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The SEO’s guide to Google Search Console

Search Engine Land

Google Search Console (GSC) is a free gift from Google to SEO professionals that tells you how your website is performing. With data-packed amenities, SEOs can scavenge through GSC to locate stashes of hidden nuggets like clicks and impressions from search queries, Core Web Vitals and whatever other surprises lay within your website. Custom regex filters take you around your million-page website.

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Can a 1985 Marketing Playbook Fix Measurement Problems in 2024?

Content Marketing Institute

Attribution models don’t work anymore. Marketers should adopt this 1980s-era measurement model that will deliver better results for 2024 and beyond, according to SparkToro’s Rand Fishkin.

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Master Twitter Audit: Detect Fake Followers and Optimize Strategy!

SocialPilot

You have tried creating content that is actionable, resonates with your target audience and helps drive engagement but you are still struggling to get more likes and retweets on X/Twitter. If you are wondering why your follower count is not growing, It’s high time you did a Twitter audit. An audit helps you take a close look at your X/Twitter, what’s working, and what needs to be fixed.

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Google Ads shifts to Feed Labels for Shopping campaigns

Search Engine Land

Google Ads is automatically upgrading Shopping and Performance Max campaigns from Country of Sale to Feed Label functionality to match Merchant Centre feeds, in August. Why we care. This change affects how advertisers manage product feeds across different markets, potentially streamlining operations for multi-country campaigns. Key details: Affects all campaigns using Country of Sale.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

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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Insider’s Srikant Kotapalli Discusses Twilio Engage Premier EOS and What to Do if You Are Impacted

Use Insider

In a significant development for marketers, Twilio has announced the end-of-sale (EOS) for its Twilio Engage Premier product. As a global partner and the preferred independent software vendor (ISV) of Twilio, the Insider team is dedicated to ensuring a smooth transition for all current users of Twilio Engage Premier. What is Twilio Engage Premier? Srikant Kotapalli: Twilio Engage Premier is a marketing solution designed to help brands deliver multichannel marketing experiences by combining and

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Amazon’s ad practices and algorithms facing scrutiny in EU

Search Engine Land

The EU sent Amazon a new request for information (RFI) on Friday, focusing on the ecommerce giant’s recommender systems, advertising transparency and risk assessment measures. This is Amazon’s third RFI since being designated a very large online platform (VLOP) under the DSA. The company must respond by July 26. Why it matters. The European Commission’s latest request for information (RFI) to Amazon signals intensifying oversight of big tech under the Digital Services Act (DSA)

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Why Quality Content Is Essential When Growing Your Business Online

Marketing Insider Group

It’s safe to say that if you want your business found online, you’re going to have to satisfy the Google gods. During its infancy, the search engine giant made only a handful of minor changes to its algorithm. That meant that everyone knew how to craft websites that would catch SEO attention. Marketers, however, could game the system too easily, using keyword stuffing and irrelevant links to attract bots.

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Boosting customer experience with website redesign: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content.

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The Best ChatGPT Plugins for Marketers

Marketing Insider Group

Digital marketing professionals know that staying ahead of the competition is vital to success. ChatGPT is a revolutionary AI tool that is transforming how marketers engage with their audience, enabling you to automate numerous tasks and save time daily. With over 637 million users per month, ChatGPT’s impact is undeniable. But what truly sets it apart is its ability to integrate seamlessly with various plugins.

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Avoid customer journeys becoming a bad trip – be position-less by Optimove

Martech

Imagine you were entrusted with ensuring a planeload of people lands smoothly and safely. Then on top of that, imagine you are also responsible for their comfort and responding to their every need to make their journey fantastic. As a marketer, you are. Today, you can microsegment based on customer preferences. Essentially, all those “like-minded people” are on the same buying journey.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

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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We Built a Following Before We Even Had a Product — Here Are 3 Tactics that Helped Us Do It

Buffer Marketing

I have been baking sourdough bread for a bunch of years and when the pandemic hit, I was one of those people who was getting calls for sourdough baking advice. I remembered the challenges of learning to bake and creating my first starter, and that turned into a new product idea — a warming device to keep sourdough starter consistently at the right temperature.

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Limited HubSpot breach reminds us there’s risk in SaaS apps and data storage

Martech

HubSpot says fewer than 50 customer accounts were victims of a breach in late June, all impacted customers were notified and all has been quiet since the initial incident. As of May 2024, HubSpot had more than 216,000 customers, so an incident that impacts fewer than 50 doesn’t seem like a big deal, unless of course you’re one of the accounts involved.

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Google Ads unveils tCPA Insight Box for Demand Gen campaigns

Search Engine Land

Google Ads introduced a new tCPA (target Cost Per Action) Insight Box for Demand Gen campaigns, following a similar feature for Performance Max and Standard Shopping campaigns. Why it matters: This new feature can help you quickly assess advertising campaign performance and make data-driven decisions to optimize your ad spend. Key features: Shows if Actual CPA is within the expected range.

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New ways to identify B2B website visitors beyond the IP address

Martech

As B2B buying shifts increasingly online, companies face a growing challenge: identifying and engaging with potential customers who visit their websites. Visitor identification techniques have evolved, and businesses must use and leverage the right tools to improve their marketing and sales processes. The traditional methods of identifying site visitors Over the years, B2B sellers have had three ways to identify visitors: Motivate them to fill out a web form, giving up their contact information

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

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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The ROI of creators: An inspiring influence marketing case study

Businesses Grow

Scottsboro, Alabama, (population 15,750) is a sleepy river town known for its First Monday craft fair, Payne’s Soda Fountain, and hot, muggy summers. It would not be considered a hotbed for influencer marketing. Well, not until Sarah Stahl made it into an influence marketing case study. Sarah is the marketing director for ReTreet , a glamping (“glamorous + camping”) site in the woods outside of town.

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10 Myths About Email Personalization BUSTED! How to Win with Personalized Emails

Litmus

Email is personal. Unlike most marketing channels, email really is communication at a 1:1 level. It’s your opportunity to reach people with messages just for them. Email personalization has revolutionized the way we engage with audiences, turning generic promotional and transactional email programs into tailored conversations that resonate with each recipient.

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TikTok tightens teen ad targeting and boosts AI transparency

Search Engine Land

TikTok implemented new restrictions on ads targeting teens and introduced AI disclosure requirements for advertisers. Why we care. These changes aim to protect younger users and increase overall ad transparency, potentially impacting how advertisers reach and engage with TikTok’s audience. Key changes. U.S. advertisers can now only target teens using broad options like location, language and device info.

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Avoid customer journeys becoming a bad trip – be position-less by Optimove

Search Engine Land

Imagine you were entrusted with ensuring a planeload of people lands smoothly and safely. Then on top of that, imagine you are also responsible for their comfort and responding to their every need to make their journey fantastic. As a marketer, you are. Today, you can microsegment based on customer preferences. Essentially, all those “like-minded people” are on the same buying journey.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

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