Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 8, 2016

For all of the greatness that the internet affords -- cute animal videos , GIFs , and interesting blogs -- I think its biggest downside is how distracting it can be. How many times have you sat down to work and been pulled into a pit of procrastination ? Perhaps you get absorbed in updates on social media, or maybe you click through Wikipedia trying to determine what exactly Gina Rodriguez’s first TV role was (it was on Law & Order ).

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Author: Ernesto Castillo Marketing automation isn’t just for marketing. As a sales leader or rep, marketing automation is fundamental to understanding your prospects’ behaviors, leveraging them in your follow-ups, and making the right connections. In my experience as the Director of Enterprise Sales Development at Marketo, I’ve seen firsthand how marketing automation generates more quality leads and contacts that turn into great sales opportunities.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We are excited to share that Sprout Social has been named one of Glassdoor’s Best Places to Work in 2017, an honor based entirely on our employees’ reviews of the company. The Glassdoor Best Places to Work list is released annually as part of Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards, and it is unique in that winners are determined based on feedback their employees have voluntarily and anonymously shared in Glassdoor reviews.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2016

For the 100th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast I was thrilled to interview Dr. Philip Kotler, the man widely regarded at “The Father of Modern Marketing.” A faculty member since 1962 of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, Dr. Kotler is the author of over 55 marketing books (translated into more than […]. The post Weekend Reading: “Marketing 4.0” by Philip Kotler appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Do you take a good, hard look at your team’s marketing strategy every year? You should. An annual marketing plan helps you set your marketing on the right course to make your company’s business goals a reality. Think of it as a high-level plan that guides the direction of your team's campaigns, goals, and growth. Without one, things can get messy -- and it's nearly impossible to put a number on the budget you'll need to secure for the projects, hiring, and outsourcing you'll encounter over the c

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Author: Mike Tomita As the role of marketing continues to expand, it’s more challenging than ever to keep a pulse on what changes are occurring in the field. Continued learning is critical, and if you’re not taking the time to keep up with industry news and marketing trends, your efforts may fall flat. If you’re worried you might have missed something major this year, we have you covered.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I have always believed that content marketing means companies leaving behind their tired old promotional ads, brochures, and requests for a demo. That’s why marketers are acting like real publishers focused on helping their audience become educated, informed, even entertained. Because if you are good enough to build an audience, then great things happen to your business. […].

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Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2016

There’s something kind of cool happening in the world of marketing. Actually, there’s always something cool going on here. But as you may have recently heard, people are paying a lot of attention to something called account-based marketing (ABM). After all, over the past year, there’s been a 21% increase in the number of companies that have a full account-based marketing program in place.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Author: Stefan Bhagwandin Good news, mobile marketing teams: user retention doesn’t have to be a losing battle. There was once a time when growth was the name of the game in mobile marketing, but the tides are turning. Installs alone are not enough to propel apps to the top of the app store’s search results— mobile engagement and retention are becoming make-or-break metrics for app store optimization (ASO).

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Content is the lifeblood of social media. Unless you’re a famous celebrity with a huge following , you need to share great content to keep people interested. But what does that look like? Before you start randomly Tweeting and posting pictures on Instagram, create a social media content management plan to guide you along the way. Having a plan in place will help you stay organized, plan ahead and scale your social media marketing strategy.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2016

G Suite is a set of apps which includes Gmail, Docs, Drive and Calendar amongst others. However, you can use tools, plugins and the apps own features to enhance their functionality and raise levels of productivity within a business. These tips are perfect for beginner SEO practitioners to even the most seasoned marketing professionals. Here […].

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Rock Content

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Content marketing has become one of the most prominent techniques used by brands to attract, educate, and convert an audience. While content marketing is a powerful and proven technique alone, you can combine content marketing and digital branding to achieve greater results. How are Content Marketing and Digital Branding Complementary? Your digital brand is composed of your digital identity, visibility, and credibility as defined by the Digital Branding Institute.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Author: Heidi Bullock Do you ever get to this time of the year and look back and ask yourself where the time went? Maybe it’s just me, but 2016 went FAST. So instead of looking back, we’re looking forward to what 2017 will mean for marketers. Here are four key themes that we see taking center stage in the upcoming year: 1. Customer-Centric Marketing.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Instagram empowers brands to distribute compelling media in a way that tells a story and engages consumers. For consumers, Instagram enables them to tag their location, join a communal conversation through hashtags and visually share their daily activities and interests. Because of its highly visual nature, many brands view Instagram as an extension of their print or display advertising efforts.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 6, 2016

You’ve probably heard a couple of things about Instagram and email marketing. You’ve heard that email is the old, reliable work horse of marketing, and you’ve probably heard that Instagram is the “big thing” on the social media scene. But did you know that they could work together to increase engagement with your email marketing? […]. The post How to Bring Instagram Love to Your Email Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Rock Content

