Hubspot Marketing
OCTOBER 2, 2019
When you're first starting a business, branding is likely the last thing on your mind. After all, it's hard to sit down and flip through fonts when you're still trying to figure out who your customers are (and where to find them). Plus, even if you made creating a brand identity a priority in the beginning, a change in business plans might have made your initial branding strategy obsolete.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 4, 2019
What sets apart winning teams? When it comes to professional sports, it is not just the star players or superior coaches that ensure a team will win. Of course, these people can increase the likelihood of victory, but what matters is a unified group of people that is striving towards the same goal. Truly great teams seem to operate as one. Players seamlessly work together, throwing and catching balls, and following preplanned strategies that help them beat their opponents.
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Neil Patel
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Google released a major update. They typically don’t announce their updates, but you know when they do, it is going to be big. And that’s what happened with the most recent update that they announced. A lot of people saw their traffic drop. And of course, at the same time, people saw their traffic increase because when one site goes down in rankings another site moves up to take its spot.
Content Marketing Institute
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
How do you get traffic from Instagram, which seems designed to keep users inside the platform forever? Follow the VALUE framework. And do it with your existing blog content. Here’s how to make the translation and grow your followers. Continue reading → The post Get More Traffic From Instagram With This Easy Content Plan appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
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.
Hubspot Marketing
OCTOBER 4, 2019
The life of a business leader is all about juggling your priorities -- and a big part of keeping everything moving is making sure that existing initiatives are on-track, while creating space for smart new strategies. Fortunately, there's a tool to help you succeed: KPI dashboards. KPI dashboards can help you check-in with various aspects of your business and make sure everything's running smoothly.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 1, 2019
What do you think is the key to successful marketing? Many would say it comes down to understanding your audience. This is certainly true, but once you’ve gathered intelligence on your audience, what do you do with that information? In its essence, successful marketing boils down to understanding the mind of your customer and using psychology to influence them to perform the desired action.
Marketing Pro Pulse brings together the best content for consumer marketers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Only one channel satisfies every reason your brand has for distributing and promoting content – organic search. And that’s not an overstatement. Read on. Continue reading → The post The Best Reason to Do Content Marketing? Organic Search appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 1, 2019
How To Write an Effective Brand Story written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Every business has competitors. No business will ever be the only option available to a client or customer. So every brand has to do some work to differentiate themselves from the competition. Why would someone pick you over that other guy or gal down the street?
Moz
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Posted by MiriamEllis. ? ?. Right now, the shoppers nearest you are making some pretty long gift lists. US holiday sales are predicted to surpass $1.1 trillion, with 4.5–5% growth between November–January. That’s a lot of gadgets, garments, games, goodies, and gizmos to bought and sold. Winter weather and long lines will be braved, traffic endured, tired feet soaked, and patience tested in the search for the perfect gift for everyone on everyone’s list.
Search Engine Journal
OCTOBER 3, 2019
With these tactics, you can easily come up with link-worthy content within a “boring” topic. The post How to Come up with Press-worthy Content for Boring Niches via @[link] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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.
Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Want a balanced and actionable way to know if your content is doing what it’s supposed to do? Create a content scorecard. Here’s an easy-to-use format to evaluate your content quantitatively and qualitatively. Continue reading → The post How to Score Your Content Assets for Long-Term Success appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 1, 2019
Creating a Brand Name That Sticks written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jeremy Miller. Podcast Transcript. On today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with serial entrepreneur, writer, and branding expert Jeremy Miller. He is the founder of Sticky Branding and the author of several books, including the forthcoming Brand New Name.
Moz
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Posted by MrLukeCarthy From e-commerce to listings sites to real estate and myriad verticals beyond, the data you can harness using custom extraction via crawler tools is worth its weight in revenue. With a greater granularity of data at your fingertips, you can uncover CRO and user experience insights that can inform your optimizations and transform your customer experience.
Search Engine Journal
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Creative Commons has created a WordPress plugin which makes it easier to attribute and license content. The post An Official Creative Commons WordPress Plugin Makes Content Attribution Easier via @MattGSouthern appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Marketing automation isn’t all machines and magic – it takes real human effort to get the best results. This month’s #ContentTECH discussion looks at the work to be done if you want to unleash the full potential of these tools. Continue reading → The post What It Takes to Get the Best Results With Marketing Automation appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 2, 2019
The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur Reading: October 2 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur – October 2. It’s time for another episode of The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. Once a week, I’m coming to you with a reading from my new book, due out in October 2019. The book is structured around 366 daily readings from some of the great works of the mid-19th Century, and then I share my thoughts on how that quote re
Litmus
OCTOBER 4, 2019
We at Litmus believe that a company’s purpose is not only its products and services, but also the greater impact it makes in the communities where it lives. For us, this means that we care about making email better, but we also care about being engaged and making a difference outside Litmus and beyond the email community. It’s even one of our core values : .
