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3 Contextual Link-Building Strategies That Actually Work

Content Marketing Institute

Context matters in your content. Contextual links matter in your SEO strategy. Discover three strategies to acquire contextual links to boost your content in the eyes of Google and the linking sites’ audiences.

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The Buyer's Journey: Best Content for the Decision Stage

Aspiration Marketing

Welcome to the final stage of the buyer's journey: the decision stage. Potential customers have compared features, weighed options, and now they're staring down the final hurdle: choosing YOU. This is the decision stage of the buyer's journey, a make-or-break moment where the right content can seal the deal.

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How to Get More Clients From Referrals and Self-Promotion

Social Media Examiner

Wondering how to attract more clients? Looking for an innovative marketing model? In this article, you’ll discover a proven marketing strategy to get more clients from word-of-mouth referrals and self-promotion. Boosting Referrals and Self-Promotion for Marketing Agencies In today’s highly competitive marketing industry, agencies and entrepreneurs face the ongoing challenge of attracting new clients and […] The post How to Get More Clients From Referrals and Self-Promotion appeared first o

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What social media tasks to automate and what to personalize

Sprout Social

When you think of a social media manager’s job, you probably picture them planning and posting content all day. But there’s much more to the job description. That clever LinkedIn or eye-catching Instagram post? Social media managers brainstormed those ideas, wrote captions, designed visuals, researched hashtags and scheduled posts for the best engagement.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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6 Ways to Remove the TikTok Watermark

Buffer Marketing

When you film a great video for TikTok, you might naturally want to cross-post it to other platforms – maybe YouTube Shorts or Instagram Reels. After all, why film all-new content when you already have something you’ve proven works?  However, as is the case with most competing sites, the algorithms of other top social media platforms don’t like content from other sites.

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Why you should track your email’s long tail to measure success (plus a case study)

Martech

When someone talks about “long tail” strategy, you probably think it begins and ends with search engine marketing. But it should be a part of your email campaign planning as well. If you don’t track your results long after your campaign ends, you’re more likely to under-report your successes! With all the pressure on email marketing to produce results, that could be a major omission.

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Google rolls out AI Overviews for more complex searches

Martech

Google is rolling out its AI Overviews search to U.S.-based users of Google Search in the coming week. This was just one of several significant developments announced by the company at Google I/O yesterday. What are AI Overviews? AI Overviews give answers to queries using generative AI technology powered by Google Gemini. It provides a few snippets of an answer based on its understanding of queries and the content it found on the topic across the web.

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How entity-based strategies can contribute to PPC success

Search Engine Land

While the concept of entities for SEO has been around since 2012, it hasn’t been a widely adopted in PPC. Entities are essentially unique people, places, things or concepts that provide context and relationships for keywords. As AI becomes more prevalent in digital marketing, incorporating an entity-based approach into your PPC campaigns is a way to get ahead of the competition.

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The state of digital customer experience by Digital Marketing Depot

Martech

Unprecedented changes in retail over the last four years have reshaped the industry’s digital customer experience—both in the way organizations do business and the preferences of shoppers. The lessons learned about the importance of technology and data can help businesses scale and bring the human element found in brick-and-mortar stores to their digital platforms.

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Beyond the Likes: Mastering Engagement Rate Calculation and Best Practices

Rock Content

In 2024, it’s undeniable that helpful, informative content is the best way to connect with a target audience on social media and beyond. But how can you ensure your efforts are hitting the mark? Which metrics matter most and provide the most useful insights? Tracking and analyzing your user engagement rate are highly effective ways to gauge marketing success, both on and off social media.

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Making the Moment: The Art of Creating Events That Drive Results

Speaker: Aja Bradley Kemp, Founder & Chief Experience Officer at Conversate Collective

In a world where every brand is vying for attention, how do you make your events stand out? ✨ From creative swag strategies to immersive brand experiences, the key lies in fostering real connections that inspire action and leave a lasting impression. Whether you're planning a large-scale conference or an exclusive executive gathering, this session will explore how to elevate event engagement, strengthen brand perception, and maximize ROI.

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Camille Manso: Looking forward with AI

Martech

Camille Manso is a partner with Silicon Foundry, an advisory firm that essentially arranges matches between their corporate clients and innovative tech start-ups. She tells us that the attention given to AI start-ups drove Silicon Foundry to start looking closely at marketing use cases. The firm is independent, holding no equity in the startups it evaluates or recommends.

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Why Prospecting is So Hard (And How to Make It Easier)

Lusha

Every job inevitably has that one thing you dread doing but just have to get through. For many salespeople, that’s prospecting. Many sales reps feel like it’s an uphill battle to find and connect with potential buyers. The statistics back this up – 40% of salespeople agree that prospecting is the most challenging part of the sales process.

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Alicia Arnold: Spotlight on the expert

Martech

Alicia Arnold is the founder of a consulting company, AK Arnold, and draws on 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies to help them transform digitally. She is also a valued contributor to MarTech and a speaker at The MarTech Conference. We discussed the importance of being able to translate technology and break down silos in organizations, all while never losing sight of the customer. ( Interview edited for length and clarity.

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12 CRO metrics to track conversion rate optimization performance

Unbounce

/ Conversion optimization 12 CRO metrics to track conversion rate optimization performance By Josh Gallant. Updated on April 27, 2024. 9 min read What gets measured gets managed. You’ve heard it before—you’ll hear it many times again. But with conversion rate optimization (CRO) in particular, what should you be measuring to make sure you’re managing the right things?

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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Not too hot, not too cold: How to build the perfect martech stack

Martech

“This bowl of porridge is too hot, this one is too cold, but this one is just right!” This famous fairy tale starring Goldilocks searching for the perfect bowl of porridge is remarkably similar to assembling the perfect martech stack for your organization. With more than 14,000 martech options available to industry professionals, it’s not surprising marketing leaders are struggling with the Goldilocks principle.

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Beyond March Madness

SmartBrief - Marketing

Inside ESPN’s viewership triumph and women’s sports While the cheers from the March Madness tournaments have begun to fade, the momentum for women’s sports continues to resonate loudly. ESPN’s MegaCast NCAA Women’s Tournament efforts led to unprecedented results with a remarkable 18.9 million viewers across ESPN platforms, setting a new standard for women’s sports viewership.

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Fundamentals of Conversational AI vs. Generative AI

verse.ai

Fundamentals of Conversational AI vs. Generative AI Definitions, Differences, and Use Cases Struggling to understand the differences between conversational AI vs. generative AI? While both are highly useful and popular subsets of artificial intelligence (AI), they employ very different techniques, have differentiated use cases, and pose unique challenges.

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Maximizing SEO for PR Success: Tips and Tricks for Digital PR

Zumvu

In the bustling digital landscape of the 21st century, public relations (PR) stands as a beacon of brand visibility, trust-building, and reputation management.

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The Intersection of AI and Sales: Personalization Without Compromise

Speaker: Jesse Hunter and Brynn Chadwick

Today’s buyers expect more than generic outreach–they want relevant, personalized interactions that address their specific needs. For sales teams managing hundreds or thousands of prospects, however, delivering this level of personalization without automation is nearly impossible. The key is integrating AI in a way that enhances customer engagement rather than making it feel robotic.