CMO Network

MAY 15, 2023

Uncertain economic headwinds have companies in all sectors and industries keeping an understandably close eye on ROI – putting pressure on marketers to showcase brand value. Here's how you can.

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 15, 2023

The COVID-19 era was notoriously a rollercoaster for marketers, who had to pivot their strategies constantly as the world changed. As if one unprecedented event wasn’t enough, marketers are now faced with a looming recession that’s already having major impacts on their industry. Will the recession shake things up as much as COVID-19 did? While we can't truly predict the future, one-third of marketers think a recession will have an even bigger impact on their marketing activities than the pandemi

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Campaign Monitor

MAY 17, 2023

It’s true — marketers don’t think about email open rates as much as they used to. Yet, to get your reader to the actual content of your email — to make that conversion — you have to get them to actually open the email. Their engagement starts with a subject line that captures their attention, one which they won’t simply swipe and delete. If you struggle to write open-worthy subject lines, and your campaigns always seem to be sinking into a pool of failed marketing, don’t worry — you’re in good

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Martech

MAY 16, 2023

AI applications and generative AI tools are becoming more widely available to marketers , but are marketers ready for them? Do they have the skills needed to adopt this technology and take full advantage of its capabilities? That was the focus of a panel at The MarTech Conference , here are some of the takeaways from that discussion. AI requires human supervision As AI evolves, capabilities will expand.

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According to 3BL and TriplePundit’s Consumer Insights & Sustainability Benchmark two-thirds of U.S. adults actively seek and follow sustainability issues. This leaves room for businesses to fill in the gaps currently seen between consumer expectations and corporate ESG communication. This research reveals what issues consumers care about and how businesses can tailor their communications to different segments of consumers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2023

How To Maximize The Power Of Newsletters written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Russell Henneberry In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Russell Heneberry. He i s a renowned digital marketing expert, digital marketing consultant, speaker, and co-author of Digital Marketing for Dummies.

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Social Media Examiner

MAY 15, 2023

Wondering how other marketers are using social media? Want to be sure you’re on the right path? Find out what thousands of professional marketers plan to do with their organic activities, video marketing, and ads over the next year in the 15th annual Social Media Marketing Report. How Are Marketers Using Social Media? Inside this […] The post 2023 Social Media Marketing Industry Report appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Search Engine Journal

MAY 18, 2023

Discover how to extract lower competition keywords that remain a valuable part of marketing campaigns with this efficient approach. The post How To Find Low Competition Keywords (Using Free Tools) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2023

Marketing used to be easy. You could throw a sign up in the yard, call up the newspaper for an ad, and print up some flyers to pretty much knock out a complete strategy. The remarkable convenience of digital communication means that you have to worry about evolving methods of self-promotion more than ever. If you want to know what works best, you should look to successful digital marketing examples.

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Buffer Marketing

MAY 15, 2023

When you’re ready to shift from the learning to the growth phase of your creator journey, certain things need definition – who exactly your audience is, what exactly you say to them, and how exactly you get that information across. The definition of “growth” definitely varies, referring to audience size or revenue, or sponsorship slots sold.

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Aspiration Marketing

MAY 18, 2023

Webinars have become an increasingly popular way for businesses to connect with their audience and share valuable information. But what happens after the webinar is over? That content is often left behind, like yesterday's lunch. It's time to give your webinar content a second life, and that's where repurposing comes in.

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When economic headwinds pick up, sales leaders are the first to sound the alarm — and chart a new course. Longer sales cycles, larger buying committees, increased price pressure, and smaller teams can quickly combine to reduce your margin for error and increase the urgency to find a solution. To thrive in a challenging environment, sales teams need a rock-solid grasp of the fundamentals and the biggest force-multipliers they can get their hands on.

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Hubspot Marketing

MAY 16, 2023

Marketers commonly use social media to increase brand awareness, generate leads, and improve traffic. If you’re tasked with starting a social media strategy for your company, you might be wondering which type of platforms you should be on. Your platform choice will likely change based on your audience. The list of social media platforms is growing, and well-known platforms like Facebook are always evolving and adding new features.

