Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 30, 2024
Your brand strives for perfection, whether it’s the company’s public image, a seamless campaign message, or flawless email distribution. But your brand has flaws, and that’s a lesson every brand storyteller must learn.
Aspiration Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Are you feeling frustrated by the limitations of default HubSpot data? Are you yearning for deeper insights and more targeted interactions with your audience? Well, prepare to meet your secret weapon: custom properties.
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Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing force for revolutionizing customer experience (CX). With the ability to process vast amounts of data and drive automation at scale, AI empowers brands to deliver personalized, seamless CX journeys that foster loyalty and satisfaction. This article explores how leading companies leverage AI across three key areas — clear messaging, frictionless interactions and tailored experiences — to shape customer experience. 1.
Social Media Examiner
JANUARY 30, 2024
Are you up to date on changes from Instagram? Wondering which recent Instagram updates are important to marketers and business owners? In this article, we explore Instagram changes that affect your marketing. #1: Instagram Stories Instagram Friends Story Sharing Instagram is testing a new collaborative Stories feature that allows users to create Stories for their […] The post Instagram Updates: Stories, Cutouts, Future Features, and More appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
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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.
Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
How do you do digital marketing without third-party cookies? How will it impact your marketing and your marketing technology? Despite several years of warnings, half of marketing professionals don’t think their organizations are ready for deprecation, according to a study by Basis Technologies. Sentry.io got rid of all advertising and tracking cookies last July.
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
I’m fortunate to live in a city that has a thriving restaurant scene (it’s most known for its barbecue and Tex-Mex, if that gives you any hint). And while I don’t consider myself a food connoisseur by any means, I was a food journalist in a past life, so I continue to stay on top of the latest stories and trends surrounding the restaurant industry. To do this, I follow a lot of restaurants on social media.
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Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 30, 2024
There’s something interesting you should know about B2B companies and their content strategies. Most of them are doing it at a basic, functional level. They’re focusing on what each part of their business needs, tailoring their content to these specific areas. But here’s the catch – not many have a strategy that covers the whole business.
Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
“Email marketing is continually changing — not because the technology is changing, but because of consumers, their expectations, and how they use email changes. As marketers, we need to adapt to that.” That’s the message Kath Pay will be hammering home, alongside fellow MarTech contributor Ryan Phelan , in the upcoming two-day master class, “Excelling in email marketing.” The master class is aimed at email marketers with one or two year’s experience under thei
Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Excel can do more than just simple math. That's thanks to its bevy of built-in functions and min-formulas that simplify the creation of more complex formulas. In my decade-long experience with Excel, I’ve found that one of the more useful functions is the COUNTIF function. You can use COUNTIF to count the number of cells that contain a specific value or range of values.
Customers.ai
JANUARY 30, 2024
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the new Google bulk sender guidelines roll out on February 1st. As we’ve previously discussed , this is a big deal for email marketers and sales teams, especially those who tend to rely on cold outreach and ABM efforts. Meeting the 0.3% spam complaint threshold will be challenging for a lot of people and if teams don’t adjust, they are in big trouble.
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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.
Buffer Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
While there’s no official number from YouTube, there are a reported 113 million active channels on the platform. That might seem like a staggering number of YouTubers to compete with. But the good news: YouTube has more than two billion monthly active users — so there are plenty of subscribers to go around. The trick is reaching them — and then creating high-quality content that resonates so much with them that they hit subscribe.
Martech
JANUARY 30, 2024
Integrate, the B2B demand gen and management platform, today announced the launch of a new Performance Center. The center is intended to accelerate and optimize marketing decision-making. The driver behind the innovation is the finding that 50% of U.S. and U.K. B2B marketers identify budget constraints as their main challenge. Brands are adapting to fewer resources by consolidating teams and job responsibilities (79%), cutting travel budgets (33%), and relying on agencies (33%).
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, reported record-breaking advertising revenue of $65.52 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, year on year. A 12.7% gain in search revenue was accompanied by a strong increase in revenue for YouTube ads by 15.5%. Google’s advertising network was slightly down 2.1%, however, this was an improvement on the 2.6% loss reported in the third quarter of 2023. “We ended 2023 with very strong fourth quarter financial results, with Q4 consolidated revenues of
SmartBrief - Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Multicultural marketing in the US is expected to grow 8% in 2024, per PQ Media , though it’ll still account for less than 6% of total marketing spending this year. While 8% growth is definitely not bad, it’s still underwhelming, considering the US Census Bureau expects the country to be “minority white” in about 20 years. And, you don’t have to wait that long for some age groups.
