Sat.Sep 21, 2024 - Fri.Sep 27, 2024

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A spicy marketing lesson from Ed Sheeran

Businesses Grow

About a year ago, singer Ed Sheeran partnered with Heinz on a new hot sauce. This is a great lesson literally pointing to the future of influencer marketing, and I kept forgetting to blog about it. But before I get to the dazzling marketing lesson from Ed Sheeran, let’s talk about the marketing problem with soap … The new influencer landscape I recently attended a meeting at a CPG company famous for its iconic soap products.

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If I could double your email revenue, would you listen to me?

Martech

Yes, I meant what I said in the headline. And I say that with confidence, not arrogance, after being in email marketing for 25 years and watching company after company, vertical after vertical, falling somewhere on the spectrum of email investment. On one end, companies invested significant time and money in email; on the other, they stumbled into it without that same investment.

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7-week influencer marketing strategy template

Sprout Social

Marketing teams can’t afford to lose direction when navigating influencer collaborations, hashtag campaigns and content creation. Without a clear strategy when partnering with creators and influencers, you risk losing time, opportunity and resources. That’s where this flexible seven-week influencer marketing plan comes in. It provides a framework with clear milestones and walks you through a process that covers everything from defining your goals to measuring your campaign’s su

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Can AI Enhance Your Content Creation Process? Here's How

Aspiration Marketing

In today's fast-paced digital world, content is king. Whether you're a seasoned writer, a marketer, or a small business owner, the demand for high-quality content is relentless. But let's be honest—creating content that resonates with your audience can be a time-consuming and, at times, daunting task. That's where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes into play.

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Unlock the Secrets to Building Community

Unlock the secrets to building strong communities and sustaining growth with GrowthZone’s “5 Pillars of Community” ebook. In today's digital era, fostering a sense of belonging is more important than ever. GrowthZone’s informative ebook will help you transform your association’s community and discover new opportunities for growth. Explore the importance of personal and virtual communities, the ACHIEVE Model for success, and the key pillars including Direction, Shared Responsibility, Personal Val

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Visual Storytelling: 10 Stunning Examples to Inspire You

Hubspot Marketing

Before becoming a marketer, I was a journalist who loved the opportunity to tell stories about my community and share perspectives that would otherwise go unnoticed. When I left the journalism business, I thought my storytelling days were over; however, visual storytelling is critical in the marketing world. Visual storytelling allows brands to connect with audiences on an emotional and personal level by sharing stories accompanied by stunning imagery.

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Mail still holds appeal for younger generation

Martech

Sixty-five percent of consumers still send letters and packages with nearly half (48%) of Gen Z sending mail one to two times per month. That’s according to new research from online postage and shipping vendor Stamps.com. Why we care. Not only does mail still exist (it’s that stuff in your mailbox) but direct mail continues to play a role in marketing.

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The 12 Traits of Successful Social Marketers

Marketing Insider Group

Social media marketing has become a cornerstone of business success, offering unprecedented opportunities to connect with audiences, build brand awareness, and drive growth. There are more than three billion active monthly users on Facebook alone, and learning how to become a good social media marketer means connecting with a chunk of those people. However, succeeding in this field requires more than just posting content; it demands a unique blend of creativity, strategy, and resilience.

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How we’re creating a culture of AI across Sprout’s marketing org

Sprout Social

Marketers: AI isn’t necessarily coming to replace you. But if you want to be the most skilled and well-equipped marketer in your field, you need to stay ahead of the curve with a strong command of how to use AI within your function. That’s the AI-powered culture we’re building at Sprout Social. Let’s be clear: AI and automation are, and will be, transformational to the art and science of marketing.

