Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

An art. Not a process, method, or technique. Storytelling is described as an art … the “art” of storytelling. And — like art — it requires creativity, vision, skill, and practice. Storytelling isn’t something you can grasp in one sitting, after one course. It’s a trial-and-error process of mastery. Sounds like a lot of work, right? It is, and rightfully so because storytelling has become a crucial component of the most successful marketing campaigns.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Digital marketing is ever-changing as innovation creates new opportunities for marketers every day. Along with it, your strategy must change and grow with technology to keep ahead of your competitors. Trending digital marketing strategies keep marketers on their toes trying to innovate new and different ways to engage their audiences. In this blog, we’ll take stock of the digital marketing landscape in 2018, discuss what’s changed and what’s new, and see where you should be investing your energy

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you stop at the listening part of social media monitoring, you’re missing out on fresh and effective ways to interact with your target audience and deliver better business results. Consider these six ways to take your social media monitoring to the next level. First, let’s get one thing out of the way: Social media listening and social media monitoring are one and the same.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Content marketing is always changing. It’s not something you set and forget. With more access to data and a better understanding of your buyers’ preferences, you may always be fine-tuning your approach to content marketing. For those looking for what’s now and what’s next, we’re sharing emerging trends that have increased in popularity throughout the […].

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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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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Video is a content goldmine. 500 million people watch Facebook videos every day. More than a billion people are active on YouTube. Snapchat users tune into 10 billion clips each day. As the most popular image-based social platform in the world, it’s no wonder that Instagram wants its piece of the video pie. From Instagram Stories to Instagram Live, the channel offers a multitude of ways to stream your life to followers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Sales Training Options to Help Your Small Business Succeed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Having an effective and engaged sales team is one of the keys to guaranteeing your business’s success. Some people are natural sales men or women—they have the gift of gab, the ability to easily connect with others and win their trust, and are adept at juggling leads and following up with prospects and existing customers alike.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In the past, blogs served as fun platforms where people could write about their opinions on a variety of topics. While this still holds true today, more and more businesses have recognized the importance of blogs to their overall success. To remain competitive in the digital landscape , companies have realized more than ever before that they must provide some sort of value to their customer base.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Twitter research reveals that 40% of users say they’ve made a direct purchase as a result of a tweet from an influencer. On YouTube, 60% of subscribers say that channel’s influencers sway their purchase decisions. Other research found that 57% of all internet users over age 16 have made a purchase based on an influencer recommendation and 69% of millennials report buying products that influencers recommend.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

At one point, there was such a thing as separation between your work life and your social life. For many professionals, this is no longer true. This is why more and more thought leaders, business consultants, and influencers are choosing to focus on personal branding: it’s not enough to be a nameless part of a […]. The post Personal Branding – Why Now Is The Time To Build Your Personal Brand appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Racking your brain trying to choose between an organic or paid social media strategy? Here’s a much simpler question to ask yourself: “Why not both?” Sure, the main appeal of social media is that it offers a totally free avenue for brands to grow and connect with customers. The reality, though? Social media is becoming more and more of a pay-to-play channel.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Letting Go of Perfection in Order to Achieve Your Goals written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Petra Kolber. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I speak with Petra Kolber. She is an expert in positive psychology and fitness, and she uses this unique background to help companies and individuals find joy, passion, and productivity.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Asking "How is everyone?" at the beginning of every meeting isn't always the best way to encourage connection and team bonding. Sometimes, you need to take it a step further with an ice breaker. The best ice breakers have the power to strengthen coworker bonds, stimulate better brainstorming sessions, and create an atmosphere of inclusivity. But it's easier said than done, and the wrong ice breaker questions can lead to awkwardness or even increased tension.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It’s important to have a very clear appreciation of just how important data is when it comes to making marketing decisions. Understanding how your campaigns are performing, how different visitor segments are interacting with your site and which strategies and tactics are generating the greatest ROI isn’t just nice to know. It’s imperative to your brand and your marketing’s overall success.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Editor’s note: Explaining content marketing is a never-ending challenge. That’s why we’re bringing back this post from last year with some updated examples. The concept of content marketing has been around for hundreds of years ( see an example from 1672 ), and the discipline has gained incredible popularity since 2010, according to Google Trends. But, when CMI launched its e-book that answers common content marketing questions , it learned many readers are just getting started.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Landing pages are central to every marketing strategy. Landing pages have one focus—conversions. While it’s not incredibly hard to create a landing page these days, conversions are still hard to come by. Yet for all the work you’re doing, you may be your own worst enemy, making mistakes that are costing you leads. There are […]. The post Landing Pages: The Huge Mistakes Marketers Make and How to Avoid Them appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One of the most powerful aspects of social media is the way it’s rapidly evolved to become part of the fabric of both society and commerce. And no time has seen more change than the past six months. Between GDPR, social’s growing role in global politics and the importance of privacy, social networks have experienced significant and fundamental change.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

