Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 16, 2018
The personal data economy has been increasing for years. Now with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) deadline around the corner, data collection and enterprise responsibility will finally merge. This is obviously great news for consumers, but what about marketers? Is GDPR a burden or a blessing? On the surface, GDPR is a lot to take in.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 14, 2018
The definition of a whitepaper varies heavily from industry to industry, which can be a little confusing for marketers looking to create one for their business. The old-school definition comes from politics, where it means a legislative document explaining and supporting a particular political solution. In tech, a whitepaper usually describes a theory behind a new piece of technology.
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Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 12, 2018
Ann Handley says writing isn’t hard, middle school is hard. While I agree middle school is hard, I think writing is challenging. As it’s been said, “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed.”. Do we need to bleed when we write? When you reframe writing as a practice, you can sit in the discomfort of knowing it’s never going to be completely easy.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 12, 2018
Here’s a strategy brands such as IBM and Starbucks have been using for years to bolster their marketing reach and their revenue – employee activation. By harnessing the potential of the people who know your brand better than even your most devoted customers, you can tap into a rich source of brand advocacy and fuel […]. The post How to Activate Employees and Harness the Power of Internal Experts appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 15, 2018
When you meet someone for the first time, you tend to get a feeling as to whether or not they are your type of person. Subconsciously, you collect a lot of information about them and process it in nanoseconds. You analyze their sense of style, body language, cleanliness, hairstyle, language, tone of voice, and overall personality and decide if you have any commonalities.
Traackr
MARCH 12, 2018
We sat down with Raymond Morin, social media expert, speaker and author, to talk about the "Connected Consumers" and influence in the digital era.
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Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 14, 2018
When it comes to generating B2B leads on social media, LinkedIn is way ahead of the competition. No other social site gathers the volume of like-minded executives, professionals, and business owners in one platform in quite the same way LinkedIn does. LinkedIn offers a number of marketing tools that you can use to drive more […]. The post 7 Tips for Better LinkedIn Leads appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 14, 2018
It’s 2018. And as my CEO has said, this is the year to stand for something. As a woman who knows more about SEO , whiskey , and coding than housekeeping, I stand fearlessly alongside those who are focused on making the world a more equal and less gender-defined place. When I think about the strong and powerful people who have paved the way for me, I am determined to ensure that those who come after me in the workforce have an equal work environment.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 15, 2018
Why Problem Solving is the Golden Ticket For Your Marketing Efforts written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. People are always going to have problems, so as a marketer or business owner, your job is to solve these problems for your ideal clients. This really is the key to business success. Here’s the thing, problem-solving is easier said than done.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 14, 2018
Are technology marketers moving away from creating content for the buyer’s journey? The CMI research team found ourselves asking this question as we analyzed the data from our eighth annual content marketing survey. Here’s the finding that got us talking: Compared with the previous year, more technology marketers say they’re focused on creating the right content for the right person at the right time – but fewer report they’re crafting content for specific points on the buyer’s journey.
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.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 15, 2018
Each year, ecommerce continues to grow at an increasingly impressive pace. According to the Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce, total ecommerce sales in the U.S. soared to a whopping $453.5 billion in 2017, up 16 percent from the previous year. As consumers spend more money than ever buying products online, ecommerce companies continue to look […].
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 13, 2018
Done correctly, guest posts can help brands reach new audiences and establish the credibility of their leaders. A smart guest posting strategy can vault a small brand to new heights and cement an established brand as the go-to expert in its industry. Done incorrectly, though, guest posts reach no one because editors won’t publish them. To build a guest posting strategy that works, learn to follow the rules—and expect to fail if you break them.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 14, 2018
How to Build a Small Business Brand Through Design written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Brad Bouse. Podcast Transcript. My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Brad Bouse. He is the co-founder of Lightboard , a company that delivers great design for sales and marketing teams.
Rock Content
MARCH 13, 2018
As an institution, USA Today needs no introduction. Founded in 1982, it is one of the most well-known mid-market newspapers in the US and has a national distribution of more than one million copies daily. In addition to a dynamic design; a mix of national, international, regional, and local content; and a highly visual style, the paper is known for its robust sports coverage.
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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 16, 2018
For the 166th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed Joe Lazauskas, co-author of The Storytelling Edge: How to Transform Your Business, Stop Screaming into the Void, and Make People Love You. Smart businesses today understand the need to use stories to better connect with the people they care about. But few know how […]. The post Weekend Reading: “The Story Telling Edge” by Joe Lazauskas and Shane Snow appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 12, 2018
If you meet any social media marketing manager, they’ll tell you, one of the most important facets of their job is to be able to analyze data and make quick decisions. I have to say, analytic reports have become my friend over the last several years. Having the capability to take an in-depth look at the results of any campaign allows me to make informed decisions on whether we need to make slight adjustments.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 10, 2018
Weekend Favs March 10 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.
Rock Content
MARCH 16, 2018
Oh, King Content. We’ve all heard the “Content is King” spiel a thousand times. But how can content be king is so few actually find it and fewer still actually read it? In order to be relevant, content needs to matter and has to have relevance, of course. It can’t be garbage content. But it also needs to be found. That’s where SEO and content need to intersect, and that’s a critical topic we’ll be addressing in our upcoming webinar with 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.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 13, 2018
Anyone who’s read a marketing blog in the past few years has come across the buzzword “growth hacking.” Coined in 2010, the term is thrown around to describe a straightforward concept — that every strategy you develop and implement should be centered around driving growth. Traditionally, growth hacking describes how online services and tech startups […].
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 15, 2018
Does Blogging Help With SEO? Blogging helps boost SEO quality by positioning your website as a relevant answer to your customers' questions. Blog posts that specifically use a variety of on-page SEO tactics can give you more opportunities to rank in search engines and get customers to visit your site. Search engine optimization is incredibly important for marketers.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 15, 2018
Editor’s note: This post was co-written by Clare McDermott , Mantis Research co-founder and chief research officer. Keeping up with what’s new and exciting in social media can feel like a sprint. Just as you’ve mastered a new tactic or tool, one of the major social networks announces a new feature you need to wrap your head around. Find some new (and not so new) features you may not know, as well as a few channels that may not be on your radar.
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 14, 2018
Transcript of How to Build a Small Business Brand Through Design written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is sponsored by Podcast Bookers, PodcastBookers.com. Podcasts are really hot, right? Do you know what’s also really hot? Appearing as a guest on one of the many, many podcasts out there.
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.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 13, 2018
Nobody wants more email. Yet, as a marketer you want your prospects to want more email – to want your newsletters, at least. How do you create a newsletter so compelling that people not only subscribe to it but also continually look forward to receiving and reading it? Scott Monty, CEO and co-managing partner at Brain+Trust Partners, has a few thoughts on this conundrum.
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