Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

AUGUST 24, 2020

Last week’s Experience Makers Live virtual conference held by Adobe was packed with interesting and informative keynotes and breakout sessions on a variety of topics related to modern business and marketing and sales. But there was one major theme that seemed to be the red thread, and became the point that really stuck with me: in a Covid-19 world, content and customer journeys are more important than ever. .

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 31, 2020

For a human being, there are times when being short is patently not helpful: for example, reaching the infuriatingly high top cabinet in the kitchen where your partner keeps all the best snacks. (Popcorn! Just! Out! Of! Reach!). But if you’re a URL, shorter is better, pretty much every time. That’s why URL shorteners are such handy tools. Any long and unwieldy website address can be reduced to just a few characters in the click of a button.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 31, 2020

Everyone wants to convert more leads. Statistics say over 80% of leads will never convert into a sale. Hear that? Never. If a secret formula to convert leads existed, companies would never go bankrupt or struggle to meet sales goals. Sorry to say, you still need to follow the tried-and-true strategy of understanding your audience, delivering a stellar product, and providing an optimized experience.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 31, 2020

Over 500 million Instagram users post Stories every single day. But how can brands stand out in the crowd? Here are nine design-focused, lesser-known font hacks to help. Continue reading → The post 9 Little-Known Font How-Tos for Instagram Stories appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Marketing and sales might be two halves of the same coin, but how often do they feel like they’re tossed in completely different directions? It’s time to bridge the gap, align your teams, and start building a pipeline instead of frustration. Join us for this insightful webinar to transform your siloed teams into a powerhouse partnership. What you’ll learn: A clear understanding of why sales and marketing alignment is crucial for business growth.

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 31, 2020

When I first started working remotely, I quickly realized that I didn't like the available backdrops in my house. First, there's the cluttered living room. Then, there's the rarely spotless kitchen. Or I could go with the yellow wall. That's when I started looking into Zoom backgrounds. I found a few funny ones, some professional ones, and even a couple of creative options.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 26, 2020

Looking for a hosting solution for your website? You’re in luck because with today’s options, it has never been easier to keep your website online. They take care of all the technical stuff and you get to enjoy casually updating your website for conversions. And the best part is that most of them are very affordable which helps startups get a hold of their business quickly.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 26, 2020

Does your business have a presence on LinkedIn? If yes, then it also has social media goals —from recruitment to awareness and sales. And without LinkedIn analytics, your ability to track these goals is just guesswork. LinkedIn analytics metrics are the proof points of your LinkedIn marketing efforts. This data allows you to measure your success. It also gives you the info you need to prove and improve your social media ROI.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2020

As data analytics grow in sophistication, measuring the results of your marketing efforts becomes even more critical to your company’s success. So why, then, do 44% of all B2B companies not even bother to measure their content marketing ROI? And, even more puzzling, why do 13% of them not know whether they measure it? After all, what’s the ultimate goal of content marketing?

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 27, 2020

Why should SEO-minded content marketers be like dogs begging for treats, waiting for Google to hand us the next update or direction for SEO? We shouldn’t. Here’s what to do instead. Continue reading → The post Why Google Shouldn’t Drive Your SEO Strategy appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2020

If you’re active on Twitter, you’ve probably noticed a blue checkmark associated with various accounts. If you’re a brand, business or personality, you might be wondering how you can get that verification status as well. Being verified on Twitter is somewhat of a status symbol as it indicates that a profile is authentic. Verification can help build credibility , but it is not the only way for brands, businesses and influencers to build a trustworthy presence on Twitter.

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 21, 2020

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 18, 2020

Your website is bustling with activity. Visitors are constantly interacting with it. But are you taking full advantage of everything that’s happening on your website for your paid marketing? Every interaction a visitor has with your website… a pageview, a click… can be used to better understand your audience. And when you understand your audience you can target them in a smarter way, and get more bang for your buck from your paid campaigns on Facebook and Google.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 19, 2020

Social media campaigns are the rocket fuel of your marketing efforts: a concentrated burst of energy that pays off in a major boost to your brand reputation, awareness or sales. A social media campaign is a series of coordinated activities aimed at achieving a specific goal over a set period of time, with outcomes that can be tracked and measured. It can be limited to a single network, or take place across multiple social media platforms.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 4, 2020

What do Francis Bacon and Japanese manufacturers have in common? They both came to the conclusion that validating your assumptions before acting on them was a good idea. All versions of the cycle of experimentation and improvement are based on a scientific method that was first introduced in the work of Francis Bacon, which he explained as “hypothesis–experiment–evaluation” or, in simpler terms, “plan–do–check.”.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 20, 2020

Discover the biggest threats to your content marketing success – and the fixes – cited by some of the expert speakers at Content Marketing World. And you’ll find out the one thing that controls most of the threats. Continue reading → The post 16 of the Biggest Threats to Content Marketing Success appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 19, 2020

With over 1.3 billion users every month, Messenger can be an invaluable Facebook feature for your business. Especially when you consider the fact that many people are already using it to connect with brands and businesses regularly. According to a Facebook-commissioned study , 61% of U.S consumers had used a daily messaging app to communicate with a business within the past three months of the survey.

