Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

There are numerous studies confirming that long-form content works. It performs better in search and attracts organic traffic. But while everyone agrees that long-form content is the most efficient way to gain attention, not everyone can write as well as a professional journalist and keep the readers engaged. There is increasing pressure to write long-form content, but the attention spans of users are getting shorter each day.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

From professionally produced marketing videos to influencer campaigns and automation software, staying within your digital marketing budget while still driving growth is easier said than done. While some pieces of your marketing strategy aren’t exactly cost flexible, there are plenty of helpful free resources that digital marketers and small business owners can use to craft, launch, and […].

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Is there someone (or hopefully, several someones) at your company who it seems like everyone wants to work with? Maybe they always get pulled into brainstorms, or maybe your team's leaders consult with them. Or maybe it just seems like everyone on your team just really, really likes them. It might be because they're the nicest person in the world, or it might be because they have a finely-honed set of soft skills.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

How much will the evolving landscape of AI impact content creation? I had a conversation with BuzzSumo co-founder Steve Rayson who said writing algorithms are available for purchase, have been bought, and are in use by major platforms. And, they are creating well-written, data-backed articles, he said. I was surprised. I knew the AI landscape was evolving in the industry: But just how much would it really affect content creation?

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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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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Marketers, are you ready? It’s that time of year again. With the National Retail Federation expecting holiday sales to increase between 3.6 and 4% from last year, consumers will be shopping more and spending more money , meaning marketers and brands must work harder to connect prospective customers before their competition does. But, to attract and retain consumers during this season, brands can’t miss a moment with their audience.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

For the 149th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed James Muir, author of The Perfect Close: The Secret To Closing Sales. If you think the world of marketing has changed a lot, sales professionals will argue that their world has changed even more. In this era of the super-informed buyer that can avoid […]. The post Weekend Reading: “The Perfect Close” by James Muir appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Imagine having your audience tied to your content with an 8-foot rubber hose for five minutes on a regular basis. “We’ve got this very, very captive audience – and they’re bored – there’s really no super magic. When people pump gas they have nothing to do,” David Leader, then CEO of Gas Station TV, told NPR a few years ago. Gas Station TV reaches millions of consumers with its content – a mix of entertainment, news, sports – and advertising.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The more quickly you can convert leads into paying customers, the more successful your business. Time is money, after all. Yet, the sales metric that reveals the most about both time and money—sales velocity—is commonly overlooked. What is Sales Velocity? Sales velocity is a measurement of how fast you’re making money. It looks at how quickly leads are moving through your pipeline and how much value new customers provide over a given period.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The climate of relevance is always shifting when it comes to business; it’s a constant battle to stay current against competitors and evolving industry trends. Reinventing your website or brand is a smart way to stay afloat – but successfully launching either can be a daunting task, to say the least. Luckily, there are steps […]. The post How to Launch a New Brand & Website the Right Way appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

How to Use Email Marketing to Build Brand Awareness written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Employing an effective email marketing strategy is an essential tool for building up brand awareness. Many online businesses tend to view email marketing solely in terms of sales. However, building strong relationships with an email list is one of the best marketing strategies for increasing sales performance and strengthening the position of a company.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In 1998, I became the investment club guide for About.com. My responsibilities included the creation of at least one original article per week on the topic of investing or investment clubs, as well as development of the e-newsletter for the subscribers of that channel. I absolutely loved it. Every piece of content I created scored more traffic. The formula seemed so easy … just create article after article answering questions about investment clubs and the audience grew and grew.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Account-based marketing (ABM) is a game-changer, but it’s not uncommon for sales to push back against implementing it as a new strategy. It’s understandable. On the surface, it appears that ABM is asking sales to work with fewer leads, and that kind of change can be a scary proposition. In my previous blog post , I touched on this very subject when discussing outbound prospecting.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

These days, ecommerce companies are having to work harder than ever before to build brand awareness, differentiate from competitors, and attract the right people to their online stores. The internet is noisier, product categories are more competitive, and traditional methods are much less effective than they used to be. As an ecommerce owner, it’s up […].

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

How LinkedIn Can Help with Your Online Branding written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Every business wants to be seen. In this day and age, the best way to get noticed is online, especially through social media. Your online branding is important because it dictates who you are and what you do, and it’s the first thing any potential client will notice.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. If you enjoy our show, we would love it if you would rate it or post a review on iTunes. In this week’s episode. This week, Robert ponders how we handle filling big shoes. We discuss recent reader revenue moves from CNN and the Guardian, and why Facebook may have nothing to fear from ad blockers.

