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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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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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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SEO Place Product Communications 135

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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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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 130

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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Market Trends Marketing Marketers Social Media Marketing 122

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 116

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 120

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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User-Generated Advertisers Advertising Product 114

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 Marketing Marketers 98

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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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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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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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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 78

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 94

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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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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.

Retail 81

Retail Advertising Advertisers Customer Journey 81

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.

Social Media Marketing 80

Social Media Marketing User-Generated Shipping Fashion 80

Search Engine Land

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Branded keywords used to be a reliable and affordable way for businesses to attract high-value customers looking for their brand. But in the past year, they have become much more expensive. This article dives into the causes behind this dramatic increase, its impact on businesses across various sectors and strategies for navigating this new landscape.

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Branding Logistics Price Law 89

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.

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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

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Shopping ads will appear above and alongside Lens’ visual search results before the end of 2024, Google announced today. What it looks like. Google shared an example showing a search result someone would see when shopping for a green backpack using Lens. A searcher can tap the Lens icon in the search bar and then take or upload a photo to find out more about any product.

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Retail Price Product SEO 80

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.

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Advertising Advertisers Management Branding 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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Advertisers Advertising Management SEO 82

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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Marketing Mix Advertisers Advertising Marketing 59

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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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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Advertisers Advertising Management Branding 79

Use Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This guide will walk you through everything you need to know about eCommerce personalization — from the way it works to its benefits and the data you need to implement it successfully. We’ll also explore real-life examples of online stores that used personalization to generate conversions, revenue, and retention. What is eCommerce personalization and how does it work?

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eCommerce Non-Profit Fashion Customer Journey 52

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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Use Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This compressed timeframe cranks up the heat, pushing marketers to optimize their holiday season profit strategies, amplify brand visibility, enhance customer engagement, and deliver results swiftly. However, with more urgency comes more noise, which can overwhelm consumers. The abundance of choices, coupled with heightened promotional activity, can lead to frustration as shoppers navigate a crowded and competitive marketplace.

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Shoppers Retail eCommerce Price 52

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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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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Video Marketing Marketing Marketers Content Marketing 52

Use Insider

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Imagine this. Your customer places an order from your online store but receives no confirmation. They log in to their account to double-check if the order was successfully placed. Days pass, and there’s still no shipping update via SMS. Again, they have to log in to their account to see if their order has even been processed. Even on the delivery date, they receive no SMS confirmation to inform them that their package is out for delivery.

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Customer Shipping Food Real Estate 52

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 Marketing Marketers Marketing Strategy 52

Orbit Media Studios

OCTOBER 3, 2024

By Amanda Gant Content marketers use a huge range of strategies. There are hundreds of techniques used by thousands of bloggers to produce millions of articles. How do we all do it? And what’s working? We started asking these questions 11 years ago got 1000 bloggers to respond. The insights were excellent so we did it again the next year, and the next, and the next… Welcome to the 11th Edition of the Annual Blogger Survey.

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Promotion Analytics User-Generated SEO 52

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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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