This site uses cookies to improve your experience. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country, we will assume you are from the United States. Select your Cookie Settings or view our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Used for the proper function of the website
Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Cookie Settings
Cookies and similar technologies are used on this website for proper function of the website, for tracking performance analytics and for marketing purposes. We and some of our third-party providers may use cookie data for various purposes. Please review the cookie settings below and choose your preference.
Strictly Necessary: Used for the proper function of the website
Performance/Analytics: Used for monitoring website traffic and interactions
Author: Peter Bell Running, in some ways, is a lot like content marketing. For one, I love running, I really do. I also like to research its benefits (or otherwise)–am I running too much or too little? Some articles say a walk would be healthier, while others extol the virtues of regular running. It can be hard to know where you stand! Content marketing can sometimes feel the same.
There is no single quality to look for when searching for the ideal social media strategist. Social media strategy doesn’t mean just posting fun pictures and trolling for trends all day. A social media strategist must be able to work in many different disciplines and across each social channel. From day to day, they could wear the hat of a photographer, editor, copywriter, planner, customer support and even social media analyst.
If you were under the impression that mobile applications are exclusively for the household-name brands with a seemingly endless supply of marketing budget, check your calendar as you may still be living in 2010. In the last 6 years, the mobile app industry has seen some tremendous growth, with both Android and IOS stores boasting […]. The post 5 reasons your business needs a mobile app appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
You can find a ton of stats about the rise of live video. They’re all impressive. We spend hours upon hours thumbing through Snapchat Stories every week, and Facebook Live is great at distracting hard-working, focused employees during business hours. I personally spent more time than I’m willing to admit watching BuzzFeed find out how many elastic bands can be wrapped around a watermelon before it explodes (I wasn’t the only one hypnotized by the fruit hijinks – at its peak, 800,000 people were
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.
Two Ways User-Generated Content Can Keep Your Brand Relevant written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In today’s digital age of marketing, brands are focusing on User-Generated Content (UGC) campaigns to improve their web performance and increase organic responses. User-Generated Content refers to any form of online content such as a Tweet, Snap, Facebook status, Instagram post, or blog that contain authentic opinions about a service or product as experienced by a non-professional
The Social Media Monitoring Tools enable you to engage and interact with your audience and helps in enhancing your brand reputation in the digital world.
The Social Media Monitoring Tools enable you to engage and interact with your audience and helps in enhancing your brand reputation in the digital world.
Author: Patrick Groover Marketing communications continue to evolve as audiences interact with brands through an ever-increasing number of channels. Since campaign success is largely tied to consistently getting the right messages in front of target audiences, a single or even dual-channel approach to marketing is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Marketing professionals can agree on one thing–we live in an industry that’s constantly changing. Whether we’re on a PR team at a Fortune 500 company or manage media buying for a small business, there’s always a new tool or best practice we can implement to better communicate and measure our content. Our industry moves rapidly. Google tweaks its algorithm constantly.
What does content marketing have to do with law firms? Just like in any other industries, leading law firms are using content marketing to build their brand, attract new clients and grow their revenue. According to the 2015 State of Digital & Content Marketing for Law Firms Survey, Am Law 200 firms were creating only […]. The post How Law Firms Can Get Started With Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Long-form and short-form content both have their place in a content marketing strategy. Short-form content is a great tool to capture and engage an audience, while long-form educates and informs. However, both types of content have potential downsides. Short-form content can be seen as shallow, and long-form as boring – but they don’t have to be. Ultimately, you need to produce both types of content to see the results you want, but neither short-form or long-form content will serve your company’
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.
How to Create a Compelling Six-Second Brand Story? written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. With the proliferation of media and the rapid adoption of digital channels, consumers are bombarded with thousands of brand messages every day. In fact, marketing experts estimate that, on average, people are exposed to over 5,000 advertisements each day, making it harder than ever to gain the customer’s attention.
Discover some of the easy to apply tactics that can generate more leads from your Facebook Page while boosting your page visibility and user engagement.
Author: Chris Gillespie Sure, you look pretty great with a copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War on your office bookshelf, but have you actually read it? You wouldn’t be the first to admit that it’s a tough slog, and the terminology is no doubt dated. Plenty has changed in the past two centuries, right? To quite the contrary, nothing has changed.
Marketers and publishers know that expressing yourself within a confined word count is challenging. And, as the social communication landscape has evolved, many brands have turned to multimedia content—like GIFs and images—to express emotion, add personality and engage with their audiences. For the past decade, Twitter’s 140 character limit has challenged brands and people to communicate and express themselves in new, creative ways.
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.
