Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 27, 2016

Author: Patrick Groover Let’s face it, resources are limited and money doesn’t grow on trees. Some of the biggest challenges that marketers face are the cost of programs and the infrastructure needed to support multi-channel communication in this digital age. Throughout my career, including my current role as a Solutions Consultant, I’ve seen how many business decisions sacrifice long-term functionality for a short-term gain in cost savings.

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Sprout Social

JULY 11, 2016

When businesses want to learn how to get followers on Instagram, there’s a lot of shady and unethical services offering to do it for you. At Sprout Social, we’ll be the first to tell you it’s always better to organically build your social media audience. By now most businesses understand the benefits of social media and using a platform like Instagram to gain better insights into analytics.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 13, 2016

When it comes to content and strategy, few people share a clear and common meaning of each word. Put them together, and what you have is downright perplexing. This is a sales content strategy guide for the perplexed. It is for people in marketing and sales who must collaborate to get these strategic assets right. […]. The post The Ultimate Guide For Developing Your B2B Sales Content Strategy appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Zumvu

JULY 27, 2016

Facebook Live offers some exciting reasons for businesses to adopt it as a powerful video marketing strategy, reach out to the targeted audience and leave a lasting impression.

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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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Contently B2C

JULY 25, 2016

Attribution is a chief challenge for digital marketers, and that’s especially true for luxury brands. While 40 percent of luxury purchases are influenced by a digital experience, e-commerce purchases account for only 4 percent of luxury sales. Research predicts that online luxury sales will triple by 2020, indicating a heightened need for luxury brands to understand the campaign touch points that lead to online conversions and developing brand awareness.

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Doug Garnett

JULY 12, 2016

An odd digital disease has run rampant among mass retailers for the last couple of decades – let’s call it “Amazon Panic”. (Professor Mark Ritson calls advertising’s version of this digital disease “morbus digitalis” ). Amazon Panic involves falling prey to digital theories because we’re told “physical things like stores will go away and be replaced by digital” These theories are given extra momentum because of popular mythology around disruption.

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Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2016

What began as a simple platform for specific college networks has grown into a hub of social activity for 1.65 billion monthly active users. Popular Facebook features like Pages, News Feed and a suite of advertising tools have made this network a must-have for marketers and advertisers. Since 2004 countless new Facebook features have been released for you to use to meet your business objectives.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2016

Like the interest earned on your savings account, the returns on your content marketing efforts can grow significantly over time. “Content is one of the few forms of marketing that has a compounding return,” Tomasz Tunguz, a former Google product manager and now partner at Redpoint Ventures, said in a podcast with HubSpot CMO Mike […]. The post The Compounding Power of Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Zumvu

JULY 16, 2016

Video is a very powerful medium and if put to the best use, can produce great results. So, if you haven’t thought of having a video or video ad yet, you can start planning one and help your business reach new heights.

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Contently B2C

JULY 12, 2016

In 1946, two brothers from Tennessee concocted a lemony drink to mix with their whiskey. They designed a label with a hillbilly mascot, and dubbed it what those “hillbillies” called their local moonshine—a Mountain Dew. Fast forward 70 years, and most of Mountain Dew’s original history has been painted over to attract a “younger, outdoorsy generation.” (Kids just don’t drink moonshine the way they used to.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 12, 2016

How to Be Better and Different and Why You Must written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Stop trying to be better than the competition and start figuring out how you can be better and different than your competition. Many business owners or would-be start-ups sit around trying to figure out how they can be better than the competition – better product, better service, better features, and, the real killer, better price.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 21, 2016

Author: Mike Tomita Some people say that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes. However, if you’re a digital marketer , your mistakes might be seen by hundreds of thousands (even millions!) of people and could cost your company an equal, or greater, amount of dollars. Those are some tough lessons. Hopefully, I can spare you some heartburn and heartache by helping you avoid some of the biggest and most common mistakes in the world of digital marketing.

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Sprout Social

JULY 12, 2016

Twitter chats are a great way to gain exposure, grow your following and engage with your audience. Whether you’re participating in an existing chat or hosting your own, there’s plenty to gain. Jumping into a Twitter chat can be a little intimidating and challenging at first. How do you find people to participate? As a participant, how do you make sure you stand out?

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 20, 2016

Establishing an online presence is no longer a nice-to-have, but a necessity. In today’s business environment, your website acts as an essential foundation for the launch of your online marketing strategies. When executed properly, the right marketing moves can help raise brand awareness, generate traffic, and allow your company to stand out from the crowd. […].

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JULY 9, 2016

Social Media Marketing is an endless job and social media automation tools comes handy and more useful enabling you to channelize and automate your digital marketing efforts.