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Martech

MAY 19, 2023

It’s almost impossible to ignore the impact of artificial intelligence on businesses today. The marketing industry is no exception. From ChatGPT ’s rise as the fastest-growing platform of all time to near-constant headlines on the latest AI-related product releases, we are inundated. But with all the hype, how can marketing leaders and their teams best determine how to utilize AI to benefit their work and customers?

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Search Engine Journal

MAY 19, 2023

Google's John Mueller says that an SSL certificate won't boost your SEO The post Google: SSL Certificate Does Not Boost SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Aspiration Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

A website that delivers a great user experience (UX) is crucial for success. But did you know UX also significantly affects search engine optimization (SEO)? UX can directly impact several key SEO factors, including bounce rate, dwell time, and click-through rate (CTR).

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Speaker: Kristin Hess - Senior Product Marketing Manager, Drift; Will Lyon - Head of Vertical Marketing, 6sense

The past three years have forced nearly every industry to rethink their prospect and customer engagement strategy. But while we’ve all been thrust into digital transformation, we haven’t all made the transition efficiently. Now that we know digital selling is the new norm, how can we ensure our website is doing as much of the leg work as possible for us - even in the midst of economic challenges?

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Search Engine Land

MAY 19, 2023

Keyword difficulty isn’t one of SEO’s hottest topics or latest trends. But it is a powerful metric when you understand its potential. It can help you to make educated decisions about your prospects of ranking for specific terms, allowing you to make tactical choices that underpin your SEO strategy. Here’s what keyword difficulty means for SEO, how the score is measured and tips for using it to get better results.

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Martech

MAY 18, 2023

The health of your business is highly dependent on your marketing strategy. In turn, your marketing strategy’s success depends on your content’s quality and substance. Customers overwhelmingly rely on a company’s content for purchasing decisions. One survey found that most people prefer content over social media, reviews or contact with a sales rep.

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Search Engine Journal

MAY 17, 2023

SEO pros and digital marketers, this guide is useful when you need to compare data from different sources. The post How To Blend Data In Looker Studio With Practical Examples appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Animalz blog

MAY 15, 2023

You and I are at the dawn of a new era in content marketing: the age of generative AI. And changes like this almost always begin with more questions than answers. How much should we rely on AI-generated content? What are the risks and benefits? In a post-ChatGPT world, how will content creation change? We’ve collected our resources and insights to create a one-stop survival guide for anyone making their way through this AI transition.

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Brand marketers are facing new challenges in 2023. Advertisers are spending more but finding it challenging to reach consumers. As economic uncertainty impacts how consumers shop, brands and retailers must find ways to reach them wherever they are and direct them to the offers and content that will inspire conversion. This eBook examines how marketers can more efficiently identify and capture online shoppers.

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Search Engine Land

MAY 19, 2023

Content that doesn’t get read is useless. So, how do you create content your audience will read (and not just skim)? Make it more readable. This sounds so simple it’s silly, but it’s true. Readability is a giant factor that will determine everything from who engages with your content, how much value they get from it, and whether they’ll return to read more.

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Martech

MAY 15, 2023

I’ll get straight to the point: “Submit” and “Click here” are ineffective calls to action (CTAs) for your email campaigns. (I’ll explain why a few paragraphs down.) If you need help with CTA samples you can test, language models like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard can be your best new copywriting tools. But you still need to prime the pump with a well-written prompt that recognizes the values of a good CTA.

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Search Engine Journal

MAY 18, 2023

Can AI be regulated? Explore the latest efforts by various U.S. government officials and agencies to mitigate the potential risks of emerging AI technology. The post AI Regulation: Is It Too Late To Prevent Potential Harm? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Content Marketing Institute

MAY 17, 2023

Successful content marketing strategies take all the guesswork out of execution, letting the creative flourish. To help get the details straight, use this Creating Valuable Content checklist.

