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31 Influencers to Follow in 2017

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Author: Ellen Gomes As we kick off 2017 with the fresh energy and optimism that a new year brings, like me, I bet many of you have made some achievable (and not so achievable) New Year’s resolutions. 2017 is the Year to Challenge Our Content Marketing Assumptions https://t.co/8k62h9NJjB PureMatter (@purematter) January 5, 2017.

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2017 Marketing Predictions [Slide Deck]

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

So instead of looking back, we’re looking forward to what 2017 will mean for marketers. This requires: Balancing marketing spend to also invest in building engagement, brand loyalty, and advocacy with current customers rather than just finding new ones. Maybe it’s just me, but 2016 went FAST. Customer-Centric Marketing.

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7 Trends That Will Change Social Media in 2017

Hubspot Marketing

And if you’re a marketer, you may also be fine-tuning your strategic plan for success in 2017. In this blog post, we’ll dive into what happened in 2016 , what we think social media managers should expect in 2017, and how to plan for these changes. 7 Predictions for Social Media in 2017. Good question.

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Why Lifestyle Brands Are the New Media Companies

Hubspot Marketing

While prior media conglomerates focused heavily on amassing large audiences and monetizing through advertising, emerging media brands are finding success by creating their own lifestyle brands to generate growth and engagement. Witherspoon started a book club in 2017 offering a monthly book recommendation to her fans.

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The Ultimate Social Media Holiday Calendar for 2017 [Resource]

Hubspot Marketing

Some of these holidays might be simply too silly for your brand to engage with (and we certainly don't suggest sharing content on social media and then tacking on a completely irrelevant hashtag for the sake of traffic -- that's just plain annoying). National & Global Holiday Calendar: 2017-2018. March 2017. April 2017.

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The Future Marketing Trends That Rocked 2017

Marketing Insider Group

At the end of 2017, we were not merely discussing what the future of marketing will be like. No longer are artificial intelligence, VR, voice activation and other tech next-generation concepts reserved for big budget brands to play around with. We were living it.

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Why video is key to building brand identity and engagement

Search Engine Land

This article explores how brands are leveraging video to stand out in a crowded market. Video: The secret weapon for brand differentiation and growth Video is a powerful medium because it leverages human-to-human connection. What I find most interesting about brand building with video is how long top-funnel engagement can last.