Sat.Sep 09, 2023 - Fri.Sep 15, 2023

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The CMO’s social media marketing agenda for 2024

Sprout Social

Social media has become deeply ingrained in our daily lives, evolving from a novel tool to connect with friends into a central hub for entertainment, news, community building and discovery. Audiences are more receptive than ever to seeing businesses in their feed, but their expectations shift rapidly. The rules of audience-brand engagement are different than they were even a year ago.

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How to use fan-driven marketing to foster brand love

Search Engine Land

Who loves your brand the most? No matter what you sell, you probably have customers who: Truly care about your company, products or services and content. Find your products valuable and also see your business as an extension of themselves. See their own sense of being reflected in your brand. Sounds great, doesn’t it? If you have fans who sincerely love your brand, they are a lot less likely to churn and leave you for a competitor.

Branding 139
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Ecommerce marketing next year: 5 ways to set up for success

Search Engine Land

Q4 is almost here, along with the holiday shopping season. Rather than focus on ecommerce holiday SEO strategies and campaigns – which you should (hopefully) already have nailed down – now is a good time to start thinking ahead to next year. 1. Learn from last year Start by reviewing last year’s campaign wrap-ups to identify any missing data or insights.

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Instagram Changes That Affect Marketers

Social Media Examiner

Are you up to date on changes from Instagram? Wondering which Instagram updates are important to marketers? In this article, we explore Instagram changes that affect your marketing. #1: Instagram Carousels Instagram has introduced the ability to add music to carousel posts, opening up more creative options beyond just photos and videos. Our Take: In […] The post Instagram Changes That Affect Marketers appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Accelerate Your Marketing with Automation: A Quickstart Guide

Ready to streamline your marketing efforts and achieve more with less? Our guide provides a step-by-step roadmap to: Build a Strong Foundation: Set up your automation infrastructure for success. Execute Proven Tactics: Implement effective strategies to nurture leads and drive conversions. Measure and Optimize: Track your results and make data-driven adjustments.

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When your business doesn’t need SEO

Search Engine Land

While SEO can be highly effective, it’s not a one-size-fits-all solution for all businesses. SEO might not be the immediate answer to your digital marketing needs. Here’s why SEO may not be the best fit for a business, with alternatives and insights into when it may be a more valuable investment. 1. You require fast results Do you need fast results for your business and a way to attract tons of visitors to your website in no time?

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The Bitter Aftertaste Of Coca-Cola’s ‘Neutral’ Marketing Strategy

CMO Network

Coca-Cola's "neutral" marketing strategy is outdated & harmful. Consumers want brands to take a stand on social issues. Coke needs to be authentic for its consumers.

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Why CMOs Need A Chief Of Staff To Drive Success

CMO Network

Given the murkiness of the CMO role, shoring up blind spots is essential to navigating a company’s big bets, creating buzzwords and dousing fires.

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What Does it Mean to Have Branding Guidelines?

Aspiration Marketing

In today's fiercely competitive market, establishing a strong and recognizable brand is crucial for businesses aiming to thrive and stand out. Branding guidelines are fundamental in achieving this goal by providing a blueprint for creating a consistent and cohesive brand identity. From defining key components to outlining the process of developing practical branding guidelines, we'll explore how these guidelines can help establish trust, enhance brand recognition, and streamline decision-making

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CMOs more likely to be responsible for AI, less likely to understand it

Martech

CMOs are more likely to be responsible for AI adoption than other C-suite executives, but less likely to understand it, according to a new survey. CMOs are most likely to say they have a beginner’s understanding of AI (30%) and least likely to say they have an advanced understanding (10%), according to the survey by the Marketing AI Institute and AI-driven conversational marketing platform Drift.

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Google September 2023 helpful content system update rolling out

Search Engine Land

Google has begun to push out an update to its helpful content system , the last helpful content system update was the December 2022 helpful content update. The update started on September 14 and should take about two weeks to fully roll out. What is new. Google said , “The September 2023 helpful content update is rolling out with an improved classifier.

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Data Modeling for Direct Mail: Boosting Multi-Channel Reach and Response

Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.

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20+ LinkedIn Profile Tips (Guaranteed Ways to Stand Out)

Buffer Marketing

Having a strong LinkedIn game is no longer an option. What we’re witnessing in today’s tough economy is the inevitable rise of social selling. This trend leverages social media platforms to build connections and establish meaningful relationships with potential business prospects — and when it comes to social selling, LinkedIn is the MVP.

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Chatbots Statistics - Should I Implement an AI Chatbot?

Aspiration Marketing

Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are becoming increasingly popular as a way to support and automate customer service tasks. But are they right for every business? We will discuss the benefits and drawbacks of AI Chatbots, look at a bunch of numbers, and some options to explore. Beta Version - (marked) parts of this content are in still development and will be updated on an regular basis.

