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Can AI Enhance Your Content Creation Process? Here's How

Aspiration Marketing

In today's fast-paced digital world, content is king. Whether you're a seasoned writer, a marketer, or a small business owner, the demand for high-quality content is relentless. But let's be honest—creating content that resonates with your audience can be a time-consuming and, at times, daunting task. That's where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes into play.

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What Does Marketing Management Software Do & When Do You Need It?

Marketing Insider Group

You need to efficiently market your business , and factors like strategy and data-driven decision-making are largely responsible for your marketing success. These areas are where marketing management software can help. But what exactly does it do? In short, marketing management software is a powerful tool that enhances your marketing efforts. It helps you plan campaigns and analyze results as your business grows and the complexity of your marketing needs increases.

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3 ways to optimize your marketing automation beyond technology

Martech

Memo To : Marketing directors, VPs, SVPs and CMOs Re : Recommendations to optimize your automated marketing campaigns Your investment in technology to support marketing automation was smart. Automated campaigns increase relevance for your target audience and boost the productivity of your marketing team, which together should improve your bottom-line performance.

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Visual Storytelling: 10 Stunning Examples to Inspire You

Hubspot Marketing

Before becoming a marketer, I was a journalist who loved the opportunity to tell stories about my community and share perspectives that would otherwise go unnoticed. When I left the journalism business, I thought my storytelling days were over; however, visual storytelling is critical in the marketing world. Visual storytelling allows brands to connect with audiences on an emotional and personal level by sharing stories accompanied by stunning imagery.

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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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Mail still holds appeal for younger generation

Martech

Sixty-five percent of consumers still send letters and packages with nearly half (48%) of Gen Z sending mail one to two times per month. That’s according to new research from online postage and shipping vendor Stamps.com. Why we care. Not only does mail still exist (it’s that stuff in your mailbox) but direct mail continues to play a role in marketing.

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The Best Time to Post on Social Media in 2024: Times for Every Major Site

Buffer Marketing

At Buffer, we recently embarked on an ambitious project: uncovering the best times to post on every major social network in 2024.  We poured over millions of posts, Reels, Tweets, TikToks, Shorts, videos, and more to pinpoint when the best-performing content was published.  To predict the best time to post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, we looked at the timeslots with the highest engagement rates on each platform.

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Role of a marketing technology manager: 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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13 Best Linktree Alternatives Reviewed in 2024

Zumvu

Maintaining online consistency is more significant than ever with this fast-paced digital world today. Whether you're an influencer, a small business owner, or a creative entrepreneur, that easy tool which will help blend several links into one goes without saying.

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3 announcements from Dreamforce marketers need to follow

Martech

Salesforce held its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco last week, and to the surprise of no one, the Bay Area air was filled with news about AI. With announcements covering the full range of the Salesforce universe, from Data Cloud to Service Cloud and everything in between, there was something for everyone in the revenue organization. But all the news makes it easy to lose track of what’s most important for marketers.

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5 key elements for effective headlines

SmartBrief - Marketing

You may have heard that people shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But when you consider that 7.5 million blog posts are published each day, it’s hard to deny that people look at the cover (headline) before deciding whether they want to read a post. If your headline is bland, generic and doesn’t capture your audience’s attention right away, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll move on to another post, and your article will be all but forgotten.

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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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How To Improve Data Storytelling and Gain More Support in Your Organization

Content Marketing Institute

Most marketers know the power of storytelling. Nearly all know the value of data. But here’s what many don’t understand: How to apply the two to persuade and motivate executives and other departments to support your mission.

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13 Best WordPress Security Plugins in 2024 to Protect Your Site or Blog

Zumvu

WordPress is the most widely used Content Management System (CMS) in the world of internet, powering more than 40% of all websites on the internet. This makes it a number one target for cyber attacks.

