January, 2017

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The Essential Artificial Intelligence Glossary for Marketers

Hubspot Marketing

Thank goodness for live chat. If you’re anything like me, you look back at the days of corded phones and 1-800 numbers with anything but fondness. But as you’re chatting with a customer service agent on Facebook Messenger to see if you can change the shipping address on your recent order, sometimes it’s tempting to ask, am I really talking to a human?

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3 Ways to Make Controversial Content Work for Your Brand

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Andrea Lehr Most brands avoid controversy like the plague, in large part because on the surface it does seem ill-advised. Who would want to associate their name with something Merriam-Webster defines as an “argument that involves many people who strongly disagree about something?”. However, there are some who choose to stir the pot because they know something others might not fully understand yet.

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15 Instagram Post Ideas to Cure Creative Block

Sprout Social

For those in charge of their company, brand or organization’s Instagram account, important decisions are made daily. One of the toughest tasks is delivering a full schedule of Instagram content to promote and share. And for the majority of these folks, it’s insanely easy to fall into creative block for new post ideas. Coming up with Instagram post ideas is a challenge, but also something that just needs a little creative thinking.

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9 Digital Marketing Lies You Should Stop Believing

Marketing Insider Group

We all lie to ourselves in one way or another. And this is equally true in Digital Marketing. Fortunately, we are facing the truth that consumers don’t want our banners or need our ads. We know those aren’t helping anyone. We are also facing the truth that marketing has value. And executives expect to see us deliver […]. The post 9 Digital Marketing Lies You Should Stop Believing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse

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,

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How Content & SEO Marketers Can Help Each Other Be Successful

Rock Content

Breaking down the silos that separate content marketers from other functions within an organization has been an ongoing theme on our blog recently. We’ve discussed content’s relationship with product marketing , demand generation , as well as sales and customer success. Next up? SEO. The dynamic between content marketing and SEO is interesting. There has been overlap in responsibility and function between the two roles within the last few years as a result of Google’s growing emphasis on content

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How to Diagnose Your Traffic Issues with These SEO Tools

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Diagnose Your Traffic Issues with These SEO Tools written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Believe it or not, SEO is not a rocket science. In most cases, it comes down to the most obvious common sense things, like easy-to-understand website structure, well-written relevant copy, carefully picked descriptive page titles, etc. Some more complicated problems may occur (those that require professional help) from time to time, but in most cases, you can identify and fix things w

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5 Content Marketing Lessons from Top Digital Marketing Blogs

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ellen Gomes In the world of content marketing, it’s inescapable: Success comes down to engagement. You can have thoughtful branding, great products, and a hard-working team, but if you’re not engaging your buyers through each step of the customer lifecycle, you’ll never reach your full potential. Simply put, without engagement, a key component of your marketing strategy will be missing: your audience.

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How to Use Snapchat: 7 Must-Read Tips for 2017

Sprout Social

Let’s not fool one another–Snapchat is a young game both figuratively and literally. According to Mashable, roughly 77% of college students use Snapchat every day. Additionally, only 29% of its users are over the age of 25–meaning even your youngest marketer in the office might be a bit behind. Knowing how to use Snapchat effectively has been at the forefront of many companies’ needs.

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The Best Content Marketing Examples

Marketing Insider Group

Last year we published 99 Amazing Content Marketing Examples. There were actually 106 examples there but “99+” felt better. This year, the list has almost doubled. So I’m giving up on counting them (You can count them below.) But if you are you looking for the best content marketing examples you’ve come to the right […].

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How to Align Content Marketing & Social Media Strategies for the Most Effective Amplification

Rock Content

Content marketing and social media go hand-in-hand, and sometimes the two disciplines seem interchangeable. For many smaller marketing teams, content and social media marketing are owned and operated by the same person/function, while larger marketing teams separate the two functions entirely. Whether social media is owned by a content team or a specialized social unit, the relationship between the two marketing functions breaks down most simply like this: Content fuels social media with, well,

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

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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The Bots Are Coming and They Will Take Few Prisoners

Duct Tape Marketing

The Bots Are Coming and They Will Take Few Prisoners written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I wrote recently about disruption – and its impending escalation. Not that the idea is that new, it’s just come into hyper-focus. You could make a case that the recent divisive election in the U.S. was as much a result based 0n disruption as it was on politics.

