketing and sales in a way that helps you move leads through the pipeline more effectively.

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The New Digital Climate: AdTech and MarTech Join Forces

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Mike Stocker At Marketing Nation Summit in April, Marketo CEO Phil Fernandez announced a new product, Ad Bridge , which is centered around the idea that the world of paid media (AdTech) has now joined with the world of marketing technology (MarTech). The market is shifting and demanding this merging of technologies. Why? Because marketers are increasingly in need of tearing down the silos between paid media and engagement marketing that have traditionally been treated as separate.

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[Checklist] Don’t Forget to Pack These Essential Tradeshow Items

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Stacey Thornberry As a field marketing manager, I’ve been to my fair share of tradeshows. In fact, I’ve planned, packed for, and pretty much done all the logistics leading up to some events. So, you could say that “tradeshow” is my middle name! But, over the years, I admit I’ve forgotten things here and there and wish I had done this or that ahead of time as well.

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AI In The Aisles: The Executives 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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Drop the “Social” Prefix Already…It’s Just “Selling”

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ray Carroll “Social selling”. In our modern digital times, we’ve all heard this term. And, it has become pretty dominant in the industry. But is this really the only thing sales teams should be focused on? Let’s explore… As a sales rep, I have to admit that Twitter rubbed me the wrong way once it started to go mainstream circa 2009.

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[Video] Why Obtaining Permissions Is Crucial to Your Mobile Marketing Strategy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Sesame Mish Starting today, Marketo is excited to introduce to you a brand new series of vlogs (yes, you read that correctly), the first three of which will be on the topic of mobile marketing ! With the age of mobile marketing upon us, there is not only a whole new slew of possible campaigns for marketers to dig their fingers into, but there’s also a ripe batch of guidelines to familiarize themselves with.

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Another Win for Digital Marketing: 4 Gamification Methods That Increase Conversions

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Maya Nix Do you remember Farmville and Angry Birds? Or, more recently, Candy Crush? As you probably know, these games were wildly successful (and profitable!). They proved, once again, that games are not just for kids. In fact, businesses across all verticals that have nothing to do with gaming are using gamification methods to increase conversions, inspire employees, generate buzz and customer loyalty, and at the end of the day, increase profits.

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[Video] How Responsive Design for Your Website Empowers Your Mobile Marketing Strategy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Dayna Rothman Looking for a way to kickstart your mobile marketing ? A great place to start is with responsive design for website, email, and landing pages. Responsive design is a modern approach to web design that ensures your content is readable and consumable on any device, such as your desktop, tablet, or mobile phone. There are many reasons why you need to go mobile with your website ASAP.

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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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Texts From Marketo: Starting Our Story From Page 1

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Shanna Cook I’m not reinventing social, I’m just going back to page 1. At Marketo, we recently decided to restart our social storytelling and are going back to page 1 of our social storybook—without any jargon. We realize that some people may not know what we mean when we say that Marketo is the “best in class engagement marketing platform”.

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The Various Lifecycle Species: Which One Are You?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Rajiv Kapoor Quiz time!—Put on your thinking caps and answer me this: What one thing can help you achieve these three things? Generate more leads. Do more upselling and cross-selling. Better drive your partner channel to produce revenue. Give up? The answer is a lifecycle process. You may be thinking, “Wait…what is that?!” Allow me to clarify: Lifecycle is a process that enables leads to move through a joint sales and marketing process (sales and marketing, unite!

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Biscuits, Hot Chicken, and Health Consumer Engagement! Marketo @ AHIP Institute Conference

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Kristen Kaighn Returning home from America’s Health Insurance Plan’s Institute 2015 conference in Nashville, I’m coming back a few pounds heavier after eating biscuits and BBQ for three days—but I’m also coming back totally energized. Healthcare has loooong been ready for a change, and from the exciting welcome address to Former President Bill Clinton’s closing keynote, it was abundantly clear that the time for consumer empowerment is now.

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Summer Is Here—Bring on the Interns!

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Stacey Thornberry They’re eager to learn, they’re discovering their career path, and they’re ready to help YOU. Yes, they’re interns! Whether just out of their freshman year or exploring the “real-world” post-university, your interns are looking to you for guidance as they navigate the marketing landscape. Here are some helpful tips on how to engage your interns for maximum growth and effectiveness, and most importantly, how you can help them learn.

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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,

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Jumpstart Your Engagement Marketing Strategy with Guidance from a Managed Service Provider!

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Jamie Lewis Engagement marketing is a marketing strategy where marketers create meaningful interactions with people throughout their customer journey. This type of relationship building is important in today’s fast-moving and quickly-changing digital marketing landscape. Further, mastering this strategy is a great opportunity for companies to generate brand awareness and build loyalty with their customer base.

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Send Me to France! – Marketo @ Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Sanjay Dholakia Soon, I’ll be taking off for the South of France, but I will, regrettably—or not regrettably, depending on who you’re talking to—be leaving my speedo at home. Why? The trip isn’t for vacation—instead, I’ll be a part of Marketo’s first ever delegation at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The decades-old festival has historically celebrated creativity in the advertising world—and, it happens to take place right on the beach, with cabanas and fancy yacht

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17 Content Marketing Tips For Any Size Budget

Marketing Insider Group

Producing content when you have a big budget is easy. Producing the right content for your audience on any budget is the tough part. I realize small businesses have resource constraints and their own special set of challenges. But there are plenty of examples of small-business content marketing successes. My first job as head of marketing for a small company included a large objective of driving awareness as well as leads for sales.

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5 CMOs On Crafting Your Content Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

There’s a lot of noise out there about best practices for marketers trying to optimize their marketing strategy. In a crowded marketplace, you can’t always be sure your search results are coming from the experts in the industry who know what they’re talking about. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered. We spoke to five senior marketers and CMOs and asked them to share their best advice and insights on what their fellow marketers are excelling in, where they’re lacking, what makes a marketer a

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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10 Tips To Increase Eyeballs And Conversion

Marketing Insider Group

1. Deliver a clear brand promise. What is the value you offer to customers? Say it crisply and hit a drumbeat. Many brands do this very well. Coke – happiness. Red Bull – energy. Verizon – works everywhere. Make your brand value prop crystal clear and preferably differentiated. Consistently hit that drumbeat across all channels. Be known for something.

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7 Biggest Content Marketing Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Marketing Insider Group

One of my favorite aspects of being in content marketing is seeing the next generation of leaders emerge. And I have had the privilege of working with some of them. This post comes from Liz Bedor, a Content Strategist we hired just under a year ago. In that time, Liz has totally upped her game on her personal blog , Twitter , Linkedin and Instagram (pretty amazing photos there Liz).

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3 Steps To Creating Content Like A Journalist

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketers are not journalists. However, because of layoffs, economic circumstances, and the opportunity to expand their portfolios, many journalists have become content marketers. With them, they bring their journalism school education, years of experience writing for print and online publications, excellent research and interviewing skills, a code of ethics that informs their work, and the ability to find a great story almost anywhere.