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How to Level Up as a Marketer in the AI Era (The Right Way)

Hubspot Marketing

I can’t lie — I’ve been feeling a little AI-fatigued lately. But the reason everyone’s still talking about AI is because it’s not going away anytime soon. The reality is it’s changing the way we work as marketers. Our State of AI report shows that more than half of marketers (60%) are using AI tools in their role. If you’re looking to grow your career, chances are you’ll have to lean into the AI hype.

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HubSpot Pipelines and Deal Stages | Best Practices for Sales Managers

Aspiration Marketing

Are you feeling lost in the fog of your sales pipeline? HubSpot's deal stages can be the key to clarity. By defining clear stages in your pipeline, you can forecast revenue confidently, pinpoint areas where deals stall, and equip your sales reps with the insights they need to close more deals.

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Prompt Engineering Fundamentals: How to Get Better Results With AI

Social Media Examiner

Want to improve the content generated by AI? Wondering how top AI pros get what they need from AI? In this article, you’ll discover a four-step AI prompt engineering framework and what to do if it doesn’t work. What Is AI Prompt Engineering? Prompt engineering is the art and science of communicating with large language […] The post Prompt Engineering Fundamentals: How to Get Better Results With AI appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Why Holding Attention Isn’t a Worthwhile Content Strategy Anymore

Content Marketing Institute

OpenAI’s many recent missteps devalue the currency brands should prize over anything else — trust. Here’s how to seize the kind of opportunity OpenAI appears willing to squander.

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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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Dealing with SERP Volatility: How to Dance with Google

Marketing Insider Group

Your search engine rankings are vital to your website’s success. The more often you appear in the top 10 search results for a particular term, the more traffic you can expect to visit your website. In fact, about 64% of all US web traffic comes directly from Google. Sitting high up on the search engine results page (SERP) gives you a larger slice of that traffic.

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12 Tools for Generating Hashtags

Practical eCommerce - Marketing

Need more from social media campaigns? Try high-performing hashtags. The post 12 Tools for Generating Hashtags appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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My New Business Hit $1 Million in Sales in One Year: Here’s My Playbook

Buffer Marketing

If you were to ask me about my superpower, I’d say I’m really good at making money fast.  I’m a serial entrepreneur who started my first company when I was 17. I’ve had five ventures and two exits. Until this point, my life strategy has been to build a business, make the money I need, take a sabbatical, and believe that when I run out of money, I’ll be able to spin up another company to make some more.

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Getting the most out of your martech applications

Martech

With businesses watching every dollar, today’s marketers and marketing leaders need to demonstrate ROI on their martech investments or risk losing them. Gartner’s 2023 Martech Report drew a great deal of attention when it reported falling utilization rates for marketing technology applications. The report showed a steady decline in martech utilization and put the blame on a lack of training and the complexity of the solutions.

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How Microsoft Advertising is Harnessing its Legacy and Generative AI to Provide Full Funnel Advertising Solutions

The CMO Survey

The post How Microsoft Advertising is Harnessing its Legacy and Generative AI to Provide Full Funnel Advertising Solutions appeared first on The CMO Survey.

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Take the 2024 MarTech Replacement Survey

Martech

We’ll look back at 2024 as the year AI made its way into the martech stack. Generative AI, in particular, quickly appeared in a wide range of martech applications. In fact, as the martech landscape grew to more than 14,000 new applications in 2024, 77% of the 3,068 new tools introduced this year are based on genAI. Every year, the annual MarTech Replacement Survey asks members of the community about the martech solutions they replaced in the past 12 months.

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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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Google Business Profile chat and call history going away

Search Engine Land

Google will be shutting down the Google Business Profile chat and call history feature on July 31, 2024. Google will stop allowing new chats to be initiated starting on July 15, 2024 and then will totally disable the chat and call history features on July 31, 2024. What Google said. Google sent out numerous types of emails to businesses, depending on if they uses the chat or call history feature.

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AI-Powered Lead Generation Strategies

The LeadG2 Blog

AI-driven lead generation tactics are revolutionizing how B2B enterprises scout, connect with, and turn prospects into valuable clientele. With artificial intelligence now a cornerstone of marketing strategies, we're seeing a shift towards more streamlined and impactful operations. Leveraging predictive analytics, lead scoring, and chatbots, companies are not just forecasting the market's future but also zeroing in on leads with the highest conversion potential.

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How to build a better remote team at your digital marketing agency

Search Engine Land

Many agencies have been operating fully remotely or in a hybrid environment for four or more years. But some challenges persist, including: A lack of face-to-face interaction and inability to read body language. Over-reliance on communication tools, such as Slack. Being unable to meet your boss or team members in person for months, years or possibly ever.

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Overcoming signal loss in advertising

illumin

Marketers constantly face the challenge of signal loss as we transition to a cookieless environment. Here’s how your advertising can avoid the pitfall of signal loss. The shift towards a cookieless landscape has led to the worldwide adoption of behaviors that prioritize privacy and information safety. These include the increased use of DNT (do not track) signals, NAI (Network Advertising Initiative) consumer opt-outs, cache clearing, and ad blockers – to name just a few.

