January, 2023

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7 Social Media Predictions for 2023 (according to experts)

Buffer Marketing

If there’s one thing we love to check on at the end and beginning of any year, it’s the trends. Who got what right — or wrong? What did no one see coming? It’s all fascinating to witness. Perhaps antithetical to my love for trend-watching, the biggest lesson I’ve learned from predictions is that no one can tell the future.

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How To Scale Your Content Marketing Strategy To Improve Efficiency

Content Marketing Institute

Scaling your content strategy doesn’t require hiring more people to produce more stuff. It involves building systems to produce more effective content with fewer resources per unit. Here are five ideas to get started.

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The 18 Best Sites To Buy TikTok Followers [2023, Real & Cheap]

Jeff Bullas

Social media trends come and go… From MySpace to Periscope and beyond, the life of a social media network is often unknown. But there is the odd social media unicorn that breaks the trend. Facebook did it. Instagram and Snapchat did it. And now, TikTok is on track to take over them all! TikTok began its life as musical.ly and then went through a drastic rebranding to give us what we have come to know today.

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How Website Heatmaps Make a Killer Content Marketing Campaign

Spiralytics

You create a well-strategized content marketing campaign with some fancy design, and it feels like you are on the right track. You expect your conversions to go through the roof, but time passes and you’re not seeing the numbers you anticipated. So what can you do to generate more traffic via your content marketing campaigns? Usually, the problem is not about the content you present, but how you present it.

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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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Lead Generation: A Beginner's Guide to Generating Business Leads the Inbound Way

Hubspot Marketing

We’ve all been there. You finally sit down for dinner at the end of a long day. You’re about to take a bite when the telephone rings. It’s a telemarketer asking about your oven preferences. This frustrating interruption doesn’t need to happen. Inbound lead generation offers a solution. Let's start with defining a lead. Then, we'll cover why you need lead generation and how to qualify someone as a lead.

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Google Reiterates Guidelines On AI Written Content After Bankrate AI Content Writer Gains Attention

Search Engine Roundtable

Over the last few days or so, Bankrate has been gaining a lot of attention in the SEO space. They are using AI to write a lot of content and not hide it. With that, Google's Search Liaison, Danny Sullivan, responded to the SEO community about Google's stance on such AI-generated content.

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Google’s New Experience Algorithm Update

Neil Patel

You’ve heard of Google E-A-T algorithm before…. If not, it just stands for expertise, authority, and trust. Which is part of their algorithm and you can optimize for it by following this. But Google decided to add an extra “E” to E-A-T. So now it’s E-E-A-T. So what’s this new “E” that Google added? It stands for experience. So what’s the difference?

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10 Safe and Reliable Sites to Buy YouTube Views in 2023 (Real & Active)

Jeff Bullas

Did you know that YouTube is the world’s second most visited website ? In fact, people watch over a billion hours of video on YouTube every day. Mind-blowing. But as with any popular digital platform, YouTube is crowded. Thousands and thousands of creators are trying to make a splash on the platform and get their content found. Brands, wannabe influencers, and mommy bloggers are all riding the wave of video obsession that has infected society.

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Top 3 priorities for your 2023 B2B marketing strategy

Martech

As we enter 2023, it’s time to look ahead and plan your digital marketing priorities for the rest of the year. Surely, it will be a year filled with innovation and creativity as technology brands worldwide strive to stay competitive in a rapidly changing landscape. Reaching buyers today is difficult. With the many platforms and apps, it can take time to understand where your audience spends time online.

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Conversational Marketing: How Does It Elevate Your SEO Strategy?

Spiralytics

Search engine optimization (SEO) is an integral part of your marketing. It boosts your online visibility and brand awareness, among many other things. So, it’s no surprise businesses are always searching for ways to improve their SEO strategies. Adding conversational marketing to the mix is one of the less-talked-about ways to elevate your search optimization.

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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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Google's John Mueller On Using AI & ChatGPT For Title Tag Ideas

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's John Mueller said on Mastodon that using AI or ChatGPT blindly for title tag generation is not a great idea. But he did add that if you are running out of ideas and need some inspiration, you can leverage the tools for some ideas.

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GPT-4 Is Coming: A Look Into The Future Of AI via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Search Engine Journal

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman comments on expectations for GPT-4. An overview of hints of what GPT-4 may offer. The post GPT-4 Is Coming: A Look Into The Future Of AI appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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What The Highest Converting Websites Do Differently

Neil Patel

Getting looks but no sales? Let’s turn those window shoppers into buyers – and at a high rate. Use conversion rate optimization to get the most of every dollar spent on PPC. Hit the sweet spot for what persuades the greatest number of your visitors to take action. My gut tells me the reason for this is MOST companies are too caught up in the “business as usual syndrome”, and they rarely take a second to stop and think about really focusing on conversion optimization.

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13 Best TikTok Tools For Fast Audience Growth (2023)

Jeff Bullas

TikTok became the world’s most downloaded app on Apple devices in 2018 and has been growing quickly ever since. It’s now firmly embedded in Gen Z’s daily lives and spans across 154 countries with 500 million active users. If you are an aspiring influencer, business, or brand and aren’t on TikTok, you may need to re-think that approach! It takes time and effort to grow your TikTok following, and for many people, it’s time they simply don’t have.

