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The Best 14 Website Plugins in 2019

Hubspot Marketing

You've just spent thousands of dollars, countless hours, and have had more organizational nightmares than you'd care to admit, but you're done. The brand new site design you've been working on is finally finished -- and it looks great. However, after a few weeks, you notice something's missing. Maybe it's a simple design error, or perhaps, a feature doesn't work or was overlooked.

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How to Determine the ROI of Account-Based Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Customers want to feel important and recognized by brands, and it is exactly why strategies like personalization are so effective. Account-based marketing (ABM) is when you target prospects by identifying a point of contact or persona within an organization which you believe you’ll be able to serve the best, build a lasting relationship with them, and then offer an increasingly wide r

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Must-Have Checklist to Creating Valuable Content

Content Marketing Institute

Successful content marketing strategies take all the guesswork out of execution, letting the creative flourish. To help get the details straight, use this Creating Valuable Content™ checklist. Continue reading → The post Must-Have Checklist to Creating Valuable Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Social media manager vs. community manager: What’s the difference?

Sprout Social

Does the person who post as your brand on Facebook also work to develop the community that the company is part of? Should they? Running a brand’s social media accounts is a lot of work. You’re simultaneously asked to be a customer support person, marketing person and occasionally, a graphic designer. As the social media industry has evolved, each role in the marketing team has developed along with it.

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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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What Type of Links Does Google Really Prefer?

Neil Patel

We all know that links help rankings. And the more links you build the higher you’ll rank. But does it really work that way? Well, the short answer is links do help with rankings and I have the data to prove it. But, you already know that. The real question is what kind of links do you need to boost your rankings? Is it rich anchor text links? Is it sitewide links?

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Is Your Marketing Data Missing Your Most Powerful Data Set?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Interactions with prospects and customers before, during, and after an event don’t just offer a chance for engagement, but also a unique opportunity to further customize your follow-up, communications, and their next event experience, which in turn helps accelerate impact, velocity, and conversion. The problem? More often than not, event data is either being forgotten, spread out amongst several tools, or being inputted manually and inaccurately.

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Personal branding trends to tap into on social media

Sprout Social

Having a personal brand, whether you’re job hunting, running your own business or at any stage in your career, is essential. It’s what separates you from the rest of the pack and helps build important connections that boost your growth and development. One of the best ways to enhance your personal brand is through social media. Just as social has given rise to the likes of influencer marketing , there are opportunities across a wide variety of networks in which to build and enhance your personal

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How to Make a Mid-Year Marketing Review Worth Your Time

Marketing Insider Group

We’re big advocates of setting SMART marketing goals at the beginning of the year. If you happen to work with HubSpot, or a HubSpot agency, setting goals can be even more lucrative due to the platform’s extensive set of tools for setting and tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). The tools let you set KPI benchmarks […]. The post How to Make a Mid-Year Marketing Review Worth Your Time appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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The State of Email Engagement: When, Where, and How People Engage with Email

Litmus

Email engagement is like a black box for many email marketers. Too often, marketers only look at opens and clicks, but have no insight into what happens in between. Like in any marketing discipline, better insights are the foundation to improving campaign performance in email marketing. So it’s surprising how many email marketers heavily rely on metrics that only scratch the surface of the subscriber experience.

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Think Micro if You Want to Do Influencer Marketing Right

Content Marketing Institute

Stop dreaming big when it comes to your influencer marketing program. You don’t have to pay $1 million for Kylie Jenner to post or even $2,500 for Martha Stewart to do one. Design your campaigns around microinfluencers. Continue reading → The post Think Micro if You Want to Do Influencer Marketing Right appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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Sprout Social’s Justyn Howard named a Glassdoor Top CEO for a third consecutive year

Sprout Social

I’m pleased to announce that Sprout Social founder and CEO, Justyn Howard, has been recognized as a Glassdoor Top CEO for U.S. companies with 1,000 employees or less in 2019. This is the third year in a row that Justyn has been placed on the list and is a reflection of the supportive culture we’ve been able to establish and maintain at Sprout. Recognition from Glassdoor is entirely based on reviews from Sprout employees who share their thoughts about job and company satisfaction, senior leadersh

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How Employee Engagement Can Power Up Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Employee engagement is traditionally a concern of the HR department rather than the marketing department. Employees who are fully engaged at work deliver benefits, including improved productivity, higher retention, and increased employee loyalty. All these things are great for the business as a whole, and it’s true that if your marketing team is fully engaged, they’ll […].

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How to Determine the ROI of Account-Based Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

When it comes to marketing and sales, the more precise and specific you can get with every customer, the better. Customers want to feel important and recognized by brands, and it is exactly why strategies like personalization are so effective. Account-based marketing (ABM) is when you target prospects by identifying a point of contact or persona within an organization which you believe you’ll be able to serve the best, build a lasting relationship with them, and then offer an increasingly wide r

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AR/VR Storytelling for Marketing: 4 Things to Know

Content Marketing Institute

A select few use augmented and virtual reality in marketing. Allen Martinez is one of them. Learn what he says are the four principals of using AR/VR for successful storytelling in your marketing. Continue reading → The post AR/VR Storytelling for Marketing: 4 Things to Know appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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At Sprout, all agencies are partners

Sprout Social

You don’t have to look far and wide at Sprout to see someone that has lived the #agencylife. Across our product, marketing, sales and success organizations, we have team members that have experienced the highs and lows of working at agencies, from boutique and startup agencies to large and enterprise agencies … and everything in between. The rush of pitching a new creative campaign, the late nights tweaking copy or putting final touches on a pitch deck and the feeling of accomplishment when the

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Time To Define Your Internal Content Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Your content marketing strategy most likely focuses on your external audience – your customers or followers. This makes sense, after all these people are the ones who’ll spend their money and help your business generate income. However, there is another group of people who can be reached with content marketing that you probably haven’t considered […].