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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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3 common B2B SEO mistakes sabotaging cost per lead

Search Engine Land

“Buying” customers can work. Just not all that well over the long haul, it turns out. Direct-response, digital ads (like paid search) are among the best converting channels anywhere. Like, ever. In the history of time. No joke. Google it. It’s the #1 best way to spend money today to generate revenue tomorrow. (Or even over the next ~2-3 months.) But here’s why this can set you down a dangerous path if you aren’t careful – and actually result in a higher CPL over the long term. 1.

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A Complete Guide to LinkedIn Post Sizes – Things You Should Know

SocialPilot

When it comes to LinkedIn, the world’s go-to professional networking platform, the way we present our visuals can make a world of difference. Think about it: Have you ever come across a LinkedIn post that is just off and awkwardly cropped out? It’s distracting, right? A perfect LinkedIn post size can captivate your audience, ensure the clarity of your message, and keep your content looking professional and polished without any awkward cropping or blurring.

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10 landing page optimization case studies and examples to inspire you

Unbounce

/ Landing page optimization 10 landing page optimization case studies and examples to inspire you By Paul Park. Updated on May 28, 2024. 14 min read Did ya ever hear the story of the four-minute mile? Throughout history, many runners tried to run a mile in four minutes or less and failed, leading to the common belief that it was simply beyond the limits of human ability.

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Moving Direct Mail Into the Future

Whos Mailing What

It’s been said that the only constant is change, and despite the conventional wisdom, it is certainly true in the world of direct mail marketing.

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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.

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Want to See Who Clicked Your Meta Ads? Now You Can

Customers.ai

We’ve talked a lot about Facebook and Meta ads over the past few months here at Customers.ai. From performance issues to rising costs to attribution challenges and more, there’s been no shortage of Meta-related problems. The thing is, I still believe in Meta ads. It is an unbelievably cost-effective marketing channel and with the right targeting, can be a huge driver of sales and revenue for ecommerce companies.

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Moving Direct Mail Into the Future

Whos Mailing What

It’s been said that the only constant is change, and despite the conventional wisdom, it is certainly true in the world of direct mail marketing.

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Lusha Product Updates: May 2024

Lusha

Take a peek behind the scenes and see what we’ve been working on this month. Today we’re featuring an Extension alert for new contact details, a new and improved sidebar for company and contact details, and a preview of foundational prospecting updates that are coming soon. New contact details? We’ll let you know. Ever search for someone’s details on Lusha, only to come up empty-handed?

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Top AAPI Owned and Founded Beauty Brands in Influencer Marketing

Traackr

Discover some of the top AAPI owned and founded beauty brands who "won" influencer marketing, according to influencer data (VIT).

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Relevance, Reach, Revenue: How to Turn Marketing Trends From Hype to High-Impact

Speaker: Alexa Acosta, Director of Growth Marketing & B2B Marketing Leader

Marketing is evolving at breakneck speed—new tools, AI-driven automation, and changing buyer behaviors are rewriting the playbook. With so many trends competing for attention, how do you cut through the noise and focus on what truly moves the needle? In this webinar, industry expert Alexa Acosta will break down the most impactful marketing trends shaping the industry today and how to turn them into real, revenue-generating strategies.

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Shine On, Dream On, Play On Bill Walton

David Meerman Scott

Bill Walton, noted Deadhead and NBA basketball Hall-of-Famer, was the happiest and most upbeat person I’ve ever met. He had a kind word for everybody and absolutely loved his life and everybody who was a part of it.

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HUGE Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm

Search Engine Land

A trove of leaked Google documents has given us an unprecedented look inside Google Search and revealed some of the most important elements Google uses to rank content. What happened. Thousands of leaked internal documents, which appear to come from Google’s internal Content API Warehouse, were shared with Rand Fishkin, SparkToro co-founder, earlier this month.

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How To Create Facebook Posts Effectively To Improve Engagement

SocialPilot

Facebook might not be the most popular network among millennials and Gen Z, but when it comes to the global audience, it still holds the crown for the most used channel with 3.070 billion MAUs. To reach these audiences, you need a properly planned Facebook marketing strategy and well-crafted content that not only drives attention but also fosters interaction and builds community.

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Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm

Martech

A trove of leaked Google documents has given us an unprecedented look inside Google Search and revealed some of the most important elements Google uses to rank content. What happened. Thousands of documents, which appear to come from Google’s internal Content API Warehouse, were released March 13 on Github by an automated bot called yoshi-code-bot. These documents were shared with Rand Fishkin, SparkToro co-founder, earlier this month.

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How to Build a Winning B2B Video Strategy in 2025

Speaker: Speakers:

Think creating impactful B2B video is intimidating, boring, or requires a Hollywood-level budget? Think again. Join our "B2B Growth Show" to uncover the secrets of building video strategies that drive ROI, captivate your audience, and leave your competition in the dust. What you’ll learn: Why video is non-negotiable for B2B in 2025 Storytelling tips to engage your target audience and keep them coming back Case studies from printing companies to telecom giants with jaw-dropping results Practical

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9 must-have tools for demand gen marketing

Martech

In B2B marketing, “demand generation” gets tossed around almost as much as “leads.” It is often defined through the activities that encourage individual prospects to turn into leads. As the world we sell in becomes more saturated and buyer journeys more complex, the right tools can significantly enhance the efficacy of your marketing efforts. Although I believe tech should only be added once you’ve proven a need for it, let’s take a look at some of the more prominent tools available for generati