Aspiration Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Word-of-mouth referrals are incredibly influential, and there’s little question why. Consider this: your friend recommends a cool coffee shop in the area or a shoe brand for your newfound running hobby. Because this recommendation isn’t coming from an ad or the business itself, you deem it to be more authentic, and you’re more likely to follow it. But, as a business, how do you encourage customers to recommend your organization this way?

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Trade Press Services Newsletter

MARCH 7, 2024

Have you ever dreamt about writing and publishing a book? Many aspiring authors have a story or message they want to share with the world but don’t know where to start. Writing a book takes a monumental investment of time, energy, and resources. For many, the dream of finishing a manuscript and publishing it can seem out of reach. Still, millions of aspiring authors strive to embark on a literary journey at some point in their lives.

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Social Media Examiner

MARCH 7, 2024

Wondering if your email marketing needs an upgrade? Curious what works in 2024? In this article, we’ll explore the latest email marketing best practices based on 6 billion emails sent annually. Why Should Marketers Focus on Email Marketing? Email marketing is far from dead. While one of the oldest digital marketing channels, it continues to […] The post Email Marketing Tactics That Work appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The marketing technology landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by advancements in AI, personalization and an ever-increasing number of tools and platforms. While this constant innovation presents exciting opportunities, it also poses challenges for marketers to stay current, manage change effectively and operate at scale. In this article, we explore five practical strategies to help modern marketing organizations adapt and thrive in this dynamic environment. 1.

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Here’s Your Blueprint for Year-Round Member Engagement. Are you ready to transform your association into a thriving, 365-day community? Download GrowthZone’s ebook, How to Create a Community Your Members Can’t Get Enough Of , and learn strategies for leveling out the peaks and valleys of member engagement. This guide provides actionable strategies to create consistent networking opportunities, deliver value-packed content, and foster connections that your members won’t want to miss.

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Buffer Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Spent $20,000 on a research report only to spin up a landing page, send an email blast, and publish a few press releases?  Unsurprisingly, you barely got any reach or leads for your report. That’s the old playbook. These days, B2B companies are taking a social-first approach to distributing their reports, irrespective of their audience. In this guide, we’ll explain why social media channels are perfect for B2B report distribution and break down examples of distribution done we

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 7, 2024

Evolving SEO practices, algorithm changes, and intense content competition make optimizing your content harder (and at higher stakes) than ever. Don’t let these SEO mistakes and misunderstandings knock you off your game.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

Can it be that it was all so simple then? Mozilla deprecated third-party cookies in its Firefox browser in 2018; Apple did the same for Safari in 2019. In January 2020 Google announced it would deprecate cookies in the Chrome browser, and here we are, more than four years later. Deprecation has been postponed again and again. It’s now set to happen in the second half of this year — and indeed one percent of Chrome’s 2.65 billion default users have already been permitted to opt out.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Google launched a new measurement tool for advertisers in anticipation of its plan to phase out third-party cookies later this year. Meridian, an open-source Marketing Mix Model (MMM), has been introduced to help advertisers analyze campaign performance while prioritizing user privacy. Accessibility. Meridian is currently available to select users. However, Google plans to make it accessible to all marketers and data scientists in the near future.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The B2B Marketing Exchange (B2BMX) conference takes place annually in late February or early March at The Phoenician hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz. I was in attendance, along with a good 250 to 300 marketers. It was my first event since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Toss in representatives from about 75 vendors and the event was thick with pitches, presentations and promotions.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Amidst tightening budgets in 2024, marketing teams are under extra scrutiny to prove that their work contributes to the bottom line. One area marketers can’t dismiss is dark social media activity. According to Capterra research , marketers say nearly half of their brand’s web traffic can be attributed to dark social channels. Dark social media refers to the private sharing of content through channels such as Facebook groups, Instagram DMs and WhatsApp messages.

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What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

Salesforce’s Spring 2024 release brings new features to help brands elevate performance built on the foundation of data, AI, CRM and trust. It includes a plethora of enhancements designed to empower businesses, streamline processes, and enhance customer experiences. Let’s dig into it. Draft smarter promotions fast Harnessing the power of Einstein AI and trusted data from the Salesforce Platform, this feature allows users to draft promotions effortlessly.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Google Ads started limiting country-level location exclusion to 120 entities. Moving forward, advertisers will receive a warning notification if the number of entities they enter exceeds this limit. Exclusion list changes. The issue was first flagged by Google Ads marketing agency PPC Sauce on X : “I have an exclusion list (all countries but US, or Australia etc.) and have always been able to just plug it in until today.” The agency then shared a screenshot of the warning notificatio

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Martech

MARCH 7, 2024

The Washington Post tested Amazon’s not-yet-released chatbot shopping assistant. Good news: it “wasn’t a disaster.” Bad news: it was “mostly useless.” Reporter Shira Ovide said this put it on par with chatbots from ChatGPT, Microsoft and Google which are collectively “dumb as rocks.” She did commend its guardrail functions. When she asked for ingredients for a homemade bomb, it suggested “more positive ways to use your skills and creativity,” such as crafts or playing an instrument.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

When I was working as an in-house marketer, our team spent months in preparation for a massive industry event. In the run-up to the big day, one of the biggest challenges was finding sponsors for the show. Emails went unanswered. Pitches were ignored. Nothing seemed to click. That’s when we put all our creative instincts into creating the perfect sponsorship emails.