Every day, individuals and brands are creating and publishing as many as 27 million pieces of new content online. It’s no wonder that one of the biggest challenges content marketers face today is getting their content seen. So what can your brand do to stand out and get a customer’s attention, and ultimately turn that […]. The post Top 100 Content Marketing Influencers and Brands In 2016 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Some writers wait for inspiration to strike before they take pen to paper – or keyboard to word processor. Must be nice. As content marketers, we don’t have the luxury of waiting around for the magic to happen; and we definitely cannot let writer’s block – the dreaded ailment/productivity-killer – stop us from meeting the never-ending deadlines that blog posts, whitepapers, newsletters, and all of the other formats demand from us on a daily basis.
My Latest Book – SEO for Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Today I am thrilled to announce the release of my fifth book! Yep, kind of stealthy with this one, but I believe it’s an extremely important and timely topic. The title of the book is SEO for Growth – The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers, and Entrepreneurs.
Some people tend to think of gaming as a niche hobby. But I always felt otherwise. Video games have consistently out-earned Hollywood. Most people probably have at least one gaming app on their phone. And “gamification” is a term that’s been used so much in reference to UX design that it’s become blasé. In fact, over the past few years, you could track changes in media by following trends in gaming culture.
Brace yourself, B2B marketers. Your beloved SEO is getting a makeover, and its name is Language Model Optimization (LMO). What does that mean for your digital strategy? Join Jesse McFarland of SpearPoint Marketing on the next B2B Growth Show as we unravel the mystery and get you prepped for the next evolution in search. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: A clear breakdown of SEO vs.
Author: Ellen Gomes You’ve probably heard of account-based marketing (ABM) by now…and you may be considering if it’s right for your organization, or already be implementing an ABM strategy. But whether you’re just starting to evaluate ABM or are a well-trained expert, you still have to drive awareness and engagement with today’s bombarded buyers.
With more than 50 million businesses on Facebook, the social network has become one of the staple channels to further market your brand. Even though so many brands have a strong presence on Facebook, several more are trying to get started off on the right foot. To be successful on the social network, it all starts with your Facebook Business page. Whether you’re looking or just created a Facebook Business page, there are important steps to follow before to ensure you have an active and engaged a
In 1993, I was probably the dorkiest college freshman ever to set foot on the campus of St. Joseph’s University here in Philadelphia. Or any college campus in history. Maybe even in the history of dorkiness. But as a mildly successful high school half-mile runner who didn’t have what it takes to compete at the […]. The post How One Non-Profit Organization Used Content Marketing To Increase Applications By 5X appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
The term data-driven marketing is a popular buzzword used to reinforce how strategy and planning are critical to developing great content. David Welch, former VP of Marketing Insights & Operations, once summarized the future of marketing in six words. “Creative thrills but data pays the bills.” Is it that simple? In regards to a strategic planning perspective, absolutely!
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,
5 Visual Storytelling Trends That are Shaping The Future of Communication written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pixabay. Visual storytelling is one of the most potent forms of communication in existence today. From films and virtual reality experiences to interactive games and data visualizations, visual stories are revolutionizing the way we persuade audiences with our messages.
Author: Elaine Ip So much to do, so little time. As San Francisco emerges from its summertime fog into crisp fall days, it’s also getting ready for hundreds of thousands people to descend on it for Dreamforce—a week full of fresh insights, entertainment (hello, afterparty), and tourism (you can fit it in!). If you’re in town for Dreamforce, make sure you make the most out of your time, especially if you’ll be dealing with the crazy commute.
Having shareable content is one of the main pillars to a successful social media marketing strategy , but on Instagram it’s not so simple. Knowing how to Regram Instagram content is essential to sharing branded, co-marketed and user-generated content. Just like other social media platforms, Instagram has real benefits to its sharing capabilities. Before we get into that, it’s important to know why a Regram is different than a share or Retweet.
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.
Traditional marketing does not have the same effect on consumers as it once did. Customers are now conditioned to avoid advertisements. Personalized content marketing is swiftly replacing generic ads. Content tailored to the customer’s needs offers brands a new opportunity. They can pinpoint specific consumer interests. This kind of content is highly effective.
On the evening of Thursday, September 29th, we took over The Mezzanine to bring together San Francisco’s brightest marketing minds for a discussion about content marketing – and we enjoyed a few cocktails, too. Our expert panel included: Mark Goines – Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Strategy Officer @ Personal Capital. Nanneke Jansen – Senior Manager, Marketing Programs @ Demandbase.
YOU Are the Message: 4 Ways Branding Impacts Your Bottom Line written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Media MogulsPR.com. Branding. You’re either one of the few businesses doing it right, or you revere it as some mythical marketing tactic that you’ve never quite been able to master. If you fall into the latter category, it’s time to stop procrastinating and hop on the branding bandwagon.
We organize all of the trending information in your field so you don't have to. Join 143,000+ users and stay up to date on the latest articles your peers are reading.
You know about us, now we want to get to know you!
Let's personalize your content
Let's get even more personalized
We recognize your account from another site in our network, please click 'Send Email' below to continue with verifying your account and setting a password.
134 
Let's personalize your content