Trade Press Services Newsletter

OCTOBER 3, 2024

There’s a generational shift taking place in B2B purchasing. Studies show that younger buyers now represent two-thirds of B2B decision-makers. While traditional B2B marketing strategies have primarily focused on targeting baby boomers, Generation X, and millennials , a new generation is rapidly emerging as a new force in the B2B sector: Gen Z. Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z is the first generation to grow up with technology at its fingertips.

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Aspiration Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Have you ever dreamt of launching your own podcast? With over 2 million podcasts and a staggering 4 billion monthly listeners worldwide, there's no denying the booming popularity of this audio medium. But beyond the excitement, a crucial question arises: how do you measure the success of your podcast? Simply counting downloads isn't enough. That's why data-driven decisions are key.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The long-awaited and much-anticipated Google AI Overview Ads are going live and will begin showing to mobile U.S. users, Google announced today. We first learned Google would start testing this new AI Overview ad format five months ago (it was one of the big announcements at Google Marketing Live 2024 in May). However, we’ve yet to see the ads in the wild between then and today (as far as I know).

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Buffer Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Your social media success hinges on creating content that makes your audience tick. But.how do you even find content ideas that resonate? And how do you ensure you never run out of them? This article will share nine places to find content ideas — ensuring you never have to stare at an empty content calendar (wondering ‘what should I create?

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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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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Google is starting to roll out AI-organized search results today, as well as the new links and citations format in the Google AI Overviews. AI-organized search results. The new AI-organized search results, as we covered in May , are now rolling out in the U.S. Google wrote : “We’re rolling out search results pages organized with AI in the U.S. — beginning with recipes and meal inspiration on mobile.” This includes search results organized by web, including articles, videos, forums an

Retail 106

Retail User-Generated Price Product 106

Tiecas

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Fractional CMO for manufacturers is a concept gaining traction as small to mid-sized companies in the industrial sector face growing pressures to stay competitive.

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Manufacturing CMO Marketers Marketing 98

Social Media Examiner

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Are you keeping up with TikTok's rapid evolution? Wondering how to leverage its newest features for your business? In this article, we'll explore TikTok's game-changing updates, including extended video lengths, enhanced DMs, and the revolutionary TikTok Shop. What's New for TikTok Marketing Trends TikTok has emerged as a powerhouse platform, continuously introducing new features and […] The post TikTok Updates for 2025: What Marketers Need to Know appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

These days, I’m looking at SEO research a little differently. Most of the data that’s been most valuable for developing SEO-friendly content isn’t from Google, Bing or even third-party SEO tools. Platforms like TikTok, YouTube and Reddit act like search engines, and they’re rich with data about markets, audiences and what engages them. In a world where creating strong SEO content means creating user-first content , this type of data is immensely valuable: It’s rapid consumer intelligence using w

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SEO Millennials User-Generated Digital Marketing 92

Content Marketing Institute

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Do you avoid some content marketing tasks? Do you say you don’t have the time when you really do? Avoidance is often the response when you fear the unfamiliar or unknown. But it’s time to get uncomfortable and do these five things.

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Content Marketing Marketers Marketing 81

Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Google is introducing a new process – Change Who Pays – for transferring your client accounts to a new agency’s manager account. Details. Google Ads sent an email sent to users about the change: “We’re happy to introduce a new process for transferring client accounts to a different paying manager. You may now initiate this change directly within your Ads manager account yourself, without needing to reach out to our support team.

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Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The future of brand tracking is here — and it’s powered by AI. Brand tracking is an essential marketing strategy for measuring brand performance, customer loyalty, and market positioning. Traditionally, companies rely on surveys, panels, and market research to gather this data. But these methods can be slow, often taking weeks or months to deliver insights, which makes it hard for businesses to adapt to market changes in real time.

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Branding Customer loyalty CMO Market Segmentation 81

Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Does the content in Google Discover seem dated? Many people seem to be having this issue with Google Discover, though it is unclear how widespread it is. Why we care. Google Discover can drive good to amazing levels of traffic to your site. So whenever it has issues like this, it can seriously impact your traffic and revenue. If your Discover traffic seems lower than usual, you may be effected by whatever is going on right now.

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SEO Marketers Marketing 90

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Sprout's monthly series that explores the social media posts and campaigns inspiring us, and breaks down what makes them so genius.

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Navigating the future of digital advertising is no easy feat – especially with programmatic ads set to capture 86% of ad revenue by 2026. Top brands are already seizing the opportunity by investing in smart programmatic strategies and seeing massive returns. Join Agital and StackAdapt for a live webinar on Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. ET to dive deep into the art and science of programmatic ads and target personas.

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Litmus

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Your subscribers don’t want another cookie-cutter email. They want relevance—something that feels like it was crafted just for them. With inboxes overflowing and attention spans shrinking, generic emails become easy to ignore. What if your emails could cut through that noise and make every recipient feel like you really get them? The key lies in personalized recommendations that speak directly to their needs and interests.

