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The 19 Best WordPress Themes and Templates in 2018

Hubspot Marketing

Envision your favorite website. Does it have a theme? Is the content organized in a way that makes sense? Does it match the overall aesthetic and look of the company’s branding? Are there images and other visual features paired with the written content? All of these elements, which are common on successful websites, can easily be implemented on your own site with the help of a theme or template.

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In the Relationship Era, No One Should Be Marketing to Strangers

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

“Don’t talk to strangers.”. Whether or not this is good life advice that people should follow, it’s a saying that most are familiar with. Even though this suggests we might have difficulty engaging with strangers, marketers have no problem selling to strangers. We spam unsegmented email lists and display annoying pop-ups on websites. We spend exorbitant amounts of money on digital advertising —without even taking the time to learn about our audiences.

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How to accelerate Instagram growth (without buying followers)

Sprout Social

In Summer 2018, Instagram finally smashed the 1 billion users milestone. Today, Instagram is one of the most popular social platforms on the web. It’s a place where people create, share and interact with both their friends and their favorite brands. 80% of Instagrammers follow businesses on the channel. As with any social platform, brands that want to get the most out of Instagram need a substantial following.

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9 Keys To Building A Truly Data-Led Organization

Marketing Insider Group

Truly? Yes, truly. Let’s face it, most leaders of Marketing organizations – and many other types of organizations for that matter – talk a good game about the importance of being data-driven. It’s a good sound bite, in large part, because it’s both rooted in common sense and it embodies the modern in “modern marketing.” But actually being […].

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Why B2B Growth Needs a Co-Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Speakers:

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.

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How to Write a Memo [Template & Examples]

Hubspot Marketing

A memo (also known as a memorandum, or "reminder") is used for internal communications regarding procedures or official business within an organization. Unlike an email, a memo is a message you send to a large group of employees, like your entire department or everyone at the company. You might need to write a memo to inform staff of upcoming events, or broadcast internal changes.

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How to use Twitter effectively & grow your brand

Sprout Social

Twitter is home to 330 million monthly active users. These people visit the channel from all over the world, looking for the latest news and updates from their favorite brands. That means that if you’re not already active on Twitter, you could be missing out on some serious leads. Unfortunately, while there are many brands tweeting today, many of them don’t know how to use Twitter effectively, to help them grow their business.

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The ABCs of Connecting With Generation Z

Content Marketing Institute

? ? It’s time to put away your avocado toast jokes and shore up your social consciousness, folks. Generation Z consumers have arrived, and they are forcing companies to rethink the terms of marketing relationships. Born between 1995 and 2012 (though the precise years vary depending on the source), the post-millennial generation has begun to cross the threshold of adulthood and is poised to take over the workforce and the marketplace in the next few years.

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How to Choose a Professional Email Address [+ Examples]

Hubspot Marketing

News flash -- your email address from high school won’t cut it in the real world. Even if “baseballbro25@aim.com” serves as a nostalgic reminder for your peak athletic years, it’ll look like an eyesore on your resume and prompt any recruiter or hiring manager to automatically chuck it in the trash. That said, there’s probably at least one person who has the same name as you, so the email address with just your first and last name has most likely been taken by now.

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3 Ways to Achieve ABM Success Based on Research

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

In reviewing the latest research on account-based marketing (ABM) best practices, it struck me that they mirror what sales and marketing leaders have tried to follow for decades. There is, of course, a modern twist to them. It reflects today’s technological capabilities as well as marketing’s new focus on accounts. So, what are companies that succeed at ABM doing that sets them apart?

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How to Master Media Relations: Targeting, Tailoring, Timing

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.

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The complete guide to creating a Black Friday social media strategy

Sprout Social

Black Friday is around the corner. Brands are gearing up for the infamous day that they’ll go from operating in the red to black (if you didn’t know—that’s how the day got its name). Since its inception, social media has played a significant role in Black Friday advertising. In this post, we’ll explore how you can win this year with a killer Black Friday social media strategy.

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AI and the Marketing Skills Gap

Marketing Insider Group

Let’s face it. The marketing skills gap is widening. Not because there aren’t amazingly talented marketers out there but rather because the landscape of marketing technology is shifting that fast. It’s no longer the Grand Canyon-sized dilemma we faced during the digital transformation. This one – think from here to the moon. That’s how far […].

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The AIDA Model: A Proven Framework for Converting Strangers Into Customers

Hubspot Marketing

In 1898, Elias St. Elmo Lewis , an eventual inductee of the Advertising Hall of Fame, anonymously wrote a column about three advertising principles he found useful throughout his career in a printing magazine called The Inland Printer , one of the most influential American magazines of the 19th century. In his column, he states that a successful advertisement should always follow a specific formula.

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Building a Business Around Your Website: Managing People Through the Build Process

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

If you’re anything like me, there’s always a certain amount of anxiety around product releases. Mainly because so much can go wrong or block the tracks. The truth is that managing through a project is more about people than processes. People are doing the work, people are giving you feedback, and people are presenting new work that can impact timelines.

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AI In The Aisles: The Executives Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

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.

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How to Make an Amplification Strategy With Shares AND Backlinks

Content Marketing Institute

Editor’s note: You may have missed the original article by Steve Rayson when it was published last year. Given the topic’s relevancy today, Susan Moeller has updated it. Competition for audience attention is fierce. Successful content marketing depends on creating and amplifying exceptional content. WordPress users create an average of 70.5 million blog posts per month.