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A growing body of evidence shows that environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives are important to business growth. And it all relies on a simple fact: ESG issues matter to consumers. Consumers see businesses as crucial change agents and are willing to take their business to the competition if their current brand comes up short on ESG. In pursuit of identifying where such trends are today, 3BL Media and TriplePundit partnered with the research technology firm Glow to survey 3,648 U.S.

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Search Engine Land

MAY 15, 2023

“We’re at around 100,000 monthly organic traffic, but we cannot sustain the SERP positions and conversions…” “We are at 530,000 monthly organic traffic, but our growth has become stagnant and we’re unable to scale up…” I hear plenty of similar SEO concerns from SaaS companies. After working on numerous audits, I found that most of them struggle with SEO issues that impact their customer acquisition costs and diminish revenues. 1.

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Sprout Social

MAY 19, 2023

The right social media marketing tools make a big difference. And without the right social media marketing tools, your social strategy may fall flat before given the chance. Good social media marketing can transform the success of your brand. But without an arsenal of specific, powerful tools that align with your organization’s goals, you can’t create or share valuable content, or attract new audiences or drive meaningful engagement.

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Search Engine Journal

MAY 15, 2023

While some custom coding may be required, you can A/B test different types easily. Just follow these steps for both Clarity and GA4. The post How To Setup A/B Testing Using Microsoft Clarity And GA4 With Examples appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Marketing Insider Group

MAY 15, 2023

If you’re a business owner, marketing professional, or digital enthusiast, you already know how important it is to perfect your B2B digital marketing strategy. But you know what they say – nothing good comes easy. Navigating the complex landscape of B2B marketing and creating a strategy that generates results can be tricky, especially with today’s ever-evolving digital technologies and trends.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

ABM gets better with age — but unfortunately, marketers don't have the luxury of pouring it into an oak barrel for a couple decades to let it mature. In a recent survey with Demand Gen Report, we found 59% of experienced practitioners (those with ABM programs more than a year old) indicated their ABM programs are meeting or greatly exceeding their expectations, while only 45% of novices (those with ABM programs less than one year old) could say the same.

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Search Engine Land

MAY 17, 2023

An entity is a uniquely identifiable object or thing characterized by its name(s), type(s), attributes, and relationships to other entities. An entity is only considered to exist when it exists in an entity catalog. I used this definition in my entity SEO article. The first part of this entity SEO series should be used when you need to justify a tactic associated with optimizing for an entity.

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Martech

MAY 18, 2023

U.S. digital ad spend is only expected to increase 7.8% in 2023, dropping below 10% for the first time in 14 years, according to a new forecast from eMarketer. It is projected to rebound to 11.2% growth in 2024, the forecast said. Yearly increases in digital ad spending are predicted to hover around 10% through 2027. Digital ad spend saw a dramatic rebound in 2021 following the initial wave of the COVID pandemic — when it saw growth of 37.6%.

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Sprout Social

MAY 18, 2023

Social practitioners wear many hats as they balance emerging networks and formats. Yet, strong social media copywriting skills remain the foundation of bringing a social strategy to life. Whether you’re writing for a massive audience on an established platform or building a niche community on a vertical network , it’s important to refine your copywriting skills to reach your target audience.

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Buffer Marketing

MAY 17, 2023

🚀 We're thrilled to announce that Buffer now supports full scheduling for Instagram Stories. 🚀 We’re one of the first platforms to offer this game-changing feature, and as avid Instagram users as avid Instagram users ourselves, we know firsthand the growing impact of Instagram Stories. With over 500 million people creating and watching stories on their mobile devices every day, it's no wonder that one in three people say they become more interested in brands and

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Speaker: Kate Marx, VP of State Street Global Advisors; Tara Quehl, Marketing Director at Demandbase; Lee Zucker, Global Head of GTM & Revenue Strategy at Drift

The world of financial services is shifting as clients demand online experiences that feel similar to those in B2C. What’s the key to meeting their expectations? Humanizing their experience on your website. By personalizing your client’s online experience, your firm can build more trust and value into every interaction. Your team can also go into conversations with more context around a client’s long-term objectives, resulting in a faster time to investment.

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