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8 Tools That Make Marketing Teams Actually Work Smarter

Aspiration Marketing

Marketing teams today are juggling more than ever. They're overseeing an expanding range of channels, rolling out large-scale campaigns, and capitalizing on more opportunities to make a real difference. Sound familiar? If you're doing this, you don't have to do it alone. With the right tools, you can build smarter ways to work from the ground up.

Marketing 159
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Experiential Marketing: Examples, Strategies, and Best Practices

Neil Patel

You’re exposed to around a hundred ads daily. How many of them do you remember? Experiential marketing, on the other hand, is built to stay in people’s minds for a while. Instead of pushing messages through screens or billboards, it invites people to engage directly. And particularly for Millennials and Gen Z — the biggest spenders today — that kind of hands-on connection is exactly what they’re after.

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Why Your Manufacturing Marketing Strategy Falls Short—Even If You’re Implementing All the Popular Marketing Tactics

Tiecas

Is your manufacturing marketing strategy engineered to produce measurable business results—or is it just a checklist of disconnected activities? You’ve invested in all the right marketing tactics—email campaigns, social posts, SEO, and even a few videos. You’re publishing regularly, attending trade shows, and maybe you’ve even refreshed your website.

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How tech is getting brands off the sidelines with sports marketing

The Drum

A summer of sport is about to kick off, and fans are engaged in the action more than ever. And now, as tech ups its game too, brands have a unique chance to show up, stand out and score big. From the Fifa Club World Cup to the Uefa Women’s European Championships, Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Tour de France, Summer 2025 will be packed with unmissable sporting moments from across the world.

Branding 111
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How to Master Media Relations: Targeting, Tailoring, Timing

Speaker: Karen Swim, APR

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.

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Google AI Mode: First Thoughts & Survival Strategies

Search Engine Journal

Learn more about Google AI Mode through Barry Adam's perspective and its impact on search results and user interaction. The post Google AI Mode: First Thoughts & Survival Strategies appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

SEO 105

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ChatGPT Now Has a Memory: What Does that Mean for You?

Jeff Bullas

A few weeks ago, I noticed something strange while chatting with ChatGPT. It was finishing my sentences, quoting my past musings and dropping references to the products I was testing. Like a clingy ex who had access to my Evernote. At first, I thought: “Wow, this thing gets me.” Then I thought: “Wait… this thing “really” gets me?” Turns out, ChatGPT had quietly rolled out a memory feature on April 10, 2025.

Education 236
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LLM Visibility: The SEO Metric No One Is Reporting On (Yet)

Backlinko

You lost half your Google traffic. But suddenly…more people are searching for your brand. What’s going on? Welcome to the invisible influence of LLMs, where your visibility goes up even when traffic goes down. New research from Semrush reveals a seismic shift happening right now: LLM traffic will completely overtake traditional Google search by 2027.

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3 Different Versions of Marketing Ops Team Scope & Remit

The Marketing Operations Leader

In this edition: 3 Different Versions of Marketing Ops Team Scope & Remit Hot Take on Marketing Ops Versus Revops Versus Gtm Ops POLL: Where Should the Martech Team Sit in an Organization? Exclusive For Paid Subscribers : How to Launch New Features and Processes in Enterprise Marketing Operations June is the gut check. Is your plan still aligned to the business?

Finance 130
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Build Lead Nurturing Sequences with Email Marketing Automation

Aspiration Marketing

Are your marketing efforts yielding a trickle when they should be a torrent? Picture a sales funnel brimming with potential, yet leads are vanishing before conversion. It's a common frustration: valuable prospects slipping through the cracks due to inadequate nurturing. But what if you could transform this leakage into a steady stream of qualified, eager buyers?

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AI In The Aisles: The Executive's Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA

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.

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Social Media Planner: How To Plan Your Content (With Template) via @sejournal, @jasonhennessey

Search Engine Journal

Streamline social media marketing with this free planner template to schedule, organize, and improve your content strategy. The post Social Media Planner: How To Plan Your Content (With Template) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Post Performance Report: Bold brands delivering social ROI

Sprout Social

We’re back with another installment of the Post Performance Report (PPR)—a series where we compile and analyze social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and break down what makes them so genius. We don’t just examine the flawless creative execution of every post or campaign, but the business impact, too. This time, we’re rounding up some of the boldest brands on social.

Branding 109
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How strong brands build stronger B2B pipelines

Martech

B2B marketers are under pressure to deliver pipeline, but the old playbook of MQL chasing, generic content and paid ads isn’t cutting it anymore. To drive growth in an AI-saturated, attention-poor market, we need to refocus on what really moves the needle: building a brand that stands out, connects with buyers and earns trust. The limits of MQLs in an AI-first world Traditional, MQL-focused lead generation isn’t doing well.

Branding 113
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Ecosystems come and go

Seth's Blog

Your project doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Your company wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for the customers, competitors, marketplaces, systems and tech that make it all work. I used to make almanacs. Long, detailed, fact-checked reference books that might save a trip to the library. When there are plenty of bookstores and no internet, the almanac is an important resource and a useful business model.

Energy 140
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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

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.

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The trust premium: backing quality media isn’t a virtue, it’s a business imperative

The Drum

As Channel 4 shifts the focus from chasing reach to championing relevance, we explore why this evolution presents a valuable opportunity for advertisers to invest in highly regulated, brand-safe environments that deliver premium content which audiences actively choose and trust. Trust has become one of the most valuable currencies in media today. But in the scramble for reach, brands are at risk of funding environments that are unregulated, unverified and increasingly unsafe.

