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8 Data-Backed Recommendations for Social Media Marketers in 2023 [Insights from 1,000+ Professionals]

Hubspot Marketing

Social media trends change fast. Consider, for instance, how a few years ago, influencer marketing was a new and intimidating concept for many marketers. Fast-forward to 2023, and 81% of social media marketers say most companies will have an influencer as the face of their brand this year.

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What Does the De-influencing Trend Mean for Influencer Marketing?

Hubspot Marketing

The incident, referred to as MascaraGate, went viral and left users wondering if they could trust the opinions of influencers who benefit financially from recommending products. So does that mean influencer marketing is no longer effective? Check out these tips for better podcast SEO. Not exactly.

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10 metrics to track influencer marketing success in 2024

Sprout Social

Influencer marketing has grown beyond getting a viral moment. It has become a core element of marketing and sales strategies. Our Q3 2023 Pulse Survey revealed 81% of US-based social marketers consider influencer marketing an essential part of their social media strategy.

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B2B SaaS SEO: Mapping your keywords to the customer journey

Search Engine Land

This article builds on my previous one, emphasizing the importance of aligning SEO with the customer journey , specifically for companies that provide software as a service (SaaS) that market to other businesses (B2B). Understanding SEO and content for a smooth customer journey 1.

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Introducing the Definitive Guide to Social Media Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

As both a marketing channel and activity (or set of activities), social media marketing allows you to connect with fans, customers, prospects, and partners in a meaningful way. And social media marketing encompasses more than the traditional platforms and capabilities that many marketers are familiar with (e.g.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

Sprout Social

For example, if you got X number of leads from influencer marketing in the previous year, you can propose an X+10% increase in budget for the same activity this year. Create internal benchmarks by platform and across all media channels to identify areas of investment that are not worth continuing.

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Debating the 10 most relevant marketing trends

Businesses Grow

Dennis and I debate 10 relevant marketing trends: Metaverse. email marketing. Influencer marketing. Content marketing. Social media marketing. But two years … we should be able to have some concrete ideas about that. Artificial intelligence. Customer experience. Digital advertising.