Sat.May 13, 2017 - Fri.May 19, 2017

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Social Media Copywriting: How to Compose Text for 5 Different Channels

Hubspot Marketing

Most of us know that social media is an essential part of a brand’s marketing strategy. After all, 92% of marketers say that social media is important to their business. And yet, managing it continues to be a source of frustration for many. That’s understandable -- there are many moving parts to a successful social media strategy. There’s knowing the right frequency with which to post.

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How To Get Started With Quora Ads

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

How many times have you had a question but no one to answer it? So you resort to good old Google to help you. We’ve all been there, done that. And it’s the reason that Quora , a Q&A website, was created. Quora allows users to ask anything and get amazing, crowd-sourced answers from the people who understand the issue and want to help. As a marketer, Quora may or may not be a channel on your radar, but it should be because, in 2016, they decided to release an advertising platform.

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7 Creative Ways to Generate More B2B Leads

Marketing Insider Group

Many businesses spend a great deal of time and resources on lead generation. This is completely understandable since, without a consistent influx of new leads, a business simply can’t grow. So marketers go out and invest in proven tactics that drive prospects towards your brand’s sales funnel: Email Marketing – It’s got the best ROI.

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Is Your Comfort Zone Holding You Back?

Duct Tape Marketing

Is Your Comfort Zone Holding You Back? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Andy Molinksy. Podcast Transcript. I think many of us associate time outside of our comfort zone as a negative thing, but in my experience, it’s where all growth occurs. I’m not suggesting you need to subject yourself to painful experiences but I do think if you fear something there’s a pretty good chance it’s calling out to you.

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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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Why Graphic Design is not an afterthought for any business?

Zumvu

Brands whether being large or small, all are using design as a vehicle to express themselves and reach their target audiences across the globe.

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3 Changes Marketers Need To Make To Be Successful 

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

As marketers, we are used to huge expectations, tight deadlines, and high pressure. But now that marketing has gained a seat at the revenue table, marketers are now tasked with goals much more visible to the entire company such as growing revenue. In fact, in a recent survey we did with over 80 executives at the Marketing Nation Summit, this year, 58% said driving revenue growth was a top priority.

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How to Use BuzzSumo to Smooth the Content Ride

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Use BuzzSumo to Smooth the Content Ride written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Content and SEO go hand-in-hand. You really can’t have one without the other if you want to be successful. One of the tools I use to improve my results is BuzzSumo to ensure I’m on the right track when it comes to content strategy in an efforts to improve my search engine results.

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3 Mistakes Field Marketers Make (And, How to Avoid Them)

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Stacey Thornberry We all make mistakes. Really. Even perfectionists (aka the personality type that’s typically drawn to the field marketing profession). But my motto is, “it’s not a mistake unless you DON’T learn from it” (and then do it again…). So, you’re welcome in advance. I’m going to help you learn from others’ mistakes so you don’t have to make your own.

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Are You Killing Creativity with Marketing Automation?

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing automation allows us to scale mundane tasks–like sending emails–so we can reach a much larger audience more efficiently. This process allows marketers to provide timely responses and distribute relevant content more effectively than ever before. With all the modern tools available to marketers, one can’t help but ask – is marketing automation killing creativity?

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Blogging Or Vlogging – Which One Is Right for Your Brand?

Marketing Insider Group

In case you haven’t heard, vlogging is the new blogging. Research shows that businesses are, on average, creating 18 vlogs a month. Yep, vlogs. Sounds like a type of stocky space alien, serves as one of the most powerful tools for engaging your target market and generating leads. Just using the term ‘video’ in a […]. The post Blogging Or Vlogging – Which One Is Right for Your Brand?

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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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How to Maximize Your Thought Leadership ROI

Marketing Insider Group

Publishing the results of a B2B thought leadership survey is only the start of its journey. Exploiting its full potential demands a strategic and integrated campaign, designed to maximise its impact and longevity – and ultimately your ROI. The post How to Maximize Your Thought Leadership ROI appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How to Obtain Better B2B Marketing Leads Without Wasting Money

Marketing Insider Group

When it comes to obtaining qualified B2B marketing leads, many B2Bs face an all-too-common challenge: their sales and marketing teams fail to jive. One major area of discord between the two groups stems from their disagreement about who (or what) makes the “ideal” B2B marketing lead. Sales teams often blame marketing for providing them with “lousy” […].

