The CMO Survey
AUGUST 28, 2019
Here are my top ten results from the August 2019 CMO Survey. These results are based on a sample of 341 top marketers at for-profit U.S. companies, 95% of whom hold the position of VP-level or higher. #1—Marketing Budgets: Marketing budgets are expected to grow by 8.7% in the next year-nearly reaching the 8-year high of 8.9% from 2017. This compares to a 6.3% actual increase in the last year.
Hubspot Marketing
AUGUST 20, 2019
Remember the good ol’ days when we found jobs through ads in the daily newspaper? Hard to believe, especially considering the fact that 70% of jobs are found through personal relationships , according to John Bennett , director of the Master of Science at the McColl School of Business. Whether you're trying to develop your personal career or forge new business relationships, making offline, personal connections has become even more critical as online social networking becomes the norm.
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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
AUGUST 6, 2019
It seems that for decades, experts have been telling us to tear down the wall between sales and marketing. “Okay! We say yes! Love it! Let’s do that.” But how? While the general concept of having a united messaging force makes a ton of sense, the precise method of how to align sales and marketing teams is underdeveloped. In a survey from JointheDots and LinkedIn, a majority of the 7,000 respondents—largely salespeople and marketers—said that misalignment between the two departments
Adams & Knight Marketing
AUGUST 6, 2019
Adams & Knight has been recognized as a finalist in the Content Marketing Institute’s 2019 Content Marketing Awards for “Best Content Marketing Program in Travel/Tourism” for its work with the Connecticut Office of Tourism. Reviewed by a panel of 75 judges and among 1,100 entries, the campaign was the only s tate-focused campaign recognized in the top five alongside Delta, Quantas, South African Tourism and Puerto Rico Tourism Company.
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.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 27, 2019
Ubersuggest started out as a tool that provided suggestions through Google Suggest. And although that’s great, everyone these days is using Google Suggest to come up with keyword ideas. There have to be more keyword ideas out there that get more search volume and aren’t competitive, right? Well, there are, and now with the new Ubersuggest , you’ll get access to them.
Hootsuite
AUGUST 19, 2019
YouTube is the second most-visited site on the web. It has almost 2 billion monthly users, watching videos in more than 80 languages. This growing audience makes mastering YouTube a must for any marketer. But how do you get started on this booming platform? In this post, we’ll share 14 easy, actionable YouTube tips for beginners. Bonus: Attract more views and subscribers in minutes with one of our 5 free customizable YouTube channel art templates.
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Hubspot Marketing
AUGUST 30, 2019
Inbound marketing is in the middle of an interesting evolution. Historically, search has been a major source of traffic and leads for businesses leveraging online marketing. But, with the growth of social networks, social media marketing is even more heavily embraced today. But, you might ask, which is more important? The answer? Both can be key to your strategy.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
AUGUST 15, 2019
What is it about your business that appeals to customers? You might think it’s the high-quality products you make. Another good guess would be the stellar services you provide. In reality, it’s something else altogether: the unforgettable experiences you deliver. Of course, measuring the effectiveness of your experiences can be difficult—especially when you’re collaborating with several internal teams, leveraging multiple tools, and engaging with prospects and customers across numerous channels.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 5, 2019
Creating content that attracts an audience – and keeps them reading and connected to your brand’s content – can be a challenge. To make your next pieces shinier, here are 13 easy tips to pack more personality into your content. Continue reading → The post 13 Easy Tips to Give Your Content More Personality appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 20, 2019
Everyone thinks SEO is a long-term game… that you have to wait months if not years to see results. And, maybe that was the case a few years ago when content was still king. With Google making 3200 algorithm changes in just one year , their goal isn’t to make a website wait a year or two before they are able to achieve a top spot. Instead, they want to show the user the right site as quick as possible.
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.
Marketing Insider Group
AUGUST 6, 2019
While digital marketing is becoming increasingly important, there’s no doubt that live events still offer some of the best engagement and conversion opportunities you could hope for. However, you need proper planning, management, and effective event marketing to maximize your ROI. Over 40% of event creators said they planned to spend more on marketing in 2018 than […].
Sprout Social
AUGUST 30, 2019
The past 12 months have seen Instagram add a host of new publishing tools to their Stories functionality, introduced just three years ago (but it seems like it’s been with us for ages, right?). In fact, Instagram has rolled out more feature updates for Stories than it has for general post publishing, which shows us just how important they consider this feature to be.
Hubspot Marketing
AUGUST 8, 2019
Marketing, in essence, is about delivering solutions to those who might benefit from them. Historically, marketers have had a difficult time using data to correctly identify and target their audiences. With minimal data to work with, organizations practices some less than ideal marketing practices: consumers are bombarded with unrelated ads, emails, phone calls, and other outreach that they inevitably ignore.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
AUGUST 26, 2019
The digital revolution has changed everything for marketers. Over the past few years, we’ve been given more power and more leverage within our organizations. And that power and leverage has brought with it sky-high expectations. Marketing now has a seat at the executive table, working alongside the C-suite to not only deliver on its traditional short-term KPIs but also facilitate the brand’s long-term vision.
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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.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 13, 2019
Consumers open an average of 3.5 brand emails a week. To be among those, you better get to work on perfecting this popular format and distribution vehicle. And you can start by reading (and fixing) these 35 mistakes. Continue reading → The post Want More Opens and Fewer Unsubscribes? Fix These 35 Email Mistakes appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 13, 2019
You’re probably already familiar with Google My Business. If you aren’t, as a quick recap, Google My Business is a simple way to claim your office address or storefront on Google. That way, when someone searches for your business, you’ll show up on the right side of a Google search like the image above. Or better yet, when someone searches for a product or service you’ll offer, you’ll show up in the local pack.
Litmus
AUGUST 21, 2019
Sending your email at the wrong time can derail the most well-crafted campaign. Knowing when your audience is most likely to open your emails is crucial. If you’re sending your emails at a time when your audience isn’t actively checking their email, that means your messages get pushed further down the inbox as more emails come in—and are less likely to be seen by your subscribers. 23% of all email opens occur within the first hour after delivery, GetResponse found ; within the second hour, opens
Sprout Social
AUGUST 9, 2019
Your Internet experience runs on APIs. The acronym has helped you compare the best prices for flights, allowed you to embed a map into your store’s website and seamlessly processed your credit card payments. But what is an API and why does it matter to you? In this article, we’ll give a high-level overview of APIs and how they relate to your daily life.
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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.
Hubspot Marketing
AUGUST 27, 2019
Instagram is an undeniably powerful channel for businesses to reach a larger audience -- in fact, approximately 80% of the platform's one billion users follow at least one business on Instagram. The platform is ultimately a site for engagement: we "like" friends' photos, comment on their posts, and tag friends in influencer giveaways to try and win a free pair of yoga pants.
Marketing Insider Group
AUGUST 14, 2019
Innovation is the name of the game for businesses in 2019. If companies want to maintain a solid edge over the competition, they need to employ unique strategies and technologies that outpace traditional methods. Eighty-nine percent of C-level executives find that developing a strategy that can dynamically respond to market conditions is very important to […].
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 26, 2019
Content marketers talk a lot about “good” content. We poke every which way to figure out what makes it perform. And yes, keywords, CTA, etc. are important. But it all comes down to making our content as easy to use as possible. Continue reading → The post Successful Content Is Ridiculously Easy to Use appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 6, 2019
In case you missed it, Google just published advice for SEOs on how to continually do well throughout their algorithm changes. Now, what most people don’t know is Google doesn’t just push out a handful of algorithm changes per year. They publish substantially more. Just to give you an idea of how often Google changes, they had 3,200 algorithm changes in just 1 year.
Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive
Let's set the record straight: in-store retail isn't dead - it's evolving! Faced with the digital age and the demands of omnichannel shopping, some retailers are thriving while others are struggling to adapt. Join Jay Black in this exclusive session as he explores the strategies that set successful stores apart, including: Crafting unique and unforgettable in-store experiences 🛍️ Mastering the art of retail demands 🛒 Navigating inventory challenges in today's climate 📦 an
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 18, 2019
Here are the three key factors to consider when creating an ecommerce content strategy. The post How to Create a Content Strategy for Ecommerce Sites via @mirandalmwrites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 1, 2019
Reviews for local businesses are everywhere. As consumers, we search for opinions and ask our friends for recommendations. From the business’ perspective, a review management strategy, or watching these reviews and knowing how to respond to them, is an important piece of your overall marketing strategy. They’re necessary to maintain a brand’s image, which directly affects sales.
Hubspot Marketing
AUGUST 28, 2019
If you're a frequent online shopper like I am, you're likely already well-acquainted with order confirmation emails. At its most basic, an order confirmation email needs to signal to the customer that their order has been processed -- without receiving one, a customer might believe their transaction hasn't gone through properly. But an order confirmation email can do more than just act as a digital receipt.
Marketing Insider Group
AUGUST 27, 2019
Pre-event marketing is a critical part of the event planning process. You not only need to make sure people are aware of your event, but you must also build anticipation so your attendees get excited about what’s coming up. As an international keynote speaker, I’ve seen how Content marketing can be an effective way to […]. The post 8 Ways to Generate Pre-Event Hype with Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 27, 2019
Now is a great time to evaluate your content marketing. If your program isn’t yet where you want it to be, now’s the time to start making some tweaks. Here’s a refresher of CMI’s 2019 research and resources to help. Continue reading → The post 5 Actions Backed by Research to Improve Your Content Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 12, 2019
O marketing B2B é essencial para que empresas que vendem para outras empresas consigam gerar leads qualificados que possam ser convertidos em clientes. Se você tem esse tipo de negócio e seu planejamento de marketing ainda deixa a desejar, siga com a leitura deste artigo. Implementar ações de marketing B2B é uma tarefa desafiadora, já que vender para outras organizações envolve muitos desafios.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 20, 2019
Learn quick and easy tips to supercharge your blog content and engage more readers. The post 6 Quick & Easy Tips to Supercharge Your Blog Content via @alextachalova appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 8, 2019
If you’ve recently joined the visual-first hordes of Instagram to generate awareness and recognition for your brand, then there’s a good chance you’ve found yourself hoping for a spot on the Explore Page. In the world of social media marketing, the Instagram Explore page is like snagging a spot on prime-time TV or a billboard on your target customer’s commute.
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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