Fri.Apr 26, 2024

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Don’t Follow Tesla’s Marketing Mistake

Content Marketing Institute

Tesla dismissed its marketing team this month. The layoffs come only a year after a mandate to “try advertising” that Elon Musk later said was “too generic.” But is marketing really to blame? Is there a takeaway for other companies?

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Google March 2024 core update rollout is now complete

Search Engine Land

Google’s March 2024 core update is now done rolling out, it started on March 5, 2024 and completed 45 days later on April 19, 2024. This was a big core update, where Google said that this core update is more complex and involves changes to multiple core systems, while also ending the standalone helpful content update. Google did not tell us until April 26th, 52 days after the rollout began, that it finished on April 19th.

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Copywriter Shifts to X Ads, Scales Brands

Practical eCommerce - Marketing

Chris Orzechowski, an ecommerce writer and marketer, grew frustrated with Meta. Then he switched to X. The post Copywriter Shifts to X Ads, Scales Brands appeared first on Practical Ecommerce.

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AI content creation: Ushering in the unimaginable

Martech

Sam Altman’s proclamation that “movies are going to become video games and video games are going to become something unimaginably better” is more than just a prediction — it’s a vision of a new frontier in entertainment and content creation. movies are going to become video games and video games are going to become something unimaginably better — Sam Altman (@sama) April 5, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is already blurring the lines between passive viewing and a

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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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Google CEO says AI overviews are increasing Search usage

Search Engine Land

Google has served “billions of queries” with its generative AI features and plans to “expand the type of queries we can serve our users” even further. That’s according Alphabet/Google CEO Sundar Pichai, speaking during the Q1 2024 Alphabet earnings call. AI overviews, which Google introduced in the U.S. in late March and the UK earlier this month for a small slice of queries, are also increasing Search usage, according to Pichai: “Based on our testing, we are

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Google delays cookieless, yet again

illumin

Google has, for the third time, delayed its self-imposed deadline to eliminate third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. The company has already delayed the inevitable twice, and now it is pushing cookieless back a third time. Google announced the deadline shift on April 23, 2024, breaking its previous promise to remove all third-party cookies by the end of the second quarter of 2024.

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How to Schedule Social Media Posts Effectively?

SocialPilot

“The key to success is not in spending time, but in investing it.” These famous words by Stephen R Covey are especially true when it comes to social media. Knowing how to schedule social media posts on different platforms can really help you gain more traction, even when you are not online and when your audience is most active. However, while scheduling, you will soon realize that content scheduling is not the same for different platforms.

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How to launch a product-led SEO strategy

Search Engine Land

Today’s SEO landscape is fraught with uncertainty, marked by: Frequent Google updates. The transformative rise of AI. The significant influence of the digitally savvy, brand-agnostic Gen Z. Keeping your website strategy tied to traditional notions like keyword research based on search volume is a recipe for a slow but certain death. But what are your options?

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Cécred: The Influencer Strategy Behind Its Successful Launch

Traackr

A breakdown of the data and influencer strategy behind Beyoncé-owned brand, Cécred’s launch.

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Google Search revenue increases 14% YoY to $46 billion

Search Engine Land

Alphabet’s overall revenue increased by 15% to $80 billion, much higher than last year’s 3% year-on-year increase. By the numbers. Google Search revenue increased by 14% to $46 billion YoY in Q1 2024 compared to $40 billion in Q1 2023. This led to overall Google advertising revenue increasing by 13% to $61 billion YoY in Q1 2024 compared to $54.5 billion in Q1 2023.

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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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Top KPI Marketing Metrics to Track in 2024

Vertical Response

Deciphering which KPIs truly matter for your kpi marketing strategy can be the key to unlocking campaign success. In this article, we cut through the clutter to highlight the top marketing KPIs to track in 2024, equipping you with the knowledge to measure and augment your kpi marketing efficiency. Key Takeaways Marketing KPIs are essential for measuring the effectiveness of marketing strategies, optimizing campaigns, making informed decisions, and ensuring responsible allocation and ROI of marke

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Meet the Mailers: Adjusting Production to a New Normal

Whos Mailing What

In this episode, we chatted with The Lukens Company (TLC) about how the company works with clients to save money in “the new normal”.

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Help! My Email Is Broken: Common Errors + Fixes

Litmus

You put all that work into creating the perfect email… or so you thought. Then, when you hit send, all h-e-double-hockey-sticks broke loose. Suddenly, you have a damaged email reputation, a lot of subscribers who tossed you to the spam folder, and you’re left scratching your head. Where did you go wrong? Thankfully, there are ways to identify what’s broken in your emails before they ever go out in the first place.

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Meet the Mailers: Adjusting Production to a New Normal

Whos Mailing What

In this episode, we chatted with The Lukens Company (TLC) about how the company works with clients to save money in “the new normal”.

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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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What can a potential US TikTok ban teach marketers?

Martech

As one of the fastest-growing social media platforms of all time, TikTok is a creative, collaborative, high-engagement environment that reaches many demographics, drawing attention from marketers in all industries. But President Joe Biden just signed the legislation that could block TikTok’s ability to operate in the U.S. unless TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sells to a U.S.

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Microsoft unveils a new small language model

Martech

Phi-3-Mini is the first in a family of small language models Microsoft plans to release over the coming weeks. Phi-3-Small and Phi-3-Medium are in the works. In contrast to large language models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, small language models are trained on much smaller datasets and are said to be much more affordable for users.