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The 1 Secret to Effective Customer Engagement at Any Scale

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Customer engagement is the key to effective digital marketing in the Engagement Economy. The internet is saturated with content marketing, people’s inboxes are full of well-designed emails , and account-based strategies are quickly becoming a B2B standard. Improved customer engagement is the only answer to increasing customer expectations, but it can be a complicated strategy.

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How to Adopt a Customer-Centric Strategy for Your Content

Content Marketing Institute

Does your company look at content through customers’ eyes? Here’s one way to tell: Look at your marketing content. For starters, riffle through some titles. Do the words typically convey customers’ concerns? Or do they mostly call attention to the things you sell? If products hog the spotlight, you’re missing opportunities to build customer relationships and, ultimately, revenue.

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The Ultimate Guide to Digital Marketing Tools that Won’t Cost a Cent

Marketing Insider Group

From professionally produced marketing videos to influencer campaigns and automation software, staying within your digital marketing budget while still driving growth is easier said than done. While some pieces of your marketing strategy aren’t exactly cost flexible, there are plenty of helpful free resources that digital marketers and small business owners can use to craft, launch, and […].

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Finding your CMO 2.0: 5 Attributes for Longevity in the C-Suite | Traackr

Traackr

In response to Harvard Business Review’s The Trouble with CMOs, Traackr’s CEO divulges five attributes companies should seek in a long-lasting CMO.

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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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5 VR Marketing Examples That You'll Want to Steal for 2018

Hubspot Marketing

The holidays are coming, and I'm feeling cheerful. So, I'll do you a solid: I won't lecture you on the importance of incorporating virtual reality into your 2018 marketing strategy. But, in the spirit of giving, I will share the following fun facts: By 2020, the economic impact of virtual and augmented reality is predicted to reach $29.5 billion. By the end of 2017, the combined total of VR software and hardware from Sony, Oculus, HTC, and others is predicted to reach 5.1 million units.

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Moving from Volume to Value with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Built for Marketers

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

As a modern marketer, you know all too well how challenging it is to satisfy today’s demanding buyers. You’re doing your best to meet their ever-growing expectations for personalized and relevant experiences in the moment. It’s clear that marketers who shift from volume-based, one-size-fits-most communication to engaging segments of one with high-value experiences will be the ones who win over the hearts and minds of their customers.

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Facebook’s Algorithm: 3 Must-Know Changes

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Facebook is always tinkering with its algorithms and it can be challenging to keep track of everything. This summer, Facebook’s key updates included demoting spammers, screening out fake news, testing AI with a personal assistant “M,” as well as bringing emojis and new filters to Facebook Messenger. The name of the game for Facebook advertising is quickly becoming Facebook Messenger.

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3 Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Account-Based Marketing (ABM)

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

It’s easy to see why the technology-fueled resurgence of account-based marketing (ABM) is taking hold. B2B marketers are: Driving bigger deals, higher close rates, and more revenue. Winning strategic accounts in specific industries or regions, or with other significance. Getting higher ROI vs. other marketing strategies. The 2017 State of Account-Based Marketing Study by SiriusDecisions validates this trend in ABM results and adoption: 91% of the B2B companies surveyed are realizing higher deal

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How to Run A Scaleable Holiday Marketing Program

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The holidays can be a stressful time for marketing teams tasked with running the company’s holiday gift programs. The holiday season is a can’t-miss opportunity to recognize and thank customers, partners, and employees with gifts and rewards. But managing holiday gifting programs is not for the faint of heart! There are recipient lists to be made. There are addresses to be collected, and then there is the race against time to get gifts selected, purchased, and mailed before looming deadlines for

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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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12 Habits of Wildly Successful B2B Content Marketers

Marketing Insider Group

Wouldn’t it be helpful if you knew what habits the best content marketers have in common? If you knew what tricks and practices were working for them, imagine how much you could improve your own content marketing strategy. A new report released by the Content Marketing Institute has put together the goals, priorities and the […]. The post 12 Habits of Wildly Successful B2B Content Marketers appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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7 Simple Ways to Make Your Marketing More Agile

Marketing Insider Group

It’s very easy to get caught up in the specific processes involved in making marketing Agile. Creating a backlog, conducting retrospectives, and striving for cross-functional teams are all worthy goals, and each of these should be on your Agile marketing roadmap. But the truth is, there are things you can begin doing today that will […]. The post 7 Simple Ways to Make Your Marketing More Agile appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Weekend Reading: “The Business of Expertise” by David C. Baker

Marketing Insider Group

For the 148th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed David C. Baker, author of The Business of Expertise: How Entrepreneurial Experts Convert Insight to Impact + Wealth. At the heart of this brilliantly-written manifesto is the concept that expertise flows from focus, which flows from positioning. And the more deep and narrow your […].

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Weekend Reading: “The Perfect Close” by James Muir

Marketing Insider Group

For the 149th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed James Muir, author of The Perfect Close: The Secret To Closing Sales. If you think the world of marketing has changed a lot, sales professionals will argue that their world has changed even more. In this era of the super-informed buyer that can avoid […]. The post Weekend Reading: “The Perfect Close” by James Muir appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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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7 Marketing Truths You Can Ignore

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

You’ve heard all of the adages when it comes to approaching a challenge: there’s more than one way to skin a cat, different strokes for different folks, or you could put those aside and look at it like bowling. You can get a strike by putting some “English” or “backspin” on the ball and arcing it in from the left or right. You can get a strike by bowling straight down the middle or you can “granny roll” it slowly down the middle.