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Content Marketing and Trade Shows: How to Drive Conversions Post-Event

Marketing Insider Group

Event marketing isn’t just what happens at the event. You need a pre- and post-show plan. While the pre-event email may be a simple message to guide people to visit you, what are you doing post-event? Simply sending an impersonal “great to see you” email with a call to action to sign up now just […]. The post Content Marketing and Trade Shows: How to Drive Conversions Post-Event appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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The Ultimate Guide to Instagram for Business

Hubspot Marketing

More companies are using Instagram in 2018 than ever before -- there are now over 25 million businesses on Instagram, most of which are small businesses. To capture a new audience and engage with your existing customers, it's critical you consider using Instagram for your business. With over 800 million Instagram users , Instagram is one of the most popular social media tools at your disposal.

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My Simple Secret for Maintaining a Healthy Database

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Traditional database maintenance usually involves some combination of list vendors, professional database cleansing services, email scraping, and good old-fashioned personal outreach. There’s no perfect process. And with B2B data decaying at such a rapid rate—about 70% annually —for many businesses, even employing every strategy doesn’t quite cut it.

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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

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.

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3 New Content Distribution Tech Trends to Embrace Now [Tools]

Content Marketing Institute

Content marketing heavily relies on technology, which means it evolves quickly. Mobile search, video marketing, SEO – all of that has been changing and advancing content marketing for the past few years. You are either keeping up or falling behind. Today’s content distribution tactics call for experimenting with many emerging channels, so let’s look at the latest technology trends that you should embrace to diversify and empower your content marketing.

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Keyword Research – It’s Not Just for SEO

Marketing Insider Group

Many businesses utilize keyword research for SEO purposes, trying to ensure they rocket to the top of relevant searches and get themselves in front of their customers. With that said, SEO is not the only reason your business should zero in on high-quality keyword research. Keyword research can provide you with insights into your customer’s […].

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Interactive Email’s Opportunities and Challenges

Litmus

Enthusiasm for email interactivity is at an all-time high. Marketers told Litmus that creating interactive email experiences was going to be the biggest design trend of 2018 , and that’s a year after marketers declared that 2017 is the year of interactive email. Marketers are right to be excited. Allowing subscribers to click in an email and activate additional content within that email reduces friction by not forcing them to visit a website or app.

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A guide to getting your CEO on social

Sprout Social

At a time when the demand for business transparency is greater than ever–especially on social–smart businesses know that building a brand people feel like they can trust needs to be a company-wide effort. But while research indicates that people define transparency as being open, clear and honest, employees often look to executive leadership to be a living example of how that actually manifests for their business.

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B2B SEO vs. LMO: Whats the Difference and Why It Matters

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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.

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How to Stop the Vanity of Your Search Metrics

Content Marketing Institute

Imagine you publish two blog posts. In one week, one page shows up in 1,500 searches. The other page appears in 850 searches. It’s clear which one is on the right track. Or is it? Metrics can be misleading. If you don’t go below the surface, they’re done in vain. So, which metrics give you deeper insights to improve your SEO strategies , and which don’t?

SEO
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4 Steps To Do Lead Nurturing That Helps More Customers Buy

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing can take you on a long hike. The one thing I can guarantee you about the journey is that getting more leads are not better if you don’t know how to nurture. The goal of lead nurturing is to help potential customers on their buying journey. It’s not just about converting leads to becoming […]. The post 4 Steps To Do Lead Nurturing That Helps More Customers Buy appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Five Tips That Make Asking for Referrals Less Intimidating

Duct Tape Marketing

Five Tips That Make Asking for Referrals Less Intimidating written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Asking for referrals can be tough. It can feel like you’re being pushy or imposing on someone’s time. But in reality, the majority of happy customers are more than willing to give a referral when asked. While the first hurdle in asking for referrals is getting over your own insecurities or mental blocks associated with the process, here are five additional tips that make asking fo

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Tracking the Evolution of Influence 2.0 I Traackr

Traackr

In this blog post, author and global marketing strategist Joel Backeler offers insights on the 2018 State of Influence 2.0 and what you should learn from it.

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A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse

Unlock the Power of Historical Data A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse Today’s association leaders need more than real-time snapshots—they need the full story. MemberSuite: A Data Revolution reveals how a native data warehouse transforms your AMS into a strategic decision-making engine. In this free eBook, you’ll discover: The difference between a database and a data warehouse—and why it matters How to gain historical visibility into membership, engagement, events,

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet for Taking Full Control of Your Google Knowledge Panels

Moz

Posted by MiriamEllis They say you can’t squeeze blood out of a turnip, but when the turnip (and your biggest potential competitor) is Google, the lifeblood of the local business locations you market could depend on knowing where to take control. As Google acts to confine ever-more stages of the local consumer journey within their own interface, local enterprises need to assume as much control as possible over the aspects of the Google Knowledge Panel that they can directly or indirectly influen

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How to Create a Voice and Tone Brand Guide in 7 Steps

Marketing Insider Group

Does your brand have a clear voice and tone guide? If it’s just something you “know” then it may not be communicated as easily as you think. To clarify, let’s look at what voice and tone are. A brand’s voice is not what you say, but how you say it. Voice is consistent; tone may shift depending […]. The post How to Create a Voice and Tone Brand Guide in 7 Steps appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Building Accountable Leadership to Transform Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Building Accountable Leadership to Transform Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Vince Molinaro. Podcast Transcript. My guest this week on the Duct Tape Marketing podcast is Vince Molinaro. He is an expert on creating a healthy, resilient leadership culture, and is the author of the best-selling book The Leadership Contract: The Fine Print to Becoming an Accountable Leader.