Search Engine Journal
OCTOBER 2, 2019
Want to turn visitors into buyers, clients, or customers? Learn how to write a compelling case study in this guide. The post How to Write an Awesome Case Study That Converts via @grybniak appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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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.
Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 4, 2019
This week Robert Rose advocates why the debut of a new corporate culture club is a must. He offers a fresh take on Amazon replacing TV ads, and points to an article that explains why the content technology process is failing you. Continue reading → The post The Weekly Wrap: Is Culture Eating Your Content Strategy for Breakfast? appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
9 Motivational Books That Will Make Great Gifts – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch’s latest book, The Sel f-Reliant Entrepreneur , due out on October 22, 2019, has been named to Inc’s list of 9 Motivational Books That Will Make Great Gifts. The book was inspired by Jantsch’s own 30-year entrepreneurial journey, and features 366 meditations designed to inspire and challenge readers.
Bannerflow
OCTOBER 3, 2019
The telecom industry is a challenging environment for marketers and it can be hard for display advertising to cut through the noise. New disruptive players and established giants are in direct competition. Plus, customer loyalty has never been lower! According to a recent study by Accenture , 41% of consumers switched providers last year in the US alone.
Search Engine Journal
OCTOBER 2, 2019
This simple content technique can smash through your discomfort when solving a problem or when thinking of ideas. The post How This Simple Question Can Dramatically Improve Your Problem-Solving via @theshelleywalsh appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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.
illumin
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
We love this week’s chart because it features 4 brand new videos!! Most importantly, there are robots… and has anyone not seen that Boston Dynamics video yet because if you haven’t, prepare to be blown away! Our other favorite is the Luis Vuitton content series launch, since they obviously got the point with a 60-second video spot that is dominating this week’s chart and we bet it’ll be there for at least a few more weeks.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 28, 2019
Weekend Favs September 28 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.
Hootsuite
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Are you a social media manager , responsible for your social media posts? Got a degree in English? Literature? Journalism? No? Don’t fret. It’s. Not. Required. You can edit (and write) what you need for your posts, for your business, for your fans and followers. Just as you are. As you know, the word (good or bad) can unleash itself with flurry and fury online.
Marketing Insider Group
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
Think of content marketing as a journey. Like any journey, you need to know the destination. When you have a content marketing roadmap in hand, though, you can focus on where you want to go and the best way to get there. As Forbes ’ Brian Sutter puts it, “It’s really hard to hit a target when you don’t know what the target is.” But as he points out, there are quite a few of us who don’t know the destination.
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
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 1, 2019
“What’s up with the LinkedIn algorithm?”. Good question! And definitely something we’ve been asked a lot lately. Because according to recent social media statistics , LinkedIn is booming right now in terms of user growth and new features for marketers. But as the platform grows, so does the competition for your target audience’s attention. That’s why it’s so important to understand the LinkedIn algorithm and how to maximize your reach.
Duct Tape Marketing
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
The Ryan Hanley Show Podcast – The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. There are a lot of parallels to be found between the ideals of the transcendentalist movement and the precepts that guide today’s entrepreneurs. That’s what inspired John Jantsch to write his upcoming book, The Sel f-Reliant Entrepreneur , featuring 366 daily meditations that help feed the entrepreneurial soul and spirit, while encouraging self-exploration on
Moz
SEPTEMBER 29, 2019
Posted by ryanwashere A few years ago, I wrote a post here that caught some attention in the community. I argued Google appears to be ranking websites heavily based on searcher intent — this is more true now than ever. In fact, it might be algorithmically impossible to get your website on top of the SERPs. If you find your website in this position, don't give up on SEO!
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 3, 2019
There’s a war brewing on our televisions. It’s not a climactic battle from “Game of Thrones,” but one between the companies providing the content. Streaming platforms from Disney, Apple, NBC, CBS, and HBO, among others, strive to plant a flag on the mountain that Netflix once peaked. And how will this battle be fought? With more and more competitors entering the fray, the essential strategy lies in capturing consumers’ attention.
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