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If you’ve ever bought a dog or thought about buying a dog, you know just how tough it is to get buy-in from internal stakeholders. Parents, significant others and even landlords can be major obstacles in letting a canine friend move into your home. Situations like these, when high-consideration products (or pets) are being evaluated, is where content marketing shines.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Author: Elaine Ip Even the most innovative marketers sometimes hit a wall when it comes to creating content. Sometimes the industry is slow, the market is lagging, or the product/service you offer just doesn’t change much. It can feel like there’s nothing left to say, but that’s never actually the case. You just need some fresh inspiration to get back on track.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Marketers know that multimedia has the power to exponentially increase a brand’s social footprint. But with multiple content stakeholders and workflows, how do social media marketers efficiently maintain a repository of cohesive, visual assets? During this week’s #SproutChat , we discussed organizing content in order to ensure a seamless digital publishing strategy.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The healthcare industry is vast, featuring a variety of B2B and B2C organizations for which the marketing goals are different. While B2B healthcare companies such as EHR providers ultimately aim to increase leads from hospitals and other healthcare facilities, B2C healthcare organizations instead aim for increased patient recruitment. According to a recent Google webinar, the […].

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Rock Content

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Hyatt recently introduced World of Hyatt, the hotel operator’s new loyalty program, and the brand did a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) to showcase its features and answer questions from members. The brand made its SVP of Loyalty available for the live Q&A. And they were trolled. Hard. Here’s one example: And another: Responses like that are not exactly what a marketing or corporate communications team envisions when they pitch a live Q&A to boost engagement and build trust with customers a

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 9, 2016

5 Under Used Strategies to Make Your Customers Feel Valued written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. There’s a misconception that great customer service requires endless resources and personnel, complex software systems, and outsourced call centers. While those tools can certainly help large corporations feel more connected to their clients — perhaps increasingly so through automation and social media “bots” to jump on quick replies — there are still few substitutes for human inter

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Onboarding can present challenges, especially when a new team member isn’t quite as familiar with a brand’s existing voice and tone. At Sprout, when a new social media specialist is given permission to publish content onto Sprout’s social channels, it’s crucial that they use language that matches our style. That’s why Message Approval is an integral part of the onboarding process for all members of our social team.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Creating quality content takes a lot of time and energy. That’s not to say every piece you put on your blog is your best work. But we all have those posts… you know, the ones where we just hit the mark. Maybe it was the depth of research. Or maybe it was a certain twist […]. The post 10 Ways to Recycle Content from Your Business Blog appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Contently B2C

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Three things in life can instantly turn my smile into a frown: dealing with a Philadelphia Eagles loss, realizing it’s Sunday when I’m outside a Chick-fil-A, and clicking on a video that serves me a pre-roll ad. Turns out, I’m not the only person upset about that last one. According to data from an August 2016 report by Nielsen and Newlio, over half of people fed a pre-roll video will skip it—and that’s just one of the popular avoidance tactics.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Disrupt or be Disrupted written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In a few short years much of what you do, make, fix, sell, and ship, won’t mean much to anyone. In fact, there’s a pretty good chance that if you stay put doing whatever it is your business does right now – you’ll be out of business. If you want to survive, let alone thrive, you must tap new trends and produce new ideas at an accelerating rate.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Instagram empodera a las marcas al ayudarlas a distribuir contenido multimedia convincente contando una historia e interactuando con los consumidores. Para los consumidores, Instagram les permite etiquetar su ubicación, unirse a una conversación comunitaria a través de hashtags y compartir visualmente sus actividades e intereses diarios. Dada su naturaleza extremadamente visual, muchas marcas ven a Instagram como una extensión de su trabajo de publicidad impresa o gráfica.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 9, 2016

PDFs have their place. They’re easy to download, send, design, and skim. Over the years, they’ve become the unofficial default for many marketers, but times are a changin. When it comes to building buzz, holding attention, and reaching new markets, PDFs can fall a little … flat. The good news is, there are lots of […]. The post 19 Demand Generating Content Formats That Aren’t a PDF appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Technology has significantly enhanced the way businesses operate nowadays, and marketing to a target audience is no exemption. Marketing automation systems have paved the way for us to improve lead generation efficiency while analyzing results in a predictable, measurable way. These modern tools have helped marketers establish more fruitful relationships with prospects, improving their ability […].

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Companies trying to execute a B2B solution or value sale must overcome selling problems that start at the prospecting stage and persist to the end. Symptoms include too few quality additions to the sales pipeline, protracted and lengthening sales cycles, and low win rates. A significant cause is sellers haven’t realigned messages, sales conversations, and sales […].

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 7, 2016

We are rapidly approaching the end of another fiscal year! How has your retail business performed? Whether it’s been an outstanding year or an utterly forgettable one, there is always more you can do to enhance sales in the closing weeks of Q4, and to finish up this year with a bang. Rethink Your Mobile […]. The post 5 Ways Retailers Can Close Out The Year With A Bang appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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