Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

Products are never just products, right? Coca-Cola is more than a soda. Starbucks is more than a coffee. Ray-Ban is more than a pair of sunglasses. Glossier is more than a tube of concealer. Interacting with these products provide experiences , and we buy them with that experience in mind. Better yet, the companies that create and market them know exactly the experience they want you to have when you make (or consider) a purchase.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 5, 2019

The emergence of AI technology is the result of evolved human thinking. And, in some ways, it’s become one of the biggest technology game changers of this generation. However, without being very cautious and aware of the dangers—and significance—of combining human interaction with artificial intelligence, we could head down the wrong path. Personally, a substantial barrier I’ve faced in my life is properly managing my time.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 4, 2019

Let’s face it, to the average business person, marketing equals promotion. Marketing is what you say and how you say it when you want to explain how awesome your product is and why people should buy it. Marketing is an ad. Marketing is a brochure. Marketing is a press release. And more recently, Marketing is […]. The post What Is Marketing?

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Neil Patel

APRIL 2, 2019

You already know it’s harder to get traffic from the social web unless you spend money ads. There’s nothing new with that fact… just look at the graph above: It breaks down how the average number of social shares per blog post has been dying year over year. But the reality is you can’t ignore platforms like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube or any other new contender that comes out and gains traction.

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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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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

Out of all the ways you can make money creating content, affiliate marketing is one of the best ways to do it. You don’t have to build, market, or sell a product or service. You just have to insert affiliate links or ads in your content, which usually doesn’t cost any money, and then wait for people to click on them and buy something, earning you a commission.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 3, 2019

For the past 20 years, I have journeyed into the lairs of countless marketers. From small startups to national corporations, what has shocked me the most is the lack of unity and communication between the sales and marketing departments. When I first visit a marketing department, I ask its team members to describe their buyer profile as well as their customer’s interests, demographics, and pain points.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 1, 2019

April Fools’ Day is a tempting conundrum. Does it provide a good enough reason to break the rules and betray your audience’s trust with fake content, absurd headlines, or fictional products? Let’s give it some serious thought. Continue reading → The post Is April Fools’ Day Worth the Risk for Brands? appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 4, 2019

Search Engine Marketing, or SEM, is one of the most effective ways to grow your business and reach new customers. While it's critical you employ organic strategies to attract traffic over the long-term, sometimes, you can't properly compete on the SERPs without putting money behind it -- and that's where SEM comes into play. For instance, consider what happens when I type "summer shoes" into Google: Zappos clearly has an effective SEO strategy, since its "Summer shoes" page ranks first organical

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

APRIL 1, 2019

As a marketing professional, your biggest concern is reaching your audience. The dream is for millions of people to like, share, and comment on a post you cooked up for your organization. In theory, the best way to make this fantasy a reality is to tap into some “trending” topics and capture everyone’s attention. Unfortunately, too many marketers make this rookie mistake, and they end up spending more time recovering from the fallout than engaging with consumers.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 3, 2019

Marketing technology – or martech – has evolved in leaps and bounds in recent years. Whatever the marketing task you want to complete, you’re almost guaranteed to find software out there to help you complete that task. It’s also pretty certain that you’ll need more than one tool, which is where your martech stack comes […]. The post What Should Your Martech Stack Look Like?

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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

APRIL 4, 2019

If you don’t think about SEO and user experience, your content will never be great. Learn how one company implements a process, from ideation to publication, while never forgetting the audience and Google. Continue reading → The post How to Find and Fill a Content Gap for SEO and UX appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

APRIL 5, 2019

Nowadays, email marketing is an integral component of any marketing strategy. In fact, 59% of marketers say email is their biggest source of ROI. When it comes to email marketing, the autoresponder sequence is a commonly used but often under-appreciated part of the process. Autoresponders are a way to dip your toes into email automation. They're typically the simplest form of marketing automation to execute when setting up your campaigns -- but, when done well, they can be incredibly powerful fo

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Sprout Social

APRIL 2, 2019

If you’re familiar with #SproutSessions, you know it’s a free digital conference where we host a variety of marketing and social talent from your favorite brands to talk shop. We recently took that format and made it live as a half-day, traveling event with speakers and panels that explore what it means to foster real connection on social. Yep, we’re pretty excited about it.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 2, 2019

In corporate media you must provide a steady stream of quality content that will interest, excite and, oh yes, engage your audience. In the past, social was seen as a “nice-to-have” component to the business. But now more than ever, these social networks play a major role. Think about this, close to half the world’s […]. The post How to Write For Corporate Social Media Channels (And Expand Social Reach) appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 3, 2019

