Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

In the modern marketer’s race to capture buyer attention and create meaningful experiences, differentiation is more important than ever. . Digital tactics are effective, but too much can create noise, drowning out your brand message and leaving consumers with the negative side effects of digital overload. Offline channels like direct mail, however, remain incredibly effective at driving awareness and engagement.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2020

In the world of digital marketing, there is a wide and growing range of digital marketing tools designed to help you to be more organized and efficient. This wealth of choice is great news for marketers, but it can also be quite overwhelming. With such a wide choice of tools, it can be difficult knowing which ones are the right option for your digital marketing strategy.

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Hootsuite

MARCH 18, 2020

By now, you’ve seen a flood of emails and blog posts from businesses about their response to COVID-19. All the news about the economy, disruption to business, and an increase in customer questions make it easy to feel overwhelmed and confused about what actions to take next. Now, more than ever, social media represents an unprecedented way to reach people, coordinate government responses, and keep businesses close to their customers during this disruptive time.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 16, 2020

With over 660 million registered professionals , LinkedIn is the largest resource for B2B marketers to tap into. So if you’re not on the platform already or if you haven’t been using it to its full potential, it’s time you reconsider. The right LinkedIn marketing strategy can work wonders for your personal brand and eventually, your business too. In this post, you’ll discover some of the best ways to improve your LinkedIn marketing efforts–whether you’re marketing yourself or your company.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 17, 2020

Your editorial calendar is set. Then, something happens that’s out of your control. At first, the headlines don’t impact your brand. Then they do. What should happen with your content marketing? Continue reading → The post Should the News Disrupt Your Content Calendar? Here’s How to Decide appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 19, 2020

91% of marketers are confident that they're making marketing decisions that will positively impact revenue. Are you one of them? As marketers, we're well-versed in the main goals of internet marketing: to generate leads and new business. Revenue generated from online marketing justifies why we include online channels in our marketing efforts. Some companies use revenue as a jumping-off point to build their marketing plans.

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Litmus

MARCH 16, 2020

With the emergence of the coronavirus (COVID-19), brands are being forced to quickly act and adapt to a situation that changes daily. Email is the most powerful channel to stay connected to your customers , so brands are turning to their email marketing teams to keep customers and prospects informed—and to build trust in times of uncertainty. Is your inbox already filled with notifications about COVID-19?

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 18, 2020

Take a fresh look at how your photos, videos, and graphics do the talking for your brand. Here are some of our top visual content tips – with examples – to help you find or reinforce your signature visual style. Continue reading → The post How to Create Visual Content That’s Worth a Thousand Shares appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 18, 2020

There are over 3.8 billion social media users across the globe. As you can probably imagine, that’s a major reason why businesses want to be active on social, too. Businesses use social media to market, sell, and provide support to their target audience and customers as well as learn about and bond with them. The key is to understand what types of posts on which platforms are most effective in resonating with these audience members and customers.

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 19, 2020

Here's how online publishers – especially those that leverage imagery – can get considerable traffic from Google Discover. The post Google Discover: An Image Could Be Worth 1,000 Clicks [Case Study] via @brodieseo appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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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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Sprout Social

MARCH 19, 2020

Agencies of all types are brought on to handle a multitude of responsibilities for their clients. Whether providing full-service social solutions, specialized brand marketing or stepping in for a specific campaign or project, agencies cater to their clients first and foremost. But with a client-first mindset, some agencies forget to prioritize their own marketing efforts as well. .

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 19, 2020

Zero-click searches, sponsored listings, featured snippets, and more. With all that happening on Google, how can your content battle search engine results pages? Put on these SEO boxing gloves. Continue reading → The post Rise Up in SERPs With the Right SEO Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 19, 2020

It's a brand new month, everyone! It's a time for new beginnings. New campaigns, new landing pages, new blog posts, new emails, and new social media posts are all on the horizon. But wait. aren't we forgetting something? With last month's activities all done, we need to pause for a second to examine what worked and what didn't. And you can't do that just by saying last month's activities were "great".

