Aspiration Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As a startup grows, sales responsibilities often fall exclusively on the founder's shoulders. This approach brings undeniable value in the early stages, building customer rapport and understanding market needs. However, relying solely on founder-led sales can become a bottleneck for long-term growth. Time constraints limit scalability, dependence on one person creates single points of failure, and inconsistent customer experiences can arise.

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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

I don’t easily fall for ads or grab products because of marketing tricks. Okay, okay…unless it’s a suitable luxury brand marketing strategy like a catchy video. In that case, I transform from someone who ignores ads to someone who needs that head-turning perfume as soon as possible. Do I really need it? Not at all. Do I still put it in my shopping cart?

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Content Marketing Institute

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Just because you have no more budget or a smaller team doesn’t mean you can’t up your content and marketing game. Follow these nine tips to strengthen your marketing success without asking for another dollar or marketing person to help.

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Hubspot Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Last year, I received an email from my “bank” alerting me to suspicious activity on my account. The layout and logo matched other official communications I had received from the bank, and I was naturally alarmed. But a few things just didn’t add up. Instead of using my name, it addressed me as “Dear valued customer.” After that, I was supposed to verify my account details, which seemed contrary to bank security advice.

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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.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

OpenAI has been developing a web search product, partly powered by Microsoft Bing, a source told The Information. This shouldn’t be too surprising, considering: OpenAI has a web crawler, GPTBot. ChatGPT Plus users can also use Browse with Bing to search the web. Microsoft Bing is uses OpenAI’s GPT-4 , customized for search. Why we care. OpenAI has created a popular product in ChatGPT and I’ve seen much anecdotal evidence that some people use it similarly to a search engine.

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Social Media Examiner

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Do you want to increase your conversions? Wondering how to leverage behavioral science to improve your results? In this article, we’ll explore how understanding the brain can help your business. What is Behavioral Economics, and Why Does it Matter to Marketers? Behavioral economics offers powerful insights into consumer decision-making processes that can help marketers reach […] The post Behavioral Economics: How Understanding the Brain Can Build Your Business appeared first on Social Medi

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Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Whether you’ve just made your first $100 or crossed the $100,000 mark, monetization is an ever-evolving part of your journey as a creator, thanks to platforms constantly innovating new ways to pay – and TikTok is no exception. The platform introduced the TikTok Creativity Program to address issues with the (now defunct) TikTok Creator Fund, designed to reward creators for their high-quality and original content.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Everybody’s talking about all the latest AI developments, but there’s a better, more pragmatic question to ask about it: How do you implement AI in your marketing organization? That’s the question we asked Carrie Mahon, CMO for Unanet, which provides ERP and CRM solutions for government contractors, architecture, engineering, construction, and professional services.

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Buffer Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Instagram Stories have completely changed how creators and brands use Instagram. The short, vertical images and videos that disappear after 24 hours offer a whole new way to connect with your followers. From offering your followers a sneak peek behind the scenes to using the huge variety of fun stickers available in this part of the app to generate engagement, Stories are super fun and versatile.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has come a long way over the past decade, from early chatbots to today’s virtual assistants that integrate with multiple applications to “learn” about us. However, as impressive as modern AI systems seem, they still have a long way to go before achieving true human-level intelligence. This article chronicles my experiences building various AI tools to assist with business functions and looks at what’s in store for marketers.

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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.

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Hootsuite

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Why did the social media marketer bring a headlamp to work? Because they’re about to shed some light on 16 social media video tips! (And no, it’s not because they forgot their ring light at home.) This blog shares some bright ideas and social video best practices you can use to light up your feed. We’ll illuminate the world of social media video content in a flash.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Meta issued an apology to advertisers following an Ads Delivery outage that resulted in campaigns overspending by “thousands.” The tech giant confirmed that services are now restored and expressed regret for any inconvenience caused to advertisers. Refunds, anticipated to take between four and eight weeks, are now awaited by affected parties.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Audience engagement is all about the connection your audience feels with your brand and the actions they take as a result of it. In general, audience engagement, and social media engagement in particular, isn’t easy to come by. Social media users’ feeds are flooded with content competing for their attention. But when you hit the right chord, you can expect increased brand health, higher-quality leads and an active social following.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

You’re ready to hire SEO help – where should you start? This guide goes A to Z on selecting and vetting an SEO agency, including the exact things you need to watch for as you search for the perfect one. In this article: In-house or SEO agency: Which is right for your business? What services do SEO agencies offer? How to evaluate an SEO agency. Vetting SEO agencies: Red flags. 10 questions to size up an SEO agency.

