Aspiration Marketing
MARCH 19, 2025
When Netflix shifted its focus from DVD rentals to streaming, they weren't just following a trendthey were following the data. By analyzing user preferences and viewing habits, Netflix tapped into a burgeoning desire for on-demand entertainment. This decision exemplifies the power of understanding your audience when building buyer personas and adjusting marketing strategies.
Martech
MARCH 17, 2025
Marketers love shiny new tools, platforms and tactics, each promising greater efficiency, deeper insights or a competitive edge. But more doesn’t always mean better. In some cases, adding too much can backfire. This is the efficiency paradox: the tipping point at which more tools and tactics stop driving results and instead create friction, wasted effort and diminishing returns.
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Sprout Social
MARCH 14, 2025
Picture this: a beauty influencer swipes on a new lipgloss shade during a livestream. She answers questions in real-time as thousands of viewers watch. Within minutes, the product sells out. Sounds too good to be true? Its not. This is the power of live social shopping, a retail trend that started in China that is reshaping social commerce worldwide.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 18, 2025
Spending money on ads doesnt guarantee success. In fact, 42% of small businesses waste a chunk of their ad budget on campaigns that dont convert. Why? Because they jump into paid media without a clear strategy. If you want to avoid burning through your budget and get real results, you need a plan. A smart, well-executed strategy helps you reach the right audience, boost conversions, and make every dollar count.
Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective
In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 17, 2025
Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Email marketing isn't deadits evolving. With an average ROI of $36 for every dollar spent, it remains a marketing powerhouse. But here's the twist: making your emails more inclusive isn't just good ethics it's good business.
Aspiration Marketing
MARCH 13, 2025
Ever felt like a marketing message was talking at you, not to you? That's often the result of missing buyer personas. These semi-fictional representations of your ideal customers are crucial for aligning your marketing efforts, ensuring that targeted messages reach their intended audience. The result? Marketing efforts that resonate and drive conversions.
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Backlinko
MARCH 13, 2025
Want to 2X, 3X, or even 4X your ecommerce sales? Start by diagnosing whats working on your site and what isnt. Then, apply targeted fixes based on real data. Not hunches. In this guide, Im sharing my lessons and strategies from 10+ years in digital marketing. Plus, I interviewed four leading ecommerce website optimization experts for their best conversion-driving insights: Leigh McKenzie from UnderFit (also head of SEO @ Backlinko) Rishi Rawat from Frictionless Commerce Anna Bolton from Conversi
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 17, 2025
SEO without data is like throwing darts in the dark. Sometimes it works, but most of the time, its a hard miss. Every search, click, and bounce tells a story. The challenge is figuring out what the data means and how to use it to make SEO strategies stronger. Quick Takeaways Traffic sources reveal where visitors come from and whats working. Bounce rates and session times show if people actually like what they find.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 14, 2025
If youre staring at a blank screen (weve all been there) trying to figure out how to develop a marketing brief, there are a few questions you can ask yourself to get to the heart of the problems and solutions your campaign will address. Use these guiding questions alongside our free marketing brief templates to help you create a brief that has just enough information but not too much to get your team excited and on the same page.
Aspiration Marketing
MARCH 17, 2025
Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn have become the go-to platforms for businesses aiming to convert clicks into conversions. Each offers distinct tools to turn your marketing dollars into real, measurable results, helping you connect with the right audience at the right time.
Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick
Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.
Martech
MARCH 14, 2025
As a marketer, you are uniquely positioned to create compelling use cases for dismantling customer data silos. Your deep understanding of customer behavior, cross-functional perspective and ability to demonstrate tangible business impact make you a key player in this effort. Martech whether you are selecting, implementing or managing these platforms gives you another way to lead in using customer data.
Buffer Marketing
MARCH 17, 2025
A statement that definitely won’t surprise you: TikTok’s algorithm seems to prioritize videos that keep users on the platform for longer. But here’s a follow-up that might: That means videos longer than a minute tend to get more views and watch time than their shorter counterparts. When we set out to uncover what TikTok video length performed the best, I certainly didn’t expect it to be longer videos.
The Marketing Journal
MARCH 13, 2025
For decades, marketing was guided by the framework of the 4 Ps:Product, Price, Place, and Promotion. Introduced by E. Jerome McCarthy and later cemented into marketing orthodoxy by Philip Kotler, the 4 Ps provided a practical roadmap for engaging consumers and building competitive advantage.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 17, 2025
As liquor sales stagnated last year for nearly the first time in two decades, one segment of the market actually grew by a whopping 29% YoY: Pickle-flavored spirits. If youre like me, your first question was, What the ever-loving fffff-? But your second question is, What are they doing right? So I sat down with the marketing director for the top-selling pickle liquor to find out how this small startup is beating the trend and outmarketing the market.
Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader
Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.
Sales Force: CMO
MARCH 17, 2025
Marketing is in the middle of a tectonic shift from the past decade of robust tech stacking to the adoption and efficiencies of AI. Your marketing teams can finally shift their focus from complex technology integrations and data management to what truly matters: creating meaningful content and campaigns. Welcome to the age of agentic customer engagement.
Martech
MARCH 17, 2025
Adobes first report on traffic from generative AI interfaces found a surge in traffic to U.S. retail sites over the holiday season, and the trend persisted into 2025. Between Nov. 1, 2024, and Dec. 31, 2024, traffic from generative AI sources increased by 1,300% compared to the year prior (up 1,950% YoY on Cyber Monday). Adobe found this trend continued beyond the holiday season.