How to Add Sales to Each Stage of the Customer Journey written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When you think of your business’s sales strategy, you may be tempted to think of it as only relating to the actual transaction where a customer pays for the good or service you offer. However, businesses today can’t think of their relationship with their customers as a linear one.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It's no surprise you want to become a paid Instagram influencer -- heck, the average price for a sponsored Instagram post is $300 , and if you become more successful, like yogi Rachel Brathen , you could be making $25,000 per post. But the idea of getting your posts sponsored might seem laughable to you. You're not posting pictures skydiving in Australia -- you're posting pictures of your brunch.

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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.

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

There has been one common thread in each of my customer conversations throughout the past two years, and that is the desire to deliver—and be part of—a seamless and unforgettable end-to-end customer experience. Today, we’re one step closer to making this a reality for our thousands of customers and partners worldwide. I am thrilled to announce that Marketo has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Adobe.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The great thing about social media is you can become anyone you want to be. The bad thing – at least from a brand’s perspective – is that you may not exist at all. If your brand works with paid online influencers , you’re probably familiar with one of the technique’s biggest risk factors now: influencer fraud – a dilemma that occurs when paid tastemakers use artificially inflated follower numbers to increase their asking rate for engaging their audience on behalf of a brand.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

There is no doubt that digital marketing or online marketing is crucial when it comes to the success of any business no matter what industry you are in. Unlike the past where businesses used traditional advertising, today, they are not as effective as online advertising and this has pushed many businesses to adopt online advertising […]. The post 10 Digital Marketing Tricks Used By Famous Business Brands appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Social media advertising continues to explode in all directions. Social budgets are growing by over 32% in 2018, social ad revenue is expected to climb over $51 billion dollars by the end of 2018 and 76% of total US consumers claim to have bought a product seen on social media. The numbers are only predicted to grow as we move into 2019. Despite the growing importance of social advertising—particularly on Facebook and Instagram—marketers are still faced with a familiar nemesis.

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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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Bannerflow

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

DMPs, or data management platforms, should be at the heart of your digital advertising. They enable campaign strategies which improve ad performance and offer valuable actionable insights. Marketing teams simply cannot afford not to use a DMP. In this blog, we’ll explain what DMPs are and why you need to combine them with demand-side platforms (DSPs).

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Even though I love emojis, I’m still a big fan of typed emoticons. They bring me back to simpler times, when my phone still had a physical keyboard and AOL Instant Messenger was my main method of communication. Those were the days. If you still have an affinity for typed emoticons like me, especially the timeless ¯_(?)_/¯ emoticon, here’s how you can type it in two seconds flat on a Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Your company’s website is its window to the world. It’s where customers and prospects learn about the company and its products and services. It’s an important channel for engaging people and building relationships with them and a vital part of your digital experience. Because so many people do their research online before they ever reach out to your company, your website is the way you ensure you are part of their decision-making set.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Editor’s note: You may have missed the original post when we published it several years ago. We know how important it is for content marketers to tie their results to marketing and business goals, so we’ve updated it with new suggestions and resources. What does it mean that your content marketing is “working?” In general, this means it’s supporting your marketing and business goals.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Email marketing is still alive and kicking. In fact, email marketing still has one of the best ROIs of any marketing tactics. For every $1 spent, expect a $38 return. It also accounts for 40% more customer acquisition than social media. While these stats illustrate the opportunity of email marketing, the reality is that inboxes are full. So, […].

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

There’s loads of hype around cryptocurrency these days. Back in 2016, the only friends I had that talked about it were developers. And suddenly, it seems like almost overnight, everyone is talking about Bitcoins and crypto. The link between cryptocurrency and social media has had much to do with the rise in popularity, and probably price, of cryptocurrencies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

The Impact of Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs and Customer Lifetime Value written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. It’s guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing, and today’s post is from Dan Kraus – Enjoy! Have you heard someone talk about customer acquisition cost (CAC) or customer lifetime value (CLV or LTV)?

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

For more than 8 million people , Slack has become the tool they open first thing in the morning to get the workday started. And it’s become the leader of the team collaboration industry, simplifying people's work and boosting their productivity. But not everyone is completely elated with Slack. While some say Slack costs an arm and a leg to be able to search for more than the 10,000 messages that its freemium version limits users to, others prefer a self-hosted solution -- which Slack doesn’t of

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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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