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Zumvu

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Building quality content for your brand or blog's audience requires a large amount of research, time and knowledge. As the nature of search engine optimisation has continued to evolve over the years, so has the need for content.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Influence cannot be gained overnight. Much like any other authority figure, a person is considered to be an influencer when they can influence audiences because they’re well-respected in the industry. It’s built on hard work, passion, and excellent relationship skills. Also, having a captivating or likable personality never hurts. By the book, influencer marketing focuses […].

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Why Live Video is a Must and How to Get Started written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If your newsfeed looks like mine these days, then you’ve likely seen live videos showing up more and more. Live video is all the rage, and guess what, it’s here to stay. People love live video. You can almost guarantee views on this type of content no matter what it is that you’re recording.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

“Peek behind great content marketing efforts and you’ll nearly always find a driven, well-organized team.”. I adore this sentiment from Cameron Conaway because it succinctly illustrates the power of your content marketing team. Regardless of how much content marketing know-how you ingest, here’s the dirty little secret: Those ideas only work if you have the right people on your team to implement them.

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Zumvu

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Are you facing a hard time to make your website grow? May be it is your SEO efforts that needs to be blamed! You probably have been following your SEO checklist religiously, but the question is, how perfect is the checklist itself?

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Looking at how hard and fast social media has taken the world’s bandwidth and free time by storm, the digital world has clearly experienced a massive transformation over the past decade. In the wake of this digital tsunami, marketers have been left with a few priceless gems. One of the most notable: the phenomena of […]. The post 3 Engagement-Driving Examples of B2B User Generated Content appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Rock Content

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The launch of Google’s job search functionality , which followed its foray into travel , might leave businesses in other verticals worried their industries are next – and how they could ever compete with the search giant. But no matter where Google goes next, it’s not doom and gloom – at least not for forward-thinking players willing to evolve. In fact, according to Marcus Miller, head of SEO and PPC at digital marketing firm Bowler Hat, it’s important to remember that, while powerful, eve

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Getting What You Want in Life written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Anthony Sullivan. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is entrepreneur and celebrity TV pitchman, Anthony “Sully” Sullivan. He and I discuss his new book, You Get What You Pitch For: Control Any Situation, Create Fierce Agreement, and Get What You Want In Life. .

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Zumvu

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Blog monetization sounds like a Herculean task to many bloggers, especially to those who are absolutely new to the blogosphere.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Let’s chat a bit about what role AI could play in enterprise selling, what would be a natural fit? And the question that’s been on every salesperson’s mind: Can AI help sales do anything of real value in 2017? Why are people making a big deal about a software that recognizes cats and wins jeopardy; […]. The post What About AI For Sales? Why It’s More Than A Buzzword appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Rock Content

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When Hurricane Harvey first hit Texas late on August 25, it brought powerful winds, record rainfall and devastating flooding. Many communities were underwater. Houston was particularly hard hit, registering two of the five heaviest rainfall days as the storm stalled over south Texas, according to The Weather Channel. For ABC13 KTRK-TV in Houston, that triggered a response of 10 digital producers working around the clock to keep the public updated and informed.

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Speaker: Jay Black, Senior Account Executive

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Want to Be Like Amazon? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Bryan Eisenberg. Podcast Transcript. C’mon, how are you going to be like Amazon – I mean, why would you want to? Here’s the thing most don’t realize about Amazon – they do so many things like a small business that they are actually more nimble than much smaller organizations and they can teach small business a ton.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Your company may not employ data scientists today. And you might be fine with that. Consider, though, that if you’re not working with a data scientist or at least thinking like one, you’re missing something: the ability to say “I know” instead of merely “I think.”. That distinction matters when you’re talking with executives, says content marketer and consultant Katrina Neal.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Black Friday and the holidays are fast approaching. Big box retailers have filled their storefronts with holiday décor, and Santa will soon to have hour-long lines at the mall. You’ve got a choice with your brand: to embrace holiday marketing or to let it pass you by. Of course, you know that your strategy, no matter what needs to engage your customers across multiple channels.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Weekend Favs November 11 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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