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Q&A:The future of display advertising

Bannerflow

Display advertising is undergoing a revival! But what is it marketers need to know to stay at the forefront of an evolving digital advertising landscape? In this article, we interview Kevin Lee, Chairman and Founder of US marketing firm, Didit. We discuss the crucial roles which creativity, relevancy, and technology, will have on the future of display advertising.

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Agencies See Growth in Content Marketing Business [New Research]

Content Marketing Institute

Agencies are banking on content marketing. At least half their business comes from those services. That finding and more are in the new CMI 2019 Agency Survey. The report also reveals some fresh opportunities for many agencies. Continue reading → The post Agencies See Growth in Content Marketing Business [New Research] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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The Ins and Outs of Marketing Automation

Duct Tape Marketing

The Ins and Outs of Marketing Automation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jason Vandeboom. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I visit with founder and CEO of ActiveCampaign , Jason Vandeboom. ActiveCampaign is an SaaS solution built in the cloud that is focused on marketing automation.

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How Your Content Marketing Strategy Benefits All Departments

Marketing Insider Group

Ask the decision makers of any enterprise-level business which department should have responsibility for content marketing strategy, and they’ll undoubtedly name the marketing department. It makes sense at first consideration. After all, it’s a marketing strategy and that is what the marketing team is for. But restricting the responsibility of developing and carrying out your content marketing […].

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Just Asking For a Friend: Acuity Live Audiences

illumin

It’s time to say goodbye to manual audience segmentation. For starters, it sets buyers up for inefficient and ineffective campaign management. Buyers need to cherry-pick from innumerable audience attributes, across many data sources, to build segments. They also need to manually track and analyze performance (an incredibly slow process), then make manual adjustments.

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From Mobile Web to Native Apps: 4 Things to Keep in Mind

Zumvu

Having a mobile-friendly website is now a necessity rather than an option. Over 60% of today’s internet users access websites and web services using their mobile devices.

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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.

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Taking Relationship Marketing to the Next Level

Duct Tape Marketing

Taking Relationship Marketing to the Next Level written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Zvi Band. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Zvi Band. He is a the founder of Contactually , and a hacker and community builder. Contactually is a smart CRM tool that can help you manage relationships in the long term.

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Your Top Content Marketing KPIs to Monitor in 2019

Marketing Insider Group

As technology transforms the digital landscape, the top content marketing KPIs you need to monitor often change with it. In 2019, monitoring key performance indicators gets even more complex when you factor in the purpose of each piece of content, as SEO consultant Benj Arriola points out. Profitability, of course, is a constant. Yet when you dig […].

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ScribbleLive and MarketMuse: Announcing Our Partnership

Rock Content

On the heels of our latest press release , we’re excited to announce our partnership with MarketMuse, a content intelligence and strategy company. Creating content is tough—and in an age of content chaos, it seems to only be getting tougher to be found; let alone, establish topical authority. By partnering with MarketMuse, we hope to alleviate some of the stress that comes with content planning and creation—a stress that every content team knows too well.

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Is Your Marketing Data Missing Your Most Powerful Data Set?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Interactions with prospects and customers before, during, and after an event don’t just offer a chance for engagement, but also a unique opportunity to further customize your follow-up, communications, and their next event experience, which in turn helps accelerate impact, velocity, and conversion. The problem? More often than not, event data is either being forgotten, spread out amongst several tools, or being inputted manually and inaccurately.

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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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Transcript of Taking Relationship Marketing to the Next Level

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Taking Relationship Marketing to the Next Level written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by ZeroBounce, an email validation system that integrates with all the major ESPs to make sure, hey, your mail doesn’t bounce.

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5 Reasons Your Enterprise Needs Agile Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

While startups may have an easier time adopting Agile principles, large enterprises can’t afford to be discouraged by the difficulty of introducing new processes into their organization. In fact, enterprises have an urgent need to tackle their process problems or risk disruption by emerging startup competitors. The good news is that leaders of marketing teams […].

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Win a Ticket to Litmus Live London 2019

Litmus

Litmus Live London is a full-day event, packed with amazing speakers—and it’s just around the corner on August 20th. You’ll hear from industry experts about how to foster innovation in email design, put your email analytics to work, make email fun again, and even how playing Dungeons & Dragons can build better email teams. See the London agenda ?.

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Rock Content and MarketMuse: Announcing Our Partnership

Rock Content

On the heels of our latest press release , we’re excited to announce our partnership with MarketMuse, a content intelligence and strategy company. Creating content is tough—and in an age of content chaos, it seems to only be getting tougher to be found; let alone, establish topical authority. By partnering with MarketMuse, we hope to alleviate some of the stress that comes with content planning and creation—a stress that every content team knows too well.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission