SmartBrief - Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Multicultural marketing in the US is expected to grow 8% in 2024, per PQ Media , though it’ll still account for less than 6% of total marketing spending this year. While 8% growth is definitely not bad, it’s still underwhelming, considering the US Census Bureau expects the country to be “minority white” in about 20 years. And, you don’t have to wait that long for some age groups.
Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 31, 2024
How do you create a seamless content experience so your audience doesn’t even realize it’s an “experience?” Follow these tips.
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Aspiration Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2024
Marketing has undergone a tremendous transformation in the past decade with the rise of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots. Chatbots, powered by AI , are one of the biggest disruptors in marketing today. They are reshaping marketing strategies by enhancing customer engagement, improving lead generation and conversion, providing 24/7 customer support, and offering highly personalized experiences.
Set Up
JANUARY 30, 2024
At Set up , we regularly interview marketing leaders from different industries ranging from Tourism to Packaging to Entertainment and Healthcare. Having periodic conversations with marketing leaders not only helps us keep a pulse on every industry, but reveals common trends and challenges that all marketers are facing. This Industry blog explores the ins and outs of the Professional Service industry.
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Struggling to grow your B2B brand in an overcrowded market? Discover how partner marketing can transform your strategy, unlocking new opportunities for lead generation and ROI. What you'll gain: Craft collaborative campaigns that minimize conflicts and maximize ROI. Harness automation to streamline partner marketing efforts. Learn to gain and retain partner mind share with proven strategies.
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 31, 2024
If you’re a marketer, you cannot ignore meme culture. No, I’m not talking about making tone-deaf corporate memes that shout “How do you do, fellow kids?” I’m talking about real, organic viral trends. They might seem silly on the surface but– when timed right– jumping on the right meme can mean marketing magic. Case in point: The Gen Z caviar bump. A TikTok trend that’s helping brands tap a $465 million global market.
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Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 30, 2024
Your brand strives for perfection, whether it’s the company’s public image, a seamless campaign message, or flawless email distribution. But your brand has flaws, and that’s a lesson every brand storyteller must learn.
SmartBrief - Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2024
What are CEOs thinking when they contemplate marketing and their chief marketing officer? What are their dominant business concerns? Do they trust their CMOs? Are they invested in CMO longevity? Do they see them as critical to driving business outcomes? What are they thinking about AI? Boathouse Group’s Third Annual CEO Study on Marketing and the CMO answered these questions, yielding some surprises and flagging some back-to-basics trends.
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
I’m fortunate to live in a city that has a thriving restaurant scene (it’s most known for its barbecue and Tex-Mex, if that gives you any hint). And while I don’t consider myself a food connoisseur by any means, I was a food journalist in a past life, so I continue to stay on top of the latest stories and trends surrounding the restaurant industry. To do this, I follow a lot of restaurants on social media.
Calvyn Lee Blog
JANUARY 28, 2024
Reddit can be a great platform for promoting your business, but because many subreddits prohibit direct self-promotion, it’s important to use Reddit wisely. In this in-depth guide, we’ll cover how to effectively promote on Reddit without getting banned. By understanding Reddit’s rules, building credibility through engagement, and providing value to the Reddit community, you can position your business for organic growth and exposure.
Speaker: Karen Swim, APR
Relevance is the currency of modern media relations—and personalization is how you earn it. In this new webinar with industry leader Karen Swim, APR, we'll explore proven strategies for precision targeting and crafting personalized pitches that resonate with journalists and build stronger relationships over time. You’ll also learn how to ensure your media lists are accurate and up to date, craft outreach that gets responses, and streamline your workflow without sacrificing quality.
Aspiration Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Are you feeling frustrated by the limitations of default HubSpot data? Are you yearning for deeper insights and more targeted interactions with your audience? Well, prepare to meet your secret weapon: custom properties.
Trade Press Services Newsletter
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Many of us have seen the classic comedy film Groundhog Day in which Bill Murray stars as a TV weatherman trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February 2 over and over again. While it’s a hilarious premise for a movie, it’s downright terrifying in real life—especially when it comes to marketing. Even the savviest of marketers can relate to the struggle of continuously creating the same content, launching the same campaigns and repeating the same initiatives simply because
Social Media Examiner
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Want to elevate your social media marketing? Looking for a strategy that forges connections and builds genuine community? In this article, we’ll explore social posting strategy. Why is Building Social Community and Connection so Important? In a world where social media has become synonymous with endless scrolling and mindless consumption of content, digital marketer, author, […] The post Social Posting Strategy: Building Community and Connection appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Google officially removed the cache link from the Google Search results snippets last week and Google confirmed that it will remove the cache functionality completely in the near future. Danny Sullivan, Google’s Search Liaison told us that Google has “decided to retire it” and removed it from the Google Search result pages and will soon remove the cache completely.
Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA
The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.
Aspiration Marketing
JANUARY 31, 2024
SEO can be a confusing landscape, especially regarding outbound links. You hear conflicting advice – some say they're essential for ranking, others warn they drain your "link juice." So, what's the truth? Are outbound links friends or foes in this SEO game? We're here to show how outbound links work, why they matter, and how to leverage them strategically to boost your SEO efforts.
Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing force for revolutionizing customer experience (CX). With the ability to process vast amounts of data and drive automation at scale, AI empowers brands to deliver personalized, seamless CX journeys that foster loyalty and satisfaction. This article explores how leading companies leverage AI across three key areas — clear messaging, frictionless interactions and tailored experiences — to shape customer experience. 1.
