January, 2017

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20 Stunning Examples of Brand Style Guides

Hubspot Marketing

When it comes to building a memorable brand, it's all about consistency. When you're shopping for your favorite cereal or coffee at the grocery store, you want to be able to spot it from a mile away. The best brands stick in our brains because their presence is defined by the repetition of the same logo, fonts, colors, and images. Once we see them enough, they become instantly recognizable, bringing us a clear sense of reliability and security.

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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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Measuring the Best Times to Post on Social Media

Sprout Social

Managing all of your social media networks can be a daunting task. Knowing the best times to post on social media is even more challenging. Just ask any seasoned social media manager how difficult it is to be on top of each network. Managing these communities takes knowledge and a fair share of hunches. Managing multiple accounts makes it hard to know the best times to publish on social media.

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Essential Tools to create high converting Landing Page

Zumvu

Landing Pages are today an indispensable part of your Digital Marketing. Find some of the popular landing page creation tools that can make your task easier.

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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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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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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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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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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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Banners Have 99 Problems And A Click Ain’t One

Marketing Insider Group

If content marketing is the hero of the modern marketing story, then banner ads are most certainly the villain. This and the title of this post have become one of my favorite content marketing quotes because they demonstrate one of the biggest challenges with marketing today: Marketing that doesn’t deliver real results. But clicks aren’t the […].

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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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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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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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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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Welcome to Marketing In The Engagement Economy

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Steve Lucas You’ve heard it a thousand times: digital transformation has shifted the way companies do business. As a part of this shift, buyer expectations have changed. As a marketer, there are dozens of ways to reach your customer, but the trick is finding out how, when, and why they want to be engaged. Now, a thoughtful, personal, seamless, experience is what customers crave.

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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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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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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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Reasons why HTTPS should be enabled on your website

Zumvu

While we make a search on the World Wide Web (WWW), you need to make sure you are secure about your identity and personal information.

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Getting Found Online Depends on You Doing These Five Things

Duct Tape Marketing

Getting Found Online Depends on You Doing These Five Things written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Serious entrepreneurs know that the key to scaling a company is having a strong online presence. But the thought of competing for attention online sounds about as easy as getting the attention of your friend across the room at a Justin Bieber concert.

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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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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.