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What is Lifecycle Marketing? A Deep Dive for Marketing Managers

Litmus

What is lifecycle marketing? What are the lifecycle stages? Key lifecycle marketing channels Components of a lifecycle marketing strategy Cross-departmental collaboration and data integration How personalization strengthens your lifecycle strategy Creating effective lifecycle email marketing campaigns Industry-specific lifecycle marketing strategies Measuring the success of lifecycle marketing Make every stage count with lifecycle marketing Lifecycle marketing FAQs Lifecycle marketing is about e

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SEO: How to Check and Improve Search Rankings

Aspiration Marketing

Why do some websites appear at the top of search results while others languish on page ten? The answer lies in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We'll break down how to check and improve your website's search rankings, propelling you toward the coveted first page (and beyond!).

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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How to balance ROAS, brand safety and suitability in social media advertising

Martech

As marketers face growing pressure to get the most value from their ad budgets, return on ad spend (ROAS) has become a go-to performance metric. ROAS measures how much revenue is earned for every dollar spent on advertising, providing a simple way to evaluate campaign effectiveness. While ROAS is a good indicator of short-term profitability, it shouldn’t be the only metric for social media strategies.

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Key Google Search Console metrics to monitor every month

Search Engine Land

Let’s face it: Turning raw data into actionable insights can be as cryptic as decoding ancient hieroglyphics, especially for the SEO rookies in your crew. That’s the challenge I addressed in my SMX Advanced 2024 session. Didn’t catch it? No worries. I’m recapping it all in this article series, one juicy nugget at a time. This is Part 2, so if you missed Part 1 , check it out.

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How To Find Your Way Through the Marketing Analytics Maze

Content Marketing Institute

Overwhelmed by all the data available to analyze? Experts presenting at Content Marketing World share how to overcome the challenge so you can operate a manageable and valuable analytics program.

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The History of Employer Branding and Why It's Here to Stay

Aspiration Marketing

When it comes to modern hiring, standing out isn't just about offering competitive salaries and benefits – it's about building a compelling employer brand. A staggering 72% of job seekers say a positive employer brand would make them more likely to apply to a company. But what exactly does employer branding mean?

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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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Why AI’s agents and commodification are good news for marketers

Martech

This year’s Dreamforce and Inbound user conferences were all about AI agents. “When we look back at this event years from now, you’re going to remember it as the year of AI agents,” said HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah. “The only thing we’re going to do at Salesforce is AgentForce,” said CEO Marc Benioff. (So long Customer 360 and Data Cloud, hope you enjoyed your time in the spotlight.

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Google updates its spam policies document

Search Engine Land

Google has updated its spam policies documentation as part of a routine refresh while also adding more details around the site reputation abuse policy and expanding and clarifying other areas of its search spam policies and guidelines. Why the change. Google wrote , “We review and refresh our documentation periodically. This update is part of that process.” What is new.

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How Cutting Distribution Boosted Our YouTube Views by 420% [Expert Interview]

Hubspot Marketing

When I first heard how HubSpot’s YouTube team bumped one channel’s views up by over 400%, I begged for permission to share the story. (I’m not above debasing myself on your behalf.) It’s a lesson that applies to nearly all content marketing — and one I promise you’re not going to hear anywhere else. Are you ready for it? Not all distribution is good distribution.

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What are AI Agents and Why Should I Use Them?

Aspiration Marketing

Gone are the days of simple chatbots; the AI revolution is ushering in a new era of autonomous agents. These digital entities, capable of performing tasks, making decisions, and interacting with the world, are poised to become our tireless assistants. Imagine having a personal AI agent tirelessly scouring the internet for the perfect travel deal, automating your mundane tasks, or even brainstorming creative concepts alongside you.

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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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3 ways to optimize your marketing automation beyond technology

Martech

Memo To : Marketing directors, VPs, SVPs and CMOs Re : Recommendations to optimize your automated marketing campaigns Your investment in technology to support marketing automation was smart. Automated campaigns increase relevance for your target audience and boost the productivity of your marketing team, which together should improve your bottom-line performance.

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How SEO can work with digital marketing teams

Search Engine Land

In digital marketing , agencies and in-house teams often separate into specialized units like SEO , PPC and content marketing. While this division makes sense internally, it doesn’t align with how customers experience a brand online. Customers don’t think in silos – they interact with a brand’s digital presence holistically. This reality calls for a unified approach to digital marketing, where SEO plays a pivotal role.