Social Media Examiner
JANUARY 31, 2024
Tired of being viewed as a disposable marketing vendor? Wondering how to become a partner your clients turn to for advice instead? In this article, you’ll learn how one marketer made the move from vendor to trusted advisor. The Making of a Trusted Marketing Advisor: An Industry Veteran’s Perspective Marketing has undergone significant shifts over […] The post How to Move From Agency Vendor to Trusted Marketing Advisor appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Most marketing professionals constantly grapple with two questions: What do our customers actually want and how can we turn them into our biggest champions? Without a deep understanding of their audience, even the most seasoned marketers, at times, find themselves in a cycle of guesswork and reactive strategies. The risk isn’t just a misalignment with customer expectations but also the missed opportunity to cultivate brand loyalty and advocacy.
Speaker: Hanan Polinovski, Events Manager and David Brown, Sr. Marketing & Events Lead
Are your events living up to expectations? Are you getting quality leads from your sponsorships? Have you ever wondered if that branded notebook actually makes an impact? Get ready to transform your event strategy! Join event marketing pros Hanan Polinovski from Printfection and David Brown from Bonusly for a fast-paced webinar about turning your event efforts into serious ROI.
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 29, 2024
Few apps cycle through trends as quickly as TikTok. I spend endless hours scrolling through the app, and it feels like every other day, a new trending sound, topic, song, or challenge is going viral. It can be hard to keep up, and I say this as a content creator and marketer whose job is to stay in tune with the latest happenings on social media. Fortunately, I and a few other creators are savvy enough to see what TikTok trends are coming to the forefront in 2024.
Martech
JANUARY 31, 2024
Predictive analytics provides a solid foundation for data-driven decision-making for marketing campaigns. But while most marketing leaders already use some form of predictive analytics, specifically predictive modeling, many still struggle to fully integrate it into their decisions. Concerns about data quality and using the right data hinder the wider adoption of predictive analytics.
Social Media Examiner
JANUARY 30, 2024
Are you up to date on changes from Instagram? Wondering which recent Instagram updates are important to marketers and business owners? In this article, we explore Instagram changes that affect your marketing. #1: Instagram Stories Instagram Friends Story Sharing Instagram is testing a new collaborative Stories feature that allows users to create Stories for their […] The post Instagram Updates: Stories, Cutouts, Future Features, and More appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Sprout Social
JANUARY 29, 2024
Social media networks, and the way users interact with them, evolve quickly. In the past few years, users traded glossy, retouched photos for lo-fi videos and photo dumps. They simultaneously hopped on blink-and-you’ll-miss them trends, while championing authenticity. In 2023, we saw new platforms enter the scene and shake ups in platform preferences that changed the face of the industry, while other tried and true networks held consumer attention.
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Brace yourself, B2B marketers. Your beloved SEO is getting a makeover, and its name is Language Model Optimization (LMO). What does that mean for your digital strategy? Join Jesse McFarland of SpearPoint Marketing on the next B2B Growth Show as we unravel the mystery and get you prepped for the next evolution in search. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: A clear breakdown of SEO vs.
Hubspot Marketing
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
If you’re like millions of other users, you use Excel spreadsheets to plan your budgets, track sales or expenses, and organize all sorts of data. You may even use Excel to work with private or confidential information. If you have data in a spreadsheet that you don’t want just anyone else to see, you can password protect that Excel file. I’ve found that requiring people to enter a password to access an Excel file keeps your private information private — while still allowing you, and anyone else
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 29, 2024
Spend on Google search ads in the U.S. rose by 17% year-on-year in the final quarter of 2023. Google click growth remained steady at 8% year-on-year, while cost-per-click accelerated to 9% during the same period, according to a the Tinuiti Digital Ads Benchmark Report. Why we care. The increase in Google search ad spend suggests that people are feeling more confident in digital advertising after a rocky start to 2023, when CPS dropped.
Martech
JANUARY 29, 2024
Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation. Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. Today, digital platforms and data enrichment strategies are the status quo, reshaping how we identify, engage and nurture potential customers we’d like to have. But have we deviated too far from sustainable lead generation practices and become too reliant on pay-to-play databases to fuel outbound initiatives?
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
As part of your Facebook marketing strategy , a consistent publishing schedule is essential. Without the help of social media scheduling tools, that means you have to remember to go online each day (sometimes even multiple times a day) to manually publish your content. Nowadays, there are much more efficient ways to publish and schedule social media content.
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Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Excel can do more than just simple math. That's thanks to its bevy of built-in functions and min-formulas that simplify the creation of more complex formulas. In my decade-long experience with Excel, I’ve found that one of the more useful functions is the COUNTIF function. You can use COUNTIF to count the number of cells that contain a specific value or range of values.
Buffer Marketing
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
There are some things that, if you want or need them done, you need to take action without thinking. Social media growth isn’t one of them. If you’re subscribed to this newsletter, chances are you’re always seeking advice and inspiration for how to grow your social media for itself or as a pipeline to your business or creative work.
Martech
JANUARY 31, 2024
The use of generative AI in business processes grew by 400% in 2023, and the biggest adopters were RevOps (48% of use cases) followed by IT (31%). Perhaps surprisingly, customer support lagged behind at 12%. Highly complex automation cases have almost doubled over the past two years, while 50% of automation cases stretch over four or more departments.
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