Product 69

Product Transform Customer Journey Finance 69

Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Loyalty. What’s emotion got to do with it? That emotional connection to a brand is extremely important to customer loyalty. It’s often been thought to be a key driver of loyalty. It goes beyond a product’s or service’s functional benefits and taps into customers’ feelings, values and identity. True loyalty is about more than transactional convenience or pricing considerations.

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Customer Branding Customer loyalty Transform 67

Six & Flow

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Breeze - HubSpot AI was the highlight at INBOUND24 this year - but what's so special about it? INBOUND24 reaffirmed AI's dominance in every go-to-market and business conversation right now. And as businesses strive to integrate AI into their operations, many face challenges of complexity, time constraints, and steep learning curves. That's what's special about Breeze!

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Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Navigating the future of digital advertising is no easy feat – especially with programmatic ads set to capture 86% of ad revenue by 2026. Top brands are already seizing the opportunity by investing in smart programmatic strategies and seeing massive returns. Join Agital and StackAdapt for a live webinar on Oct. 9 at 1 p.m. ET to dive deep into the art and science of programmatic ads and target personas.

Advertisers 67

Advertisers Advertising Management Branding 67

Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.

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Kuno Creative

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A picture says a thousand words and a video many more – but the benefits of video marketing extend far beyond saying more with less. You likely know many of the benefits of video, how it drives higher engagement and boosts conversions. And it’s not just on social media platforms aimed at a younger audience. From how-to videos and product demonstrations to customer testimonials and behind-the-scenes footage, video content marketing is quickly becoming the go-to for brands looking to stand out in

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Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The C-suite continues to see marketing and sales as the areas where AI is providing the best ROI, according to a new Marketbridge survey. Fifty-two percent of C-suite executives and marketing leaders at B2B technology companies surveyed said AI is assisting in deploying marketing and sales resources more cost-effectively to capture market opportunities.

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Marketing Automation Platform Price User-Generated Customer Journey 61

illumin

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Marketing measurement is essential, but marketers must leverage multiple methods to garner an accurate understanding of their success. Media mix modeling (MMM) and multi-touch attribution (MTA) are the most important methods of measurement; by using both of them, marketers can better understand how and why their campaigns work (or don’t). Why is marketing measurement important?

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Martech

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This week, rideshare company Lyft added significant measurement and targeting abilities to its ad platform, Lyft Media. Partnerships with key adtech companies allow Lyft Media advertisers to connect ad exposures during the use of the company’s services to outcomes like store visits and in-app purchases. Over the last two years, Lyft has built out its ad platform to cover all parts of a customer’s experience.

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Retail Advertisers Advertising Customer Journey 61

Speaker: Alex Moore, Co-Founder of Stratagon Marketing & Technology

Ever wondered why sales and marketing teams often struggle to collaborate effectively? Diverging goals, poor communication, and conflicting strategies frequently create silos, leading to a disconnect where marketing efforts fail to translate into substantial sales conversions. Enter Account-Based Marketing (ABM). ABM aligns marketing and sales efforts toward specific target accounts, fostering personalized interactions with high-value prospects.

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SMA Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Are you a SaaS marketer feeling overwhelmed by the sheer number of email marketing strategies out there? It’s easy to get lost in the sea of tips and tricks, especially when you’re trying to balance a million other tasks. But don’t worry; you’re not alone. Harnessing the potential of email marketing is crucial for SaaS.

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Email Marketing Marketers Marketing Marketing Strategy 52

Marketing Sherpa

OCTOBER 3, 2024

At MarketingSherpa, we bring you the ideas and inspiration to help you come up with your next great marketing idea. We do that through our marketing case study articles, our data charts, and our How I Made It In Marketing podcast discussions.

Marketers 52

Marketers Marketing 52

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 3, 2024

According to Sprout’s The Social Media Productivity Report , social media marketers spend an average of 40 hours per week on management tasks, with some clocking in over 60 hours. Plus, 63% of social media marketers report feeling burned out—and this is during the regular, non-peak seasons. Now, imagine this workload when seasonality strikes. Heightened activity, increased content demands and constant audience engagement make it hard even for the most experienced marketers.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Fractional CMOs As Strategy Architects with Angelo Ponzi written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Ducttape Marketing Podcast with Angelo Ponzi In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview(ed) Angelo Ponzi. This week, we´re going to be re-gifting you your favorite episodes! Angelo Ponzi is a marketing and branding strategist who works with small to middle-market companies as their Fractional CMO.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

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Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Content creation is a beast and can be a minefield, especially in this AI-driven era, where many seek to “save time” by using AI to partially or fully write content, sometimes with little to no human oversight As guardians of the corpus of the web (it’s scary, but true in many ways), SEO professionals should seriously consider whether the content they’re publishing is valuable, useful, unique and actually answers the user’s question.

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SEO User-Generated Communications Place 108

Welcome Software

OCTOBER 3, 2024

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Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Easy, fast, and unified. We’ve talked to a lot of customers about what they need from their tools to grow, and it always comes back to these three words. So why does go-to-market feel so hard, slow, and disconnected? Two words: legacy CRM. The concept of customer relationship management (CRM) has existed for decades, and there are more tools than ever for understanding and engaging with customers.

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Product CRM Transform Manufacturing 87

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Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A

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