Your creative teams set out to create, distribute, and promote amazing content. But sometimes they get into a rut, leading to humdrum content with less-than-stellar results. Learn how to help lead your team out of that rut. Continue reading → The post Get Your Content Team Out of That Creative Rut appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Litmus

APRIL 4, 2019

Whether email marketing is a new part of your business or an established component, building your budget for the year—and deciding how exactly you’ll spend it—can be a daunting task. Did you ever wonder how your peers spend their email marketing dollars? In our State of Email Survey, we asked thousands of marketers how their email marketing budget would change in 2019 and whether they’re looking to increase or decrease investments in omnichannel integration, their email marketing tech stack, the

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

Why Great Leaders Give Less Advice and Listen More written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Michael Bungay Stanier. Podcast Transcript. Today on the podcast, I speak with Michael Bungay Stanier. He is the founder and CEO of Box of Crayons and the author of several books, including The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More, & Change the Way You Lead Forever.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 1, 2019

Instant gratification. It has somehow become ingrained in our world’s society that it’s best to have everything “now” We’ve grown impatient. We want to lose weight “now” We want to own a home “now” And if we don’t have cash, we can use a credit card to purchase items “now” Companies, especially their marketing departments, have […].

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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

APRIL 5, 2019

As more people move to a sound-based, voice-activated world, content marketers aren’t listening well. Audio is the most underused medium in their toolkit. But that changes now with this counsel on a holistic audio content strategy. Continue reading → The post Don’t Fail in the Future: Develop an Audio Strategy Today appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Moz

MARCH 31, 2019

Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Links matter for SEO. A lot. Most marketers understand that links to websites count as “votes” on the web. Google — and other search engines — use these votes to rank web pages in search results. The more votes a page accumulates, the better that page’s chances of ranking in search results. This is the popularity part of Google’s algorithm, described in the original PageRank patent.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 3, 2019

What it Means to be a Self-Reliant Entrepreneur written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur. I’m working on a new book, The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business , coming out in October 2019. I’ll be talking more about it in the coming months, but I wanted to give you a preview now, because it’s a decidedly different book for me.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 4, 2019

It’s perfectly normal to stick to a marketing strategy if it has proven to be successful for your business. However, one of the most effective ways to keep your marketing strategy dynamic is to inject fresh ideas, talking points, tactical approaches, and creative messaging. Account-Based Marketing (ABM) is a relatively new concept in B2B marketing […].

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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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Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 2, 2019

Native advertising can increase your content’s reach, earn new audiences, and drive action in ways other paid distribution techniques simply can’t. Learn how to put it into play successfully with this brief guide to best practices. Continue reading → The post How to Do Native Advertising Right: A Brief Guide With Great Examples appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Moz

APRIL 1, 2019

Posted by FeliciaCrawford It feels like it's been a king's age since we first began our long journey to rewrite and revamp the Beginner's Guide to SEO. For all the long months of writing and rewriting, of agonizing over details and deleting/replacing sections every so often as Google threw us for a loop, it's hard to believe it's finally ready to share: The new Beginner's Guide to SEO is here!

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

What’s Included in a Perfectly Optimized Homepage? written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When you’re trying to get your business noticed online, you need to create a website that stands out. While your site must have a great user experience and make it clear to visitors what your business does, you must also be sure it’s optimized to keep search engines happy.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 4, 2019

Guest post from David Ly Khim from HubSpot Content repurposing is the best way to make the most of the content you’ve created. By giving one piece of content many purposes, you increase your content production without having to churn out dozens of 2,000-word blog posts every month. This post will share an example of […]. The post How to Create a Content Machine that Turns 1 Piece of Content Into 10 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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

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Traackr

APRIL 2, 2019

Traackr has been awarded 2 gold awards at IMA19.

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Moz

APRIL 2, 2019

Posted by Danielle_Launders With MozCon 2019 right around the corner, we’re excited to announce our annual open call for community speakers! Are you the person that everyone in your office goes to for digital marketing advice? Dreaming of breaking into the speaking circuit to share your innovative ideas? Now’s the chance to submit your pitch for an opportunity to join industry leaders on stage in front of 1,500 of your peers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 4, 2019

How to Find Success as a Podcast Advertiser or Sponsor written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. People love podcasts. According to Podcast Insights , there are over 660,000 podcasts, which means that no matter what topic or area you’re passionate about, there’s probably a podcast out there that covers it. Outside of the breadth of content available, podcasts are also a seamless way to consume information.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 2, 2019

Everyone knows that data is an integral part of a company. From the success of marketing campaigns and sales efforts to networking and business growth, all aspects of a company rely on it. So how is it that a shocking 94% of B2B companies speculate that their database is inaccurate or stale? The average CRM […]. The post How to Clean Dirty Data and Increase Your Marketing ROI appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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