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2020

The business plan is an undeniably critical component to getting any company off the ground. It's key to securing financing, documenting your business model, outlining your financial projections, and turning that nugget of a business idea into a reality. In an era where more than 50% of small enterprises fail in their first year, having a clear, defined, and well thought-out business plan is a crucial first step for setting up a business for long-term success.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 13, 2020

Digital marketing covers everything from SEO and content marketing to email campaigns, social media strategy, and video marketing too. With new digital marketing companies popping up left and right offering a bit of everything (and truly speaking to no one), it’s no surprise you’re having a hard time finding the right one. . The best thing to do is narrow down your options by bypassing those digital marketing companies trying to do too many things at once.

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Speaker: Kevin Burke, Founder & Managing Director at Digital One and AI & Automation Consultant

AI and automation are currently transforming the way sales and marketing teams operate. Generative AI crafts personalized outreach at scale, while conversational AI bots are engaging prospects in real time. Robotic process automation streamlines manual workflows by triggering tasks the moment a prospect takes a key action, and advanced AI analytics surface hidden patterns in the pipeline, improve forecasting, and help teams make data-driven decisions with confidence.

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 18, 2020

The YouTube algorithm decides what people watch on YouTube 70% of the time. And according to Pew Research Center, 81% of American YouTube users say they regularly watch videos recommended by the algorithm. If you’re a creator working on getting more YouTube views , or a brand building out your YouTube marketing strategy , the platform’s recommendation algorithm counts for a lot.

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 12, 2020

I’m a big believer in making the content you publish the hub around which your content marketing strategy revolves. However, to rock content marketing in today’s omni-channel world, social media plays a key supporting role. For that reason, it pays to learn how to leverage social media to draw your target audience into your content hub. Here are several ways to make your social strategy put in an Oscar-winning performance.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 24, 2020

Given 24% of Americans have smart speakers in their home and many more use voice on their smart phones, smart content marketers should understand that voice must be part of their strategies. Continue reading → The post Did You Hear? Your Brand Needs a Voice Strategy appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2020

If you’re curious about marketing on Reddit, we totally understand why. After all, Reddit is the epicenter of all things viral online. With billions of visits per month and 430+ million active users , the platform represents one of the most engaged communities online. Not to mention that content originating from Reddit tends to score huge numbers on social media.

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Are you struggling to highlight your impact and showcase the results of your team’s marketing efforts? Do you find it challenging to build more effective campaigns that drive meaningful results? The key may lie in unlocking the power of marketing technology (martech)—but as a non-technical marketing leader, navigating this landscape can feel daunting.

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Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2020

Over the past few decades, companies, marketing departments, and c-suites have used the term "community" to refer to a smorgasbord of ideas, from wide-ranging organizational investments — such as neighborhood events or charity partnerships — to online forums and even simple email lists. These ideas aim to create some sense of the collective belonging people used to feel, long before our now-record isolation and loneliness.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 11, 2020

Have you ever searched for a term on Google and wished that your website ranked for it? You know that if that traffic was going to you, it could change your sales, your revenue, and even your life. But sadly, that traffic is going to your competition. ??. Well, today we are going to change that. I just released a new version of the Ubersuggest Chrome Extension that will give you insights into your competition’s SEO strategy so you can beat them….

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Hootsuite

AUGUST 18, 2020

Instagram Reels is a content format that allows you to create and share 15-second videos with others in a new dedicated Feed on the Explore page. It’s Facebook’s attempt to compete with TikTok , which is also aimed at short-form video creation and is especially popular for Gen Z. First launched in Brazil in late 2019, Instagram Reels are now available for over 50 other countries, including the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, and Japan, on both iOS and Android.

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Search Engine Journal

AUGUST 15, 2020

Learn how to create content that will have the best chances of bringing in sustainable, qualified, and long-lasting organic traffic. The post How to Integrate Content Marketing & SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Content Marketing Institute

AUGUST 17, 2020

Video now makes up 15% of brands’ content on the world’s biggest social media platform. Learn how to improve engagement in your Facebook video program with these tips culled from a study of over 10.5 million posts between 2014 and 2020. Continue reading → The post 6 Proven Tips for Successful Facebook Videos appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you’re looking for ways to strengthen your brand and have better conversations with your customers, you need to build a brand community. Brand communities rally your most loyal customers in one place, which is a massive win for any brand. Plus, these communities are fun for your audience to chat with like-minded people. To help you further understand what exactly a brand community is, why they’re so important for your business and how to build a successful one, we’ve put tog

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Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 10, 2020

If your content marketing agency wants to achieve industry-leading success in today’s environment, your strategy needs to include several essential components. With these critical principles, even fledgling agencies can stand heads above their competition. Impossible? I’ve seen it happen. Starting from scratch, I used these principles to build Marketing Insider Group into an agency whose clients number among the finest companies in the country.

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Neil Patel

AUGUST 4, 2020

Blogging is so effective that there are over a billion blogs on the web. Just think about that… that’s roughly 1 blog for every 7 people. Sure, we don’t really need any more blogs, but people still create them because they can be such effective marketing channels. And best of all, unlike social sites, the moment you create a blog that has an audience, you can continually reach them without having to worry about algorithm changes.

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Ever wonder what really makes B2B buyers tick? Spoiler alert: it’s not just logic. Join us for our next session of the B2B Growth Show, "Neuroscience of B2B Buyer Behavior: Strategies for Influencing Buyer Choices" with Grant C. Gooding, where science meets strategy. You'll get the insider scoop on how emotions secretly drive decisions and how you can tap into them to win buyers over.

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