Wed.Jul 24, 2024

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10 Content Marketing Benchmarks to Guide You in 2024

Marketing Insider Group

Content marketing is a dynamic field that evolves rapidly, and staying ahead requires significant effort. You’ll need to set strategic benchmarks to measure success, helping you improve wherever necessary. Whether you’re a seasoned marketer or just starting, these benchmarks will help define your successes and failures. From there, you can optimize your strategies and achieve the desired results.

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6 Steps to Marketing Research: Unlock Customer Insights for Success

Aspiration Marketing

Launching a marketing campaign without understanding your audience is like navigating a new city without a map. You might have a great plan and experienced skills, but reaching your target audience is a guessing game. Marketing research is the tool that helps you find your way. By following a structured six-step process, you'll gather valuable customer information to craft messages that connect and campaigns that deliver results.

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Microsoft confirms Reddit blocked Bing Search

Search Engine Land

Reddit has updated its robots.txt file, preventing Bing and many other search engines from crawling the site. “Bing stopped crawling Reddit after they implemented their updated robots.txt file on July 1, which prohibits all crawling of their site,” a Microsoft representative told Search Engine Land. What happened. On July 1, 2024, Reddit updated its robots.txt file preventing many search engines and AI tools from crawling the site.

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How does AI fit into marketing campaigns?

Martech

Lately, it seems like everyone is focused on AI. To summarize what I’ve read: AI is the panacea; problems will cease to exist and we’ll be more productive than ever if we just use AI. The reality is that, at least in marketing, AI is not new. We’ve been using it for years and its use continues to grow as new opportunities for automation appear with each advancement in AI capabilities.

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Unlock the Secrets to Building Community

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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Don’t Start an Original Research Project Before Answering These 8 Questions

Content Marketing Institute

Original research presents unique benefits for your content marketing strategy. But not just anyone or any AI tool can do it well. Before you get started, read through — and answer — these eight questions.

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Channel99 introduces digital channel scoring for B2B

Martech

Channel99 today launched a new solution for scoring the performance of digital campaigns by channel providing insights into performance and opportunities for optimization. This is based, in part at least, on Channel99’s “view through” technology where a “smart pixel” is used to measure and verify B2B advertising performance.

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Data strategies for unlocking customer lifetime value by Edna Chavira

Martech

Imagine a world where your marketing efforts go beyond short-term gains. A world where you can predict customer behavior, personalize experiences, and foster long-lasting loyalty. This world is within reach by harnessing the power of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Join Unlocking Customer Lifetime Value: Data Strategies and Technologies where our experts explore how to transform your marketing strategy from acquisition-focused to customer-centric.

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Can’t keep up? 3 timeless ways to future-proof SEO

Search Engine Land

The past year hasn’t been the easiest in search. SEO s are literally unhappier , trying to keep up with unprecedented volatility, ever-expanding workloads and cascading internal expectations. Couple all this with an unstable macro environment, reduced liquidity that depressed valuations, little-to-no acquisitions or exits, once-in-a-generation technology advancements like AI and a couple of crushing core algorithm updates to boot.

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Cookies Stay in the Jar: Google Delays Phase-Out Again

DirectMail2.0

In a surprising turn of events, Google announced that it will maintain third-party cookies in its Chrome browser, reversing its previous commitment to phase out these tiny packets of code that track users on the internet. This decision marks a significant shift in the tech giant’s approach, highlighting the complex balance between user privacy and the needs of advertisers.

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How to recover from Google Ads performance drops

Search Engine Land

When managed effectively, Google Ads campaigns can significantly boost your online presence and drive business results. However, even well-planned campaigns can experience unexpected performance drops. This guide will help you understand why these drops occur, how to identify and address them quickly and implement strategies to prevent future issues.

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Increase Revenue With Better, Faster Sales Onboarding

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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When UGC Goes Wrong: How Smart Brands React to Controversy [Expert Interviews]

Hubspot Marketing

“Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Though Mike Tyson meant that literally, his wise words certainly hold true in marketing. And no marketer gets punched in the mouth quite as often as those who deal with user-generated content. Need convincing? Just search for videos about Celsius on TikTok. While the drink brand does tout ingredients that “ burn calories ,” many TikTokkers falsely claim the fitness beverage contains everything from Ozempic to cyanide and will give you lu

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Google will ‘soon’ test search, shopping ads in AI Overviews

Search Engine Land

Google announced that ads were coming to AI Overviews at Google Marketing Live in May. We’re still waiting, but ads in AI Overviews are coming “soon,” Philipp Schindler, Alphabet’s senior vice president, chief business officer, confirmed during last night’s Alphabet Q2 earnings call. Soon. What can advertisers expect and when?

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Decision Catalysts: The 6 sales and marketing factors that drive customers to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’

Marketing Sherpa

Ever wondered what truly drives a customer to choose your product over another? Last week, I examined six powerful factors in a webinar for SCORE’s Jacksonville chapter that can transform your marketing strategy and boost conversions.