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 15, 2020

Learn how to do corporate branding right to make a big impact on your target audience. The post How to Do Corporate Branding Right via @JuliaEMcCoy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 17, 2020

During times of uncertainty, social media is the first place that people go to share opinions, look for answers or follow the news. Social platforms can quickly turn from a place to launch your next campaign or provide delightful customer moments, to a channel where critical communication and conversation is driving global impact. With the world’s attention focused on the emergence of the coronavirus, marketers are grappling with the role of their brands in this quickly changing landscape.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 16, 2020

The content production process seemed like a never-ending series of hurdles. But that changed when this content marketing team armed themselves with the right process and helpful tools. Here’s how. Continue reading → The post Helpful Tools to Streamline Your Content Production Process appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 18, 2020

If you're trying to connect with younger audiences, like millennials or Gen Z , odds are you've thought about creating a podcast for your brand. I probably don't need to tell you that podcasting takes time and effort. Not only do you have to figure out which topics will intrigue and captivate audiences , but you'll also have to take time to book guests, record interviews, and build a solid recording space where you can create high-quality audio content.

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Search Engine Journal

MARCH 17, 2020

Learn how to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to your clients’ content strategy. The post How to Evolve Your Clients’ Content Strategy with Ever-Changing Algorithms via @lorenbaker appeared first on 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.

Pam Didner

MARCH 20, 2020

This is an uncertain time for marketers. Things are changing on a daily basis: the stock market plunging, school closures, city and border lockdowns and more. It’s very challenging to be a marketer in a time like this. . We need to be fast and slow at the same time: fast to communicate; yet be patient to wait for executives to communicate (and re-communicate) new business directions.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 20, 2020

This week, Robert Rose thinks we all need to watch our tone, gives an unexpected perspective about what you should do and think now about future in-person events, and points to the magic of ghostwriting. Continue reading → The post The New and Future Reality of Virtual Events [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 18, 2020

Companies are taking note of inbound marketing and revamping their strategy and talent pool to generate higher quality leads at about a 60% lower cost per lead than outbound marketing. Want to know how you can transform your marketing department to become an inbound lead generating machine helping your sales team KILL it and grow your business? Here's how: Talent.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 20, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is an unprecedented global crisis that is significantly impacting every element of our daily lives. In times like these, access to comprehensive information and real-time updates via social media has never been more important. Here at Sprout, we want to equip our customers with the information they need in the moment it matters. .

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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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Litmus

MARCH 19, 2020

As the spread of the coronavirus evolves into a global health pandemic, many marketers are struggling to understand what the crisis means for their email program. Can you keep sending promotional emails or do you need to adjust your email program? And if so, how? In this webinar, we shared the email marketing best practices that help you stay connected with your audience in uncertain times, along with some of our favorite examples of brands that have mastered the art of sending empathetic, perso

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2020

An employee advocacy program can be a fantastic way to build brand awareness, reach a wider audience, and attract new talent. However, it’s critical that such a program is planned and managed carefully so you can make the most out of your efforts. A poorly executed employee advocacy program will be ineffective, but it could also be damaging to your company and brand reputation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 18, 2020

Making the World a Better Place Through a Community of Changemakers written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jayne Warrilow. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with speaker, author, and resonance expert Jayne Warrilow. In May 2019, Warrilow received a transmission during her meditation practice from her spirit guides.

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Moz

MARCH 15, 2020

Posted by Alex_Ratynski For local businesses today, there are numerous different ways to market your brand online. The majority of your potential customers still use Google to find local businesses near them — businesses where they will spend their hard-earned money. In fact, 80% of searches with “local intent” result in a conversion. This begs the question: “What’s the best way to catch the attention of local searchers on Google?”.

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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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Litmus

MARCH 16, 2020

Multiple ESPs, Trello, Slack, Dropbox, Dreamweaver… no matter which tools your team uses, Litmus meets you where you work to improve your campaigns and simplify your workflow. The modern marketing stack is becoming increasingly specialized—and Litmus integrations are designed to save you time, boost team visibility, and improve efficiency. In our latest customer webinar, we walked through how our integrations work, how they help you save time and avoid errors, and how you can increase team visib

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 17, 2020

Employers are all too aware that they need to do all they can to keep their employees. That’s only the tip of the iceberg. No matter what the economy does, there’s a statistical relationship between employee activation and ROI. Quick Takeaways: Employee engagement programs build employee satisfaction. Employee satisfaction keeps employees on the job longer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2020

Timeless Habits for Cultivating Success written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Stephen M. R. Covey. Today’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is speaker, author, and Global Practice Leader at the Global Speed of Trust Practice, Stephen M. R. Covey. M. R. Covey is the former CEO of the Covey Leadership Center, where he helped his father, Stephen R.

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Moz

MARCH 19, 2020

Posted by rjonesx. Modern SERPs require modern understanding. National SERPs are a myth — these days, everything is local. And when we're basing important decisions on SERPs and ranking, using the highest quality data is key. Russ Jones explores the problem with SERPs, data quality, and existing solutions in this edition of Whiteboard Friday. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab!

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