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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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What is an Advertorial? 8 Examples to Help You Write One

Hubspot Marketing

Have you ever read a post that you knew was an advertisement, but it was so interesting that you felt delighted anyway? Chances are that particular piece of content was an advertorial. In this article, we're going to define what an advertorial is and how it can be an excellent marketing choice for you and your team. What is an advertorial? Benefits of Advertorial Marketing.

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EU hits Meta with $414m fine over advertising practices

Martech

The Irish data privacy board has imposed a fine of 390 million Euros ($414 million) on Meta over advertising practices that are illegal under European Union law. Because Meta’s European operations are based in Dublin, the Ireland board is the company’s EU regulator. Meta’s offense, the board concluded, was to incorporate user consent to use data for targeted advertising purposes within its terms of service, effectively forcing anyone using Facebook or Instagram, for example, to

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Four big digital trends set to impact pharma marketers in 2023

Econsultancy

The digital transformation of pharma has continued apace during the past few years, changing the way that both healthcare professionals (HCPs) and consumers communicate with each other and with pharmaceutical brands. But what digital marketing trends will shape pharma in 2023? From ad-supported media to influencer marketing, here’s a look at what’s on the horizon for healthcare marketers.

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From Zero To ChatGPT Hero: How To Harness The Power Of AI In Marketing via @sejournal, @beglen

Search Engine Journal

ChatGPT is trending right now, but do you know how to use it? Learn the art of making prompts and harnessing the power of AI. The post From Zero To ChatGPT Hero: How To Harness The Power Of AI In Marketing appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

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.

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Poll: Most SEOs Won't Recommend Using AI To Write Content

Search Engine Roundtable

A new Twitter poll shows that most SEOs do not yet feel comfortable recommending using AI to write client content. The poll asked, "Would you recommend using an AI writer to your clients?" Most SEOs said no.

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The Best Sites to Buy TikTok Views in 2023 (Real & Active)

Jeff Bullas

Social media is a huge part of pretty much everyone’s life these days. For that reason brands, businesses, influencers, creators, and more are flocking to one of the hottest social media platforms to date – TikTok. Although TikTok has only been around for a couple of years it’s already hit the 1 billion monthly user mark, making it on par with Instagram in terms of monthly use.

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How to Eliminate Render-Blocking Resources From Your WordPress Website

Hubspot Marketing

Have you ever finished creating a WordPress website, loved everything about it, and promptly began to hate it after realizing it takes forever to load? Mastering the elimination of render-blocking resources will help diagnose this problem. But how? Not only are slow loading speeds a nuisance for you and your visitors, but they can also cost you significantly when it comes to SEO.

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3 email marketing shifts to make in 2023

Martech

Whew! We made it to 2023! As we closed in on the end of the year in December, the finish line seemed awfully far away. Many marketers told me they were busier than ever. I myself was fielding calls for strategy help, working on business deals and managing the chaos all the way to the eve of Christmas Eve, something that rarely happens in my 20-plus-year career.

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Brick & Mortar Retail Relevance: How to Stay Ahead of the Curve

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

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How an Honest Talk With ChatGPT Surprised Even a Veteran Editor

Content Marketing Institute

We asked ChatGPT some hard questions about content marketing. And the AI text-creation tool didn’t disappoint. Read on to see what it had to say (and what we said behind its back.

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18 Online Review Statistics Every Marketer Should Know via @sejournal, @jonleeclark

Search Engine Journal

Reviews are an unavoidable part of doing business today. Here are 18 stats to prove the importance of online reviews. The post 18 Online Review Statistics Every Marketer Should Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to deal with the existential crisis presented by AI

Businesses Grow

The other day a friend told me how she was planning to fight the encroachment of artificial intelligence tools replacing writing, graphic design, and other human creator skills. “It’s taking the heart and soul out of our work,” she proclaimed. “This is nothing less than an existential crisis presented by AI.”. It took me an hour to talk her off her cliff.

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11 Best Sites to Buy Twitch Viewers (2023, Real & Active)

Jeff Bullas

Twitch is one of those websites that has taken the gaming world by storm. Back in the day, you didn’t have much chance of turning your gaming hobby into a full-blown money-making machine, but these days platforms like Twitch enable its users to turn their side gig into a full-time job. This means that you can literally make money from gaming online, which if this is your passion, will be a dream come true.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

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

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Google: Core Web Vitals Not A Google Discover Requirement

Search Engine Roundtable

Do you need outstanding core web vital scores to be included in Google Discover? The answer is no, at least John Mueller of Google said "we don't have that connection documented anywhere.

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Homepage Best Practices: 20 Things to Add to Your Homepage Design (and 5 things to remove)

Orbit Media Studios

Homepages are hard. It’s a high-stakes page because your homepage is the most visible page on your website. For most companies, the homepage gets more traffic than any other page. It’s a difficult page to design and write because it’s the page for which you know the least about your visitor. The visitor hasn’t clicked anything yet, so we don’t know much about them.

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SEO for Digital Content Marketing: How To Optimize for Search in 2023

Content Marketing Institute

Expect SEO in 2023 to be more nuanced than ever. Creating helpful content remains the best SEO strategy. And paying extra attention to these eight areas will help your content remain (or become) a digital marketing powerhouse.

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OpenAI May Introduce A Paid Pro Version Of ChatGPT via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

OpenAI has announced on its Discord server that it may soon introduce a paid pro version of its popular AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The post OpenAI May Introduce A Paid Pro Version Of ChatGPT appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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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.