Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Marketing trends come and go faster than a Nascar driver through a pitstop these days. It’s challenging enough to keep track of them all, let alone decide which ones to implement yourself. Luckily, a few stand out from the rest and can be put to immediate use to grow your business. Most trends can be found on a national or even global scale, but those same trends can have an impact on local marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

What social media tool is your all-time, desert-island, can’t-live-without favorite? Here are the ones picked by 50 big names in online marketing, content marketing, and e-commerce. Continue reading → The post 50 of the Best Social Media Tools Selected by Top Marketers appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

What’s the problem with keyword research? Well, you have to go to an app like Ubersuggest , type in a handful of keywords to come up with a list of keywords that are worth targeting. But that is time consuming. Another approach is you go to Ubersuggest , type in your competitor’s domain, and see all the keywords they rank for. But even with this approach, you have to filter through thousands of keywords to find the good ones.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

While you know the impact your social strategy can have on your brand’s business goals, sometimes it can be difficult explaining that impact to the rest of your organization. In order to contextualize and communicate the value of social back to your boss or team members, you need to embrace your social data. Social data is so important, in fact, that 33% of social marketers in a hiring position list reporting ability as the top skill they look for in candidates.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Your value proposition (VP) should tell consumers why they should choose to do business with you instead of your competitors. It plays a huge role in converting leads into paying customers. According to IBM, 81% of consumers worldwide are either value-driven or purpose-driven. In other words, they care about getting reasonable prices, convenience, and shopping with brands whose values align with theirs.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In 2019, a software company launched its own editorial property as an alternative to traditional PR and demand-gen marketing. In 20 months, it’s attracted nearly 400,000 unique visitors and garnered over 1,200 newsletter subscribers. Continue reading → The post How One Brand Grew a Massive Audience by Building a News Site [Example] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

A happy customer is a repeat customer. To truly understand where you’re succeeding in customer satisfaction, you need a voice of the customer (VoC) program in place. Having an active and planned VoC program keeps your business informed on customer satisfaction and can help improve your products or services overall. So what is VoC and how does it help you improve your customer relationships?

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Search Engine Journal

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Evergreen content isn't immortal. Here's why the idea of evergreen content is a myth and what you need to do to keep it alive. The post Evergreen Content Myths & How to Keep It Alive Longer via @thatbberg appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Content creators know the struggles before, during, and after they put words to (digital) paper. Here are some tips, tricks, and exercises to help and a new e-book that pulls together our most helpful writing advice. Continue reading → The post Tips, Tricks, and Advice to Help Overcome Your Writing Challenges [New E-Book] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Did you know that the average American sees over 5,000 ads per day ? That’s a tremendous amount of content to compete with, especially if you’re running a small business or a new startup. To stand out, you must clearly communicate to consumers what’s so great about your products and why they’re superior to competitor models. One strategy by which to do this is comparative advertising.

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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

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It’s that time of year when I have the privilege of announcing our Agency Partner Program Value Award Winners. At Sprout, we’re lucky enough to work with an all-star cast of agency partners who continue to impress us with their dedication to their clients and communities. To recognize this hard work, each year we award five deserving agencies with the Sprout Partner Value Awards, modeled off of our own internal programs for recognizing excellence. .

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Litmus

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In 2020, we launched the Email First Awards to celebrate all of the great work email teams have been doing. The inaugural winners were announced during Litmus Live Week in September. And in this blog post, we want to highlight Annett Forcier, Owner and Managing Director of EmailBoutique Digital Inc. Annett Forcier. Owner and Managing Director. EmailBoutique Digital Inc.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

To move up, talented content practitioners must move on. That’s a problem. If content marketing is a strategic part of the business, practitioners must be able to reach the highest positions in it. Here’s a framework to make that happen. Continue reading → The post Don’t Let Content Marketing Be a Dead-End Career [New Framework] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Disclosure: This content is reader-supported, which means if you click on some of our links that we may earn a commission. In the world of web hosting, two big names are considered a cut above the rest— Bluehost and HostGator. Both web hosting providers assure top-tier service in an already saturated market with low-quality hosting options. But which one is truly the best web hosting service?

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Rock Content

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

SEO is the key to the success of your Content Marketing strategy. If you want your content to be seen and found on the internet, you have to apply SEO techniques. There’s no other way. That’s why it’s essential to master these methods since you use them pretty much every day. One of the most crucial SEO tasks is keyword research. If you want visibility, more leads, and engagement, that’s the answer.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Luxury brands have all eyes on February 12 as they prepare for one of their biggest holidays of the year: Chinese New Year. And how these brands approach the holiday offers marketers a powerful lesson in harnessing consumer insights to create culturally relevant campaigns. China’s consumer market, which is expected to reach a value of $8.4 trillion by 2022 , is considered a key growth opportunity for luxury brands looking to rebound from a tough 2020.