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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.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Google Analytics 4 introduced new instant support features to assist users in navigating the platform more effectively. Additionally, a set of new GA4 video tutorials was launched on YouTube, offering detailed guidance on extracting more meaningful insights from your website’s data. The additional support and guidance for navigating GA4 will prove particularly valuable for those still grappling with the platform, especially after the forced migration from Universal Analytics last summer.
Set Up
JANUARY 30, 2024
At Set up , we regularly interview marketing leaders from different industries ranging from Tourism to Packaging to Entertainment and Healthcare. Having periodic conversations with marketing leaders not only helps us keep a pulse on every industry, but reveals common trends and challenges that all marketers are facing. This Industry blog explores the ins and outs of the Professional Service industry.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
You’ve optimized your website for search. You’re getting lots of high-quality traffic. But despite the uptick in visitors, your sales and leads remain lackluster. It’s a frustrating situation. The good news? There are strategies you can implement to convert that traffic into paying customers. This article explores nine proven methods to help you turn SEO traffic into sales and leads. 1.
illumin
JANUARY 30, 2024
Google and Yahoo will update their email policies in February 2024 to reduce spam and improve customers’ experience. But how will this impact email marketers? Will these changes add blockades to your email marketing strategy in 2024? The short answer is no, as long as you’ve followed email marketing best practices. The organizations the policies impact are the ones who’ve irresponsibly collected or bought email lists, and whose strategies rely on mass emailing rather than strategic, targeted co
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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
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Microsoft reported its strongest financial quarter to date after becoming a $3 trillion company. Search and news advertising revenue increased 8% year on year, excluding traffic acquisition costs that Microsoft pays to publishers. However, despite the rise in search and news advertising revenue marks a slowdown in growth in comparison to the previous quarter’s 10% increase.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Strategic Fitness: Elevate Your Acumen, Allocation and Action written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Rich Howarth, a renowned business strategist, and CEO, known for his groundbreaking work in strategic thinking and leadership.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Click-through rate (CTR) is a cornerstone metric of PPC marketing. Calculated as the percentage of people who click on an ad after seeing it, CTR is often treated as a key performance indicator (KPI), commanding disproportionate attention and optimization efforts. Google search interest in the topic of CTR far exceeds that of conversion rate (CVR), even though conversions more directly align with the health and success of a business.
SmartBrief - Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Developments in IPTV standards from region to region Customers stereotypically change channels all the time, but TV channels have done a lot of changing themselves in the last few years. As streaming and linear programming converge, viewers want better audio and video quality, technology improves and climate change makes alert systems crucial, nations around the world have pursued upgrades to their digital TV standards.
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!
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Yelp is rolling out scheduled support consultations for advertisers to ensure their questions are answered in a “timely manner” While options like online FAQs, email and chat are effective for many queries, some advertisers prefer the value of speaking with a live representative for more personalized assistance, the platform told Search Engine Land.
InTouch Marketing
JANUARY 30, 2024
Here are some of the simple ways that you can upgrade your website when your business is on a budget. First you will want to start blogging regularly and.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Best of the SearchBot showcases Search Engine Land’s SearchBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. The language model is based on content from Search Engine Land layered on top of ChatGPT. The editors of Search Engine Land selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content. I am the first generative AI chatbot for search marketers.
Whos Mailing What
JANUARY 30, 2024
In this article, we collected 15 best practices for consumer services direct mail, all accompanied by examples from our database.
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.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
Google AdMob is introducing Technical ad delivery to help publishers ensure that displayed ads adhere to regulations in the European Economic Area (EEA) and the United Kingdom (UK). Technical ad delivery will be available by the end of March (an exact date was not confirmed). Why we care. Publishers that don’t fully comply with EU regulations could be blocked or suspended from the IAB Europe Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF).
Whos Mailing What
JANUARY 30, 2024
In this article, we collected 15 best practices for consumer services direct mail, all accompanied by examples from our database.
Search Engine Land
JANUARY 30, 2024
In this webinar, set aside the complexities of SEO and link building as experts reveal the secrets that catapulted Page One Power into a $10 million SEO business. This session is not just for SEO specialists but anyone seeking to unlock the secrets to substantial business growth in the dynamic SEO space. Key takeaways: Transform your SEO strategies by embracing foundational business principles that can turn your agency into a $10 million powerhouse.
Six & Flow
JANUARY 30, 2024
AI has been a hot topic for a while now, and it's about time we shared our take on it. At some point we've all wondered at the possibility of AI taking over our jobs, and we're right to be scared with the profound impact it has had, especially within digital and content marketing. In this blog we'll look back upon the rise of AI, what the future of AI and search looks like, and how Six & Flow plans to tackle the challenges being posed by AI.
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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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