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The History of Email Marketing and Why It's Here to Stay

Aspiration Marketing

In the age of digital disruption, where attention spans are shorter than ever and traditional marketing channels are evolving rapidly, one tool has stood the test of time: email marketing. But email marketing isn't just a modern phenomenon. It has a rich history that dates back decades.

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How marketing leaders can transform marketing from a support function to a growth driver

Martech

The decline of marketing as an influential business function is well documented. Among C-suite roles, chief marketing officers (CMOs) are the least likely to advance to the CEO spot and the most likely to be dismissed. This unsettling trend is supported by the Fall 2023 CMO Survey, where most CMOs reported limited involvement in executive-level decisions.

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8 Inclusive Ecommerce Website Examples That Drive Growth

Hubspot Marketing

Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. Brands in ecommerce have the wonderful advantage of having access to a broader number of consumers than their local counterparts. Before you can woo a broader base of consumers, it is important to recognize the diversity that exists among them, and the intention required to convert them.

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How autonomous AI pipelines will transform marketing campaigns

Martech

Last month, I took my first ride in a Waymo — a fully autonomous trip through the streets of San Francisco. As I stepped out, two other people who had just completed their first ride exchanged amazed looks with me. We shared a mix of awe and disbelief, marveling that a car could navigate city streets entirely on its own. One day, I imagine I’ll feel the same amazement watching a fully autonomous marketing campaign unfold — from inception to optimization — without human intervention.

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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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5 top B2B link-building strategies

SmartBrief - Marketing

For your website to have an impact, you need potential customers to know about it. Apart from social media efforts and paid advertisement, organic traffic is your best bet. Here’s where B2B link building comes in. Building links and mentions of your business on the web helps attract traffic from search engines and the sites that link to you. In this article, we’ll share the five most useful B2B link-building strategies and explain how to use them for your business.

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Sinch introduces RCS features in Customer Dashboard

Martech

Mobile experience company Sinch announced RCS features are now available in the Sinch Customer Dashboard, allowing marketers to integrate rich content into mobile message (SMS) campaigns. In the U.S., RCS (rich communication services) was a little used version of SMS messages only available on Android, until this year. Apple added RCS to iOS 18, significantly increasing the reach of RCS, which include options for video content and interactive features like buttons.

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DemandScience and Terminus merge, keeping data at the center of B2B marketing

Martech

The merger of DemandScience and Terminus, announced on Tuesday, is the latest act of consolidation in the B2B media and lead generation landscape and emphasizes, once again, the importance of data to identifying and engaging B2B buyers. DemandScience, which was founded in 2012, is a data aggregator that helps B2B companies identify and engage with potential buyers.

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What Do Experienced Marketers Do Differently? New Research (plus tips from 9 veteran content pros)

Orbit Media Studios

By Andy Crestodina Every year, we ask 1000+ content marketers 22 questions about content marketing. The result is a long term study that tracks blogging trends and statistics. It shows the changes over time in article length, publishing frequency and marketing challenges. “How long have you been blogging?” is one of the questions. When we correlate the answers to that question with the answers to the other questions, we see big differences in how the most experienced bloggers do the job.

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Get ready for 2025 with insights from industry leaders by Edna Chavira

Martech

Retailers are facing significant challenges and opportunities as they prepare for 2025. To stay ahead, leveraging advanced technology and data strategies to enhance customer engagement and drive growth is essential. Join our expert panel for Charting the Path Forward: Building a Future-Forward Platform for Retailers in 2025. Gain insights from Melissa Tatoris, Head of Retail Practices at Zeta Global, and Leslie Lorenz, Head of Retail at Snowflake, on building a future-ready platform.

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How to Create a Comprehensive Paid Advertising Plan

Marketing Insider Group

Paid advertising plays a huge role in modern marketing, driving targeted traffic and promoting brand visibility. Success, however, comes from thoughtful planning and execution. Ad campaigns have to align with specific goals, budgets, and target audiences to generate meaningful results. Whether you’re working with Google Ads, social media platforms, or native advertising, crafting a solid paid advertising strategy involves breaking down the entire process, from initial planning to tracking

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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 managed WordPress hosting can level up your SEO by Kinsta

Martech

Many believe that SEO is just about keywords, backlinks and content. But a website’s performance can also impact SEO success. How fast your site loads, how secure it is and even how stable it remains during traffic spikes can impact SEO, too. That’s why investing in managed WordPress hosting is a good idea. Unlike shared hosting, managed hosting is specifically built to support high-performance websites.

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Adobe Experience Cloud competitors: 8 Alternatives for marketing teams

Use Insider

Adobe has been one of the most recognizable tech companies for decades, mostly thanks to its Creative Cloud products like Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier Pro. In recent years, they’ve invested in expanding their offering for marketing and eCommerce teams with the Adobe Experience Cloud — a suite of solutions that includes product like. Adobe Target for A/B testing and personalization.

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Leveraging HubSpot AI to Understand and Act on Buyer Intent

Six & Flow

Let's pause and reflect on the countless potential customers who visit your website daily - reading your blog posts, checking out your product pages, or downloading resources—only to leave without filling out a single form. Every one of those unconverted visitors could be a missed opportunity, a potential sale slipping through the cracks. And while a visitor who doesn’t convert may seem insignificant, multiply that by hundreds or thousands of site visits each month, and the missed opportunity st

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How Should You Prioritize Software Investments - Purchasing or Designing?

Zumvu

Whether it's managing logistics, tracking business expenses, or coordinating various projects, businesses regularly use various software solutions.

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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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Improving User Experience with Breeze’s Form Shortening

Six & Flow

Forms are fundamental to generating leads. They’re the bridge between your potential customers and your business, offering a first glance into who they are and how your team might engage them. But when it comes to form design, there’s a fine line between collecting enough data for effective sales follow-up and overwhelming users with too many fields.

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Why You Should Read Business Books That Are Not About Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Why You Should Read Business Books That Are Not About Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing  The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast, I had the pleasure of being INTERVIEWED by Sara Nay. Sara Nay is the COO of Duct Tape Marketing. She oversees day-to-day operations to support the growth of Duct Tape Marketing and the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network.

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