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Google Ads AI Max Coming To All In Q3 2025

Search Engine Roundtable

Google's new AI Max in Google Ads for Search campaigns is coming to all advertisers in Q3 of 2025. As a reminder, Google says AI Max for Search campaigns is a "new, one-click feature suite" that brings you a "suite of targeting and creative enhancements" of "the best of Google AI to your Search campaigns.

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TransUnion data shows importance of good targeting for ROAS

Martech

Making the best targeting decisions can have a compounding effect on return on ad spend (ROAS), according to new data released this week by TransUnion. According to the TransUnion analysis, the upside in ROAS from better targeting could be as high as 9x. TransUnion used real-world campaigns from 25 of its measurement clients across five verticals and found a widening performance gap as audiences became more targeted.

Branding 103
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Grab and go

Seth's Blog

Every retailer knows that the items that sell the best are at eye level or at the cash register. Some people are hungry, rushed, distracted and lazy. If you want to reach them (us), you need to make it convenient. The lesson is simple: We can market to ourselves the same way others market to us. Put the good habits in a place where they’re easy to find and engage with.

Retail 147
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B2B SEO vs. LMO: Whats the Difference and Why It Matters

Speaker: Speakers:

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.

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How to track and improve your YouTube marketing ROI

Sprout Social

YouTube offers marketers a unique mix of reach, intent and influence. Yet, proving a clear return on investment (ROI) is where most teams hit a wall. While paid campaigns offer detailed metrics, linking views to value is a common struggle. Organic videos build audience equity over time but rarely deliver immediate proof of performance. And when you run paid and organic strategies at once, it’s hard to determine which strategy is driving real impact.

Analytics 106
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Google Ads Shows Audience Size For Custom Segments

Search Engine Roundtable

Google Ads is now showing the estimated audience size in the custom segments for some advertisers. This can help you see if the reach will be large enough for you to properly test the campaign.

Customer 113
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Move over, Becks. It’s time to make room for the nano-influencers

The Drum

Celebrity endorsements from the likes of David Beckham used to be the holy grail of marketing. Not anymore, says Annie Johnson at Cygnus – authenticity is now king. Once upon a time, influencer marketing was all about star power. From David Beckham sipping soft drinks (Becks loves a brand deal) to supermodels fronting luxury perfume ads. Brands turned to celebrity clout to sell products.

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Meta’s AI-powered ad creative: Game-changer or cautionary tale?

SmartBrief - Marketing

Meta’s recent announcement that it will begin using AI to automatically generate ad copy and creative based on an advertiser’s goal is a major inflection point for the digital marketing world. On its face, this shift is positioned as a productivity boost — a way to fast-track ad development, optimize performance and reduce the friction between campaign ideation and deployment.

Retail 111
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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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The high cost of undervaluing experienced marketing leadership

Martech

There’s a troubling trend in boardrooms worldwide. As companies move from startup mode and scale into growth-stage execution, many are choosing to underinvest in marketing leadership, mistaking it as a cost center rather than the strategic engine behind revenue generation and go-to-market (GTM) execution. Instead of hiring experienced VPs or CMOs, founders and investors hire cheaper, less seasoned marketers.

CMO 99
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The Ultimate Business Development Checklist: 7 Steps to Success

Aspiration Marketing

It's common to feel overwhelmed by the constant demands of business development. Opportunities come and go, and staying ahead can feel impossible. Many professionals find themselves reacting to situations rather than driving growth. The problem is in shifting from simply managing the present to building a sustainable future. So, how do you implement a process that ensures consistent progress and long-term success?

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7 UK influencer marketing examples to inspire your next campaign

Sprout Social

The importance of influencers can’t be overstated. More than just a single approach, influencer marketing now represents several campaign types and a core way for brands to use socials to expand reach, further influence and gain new followers. Much of this is proven by today’s influencer marketing statistics ; according to Q2 2025 Sprout Pulse Survey, 32% of Gen Z now choose to use certain social media platforms because they follow creators or influencers who are active on them.

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Social media image sizes (2025 update) for every platform

Hubspot Marketing

When clients first started asking me to handle their social media, I figured the image part would be easy. Create one clean graphic, upload it across platforms, and the tools would adjust everything automatically. Boy, was I wrong. Between cropped headers, stretched thumbnails, and text that disappeared on mobile, it didn’t take long to realize that each platform plays by its own rules — and they change often.

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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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Your ecommerce calendar just got a year-round makeover

Martech

You don’t have to wait for Black Friday and the holiday season for online retail and ecommerce success. Ecommerce calendars have expanded significantly thanks to numerous holidays and cultural events. The result is a year-round selection of purchasing opportunities, all vying for customers’ attention. Yet, despite the opportunities to save money, shoppers are signaling fatigue.

eCommerce 105
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CMOs face growing C-suite pressure as market volatility reshapes marketing strategy

The Drum

WFA research finds global marketing leaders slowing long-term plans, shifting investments and tightening risk controls as CEOs and boards take a closer look. Marketing leaders across some of the world’s biggest brands are seeing their budgets, campaigns and long-term strategies pulled into tighter focus as executives respond to a growing sense of instability across global markets, according to new research from the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and transformation consultancy The Intangib

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Finding Conversational Style Query Data In Google Search Console

Search Engine Roundtable

Ever want to find query data in Google Search Console where the query is a conversational query style? The long long queries that give you insight into how people may be finding your content via AI search engines, the ones where people talk their query and not type them?

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