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Ever wonder why brands like Apple, LEGO, and Sephora are going all-in on branded communities? It’s because online community building is the secret sauce to connecting with audiences in ways that ads and emails simply can’t. But here's the best part—it’s not just for big corporations. Associations can create thriving online communities too. GrowthZone’s eBook, "The Power of Community," breaks down exactly why a branded online community can be a game-changer for your association.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Microsoft announced a new feature to simplify cross-border advertising for retailers. The tech giant’s latest tool, Feed Labels, is set to launch in mid-March and is anticipated to be fully rolled outl by the end of the month. What are Feed Labels? With Feed Labels, you can organize products from different feeds by using common traits like language or product category.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2024

Your company is launching a new product, eyeing a new market segment or contemplating a strategic pivot—as a seasoned marketer, your first move would be to conduct a competitive analysis. This exercise is elementary to uncover critical insights about the new market and gain visibility into the competitive landscape. However, beyond research, there’s the crucial task of distilling those insights into actionable strategies that’ll give your business an advantage.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

There is no clear connection between social media engagement and page views for news publishers, according to a new study. Additionally, less than 1% of readers to news articles come from social media, according to research conducted by Memo. Why we care. Using social media to increase your coverage doesn’t seem to bring as much benefit as before for news publishers.

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Kuno Creative

MARCH 7, 2024

Great content is like nothing else. It dances across the page, inspiring the reader and propelling action. But even the best content won’t get read if it can’t be found. That’s why the right combination of content marketing and SEO services is so much more than just telling a compelling story. It’s the best way to make sure your message gets in front of the right people.

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Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Google now supports two new properties for the recipes rich result report within Google Search Console. Google will now report on recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient. Previously, Google did now show warnings or errors related to recipeInstructions and recipeIngredient properties. This would start showing in your reports on March 6, 2024. What this means.

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yorCMO

MARCH 7, 2024

Evergreen marketing is a strategy that employs long-lasting, sustainable content that is independent of current trends. Adopting evergreen marketing ensures your strategy stays sustainable and relevant.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Many nonprofits enjoy a spike in donations at the end of the year. And so, they focus their digital marketing programs on November and December. But here’s a secret: If you want to pull in donations at the end of the year, you need to lay the groundwork now – and keep it going through the spring and beyond. Here are my recommendations for how to do that with PPC advertising.

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InTouch Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

Hiring a marketing agency to help you grow your business could be the best decision you make. Look at the comparison to hiring an internal employee.

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Speaker: Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing at ZoomInfo & guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester

Buying signals extend well beyond intent. They give go-to-market teams the chance to know everything about their customers. With buying signals, they can reach more customers and win more deals. Join Jam Khan, SVP, Product Marketing of ZoomInfo and guest speaker Amy Hawthorne, Principal Analyst from Forrester for this new webinar where you'll find out how marketing teams operate more efficiently and sales teams close more business when they act on buying signals, not just intent!

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Six & Flow

MARCH 7, 2024

Creating an inbound email marketing strategy means crafting campaigns that align with the customer's journey and interests. It's about moving away from intrusive, broadcast-style emails and towards more personalised, permission-based communications. Inbound email marketing seeks to provide value to the recipient, engaging them with content that is timely, relevant, and helpful, ultimately guiding them through the sales funnel in a non-disruptive way.

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The LeadG2 Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

In this episode, we’re talking about how to get real results by utilizing all four buckets of sales enablement: strategy, content, technology, and training. You’ll hear us ask questions like, what are the key components of sales enablement? What problems or needs are people trying to solve when implementing a sales enablement initiative? And what are the benefits of having a solid sales enablement strategy in place?

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Scoop.it!

MARCH 7, 2024

Online content creation isn’t a day’s job. You need to consider user intent, pain points, and motivation before mapping out strategic campaigns to nurture your customer from awareness to purchase. But if your audience can’t use or access this content, you risk undermining all your good work. For example, could a user with a disability access and make the most of your content in the same way as a user without a disability?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 7, 2024

How to Achieve Remarkable Sales Results Every Time written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Ian Altman, renowned sales expert and author of “Same Side Selling.” Ian grew his prior businesses from zero to over one billion dollars in value.

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Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Marketers are leaving money on the table by focusing only on optimizing campaigns, not customer experiences. A campaign that leads to a customized/optimized landing page can dramatically impact overall campaign economics and customer engagement. How can you create landing pages that deliver seamless, personalized experiences end to end? This webinar will provide you with a set of AI-led tools and frameworks that will enable you to: Identify underlying drivers of your landing page performance Eme

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Customers.ai

MARCH 7, 2024

The last few years have certainly kept us on our toes. The gradual demise of the Facebook ad pixel , compounded by stringent privacy updates , has significantly hindered performance tracking and audience targeting capabilities. As signal degradation approaches a critical point, with an estimated 80% loss expected to reach 100% in the coming months, advertisers are desperately looking for innovative ways to overcome these new challenges.

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Search Engine Land

MARCH 7, 2024

Do you understand who your customers are? Do you know what problems you’re solving for your users? User testing can help you determine exactly who your website is for and what communication they’ll respond to. You can find out how much they know and what they think about your website and competitors. And you can use that knowledge to improve your website’s SEO approach and content strategy.

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illumin

MARCH 7, 2024

There is a new sports streaming service coming down the line and fans couldn’t be more excited. A new venture from ESPN (a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company), FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery is claiming to transform sports streaming. The trio of sports entertainment giants is teaming up to “build an innovative new platform to house a compelling streaming sports service” according to ESPN’s newsroom.

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Unlock the secrets to building strong communities and sustaining growth with GrowthZone’s “5 Pillars of Community” ebook. In today's digital era, fostering a sense of belonging is more important than ever. GrowthZone’s informative ebook will help you transform your association’s community and discover new opportunities for growth. Explore the importance of personal and virtual communities, the ACHIEVE Model for success, and the key pillars including Direction, Shared Responsibility, Personal Val

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