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How to Sell During a Trade War

SMEI

Podcast Trade wars can create significant challenges for businesses operating in international markets. Tariffs, regulatory barriers, and geopolitical uncertainties can disrupt supply chains, increase costs, and limit access to customers. However, companies that adapt strategically can continue to thrive despite these headwinds. Heres how you can successfully sell your goods and services internationally during trade wars. 1.

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Dominate B2B Search: How to Use Topic Clusters to Outrank Competitors

Aspiration Marketing

Are you struggling to climb the search engine ranks while competitors dominate? In the complex world of B2B, visibility isn't just a luxury—it's a necessity. Are you creating a wealth of content yet seeing minimal impact on your search engine ranking? Imagine a strategy that not only organizes your content for clarity but also signals to search engines that you're an authority in your field.

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How to Future-Proof Your 2025 B2B Marketing Plan

Trade Press Services Newsletter

2025 is here, and the landscape of B2B marketing continues to evolve at breakneck speed. Rapid technological advancements, intense shifts in consumer behavior, and trends like personalization make it difficult for marketers to keep up. As 2025 unfolds, the marketers who thrive will be the ones who adapt quickly, embrace innovation, and stay customer-focused,” says strategist, speaker, and author Eric Holtzclaw.

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The 8 Creator Niches AI Is Disrupting (And How to Monetize Each Right Now)

Jeff Bullas

MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) is a new age content creator and as of June 2025, his YouTube channel boasts over 407 million subscribers and has accumulated more than 87 billion total views. In recent months, his channel has been averaging approximately 3 billion views per month. This viewership surpasses the combined monthly viewership of the top five U.S. cable networks.

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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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And when it breaks?

Seth's Blog

Most of the pitch and the demo is all about how terrific our plans are, and how well our gadget works. But if we hope for resilience, perhaps it makes sense to show off how gracefully the system breaks. Because it will break. Because plans won’t work out. Because we’ll be surprised. And then what happens?

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7 proven strategies for effective B2B customer retention

Martech

To paraphrase an old saying: New customers are silver; old customers are gold. Keeping customers you already have is less expensive, consumes less time and provides a reliable income stream. Despite this, marketers spend remarkably little effort on customer retention. About how much time and effort, and on a percentage basis, are you seeing being absorbed by retention marketing in your world?

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Threads Drives 73.6% More Engagement Than X — Here’s What You Need to Know

Buffer Marketing

Social media platforms are becoming mirrors of each other, but their results are anything but identical. Threads is driving significant engagement. However, X still surpasses Threads in MAU, meaning you could reach more people there. So where should you focus your efforts? For creators and brands, understanding which platform delivers better results can be the difference between thriving and wasting resources.

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The State Of AI In Marketing: 6 Key Findings From Marketing Leaders via @sejournal, @theshelleywalsh

Search Engine Journal

Where is AI making the biggest marketing impact? Get the data and see where marketers plan to invest next in our State Of AI report. The post The State Of AI In Marketing: 6 Key Findings From Marketing Leaders appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Similarweb: No Clicks From Google Grew From 56% to 69% Since AI Overviews

Search Engine Roundtable

Similarweb released a report shows that since the launch of Google AI Overviews in May 2024, zero-click search (as coined by Rand Fishkin) grew 13 percentage points, from 56% to 69% in May 2025 - just a year later.

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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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Facebook Content Strategy 2025: What’s Actually Working Right Now

Social Media Examiner

Are you struggling to get your content seen on Facebook? Wondering how Meta's algorithm has changed? Learn the content formats, posting strategies, and engagement techniques that are driving organic reach on Facebook today. Why Facebook Still Matters for Marketers in 2025 Despite the rise of newer platforms, Facebook continues to hold its crown as the […] The post Facebook Content Strategy 2025: What’s Actually Working Right Now appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Marketers Claim a Broader Role and Increased Influence Amid Pressures

The CMO Survey

The 34th edition of The CMO Survey reveals a complex landscape for marketing leaders: While their organizational influence grows and AI adoption accelerates, they face increasing pressure to demonstrate ROI amid slowing budget growth and performance metrics. Based on insights from 281 marketing leaders (99% at VP-level or higher) at for-profit U.S. companies, findings highlight critical trends shaping marketings strategic direction in 2025.

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Optimizing Your HubSpot Forms and Workflows for Maximum Lead Capture

Aspiration Marketing

You've invested in your website to attract visitors, but are you truly capitalizing on every opportunity to connect with those who show interest? The ability to effectively capture leads is the lifeblood of any thriving marketing strategy. Fortunately, platforms like HubSpot offer a robust suite of tools designed to streamline this crucial process through marketing automation.

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Small But Mighty: Unlocking the Power of Microcontent

Trade Press Services Newsletter

Our attention spans arent what they used to be. With constant distractions from devices and an endless stream of new messages, people find it increasingly difficult to focus on a single task for an extended period. Over the past couple of decades peoples attention spans have shrunk to just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting their attention elsewhere, says Gloria Mark, PhD , of the University of California Irvine.

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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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ChatGPT Now Has a Memory: What Does that Mean for You?

Jeff Bullas

A few weeks ago, I noticed something strange while chatting with ChatGPT. It was finishing my sentences, quoting my past musings and dropping references to the products I was testing. Like a clingy ex who had access to my Evernote. At first, I thought: “Wow, this thing gets me.” Then I thought: “Wait… this thing “really” gets me?” Turns out, ChatGPT had quietly rolled out a memory feature on April 10, 2025.