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How to Use Drip Campaigns to Nurture Existing Customers

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Many marketers understand the power of implementing automated drip campaigns to turn leads into customers by moving them through the sales cycle. Truly successful marketers know the best bang for your marketing buck comes from using drip campaigns to nurture existing customers. Why? Smart marketers know that it’s easier and more cost effective to sell to existing customers than it is to cultivate new leads.

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How Blending Can Boost Your Business

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Until 1991, being lost in a multilevel mall parking garage might have struck you as more frustrating than funny. But Seinfeld took that universal and unpleasant experience and made us laugh about it. Everyone has searched unsuccessfully for his or her car; everyone has had to smile while complimenting an ugly baby. Seinfeld simply showed viewers that these mundane moments could be (and are) profoundly hilarious.

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8 Creative Examples of the Use of Color Psychology in Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Color psychology is one of the more fascinating sides of marketing. Reds to motivate. Blues to build trust. Oranges for confidence. The visual light spectrum has the power to play our emotional responses like a violin. The use of color for brand building is far from a perfect science. After all, every group, let alone every individual, […]. The post 8 Creative Examples of the Use of Color Psychology in Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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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Weekend Reading: “Smart Marketing for Engineers” by Rebecca Geier

Marketing Insider Group

For the 147th episode of The Marketing Book Podcast, I interviewed Rebecca Geier, author of Smart Marketing for Engineers: An Inbound Marketing Guide to Reaching Technical Audiences. If you work with or market and sell to engineers, you’ll understand this joke: The optimist says: “The glass is half full.” The pessimist says: “The glass is […].

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7 Tips for Building Trust with Your Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Trust is the glue that binds together any relationship. This includes the all-important brand-customer bond. When consumers trust your brand, they will feel more confident in your products and services. Your odds of lead conversion and customer retention go from the toss of a die to the flip of a coin. A study done by […]. The post 7 Tips for Building Trust with Your Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Crafting Cart Abandonment Emails that Work

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Nearly 3 out of 4 online shopping carts are abandoned. There are a myriad of reasons why customers abandon their carts, from sticker shock about shipping rates to lack of trust in your data privacy policies. Whatever the reasons are behind this astronomical number, the fact remains that marketers need to address this unavoidable issue. Cart abandonment emails are one of the leading cart recovery methods you can employ.

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6 Common Content Curation Mistakes (and How to Correct Them)

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

In a prior post, I wrote about four tools to make you a content curating master. It’s easy to make mistakes in this process, and if you make some of these mistakes, you risk the loss of attention, followers, respect, and authority. But not to worry! I’ll provide suggestions on how to correct the mistakes. In this post, I cover common mistakes people make in content curation and how to solve them. 1) Frequency Mistake: You Share Too Often.

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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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How to Achieve the Engagement Your Customers Are Looking For

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Being in a constant state of flux has been a reality for marketers for decades. Entering the digital age has merely quickened the pace. Fictional 1960s advertising executive Don Draper from the AMC series Mad Men , said, “People want to be told what to do so badly that they’ll listen to anyone.” Well, maybe not anyone, but it holds true that when making a purchase, prospects look for guidance not only from family and friends but a myriad of other sources.

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The Future of Content Marketing — 3 Predictions You Need To Know

Marketing Insider Group

Just when you believe you’ve caught up with all the greatest techniques and tools, you look up from all your hard work – the riveting video campaigns, your exciting new influencer partnership, hey, you’ve even become agile! – only to find out the content marketing landscape is shifting again. Which means one of two things: […]. The post The Future of Content Marketing — 3 Predictions You Need To Know appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How Buyers Want to Talk to Your Business in 2018: The 3 Channels You Need

Hubspot Marketing

When we talk about conversion, we’re essentially talking about an exchange. Let’s say, for example, you’re offering a piece of downloadable content to your site visitors. It’s “free,” in terms of the lack of money paid for it, but some other information is traded. So, for example, in exchange for this ebook, the visitor fills out a form with a certain amount of contact information.

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Professional Invoice Samples: 10 Designs to Inspire You

Hubspot Marketing

Invoices and infographics may seem like two entirely different business materials, but they actually have one key thing in common: they both exist to convey information. However, while infographics are known for employing colorful designs and data visualizations, invoices are typically pretty straightforward. Of course, conveying important payment information in a clear and concise way is the name of the game - but that doesn't mean you can't add a little brand personality to them.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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13 Email Examples That Totally Nailed Personalization

Hubspot Marketing

If you're anything like most people, you can probably rattle off 100 different things you'd rather do than dig through your inbox. It starts to feel like a chore, because what's in there isn't very interesting. In fact, only 21% of consumers reported that they've received a memorable promotional email in the past two months, according to a study by Litmus.

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How to Understand Facebook Insights for Social Video

Hubspot Marketing

Hi. I'm Nick, and I'm new to the HubSpot Marketing Blog. But I'm not new to HubSpot. I've been working at HubSpot for over a year now, and in that time, I've created more than 50 videos for HubSpot's Facebook page. And over the last year, we've grown our organic Facebook video views by nearly 250%. We used a lot of different content creation strategies to change our approach to Facebook videos, and knowing specifically what to track -- and why -- was a critical part of measuring our success and

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How to Start a Competitive Analysis: 57 Questions You Need to Ask [Free Kit]

Hubspot Marketing

When was the last time you ran a competitive analysis for your brand? If you're not sure, or if the last "analysis" you ran was a quick perusal of a competitor's website and social media presence, you're likely missing out on important intelligence that could help your brand grow. To help you get started with competitive analysis the right way, we're breaking down everything you'll want to look for below.