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Google Ads adds Video Enhancement for Performance Max

Search Engine Land

Google Ads is rolling out a new Video Enhancement feature for Performance Max (PMax) campaigns. This feature aims to improve video ad performance through automated adjustments. Why we care. The feature is designed to optimize video creatives, but you may not want to give Google this level of control. So, depending on many caveats, it may be worth testing.

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Psychology of Email Credibility

Campaign Monitor

When compared to other advertising media, email holds unique advantages, enabling deeper levels of user engagement. It benefits from distinct placement within the digital ecosystem, enjoys the ability to incorporate all types of content, and theoretically has no length restrictions. It offers unparalleled personalization abilities and serves as one of the best vehicles for brand storytelling.

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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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How we’re creating a culture of AI across Sprout’s marketing org

Sprout Social

Marketers: AI isn’t necessarily coming to replace you. But if you want to be the most skilled and well-equipped marketer in your field, you need to stay ahead of the curve with a strong command of how to use AI within your function. That’s the AI-powered culture we’re building at Sprout Social. Let’s be clear: AI and automation are, and will be, transformational to the art and science of marketing.

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Google Search Ads 360 (SA360) starter guide

Search Engine Land

Since its rebranding in 2018, Google Search Ads 360 has continued to be a powerful tool for PPC advertisers. However, many marketers still struggle to understand its full potential. This confusion often leads businesses, agencies and corporations to miss the benefits of integrating it into their marketing strategies. This article will address some of the most common questions about Google Search Ads 360 and help clarify how it can enhance your marketing efforts.

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A spicy marketing lesson from Ed Sheeran

Businesses Grow

About a year ago, singer Ed Sheeran partnered with Heinz on a new hot sauce. This is a great lesson literally pointing to the future of influencer marketing, and I kept forgetting to blog about it. But before I get to the dazzling marketing lesson from Ed Sheeran, let’s talk about the marketing problem with soap … The new influencer landscape I recently attended a meeting at a CPG company famous for its iconic soap products.

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6 advanced (yet missing) Meta Ads KPIs to track success

Search Engine Land

Meta Ads provides a solid foundation of basic metrics like ROAS and conversion rate, but savvy marketers know that true optimization lies in the details. Are your clicks translating into quality visits? Is your audience reach expanding or stagnating? These questions demand more nuanced data. Below are six advanced key performance indicators (KPIs) that Meta Ads doesn’t readily offer out of the box but which can dramatically elevate your paid social strategy. 1.

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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

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The best deployment model for martech genAI

Martech

Many companies are struggling to prepare their organizations for generative AI. As they navigate this process, they typically choose from one of three models: the centralized, decentralized or open approach. But which one is best? Our data reveals that leading companies across industries aren’t struggling. They’ve embraced innovation and embedded it into their everyday operations.

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Driving Upsell, Cross-Sell, & Expansion Through Customer-Centric Campaigns

Base.ai

In the highly competitive business landscape, driving upsells, cross-sells and expanding your pipeline require more than just a standout product.

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“Does Marketing Need Curtailment for the Sake of Sustainability?” – Philip Kotler

The Marketing Journal

We are republishing this article given the critical nature of the subject at hand. If you missed this the first time, now is your chance to join the conversation. Marketing, a subject that I dearly love, needs to be reformulated in terms of its purpose and constraints.

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How to plan a website to maximize SEO success

Search Engine Land

Many redesigned websites fail to improve SEO , often damaging existing rankings and creating challenges for SEO teams trying to recover lost traffic. This can severely affect business visibility, lead generation and sales. I have been handed many a brand new website and asked to “SEO it” when untold damage has been done and significant time and effort must be spent just to get traffic levels back where they were before the redesign.

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Evolving Beyond Intent: Create Customer Value with Signals

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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Creator Camp: A Challenge to Form a Content Creation Habit in 30 Days

Buffer Marketing

When it comes to forming a new habit, even the most disciplined person has to work at it. From new workouts to studying, we can all agree that no matter what it is, adding something new to our routines takes time and effort. Content creation is no exception to habit forming. To the untrained eye, anyone with a phone can pick it up and film or type their way into an empire.

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