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Rock Content

JULY 17, 2016

We’re all fully aware of how content marketing is shifting the way brands prioritize their creative resources. From scaling production of high quality content to creating socially engaging tactics that align with your demand-gen objectives; content marketing is how brands scale growth. Marketing teams build reputations around thought leadership and influential best practices while also reducing overhead for their companies.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 1, 2016

How to Recover From Mistakes and Appease Unhappy Clients written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pixabay. Few things are as stressful for a business owner or customer support representative as an angry client. A bad review can harm your business’ reputation and drive off future customers, and an irate person on the phone can make it challenging to keep your emotions calm and the conversation constructive.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Author: Janet Dulsky Regardless of your politics, Hillary Clinton has become the first woman to capture a major-party nomination for President. In a big first for American politics, 96 years after women won the right to vote, a woman is in the running to become president. CRACK!!! This first is just one of many firsts for women recently: Janet L. Yellen became the first female Chair of the Federal Reserve Board.

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Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

Sprout Social

JULY 20, 2016

Unlike social networks such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram where users sign up for a variety of purposes, a majority of LinkedIn users are there for business. You won’t find many selfies, heated arguments about celebrities or artsy brunch pictures. Most people sign up for LinkedIn for one of three reasons: Networking. Job hunting. Lead generation.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 27, 2016

Cost per acquisition (CPA) refers to the amount of marketing or advertising money spent to convert or acquire leads who click on your site or respond to your call to action (CTA). Put in simpler terms, ask yourself: how much of your marketing budget has to be spent to get a paying customer? To find […]. The post 15 Effective Ways to Reduce Cost Per Acquisition appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Zumvu

JULY 1, 2016

Do you wonder why your blog or a well drafted article is unable to draw sufficient amount of traffic despite working hard on it and having used all your creative guns?

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Contently B2C

JULY 18, 2016

Making products and services more accessible to widespread and valuable audiences is the ultimate goal for brands all over the world. And in Europe, they’re succeeding more and more—thanks, in large part, to content marketing. About 71 percent of European marketers created more content in 2015 than they did the year prior. In Finland, 80 percent of marketers use original content to target their customers; in Denmark, that number raises to 86 percent.

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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

JULY 20, 2016

How to Choose Your Ideal Audience written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Susan Baier. You know what I love about the fact that I’ve been in business as long as I have – I finally figured out who I want to work with. No, really, it takes time. I’ve been working with my ideal client for a number of years now but it’s still a work in progress, constantly evolving as the world evolves.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 22, 2016

Author: Kevin George As an email marketer, subscriber engagement is undeniably one of the most critical factors that makes or breaks your efforts in converting your subscribers into lifetime customers. Considering that 54% of US and Canadian consumers consider ending their brand loyalty if they are sent irrelevant content and offers, according to CMO Council, what’s the way forward?

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Sprout Social

JULY 5, 2016

When it comes to Twitter marketing , one of the key metrics brands measure is engagement. If people aren’t retweeting, liking or clicking your Tweets, there’s a good chance your message is falling on deaf ears. Tweeting without any engagement is like shouting your thoughts to an empty room. While it’s true that engagement is extremely important, there’s another metric that goes hand in hand with it.

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Marketing Insider Group

JULY 11, 2016

For most people, email outreach isn’t just difficult—it’s embarrassing. Persuading a blogger, journalist, or influencer is not for the weak-hearted. You only have a few seconds to grab the person’s attention. That’s why crafting an effective outreach email is important. The goal is not to bore the recipient or waste her time. If you do, […]. The post Why Most Outreach Emails Suck appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Advertiser: ZoomInfo

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Zumvu

JULY 20, 2016

Prisma is a new app which helps you turn your digital photos into artwork. It is currently available on iOS and will soon be available for Andriod devices too.

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Rock Content

JULY 11, 2016

Sports is one of the largest industries on the planet. There are millions of engaged sports fans who are the foundation of a lucrative global market. According to Statista , sports marketing revenue totalled $76 billion in 2013, and is projected to surpass $90 billion in 2017. This summer is a very impressive time of year for sports, sports fans, and sports marketers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 22, 2016

5 Ways Content Marketing Can Benefit PR written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit PicJumbo. With the advent of social media, the tables turned for professionals working in the PR industry. All of the sudden, everyone was a publisher. What took weeks to organize – in terms of promotion for businesses and causes – now happened in a blink of an eye.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JULY 20, 2016

Author: Graham Gallivan As a marketer, it’s important to have all the tools and resources you need to build, measure, and optimize your campaigns. But just as important, it can be a tall order for IT to keep your marketing team equipped with all of the tools you need to be successful. Traditionally, marketing and IT departments operated in silos, but these boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred in the digital marketplace.

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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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