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

You don’t need a massive budget to score big with fans – but you do need creative ideas. This week, we’re celebrating brands’ Super Bowl tweets, a hot pasta playlist, and a clever contest offering one NASCAR fan a dream job. Continue reading → The post Forget the Super Bowl Ads – Brands Took Their “A” Game to Twitter [Content Marketing Examples] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

User experience (UX) is an essential element of website design and management, and it might impact more than you realize. What happens when someone lands on your website for the first time? Does it load quickly ? Can they tell they’re in the right place? Is it easy to figure out what to do next? UX refers to the human experience of using your website.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

5 Free Social Media Management Tools to Make Your Life Easier written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This post is brought to you by ContentCal. photo credit: Social Media via photopin (license). Editor’s note: This post was originally published in May 2016 and has been revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Taking care of your social media presence is just as crucial as creating brilliant content for your audience.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

We’re excited to share that Sprout Social has been named one of the best software companies for 2021 by G2. In total, Sprout is featured in eight categories on G2’s list, including Highest Satisfaction Product, Best Product for Enterprise, Best Product for Marketers and Best Product for Customer Service. This recognition is especially important to us as it is based solely on reviews from our customers.

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illumin

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Putting a spin on ads we’re used to seeing, the first Super Bowl to air since the Coronavirus hit did not feature mask-clad actors, social distancing, or the phrase “unprecedented times”. In fact, the Super Bowl’s Most Viewed Video Ads were ruled by the winners of the pandemic, who swept it under the rug to […]. The post Most viewed video ads: When the commercials are more entertaining than the broadcast – Super Bowl LV appeared first on AcuityAds Inc.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Get traffic. Build your list. Convert prospects. These are the goals of your sales funnel. To get the most out of your leads in each stage of their purchasing journey, you should have a funnel conversion strategy for all levels of the funnel. Measuring and testing the success of your strategy helps you drive additional improvements and lets you know what’s working.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Moving Away From Pain Point Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Lisa Manyon. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Lisa Manyon. Lisa is the President of Write On ~ Creative Writing Services, LLC. She’s known as “The Business Marketing Architect”, and she’s a content and copywriting strategist for mission-driven entrepreneurs.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Posted by carlycs A comprehensive audit of your B2B website can mean the difference between winning new clients and losing them to the competition. In this brand new episode of Whiteboard Friday, guest host Carly Schoonhoven walks you through four areas that can take your audits to the next level. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high resolution version in a new tab!

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Rock Content

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Every brand has to be built, and there are countless tools to do so. However, one of the most powerful is to use emotions. Storytelling is a tried-and-true technique for building a brand, but it doesn’t go far without some type of emotional connection. This part of brand building depends a lot on psychology as well as understanding the basic emotional needs of your customers.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

For many years, traditional marketing offered brands the choice of print, TV, or radio advertising if they wanted to get the word out about a new product or initiative. By the 1980s and 1990s, as advertisements flooded all media channels, companies began to realize standing out would require offering something different. Consumers started seeing brand interactions unlike anything they’d ever seen before, and the term guerrilla marketing was coined.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Building and Running a Growth Marketing Agency with Ellen Jantsch written by Sara Nay read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Agency Spark Podcast with Ellen Jantsch. The Agency Spark Podcast, hosted by Sara Nay, is a collection of interviews from thought leaders in the marketing consultancy and agency space. Each episode is designed to spark ideas you can put into practice for your agency today.

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Moz

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Posted by MiriamEllis. Some business models exist in the ditches of Google’s information highways, belonging in local search results, but not well addressed by the official guidelines. Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations exemplify this: They’re all over local packs, finders, and maps, but their models is a bit unusual, and Google has yet to update the guidelines to show exactly how to represent them in the Google My Business setting.

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Marketing Sherpa

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

A MarketingSherpa reader asked for advice about communicating a company’s value proposition on a homepage as part of a website redesign project he was working on. He thought the advice was helpful, so we’re sharing it with you today in this blog post.

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

How important are marketing ethics when it comes to your purchase decisions? If you are like most consumers, ethics matters a lot. Consumers are attracted to brands that promote sustainability, environmental causes, and social responsibility. Not surprisingly, we’re drawn to brands that bring some good into the world. Promoting good causes and following marketing ethics can help your brand attract much-needed attention and drive ROI for paid ads.

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