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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.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Today we have a tale of two surveys with very different messages. First, up are these findings from the PR person at GetResponse: Nearly 30% of marketers are not using AI in their marketing processes and don’t plan to. 6% still don’t know what AI is. Around 22% say they’re considering exploring AI-powered tools in this year’s marketing campaigns. Methodology: Based on conversations with “2000 people based in the U.S. and U.K. working particularly in marketing, holding positions of in-house

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Meta is offering small businesses a new way to boost posts without having to pay a 30% service charge to Apple. Starting later this month, advertisers will be able to use Facebook and Instagram directly on desktop and mobile to access all the features available in the iOS apps for boosting content without paying Apple. Why we care. This solution could prove hugely beneficial to small businesses as they can now boost posts without having to pay a charge, saving them money.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions can throw your marketing plans into chaos. Suddenly, you need to quickly and effectively integrate a new web, email and social presence for the acquired brand. It’s a high-visibility project with a tight timeline. Regardless of how often your company acquires brands, it helps to have a playbook to streamline the process.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Lead generation isn’t just about driving leads; it’s about filling your funnel with qualified leads. The key to achieving this lies within providing your platform of choice with the right information. Whether you’re using LinkedIn Ads, Google Ads, or Microsoft Ads, Nicole Waddington, digital marketing manager at Cypress North, offered valuable tips on optimizing lead generation campaigns for maximum performance at SMX Next.

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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

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yorCMO

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re not already using AI, you’re likely lagging behind your competitors. But with new technologies comes some friction, learn how it can be applied effectively and the effects it can have on your marketing efforts. Marketers can be hesitant about using AI for a variety of reasons, The post Why is There a Lack of Understanding of AI in Marketing?

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Google has launched a number of new search experiences today to in “preparations for the Digital Markets Act (DMA)” the search company said. This includes new rich results, aggregator units, and refinement chips, plus new flight search results. “With these new experiences, users in EEA countries searching for queries such as “hotels near me” may notice more visual and entity focused results.

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Businesses Grow

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Major brands are taking a new look at loyalty programs in light of new consumer needs and technological opportunities. Mark Schaefer and Mathew Sweezey explore the opportunities in a new episode of The Marketing Companion podcast. Click here to enjoy Marketing Companion episode 282 Please support our sponsor, who brings you this amazing episode. Bravo for Brevo!

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Google no longer shows featured snippets within the Google search results as of this morning. It is unclear if this as intentional or if Google has another bug serving or rending a search feature. We can confirm that as of around 7 am ET on Thursday, February 15th, featured snippets are not being presented in the search results. What changed. Featured snippets are Google Search’s machine learning based snippets that can show at the top of the results and often answer your query.

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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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Backlinko

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Since its conception, TikTok has gone from being a lip-sync video app to one of the social media giants, rivaling the likes of Instagram and Facebook. Known for its unique algorithm and customized “For You Page” (FYP), it’s becoming something companies can’t ignore. As of 2023, TikTok has over 1 billion active monthly users. While TikTok isn’t technically a search engine, it still has its own search feature and more and more people are starting to see it that way.

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Scoop.it!

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Anyone can argue that small businesses need email marketing more than anyone else. If you think about it, small businesses must be very cautious about the marketing channels they pick because they have limited resources and budgets. That forces them to adopt cost-effective marketing strategies that can generate significant returns. That’s why email marketing is a perfect fit for them.

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Rock Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

AI is part of a changing digital world. As a business owner or marketer, your goal should be to change with it and make AI work in your favor. AI can supercharge your content marketing efforts to make the results more engaging, informative, and beneficial. AI can also take those repetitive tasks and make them quick and easy. This article will cover five services that could be the best AI tools for content creation.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Most B2B marketers, regardless of brand or agency experience, have likely faced this scenario: a marketer in charge of budget insists on investing in PPC campaigns despite evident issues that will hinder their effectiveness. We’ve worked with some of those clients before, attempting to address issues while managing paid media simultaneously – similar to building a plane while flying it.

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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.

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Rock Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Have you ever purchased a product or signed up for a service that sounded amazing on paper but was actually confusing to use in practice? If so, then you already have an idea why UX design is important. UX stands for “user experience” – the experience of what it’s actually like to interact with a particular product or brand. Nail the UX design attached to a particular product or web experience, and you potentially have a hit on your hands.

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CopyBlogger

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

You don’t need an impressive resume to build a strong personal brand on LinkedIn. Many solopreneurs with modest prior accomplishments. Continue Reading The post The LinkedIn Personal Branding Strategy Influencers Use appeared first on Copyblogger.

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Rock Content

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What is this so-called revolution? To start, social media is metamorphosing into something different than originally intended. It is now encroaching on the role of search engines. This shift to information discovery through social media has been occurring gradually but is now speeding up. And, as such, social SEO is becoming increasingly important to your brand.

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Search Engine Land

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Google is disputing claims made about Privacy Sandbox in a new report by the IAB Tech Lab. The study said the Privacy Sandbox might make it harder for the marketing industry to show effective ads and could put smaller brands and media companies at a big disadvantage. Google responded by stating that the report contains “many inaccuracies” and “overlooks”ignores” the broader goal of the Privacy Sandbox, which is to improve user privacy while still enabling effective

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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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