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7 Trends That Will Change Social Media in 2017

Hubspot Marketing

It’s the start of another year, which means you’re probably back in the office after vacation, hard at work on your New Year’s resolution. And if you’re a marketer, you may also be fine-tuning your strategic plan for success in 2017. We have a variety of resources for getting your marketing plan organized for the upcoming year -- between the 2017 marketing strategy kit , the social media content calendar , and the blog editorial calendar , we’ve got your content marketing strategy covered.

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7 Ways to Generate Leads on Social Media

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Lisa Marcyes When you hear the term lead generation, social media probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind…but maybe it should be. With 75% of B2B buyers and 84% of C-level/Vice President (VP) executives incorporating social media as a key part of their decision-making process according to IDC , social channels are becoming essential to building relationships with prospects and customers throughout every stage of the customer lifecycle.

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5 Highly Effective Hashtag Tracking Methods

Sprout Social

Hashtags are much more than just a way to make Tweets and Instagram posts more entertaining. You’ve probably seen your fair share of random hashtags thrown onto the end of Tweets and Instagram captions that seem to serve no real purpose. But when used correctly, hashtags can be one of the most effective ways to track your social media marketing campaigns, brand influence and a lot more.

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Prospect, Personalize, Profit: The New Way Sales & Marketing Teams Are Aligning with AI

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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The Ultimate Guide to The Best Marketing Conferences of 2017

Marketing Insider Group

If you are looking for the The Best Marketing Conferences of 2017, you’ve come to the right place. 2016 was jam-packed with great marketing events. Now, as we look ahead to 2017, many of us are starting to think about which events we want to attend to connect with our fellow marketers, and to learn the […]. The post The Ultimate Guide to The Best Marketing Conferences of 2017 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How to Avoid Working in Silos that are Bad for Your Content Strategy

Rock Content

Content marketing can’t happen in a silo – well, effective content marketing can’t happen in a silo. Previously, we’ve highlighted why a content team should be tight with product marketing and demand generation – now, we’re tackling how overall organizational silos can negatively impact content marketing. It’s not in an organization’s best interest for a content team to work independently from other marketing functions, sales and customer success – all three use content in their daily jobs and c

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5 Local SEO Mistakes to Avoid in 2017

Duct Tape Marketing

5 Local SEO Mistakes to Avoid in 2017 written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. As you begin to gear up for a successful 2017 for your business, one very important thing you need to address is your local SEO. Here are a few key local SEO facts you should know: The Google 2-pack (which is Google’s organic listing of two local businesses) appears at the top of 93 percent of all searches with local intent. 60 percent of American adults search for local product and service information.

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A Brief History of Productivity: How Getting Stuff Done Became an Industry

Hubspot Marketing

Anyone who’s ever been a teenager is likely familiar with the question, "Why aren’t you doing something productive?” If only I knew, as an angsty 15-year-old, what I know after conducting the research for this article. If only I could respond to my parents with the brilliant retort, "You know, the idea of productivity actually dates back to before the 1800s.

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Neuroscience of B2B Buyer Behavior: Strategies for Influencing Buyer Choices

Speaker: Speakers:

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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31 Influencers to Follow in 2017

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ellen Gomes As we kick off 2017 with the fresh energy and optimism that a new year brings, like me, I bet many of you have made some achievable (and not so achievable) New Year’s resolutions. This year, one at the very top of my list is to more actively consume industry news and trends and apply them to my own marketing. At Marketo, we finished the year by running a social countdown, called #marketocountdown , that highlighted some of the top influencers to follow so you can stay u

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The Complete Guide to Social Media for Restaurants & Bars

Sprout Social

With more than 200 million posts tagged #food and 23 million with #drinks, food and beverage photos are easily some of the most popular types of content on Instagram. It’s very likely that your customers are posting with or without your interaction. When 88% of people are influenced by reviews and online comments, having an intentional digital strategy is important to your restaurant or bar.