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Versions of reality

Seth's Blog

A sea slug sees far more colors than you do, and you probably see more than a profoundly color-blind person. Who’s right? We each carry our own version of reality, our own story about what happened, what’s around us and how things work. Our chosen reality serves two useful purposes: First, it binds us to the others in our circle. If you seek to communicate, speaking Esperanto in Nashville isn’t going to help very much–you do better assuming, as others do, that English is

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How to Do Marketing Enablement & PMO

The Marketing Operations Leader

In this edition: How to Do Marketing Enablement and PMO What Ops Pros Are Saying About Layoffs & Reorgs A Framework To Easily Create Your Martech Roadmap Exclusive For Paid Subscribers : Darrell Explains in Detail The New Marketing Ops Maturity Model Reminder! Marketing Ops AI Agent Launch This Week! Join Us To See What All the Hype Is About! The 2025 AI and Marketing Performance Index Marketing teams are under pressure to deliver faster results with fewer resources.

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Content atomization: Maximize ROI by repurposing your best ideas

Martech

Creating standout content takes significant time, effort and resources. Yet much of that content doesnt reach its full potential. It often underperforms in reach, engagement and ROI, leaving opportunities untapped. Content atomization addresses this challenge. Instead of producing endless new material, this strategy involves breaking down high-value content into smaller, focused pieces designed for specific platforms and audiences.

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

Speaker: Speakers:

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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LinkedIn Leads in Engagement at 6.50% — Here’s How Other Platforms Stack Up

Buffer Marketing

Think you know which social platform has the most engagement? The data might surprise you. Social media trends are always evolving, but lately, engagement has been shifting in unexpected ways. LinkedIn is seeing record-high interactions, Pinterest is quietly on the rise, and Threads — once a breakout success — is settling into more stable patterns.

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5 High-Impact Ways To Integrate Traditional & Digital Marketing For A Personalized Buyer Experience via @sejournal, @alexanderkesler

Search Engine Journal

Want better B2B results? Combine traditional and digital marketing with AI, intent data intelligence, and geotargeting to enhance B2B buyer engagement. The post 5 High-Impact Ways To Integrate Traditional & Digital Marketing For A Personalized Buyer Experience appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Storytelling with data: Strategies to captivate your audience

Hootsuite

Once upon a time, there was this magical beast called data that social media managers slayed. And that time is now, because data storytelling isnt a fairytale: its an effective visual marketing strategy that can help you build trust, engagement, and sales for your brand. We sat down with Vancouver-based digital marketing manager Leeann Froese of Town Hall Brands for expert insight on every chapter of data storytelling.

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Executives: Do you have a social media scorecard?

SmartBrief - Marketing

Revenue, customer acquisition costs, market share. If youre an executive, these are the metrics youre likely monitoring to understand the health of your business. Are social media insights on that list? If not, they need to be. Business leaders share a singular goal: growth. But traditional metrics dont always illuminate how to get there whether youre looking to grow market share, grow your physical footprint, grow your donor base, etc.

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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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Digital adapters: How Gen X uses social media and why it matters to marketers

Sprout Social

Generation X (Gen X), born between 1965 and 1980, was one of the first generations to grow up with traditional media and go digital later in life. Their social media habits reflect this evolution, with them having profiles on both long-standing and emerging social networks. According to the 2024 Social Media Content Strategy Report , Gen Xers are loyal to legacy social networks, with 92% having a profile on Facebook, 78% on Instagram and 74% on YouTube.

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Boost Conversions: A Guide to Using the Right CTAs at the Right Time

Aspiration Marketing

Want to boost your conversion rates? It starts with your CTAs. They're the bridge between someone reading your content and taking the next step. But, a lot of businesses struggle with this, missing opportunities because their CTAs aren't quite rightwhether it's the wrong wording, wrong placement, or wrong CTA altogether. Let's explore how to strategically align your CTAs with your content and goals, ensuring every interaction maximizes your potential for conversion.

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Eight Keys to a Successful B2B Website Relaunch

Trade Press Services Newsletter

Relaunching an upgraded website is a major milestone for any B2B business. But a successful relaunch requires much more than a fresh design or updated content. Strategic planning and thoughtful execution are crucial to reintroducing your digital presence, reconnecting with your audience, and delivering a stronger brand experience. Whether you’re refining your brand, improving functionality, or overhauling user journeys, the steps you take before, during, and after relaunch will determine h

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The Top 10 AI Thought Leaders on LinkedIn (2025)

Jeff Bullas

We live in a time when your credibility is measured by how many LinkedIn carousels you post per week, how many AI acronyms you can drop in a sentence, and the obvious, how many followers you have. And the other unspoken superpower often not mentioned except in furtive whispers is “Cracking the LinkedIn Algorithm Code”. But in this noisy world of ChatGPT-generated thought soup, a few voices still manage to cut through.

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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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Remembering toward better

Seth's Blog

We don’t get a chance to do yesterday over again. The best reason to think about the past is because it gives us the opportunity to improve the future. Because we don’t get tomorrow over again either. Happy Juneteenth.

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Your Comprehensive Marketing Ops Career Guide for 2025

The Marketing Operations Leader

In this edition: Your Marketing Ops Career Guide for 2025 Marketing Tools Without Databases - Podcast Episode For Paid Subscribers: The Truth About Being More Strategic in Marketing Reminder! Join the Marketing Ops Interview Bootcamp for free on Jan 15. Imagine gaining 5 hours back each week. UTM.io makes tracking UTMs simple and efficient, so you can spend less time on admin tasks and more time optimizing campaigns.

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The top 50 genAI use cases in marketing

Martech

As genAI adoption accelerates, organizations must go beyond the hype to determine which use cases deliver real value. To provide clarity, we at MartechTribe surveyed 283 marketing professionals including CEOs, consultants, marketing directors and operations managers to understand how frequently marketers use different genAI applications. The use cases analyzed were carefully selected from our Martech Supergraphic, which tracks trends in marketing technology.

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