Buffer Marketing
MARCH 19, 2025
I’ve written plenty about how creators can monetize their social media — from general to platform-specific advice. But a few months ago, I decided it was time to stop just talking about it and actually put my theories to the test — starting with LinkedIn. Honestly, I had no clue if sponsored content would even work on LinkedIn — or if brands would care.
Hootsuite
MARCH 19, 2025
Did you know that the average Instagram post only reaches about 32% of an account’s followers? 1 If youve ever felt like your content is stuck in a black hole of low engagement, youre not alone. Many marketers struggle with what well call Low Engagement Fatigue (LEF) a totally real (and definitely not made-up) social media syndrome that leaves you wondering, Am I shadowbanned ?
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Think creating impactful B2B video is intimidating, boring, or requires a Hollywood-level budget? Think again. Join our "B2B Growth Show" to uncover the secrets of building video strategies that drive ROI, captivate your audience, and leave your competition in the dust. What you’ll learn: Why video is non-negotiable for B2B in 2025 Storytelling tips to engage your target audience and keep them coming back Case studies from printing companies to telecom giants with jaw-dropping results Practical
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 18, 2025
Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Let me share something I've had to explain countless times as an inclusive marketing consultant: inclusive marketing isnt about reinventing the wheel its about making what youre already doing work harder for you. Think about it.
Social Media Examiner
MARCH 13, 2025
Are you considering working with influencers but unsure how to get started? Wondering how to maximize your return on investment when collaborating with creators? In this article, you'll discover proven strategies for influencer partnerships that deliver measurable results for your business. Why Marketers Should Work with Creators in 2025 Many marketers are hesitant to embrace […] The post How to Succeed in Influencer Marketing in 2025 appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Martech
MARCH 17, 2025
In MarTechs MarTechBot explains it all feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot , which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has access to the broader internet. Q: How are marketers using ChatGPT’s Operator function? Marketers are increasingly leveraging the Operator function available from ChatGPT to enhance their workflows and improve efficiency in various aspects of their marketing efforts.
Buffer Marketing
MARCH 13, 2025
As a type A perfectionist, there are few things that give me more satisfaction than a good old spring clean. Come change of seasons, I’m always overcome with the urge to clear out drawers, declutter cupboards, and rearrange shelves. Doing it is a bit of a slog, of course, but that feeling you get after a good tidy-up? Worth every second I spend cursing over piles of old clothes on my bedroom floor.
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Animalz blog
MARCH 13, 2025
Stewart Hillhouse shares a refreshingly practical perspective on using AI for content marketing. He explains how the modern content marketer must operate at the intersection of strategy and rapid execution: “I don’t think in this environment you can think more than 90, 100 days in the future because it’s gonna be a totally different conversation.” Stewart offers concrete workflows, specific prompting techniques, and a clear vision for how content teams should restructure
Aspiration Marketing
MARCH 18, 2025
Is your business development strategy a shot in the dark? That may be why it's not workingmany companies invest heavily in BD without seeing the desired returns. This often stems from a lack of clear business development metrics. Without these BD metrics, how can you truly measure success? Let's dive into the metrics that matter.
SmartBrief - Marketing
MARCH 17, 2025
What are the best practices for integrating encryption with zero-trust architecture? Why are end-to-end encryption, strong authentication, continuous monitoring and regular audits so important? SmartBrief turned to Galaxia Martin, SDI Presences Solutions Director, for answers to these questions and to discuss what the future holds for encryption and zero-trust architecture.
Martech
MARCH 18, 2025
By 2028, traditional B2B marketing and sales tactics from demand generation to outbound prospecting will be nearly unrecognizable or extinct. Buyers are rapidly adopting AI to bypass vendor-led processes, making GTM teams shift from persuasion-based strategies to proof-driven models. The time to adapt is now. Here’s what that means for your strategy and your career.
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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
Social Media Examiner
MARCH 18, 2025
Are you struggling to implement AI effectively in your business? Wondering how to overcome resistance from your team and leverage AI for optimal productivity? In this article, you'll discover how to get your staff to embrace AI and use it to enhance their work rather than fear being replaced by it. Why AI Optimization Can […] The post AI-Driven Teams: How to Transform Your Workforce appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Animalz blog
MARCH 18, 2025
“I think a lot of people just misunderstand how to use LinkedIn,” says Parthi Longanathan, CEO of Letterdrop. “I onboard customers and they’re like, ‘My boss told me we need to grow impressions by 20%.’ Who cares about impressions? Let’s talk pipeline. Let’s talk business. Let’s talk about meetings on your team’s calendar.” In this episode, Parthi explains why his company pivoted from SEO content tools to LinkedIn-focused social s
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 17, 2025
Marketing is constantly evolving, and where you invest your budget makes all the difference in how well your brand performs. The strategies that worked five years ago may no longer be effective, while new opportunities have emerged that can deliver higher ROI and better engagement. With so many options from digital ads and SEO to influencer marketing and AI-powered automation you need a game plan to ensure your budget is being spent in ways that drive growth.
The LeadG2 Blog
MARCH 18, 2025
Unlock the full potential of your B2B revenue operations by implementing these proven strategies designed to enhance efficiency and drive success. By focusing on key areas such as team alignment, data-driven decision-making, and technology optimization, you can transform your operations into a well-oiled machine that not only meets but exceeds your business objectives.
Speaker: Kevin Burke
AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.
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