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Google’s AI push reshapes ad landscape as privacy concerns linger

Search Engine Land

Google’s Q2 earnings call revealed how the tech giant is leveraging AI to enhance its advertising products, potentially opening new opportunities for marketers. Google is betting big on AI to drive innovation across its ad platforms, from Search to YouTube, while also addressing growing privacy concerns. Why we care. Google is leveraging AI to transform its advertising products, potentially opening new avenues for marketers despite grappling with privacy issues.

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Accelerate Your Marketing with Automation: A Quickstart Guide

Ready to streamline your marketing efforts and achieve more with less? Our guide provides a step-by-step roadmap to: Build a Strong Foundation: Set up your automation infrastructure for success. Execute Proven Tactics: Implement effective strategies to nurture leads and drive conversions. Measure and Optimize: Track your results and make data-driven adjustments.

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This Math Pattern Explains Your Content Performance (and what to do about it)

Orbit Media Studios

By Andy Crestodina A few articles get most of the clicks. A few videos get most of the views. A few posts get most of the engagement. The top performers don’t just get better results, they get exponentially better results. Marketing charts are never straight lines, they’re hockey stick curves. The top performers in any marketing channel get all the love.

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Data strategies for unlocking customer lifetime value by Edna Chavira

Search Engine Land

Imagine a world where your marketing efforts go beyond short-term gains. A world where you can predict customer behavior, personalize experiences, and foster long-lasting loyalty. This world is within reach by harnessing the power of Customer Lifetime Value (CLV). Join Unlocking Customer Lifetime Value: Data Strategies and Technologies where our experts explore how to transform your marketing strategy from acquisition-focused to customer-centric.

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23 Customer Service Empathy Statements Examples

Zumvu

Empower your support team with effective customer service empathy statements. Learn how to use them to elevate customer interactions.

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What You Need to Know About How to Use Bluesky

Buffer Marketing

Bluesky is quickly becoming a hot topic among social media enthusiasts, attracting users curious about its decentralized approach. Now, if you're here, you’re probably wondering what makes Bluesky special and how you can get started. However, with any new social network, especially one as innovative as Bluesky, knowing where to start can be a bit overwhelming.

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Using Generative AI in Sales: Pros, Cons, and Considerations According to Sellers

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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Is HubSpot SMS Right for You?

verse.ai

Used and loved by countless businesses, HubSpot is an all-in-one customer relationship management (CRM) platform, and a top choice for marketing and sales tech stacks. HubSpot now offers an SMS add-on, with two-way SMS in BETA. Is HubSpot SMS the right choice for your sales and marketing strategy? Text messaging can be a powerful tool [.] Read More. from Is HubSpot SMS Right for You?

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Marketing For Supervillains

Duct Tape Marketing

Marketing For Supervillains written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Jesse Wroblewski In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jesse Wroblewski, the founder and CEO of a New York-based marketing agency and the author of Marketing for Supervillains: Diabolical Tips on Differentiation, Decommoditization, and World Domination.

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The no-code guide to integrating your martech stack

Martech

You’ve spent a lot of money on different martech tools. They’re all great in their own way and save you time. But something’s missing. Why can’t you get all your data in one place? This is a common problem with modern marketing tools. Each platform creates and holds its own data, leaving you with an archipelago of data islands. It’s almost impossible to get the deep insights that would reveal themselves if you could get all the data into one place.

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The ultimate list of customer engagement metrics to monitor

Sprout Social

The success of your business depends on how well you engage your customers. Highly engaged customers are more likely to buy from you and stay loyal to your brand. So you should stay on top of your customer engagement metrics to improve various aspects of your performance. This includes everything from the content you create to the customer care you provide.

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The Ultimate Email Marketing Toolkit

Tired of your emails getting lost in the noise? Ready to turn subscribers into customers? Our comprehensive toolkit will help you break through the noise and drive business impact. Key Benefits: Maximize Deliverability: Ensure your emails reach inboxes consistently. Personalize at Scale: Craft targeted messages that resonate with every recipient. Optimize for Results: A/B test your way to higher open rates, click-through rates, and conversions.

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How marketers are leveraging Olympics’ focus on women’s sports to drive engagement

Martech

Coca Gauff and Little Simz in a recent Bose campaign. Image: Bose. The 2024 Summer Olympics open in Paris on Friday. Gender parity was a stated goal , giving women athletes a bigger stage than ever before. In the U.S., sports fans will be watching all the competition, and much of this attention will be on the stars of women’s sports. What does this mean for marketers?

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Social Media Automation Strategy: 10 Tasks You Can Automate

Buffer Marketing

You’re spinning multiple plates at once as a social media marketer. Brainstorming content ideas, scheduling posts, replying to comments, analyzing your social media marketing performance, tweaking your marketing strategy based on data — and repeating it all over again day in and day out for multiple social media platforms. Whew. It takes some elbow grease to keep the wheels spinning.

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16 Crucial Social Media Metrics to Track In 2024

SocialPilot

In a world where attention spans are already shorter than ever, understanding how your audience interacts with your brand online is crucial. You need to know what works for your audience and what does not. Looking at the likes and comments alone won’t work for long. You need to know which social media metrics to track to tell the whole story and decipher hidden actionable insights.