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Weekend Reading: “Future Marketing” by Jon Wuebben

Marketing Insider Group

For the 123rd episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed Jon Wuebben, author of Future Marketing: Winning in the Prosumer Age. Wuebben argues there has never been a better time to be a marketer. But like everything else, marketing will change dramatically in the coming years. The next fifteen years will unleash unprecedented improvements […].

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Automating The Omnichannel Opportunity

Marketing Insider Group

For a while, multichannel was the thing, engaging with customers across a wide range of different channels and building a strong presence on each available platform. Then, there was a shift. The days of multi-channel were ushered off into the wings as quickly as they had come. There was a new kid on the block. […]. The post Automating The Omnichannel Opportunity appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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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1 Thing I Think I Think: We Think Too Much

Marketing Insider Group

I think we think too much. (And yeah, I realize I just thought a thought to think that thought…) A few weeks ago on the show, we heard stories from Mitch Joel, one of the most prolific writers and, as it turns out, voracious readers I’ve ever met. So I asked him the obvious question: Does he have a routine for. Read More. The post 1 Thing I Think I Think: We Think Too Much appeared first on Unthinkable.

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5 Simple SEO Copywriting Tips For Small Businesses

Duct Tape Marketing

5 Simple SEO Copywriting Tips For Small Businesses written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In the movie Field of Dreams, Ray Kinsella played by Kevin Costner constantly hears the saying “If you build it, they will come.” Spoiler alert, if you have not watched the movie, the prophecy did come true and people showed up to play or watch baseball on the field that Ray created.

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How to Become a Thought Leader

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Become a Thought Leader written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Elizabeth Marshall. Podcast Transcript. Thought leadership – now there’s a term that’s been abused of late. Yes, thought leadership is a tremendous posture to work from, but it’s earned, not proclaimed. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Elizabeth Marshall.

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Weekend Favs May 13

Duct Tape Marketing

Weekend Favs May 13 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.

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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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Transcript of Should Chatbots Be a Part of Your Marketing Strategy?

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Should Chatbots Be a Part of Your Marketing Strategy? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John: The bots are coming and they will take no prisoners. Today we’re going to talk about chat bots with Ben Beck on this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast.

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The Real Reason Employees Aren’t Sharing Your Content

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Anja Skrba Many of us have heard the proverb “there is nothing new under the sun,” which reminds us that no matter how ingenious our innovations, they’re almost always based on something that’s been around longer than we’ve been alive. Like many things, this logic holds true for content marketing. The reason content marketing has been around for so long is that it works.

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Transcript of Is Your Comfort Zone Holding You Back

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Is Your Comfort Zone Holding You Back written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John: Sure, your comfort zone sounds like a nice, warm cozy place, doesn’t it? But is it holding you back? We’re going to talk to Andy Molinsky, author of Reach on this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast.

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Transitioning Your E-Commerce Marketing To Including A Physical Store

Marketing Insider Group

The world of brick and mortar retail stores is not dead. In fact, having a physical location comes with a lot of perks that e-commerce sites simply cannot compete with. So, as many sites grow in popularity, it becomes financially tempting for companies to open up a physical store to sell their products to a […]. The post Transitioning Your E-Commerce Marketing To Including A Physical Store appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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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How can Visual Search Change SEO for E-Commerce?

Duct Tape Marketing

How can Visual Search Change SEO for E-Commerce? written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The visuals of a website attract more users than a mere text. A web page that is facilitated with images, videos and infographic earn 94% more views than the one having a bulk of the textual content. The more the people are engaged in your eCommerce business, the more they place orders, and the more you earn.

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Transcript of How to Become a Thought Leader

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of How to Become a Thought Leader written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Transcript provided by Verbatim Transcription Services. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John: So you think you want to be a thought leader. Everybody’s doing it, can’t be that hard right? Well… maybe it’s not. We’re going to talk to Liz Marshall about the 10 steps that you need to take to build a platform to become a thought leader, check it out.