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3 reasons why customer journeys are the key to better experiences and profits

Martech

Organizations that want happier customers should look holistically at the entire customer journey. It’s not enough to target individual touchpoints for improvements. Marketers need the big picture when it comes to customer experiences. “The ability to focus on customer journeys and reorient your organization around customer journeys is the great ‘unlock’ for companies that are struggling, perhaps, to make progress with their customer experience scores and their programs,” said Joana de Quintanil

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How the August 2023 Google core update compared to March 2023 core updates

Search Engine Land

Now that the Google August 2023 Core Update is done rolling out , we wanted to take a deeper dive on how this core update differed from previous Google core updates, specifically the March 2023 broad core update. This update was indeed a big one, and caused a lot of ranking volatility across many verticals in the Google search results. But this update was also surrounded by a very volatile set of weeks prior to the update, making the update itself feel a bit more muted than previous updates.

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How to Find Common Ground: Account-Based Marketing (ABM) for Team Alignment

Speaker: Alex Moore, Co-Founder of Stratagon Marketing & Technology

Ever wondered why sales and marketing teams often struggle to collaborate effectively? Diverging goals, poor communication, and conflicting strategies frequently create silos, leading to a disconnect where marketing efforts fail to translate into substantial sales conversions. Enter Account-Based Marketing (ABM). ABM aligns marketing and sales efforts toward specific target accounts, fostering personalized interactions with high-value prospects.

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How to Optimize Your Products & Services for Social Media Search

Hubspot Marketing

In 2023, Google’s no longer the only search engine. In just one scrolling session, you might search Instagram for makeup tips, Facebook for products, or even TikTok for something niche — like bat videos. @lubeebatconservancy big yawn #bats #lubeebats #cute ♬ Love You So - The King Khan & BBQ Show In HubSpot’s recent Consumer Trends survey , we discovered nearly one-third of consumers use social media apps to search for information.

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The Core Features of the HubSpot CMS Hub

Aspiration Marketing

Are you looking to build or upgrade your website? The HubSpot CMS Hub is a powerful facilitator of content management built on one of the industry-leading CRM solutions. It offers a meaningful way to streamline, organize, and optimize your website's content while involving team members across the organization. How can it revolutionize your content management efforts?

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SAS embraces generative AI for marketing

Martech

Leading analytics and data management provider SAS will integrate generative AI capabilities with its Customer Intelligence 360 marketing solution. Customers will be able to choose which generative AI providers to integrate into their SAS instance, including popular models like ChatGPT, open source models and their own proprietary models. Marketers will be able to use these capabilities to create marketing plans and build audience segments as well as generate personalized text content.

Finance 132
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Google search antitrust trial updates: Everything you need to know (so far)

Search Engine Land

Google is on trial for allegedly using underhand tactics to ensure it stays the world’s leading search engine. The U.S. Justice Department claims Google, which owns a 90% market share in search, paid massive sums to companies like Apple to make it the default search engine on products like the iPhone. These multibillion-dollar deals gave Google an unfair advantage, the DOJ alleges, making it nearly impossible for rival companies to compete.

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The Best Times of Day to Contact Leads

Ensure you are contacting leads on their schedule with this report! In our study of over 754,000 leads, we looked at what time of day people are most likely to respond, as well as response rates and qualification rates during business hours and after-hours. Download now to learn more.

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How Barbie Found New Life Through Brand Storytelling

CMO Network

When Brenner, a Hollywood insider, talks about getting used to being "comfortable with being uncomfortable," she isn’t just referring to herself but to Mattel’s variou.

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15+ YouTube Shorts Ideas For Your Next Video

Buffer Marketing

With more than 50 billion daily views, YouTube Shorts offers a unique opportunity for content creators to reach a wider audience, promote longer videos, and even increase subscribers. For content creators and small businesses, Shorts can be a game-changer. Whether you're repurposing old content, sharing clips from live streams, promoting exclusive content, or hopping on the latest trend, Shorts provide a versatile medium to engage viewers and potentially go viral.

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The rise of generative AI:  A marketer’s guide to textual and visual AI content

Martech

I attended an amazing workshop over the weekend on AI and the future of creativity and once again had a “‘HOLY SH*T’ “holy sh*t” AI moment. During an online brainstorming session, I stumbled upon a plugin for the text-to-image creation tool, Midjourney, that would allow me to update any of the portraits created on the platform (and even ones not created on the platform) with the facial features of someone I knew.

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Google Search stops showing How-to rich results on desktop

Search Engine Land

Google Search stopped showing How-to rich results on desktop yesterday. Google’s announcement. In an update to an Aug. 8 blog post about the reduction of visibility for HowTo and FAQ results , Google announced: “Continuing our efforts to simplify Google’s search results, we’re extending the How-to change to desktop as well. As of September 13, Google Search no longer shows How-to rich results on desktop, which means this result type is now deprecated.” “This c

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The Ultimate Email Marketing Toolkit

Tired of your emails getting lost in the noise? Ready to turn subscribers into customers? Our comprehensive toolkit will help you break through the noise and drive business impact. Key Benefits: Maximize Deliverability: Ensure your emails reach inboxes consistently. Personalize at Scale: Craft targeted messages that resonate with every recipient. Optimize for Results: A/B test your way to higher open rates, click-through rates, and conversions.

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Don’t Build It, Yet: How Content Can Validate Your Next Product Idea

Animalz blog

Gareth Davies is the content lead at Parabol, an online Agile meeting tool. He explains how they’ve pioneered a unique approach to product development called “content-led product.” As a content marketer, you might think your job is crafting stories to attract customers to your product. But your skills, insights, and strategic perspective could shape the very core of your business by influencing what your product team builds next.

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Why Social Shopping Could be the Future of E-Commerce [Top Trends & Data from 500+ Social Commerce Pros]

Hubspot Marketing

Have you ever gone on social media with the intent of scrolling for entertainment, but left the app with a new purchase? When I scroll through my TikTok For You page, I come across videos with products that pique my interest, not realizing that the button for me to purchase that item is right above the caption. As a consumer, I love how effortless shopping can now be.

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Why now is the right time to implement SMS marketing by Digital Marketing Depot

Martech

On average, Americans now check their phones 262 times a day and daily screen time averages over five hours per day. People are using their phones more frequently, for longer periods of time, and are shopping from their phones more than ever before. With 54% of web traffic coming from mobile, adding text messaging (also known as SMS) to your ecommerce stack can help your team reach more customers faster—while maintaining a seamless customer experience.

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Google CEO on SGE and Search evolution: ‘We’ll get it right’

Search Engine Land

The multibillion-dollar question right now is whether the Search Generative Experience (SGE) will blow up Google’s Search business model. Based on early testing, Google CEO Sundar Pichai is “confident” that won’t happen. “It’s important to us to connect users with what’s out on the web, and we are working deeply to make sure that continues to work well,” Pichai told Steven Levy in a Q&A published on Wired.

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Do's and Don'ts: How to Pitch Your Press Release to Journalists

Speaker: Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, Author, Speaker

Yes - press releases are still relevant in the world of public relations! 🎯 Ever wondered how to write a compelling press release, or what are current best practices for pitching your news to earn media coverage? In this exclusive webinar with Michelle Garrett, PR Consultant, we’ll cover tips and advice to help you get the most out of each piece of news you pitch!

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17+ Tips To Help Your Brand Ride Today’s Social Media Roller Coaster

Content Marketing Institute

The social media landscape has changed. X, formerly known as Twitter, faces mercurial changes. TikTok bans are discussed. YouTube added Shorts to compete with TikTok. Meta added Threads. Should your social media strategy respond?

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How 7 brands use customer marketing content strategies to deepen audience connection

Sprout Social

In marketing, brand awareness is a significant focus—in fact, it’s likely one of your main goals. But it’s all too easy to get so wrapped up in reaching and acquiring new customers that your current customer base gets left in the dust. This is where customer marketing comes in. Customer marketing is one of the most powerful ways you can forge and feed connections with your current audience base.

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How to decide which generative AI tools fit your organization

Martech

Evaluating which generative AI tools are right for your company isn’t easy. To help with that process, Trust Insights’s CEO and co-founder Katie Robbert, and co-founder/Chief Data Scientist Christopher Penn, have created a two-by-two matrix for executives, which they outlined in a recent video. “Every job will be impacted in some way by large language models and generative AI,” said Penn.

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Google Search Console rolling out new Merchant Center integrated reports

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console is rolling out new reports within the Shopping tab listings section with deeper integration with Google Merchant Center. Google is rolling out two new reports, one that shows you issues that are causing your products not to show in the Google Shopping tab and the other that shows you increases or decreases in clicks and rankings of your products in Google Search.

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Cracking the Code: Turning Intent Data into Go-to-Market Success

Speaker: Steven Bryerton, SVP of Sales at ZoomInfo & Robin Izsak-Tseng, VP of Revenue Marketing at G2

Join Steven Bryerton, SVP of Sales at ZoomInfo, and Robin Izsak-Tseng, VP of Revenue Marketing at G2 in this webinar where you're guaranteed to walk away with a fresh understanding of and a new perspective on intent data! Turn your go-to-market motions around with intent data! Instead of searching for ways to showcase your products, reach out to the customers that are searching for your solutions — then build your messaging around their needs to set you apart from the competition. 🚀 With