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5 Bold Ideas for Content Strategists in 2017

Marketing Insider Group

You’re a high-level thinker. A problem solver. And a communicator worth an audience’s attention. So, you understand why bold ideas matter in content strategy. Without the vision to think bigger and better, companies usually get lost in content shock. “People used to vote with their wallets, and now they vote with their time. If you […]. The post 5 Bold Ideas for Content Strategists in 2017 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Marketers Are Sabotaging Their Content Programs

Contently B2C

When the Content Marketing Institute releases its annual Benchmark report, I beeline for one stat: How many people had a documented content strategy? Every year, the shockingly low number of marketers who have a documented content strategy has been the most troubling stat in the robust report. I always expect to see a dramatic rise, but it usually lingers around 33 percent.

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Unlocking the Power of Martech for the Non-Technical Marketing Leader

Speaker: Speakers:

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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6 Tactics for Turning Your Website into a Lead Generating Machine

Duct Tape Marketing

6 Tactics for Turning Your Website into a Lead Generating Machine written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Photo Credit: Shutterstock. Anybody can create a website, but not everybody can create a conversion machine. Your website should be a mechanism in your business that allows you to convert prospective visitors into interested leads who will later become customers and advocates for the products and services that you sell.

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How to Calculate Your Lead Generation Goals [Free Calculator]

Hubspot Marketing

To hit revenue and growth goals, your company needs customers. To get customers in an inbound world, your marketing team is responsible for generating leads and funneling them over to your sales team. The question is. how many leads? When your boss asks you what your lead goal is, don't just pull an answer out of thin air. Your projections need to be based on math and rooted in your company's larger goals.

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How to Build a Social Media Dream Team

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ellen Gomes Social media is one of the most powerful ways to reach and engage with your buyers today. Because it’s almost universally used—by consumers and brands—it’s one of the most effective (and perhaps cost-effective) channels to connect with your audience. Social media marketing offers marketers a vast opportunity to engage with their buyers, across the entire customer lifecycle, on the platforms they actively tune in to for information.

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How to Promote Your YouTube Channel Like a Pro

Sprout Social

Video marketing has exploded tremendously over the past few years. It’s easier than ever to create high-quality videos and quickly upload them to YouTube using just your iPhone. But simply creating videos doesn’t necessarily guarantee anyone is going to watch them. You need to figure out how to promote your YouTube channel if you want to be successful.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

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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9 Key Steps When Going From Concept to Content

Marketing Insider Group

Coming up with an idea is the easy part. But it’s only one small piece of the pie. The biggest challenge is often taking that brilliant concept and turning it into content. You’ve been there. I know you have, because we all have. You get a brilliant, game-changing idea for a piece of content that will shoot you (and your company) into content-marketing superstardom.

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Google AdWords vs Facebook Ads - which drives more traffic?

Zumvu

Even though there are some similarities, each of them differs with the kind of business you run, the budget you have, your goals and whom you are targeting.

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Why Your Website Needs a Storyteller Instead of a Designer

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Your Website Needs a Storyteller Instead of a Designer written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Your website is the hub of your online presence – period. (Well, maybe that’s not exactly true from you right now, but it must be!). As such, it has to do some heavy lifting and that heavy lifting must extend far beyond the interactive brochure still built today by many business owners.

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11 Soundless Videos We Love (And Why)

Hubspot Marketing

What was your most embarrassing office etiquette moment? For me, it was when I started to watch a hilarious video of a sheep screaming like a human and quickly realized my headphones weren’t plugged in. I frantically scrambled for the mute button on my keyboard while my distracted coworkers laughed at my mishap. Sound familiar? Since then, I don't watch videos at work unless they don’t require sound.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.