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Companies are replacing more martech, focused on integrations and APIs, and still expanding their stacks

Chief Martec

I have two surveys for you that I think you’ll love. The first is one that I’m asking you to take: a cut-through-the-BS survey on the real ways in which you’re seeing gen AI used in your organization — or not. This data will contribute to the “Martech for 2025” report and virtual event Frans Riemersma and I will be sharing on December 3.

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Where LinkedIn’s AI Move Went Wrong

Content Marketing Institute

LinkedIn came under fire for training its AI models on users’ content. Adobe, Meta, and Zoom have faced similar controversies. Here’s what these brands keep getting wrong (and it has nothing to do with AI).

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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 secure leadership buy-in for digital marketing initiatives

Martech

Digital marketing and martech are transforming businesses, but getting leadership to invest can be difficult. Marketing teams often struggle with doubts about past results, tight budgets or a fear of change, making it hard to win support. Below are strategies to help you gain leadership support for digital marketing investments. With insights from marketing leaders Traci Ward and Tim Hicks, we explore how to navigate this process successfully.

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TikTok Search Ads Campaign launch in U.S.

Search Engine Land

TikTok is taking a direct shot at Google with the launch of TikTok Search Ads Campaign in the U.S. Advertisers can now target users on its search results page. Previously, ads on TikTok’s search page were more generic. But now brands can tailor their ads to align with specific search behaviors. Why it matters. TikTok has a growing role as a search engine for younger users – 57% of users use the app’s search function, according to internal TikTok data.

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The Best Time to Post on Social Media in 2024: Times for Every Major Site

Buffer Marketing

At Buffer, we recently embarked on an ambitious project: uncovering the best times to post on every major social network in 2024.  We poured over millions of posts, Reels, Tweets, TikToks, Shorts, videos, and more to pinpoint when the best-performing content was published.  To predict the best time to post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, we looked at the timeslots with the highest engagement rates on each platform.

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How to Create an SEO Budget for Max ROI

Hubspot Marketing

I work in and around SEO on a daily basis. And although I’m on the content creation side of things, I can tell you with certainty that SEO budgets impact every part of the process. It’s obvious to me when companies have a clear SEO budget and when they don’t. The ones that do have an organized list of target keywords and a carefully laid out plan for ranking for those keywords — from content creation for landing pages and blog posts to building a backlink strategy.

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Using Generative AI in Sales: Pros, Cons, and Considerations According to Sellers

Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A

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Why marketers need ‘architecture vision’

Martech

“Architecture vision” is the third of six core competencies marketers need to develop, and what is means for marketers. In previous articles, I discussed the first two of those competencies: generalized system understanding and martech tool management. This third competency, architecture vision, might be thought of as the sum of those first two competencies.

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When and how to fire PPC clients

Search Engine Land

As PPC professionals, we strive to deliver results, optimize campaigns, foster strong client relationships and grow along with our clients. However, not all client partnerships are destined for success. Sometimes, the difficult decision to part ways becomes necessary. Why maintaining a healthy client portfolio matters A thriving PPC agency or freelance business relies on a client portfolio that aligns with your expertise, values and business goals.

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The 28 Best Marketing Resources for Social Media

Buffer Marketing

Social media changes more rapidly than the weather in the mountains. There’s a new feature, a unique best practice, or even a new social media site just around the corner. Things change in the blink of an eye. I’ve collated a list of 28 social media marketing resources to help you stay up to date — or even ahead of the curve — at all times.

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Leveraging Content Throughout the Long B2B Sales Cycle

The LeadG2 Blog

The B2B sales cycle is widely known for being lengthy and intricate, in stark contrast to B2C transactions that are typically more straightforward and swifter, often involving fewer decision-makers and a quicker decision process. B2B purchases require thorough research, the involvement of multiple stakeholders, and substantial financial investments, making the decision-making process more complex and time-consuming.

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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.