August, 2018

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Everything We've Discovered About Instagram's Secret Shadowban

Hubspot Marketing

When you're trying to grow a following on Instagram, you depend on hashtags and engagement to expand your audience and reach. So it can feel more than a little disheartening when it suddenly seems like your content isn't showing up anywhere. If you feel like your posts are receiving fewer likes and comments, or aren't appearing for certain hashtags, you might be shadowbanned.

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How to Build a B2B Content Library: A Beginner’s Guide

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

B2B companies are relying more and more on content marketing to promote and sell products. In time, brands hope to build a content library full of assets they can use to inform, educate, and persuade people to act. Your content library’s digital assets—including ebooks, images, videos, podcasts, and other useful files—play such a vital role in sales that it’s not difficult to see why digital asset management solutions are so important.

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8 of the Best Social Media Analytics Tools of 2018

Sprout Social

What are your top performing Tweets? What time of day do your Instagram posts get the most engagement? Is your Facebook marketing strategy translating to traffic and leads? If you’re not using social media analytics tools, you’ll probably have a hard time answering these questions. By now, most marketers understand the need for tools to measure their efforts.

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30 Experts Identify Biggest Mistakes in Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

More than once, I’ve had to stop reading a poorly edited book because I couldn’t take off my editor’s hat. Professionals in any industry observe others’ work and silently critique it. That analysis often leads you to one of two results: insight into what you could do better or a welcome relief because you are doing it better. Some of the presenters at Content Marketing World offer their out-loud critiques of what could be done better in content marketing.

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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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How to Define and Measure the ROI of Content Marketing?

Marketing Insider Group

There are two huge pitfalls when it comes to establishing how your organization will define and measure the ROI of your content marketing. One, getting lost in the numbers, focusing on too many key performance indicators and making it hard to get a clear picture of the impact your content is making. Or, two, focusing […]. The post How to Define and Measure the ROI of Content Marketing?

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The No-Longer-Secret Formula for Selecting the Right Influencers for Your Brand

Traackr

Identifying which influencers to partner with can be challenging, but making the right choices is essential for successful influencer marketing results.

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5 Inspiring Content Marketing Case Studies with Results!

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

It’s hard to keep track of everything new in content marketing, especially if you consider that 91% of B2B marketers and 86% of B2C marketers indicate they are using content currently as part of their overall marketing strategy. There are many articles with best practices, proven strategies, and statistics. But there’s one thing that can beat them all: Clear, actionable, real-life examples.

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How to Find the Best Twitter Hashtags

Sprout Social

Twitter hashtags help make posts from disparate posts and conversations connected around the same topic easier to find and search. Hashtags are formed by using the # pound sign in front of a word with no punctuation or spaces. Using hashtags, users can find all the posts around a certain event, theme, mood or more. This also makes it a great tool for marketers to gather ideas and join in on wide-ranging conversations.

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Get Your Readers to Stay Longer With These 4 Formats

Content Marketing Institute

Getting people to click to read your content is hard, whether you’re trying to entice them in an email or tempt them in the search engine results. But once you finally get them on your page, you must work even harder to keep them there. Lots of technical ways can keep them from bouncing (faster load times, minimum pop-ups, clear site navigation, etc.).

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Why Social Media Is Important for Business Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

Let’s start with one simple fact: your business needs a social media presence. It doesn’t matter if you run a small local shop or a big national company. Social media is an essential piece of your business marketing strategy. Social platforms help you connect with your customers, increase awareness about your brand, and boost your […]. The post Why Social Media Is Important for Business Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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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Influencer Marketing: Why EMV needs to go. | Traackr

Traackr

After the dismissal of Advertising Value Equivalents (AVE) by all respected measurement bodies, here are 6 reasons why EMV is next.

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12 Stunning Instagram Themes (& How to Borrow Them for Your Own Feed)

Hubspot Marketing

Nowadays, Instagram is often someone's initial contact with a brand, and at least 30% of Instagram users have purchased a product they first discovered on the platform. If it's the entryway for one third of your potential sales, don't you want it to look clean and inviting? Taking the time to create an engaging Instagram feed aesthetic is one of the most effective ways to persuade someone to follow your business's Instagram account, or peruse your posts.

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How Social Media Can Act as a Primary Sales Channel for Your Business

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

By now, I’m sure you’re sick of hearing how social media can drive conversions and create brand growth. However, your social media accounts can be a fully functional sales channel that drives revenue. Let’s take a look at how you can strategize your social media platforms and examine sales tactics that work on social. In this blog, I’ll help you turn your social media presence into an engaging sales funnel.

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How to Sell on Pinterest: A Step-by-Step Guide for Social Brands

Sprout Social

Whoever knew that digital scrapbooking could be so much fun? With 150 million users Pinterest has a slightly smaller footprint than other social giants like Instagram or Facebook. Of course, sometimes the best things come in small packages. Pinterest is a dream come true for marketers. 96% of users regularly research products on the channel, while 87% buy the items they see.

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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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How to Use Your Analytics for Smarter Content Decisions

Content Marketing Institute

Gone are the days of counting coupons to see how well people engaged with your brand’s marketing promotion. In a digital world, you no longer have to make educated guesses about which marketing tactics resulted in a brand success (or failure). Data from your customers and prospects is almost limitless. You can follow each and every digital interaction they have with your brand.

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Why CMOs Should Care About Psychology

Marketing Insider Group

Human brains are hard-wired to seek connection with other humans. Here are a few ways to utilize this principle and bring consumers to your brand. Have you ever wondered why, for decades upon decades of marketing, we still see images of families or friends bonding with each other in our ads? It’s fairly simple, really. […]. The post Why CMOs Should Care About Psychology appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Michelin Goes Full Speed Ahead with Influencer Marketing in Northern Europe I Traackr

Traackr

How to locally adapt its influence marketing actions allows Michelin to get closer to each consumer and improve its experience.

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The Ultimate Guide to Public Relations in 2018

Hubspot Marketing

Are you looking to expand your business’s reach and expose your brand to new people who are likely to be interested in what you have to offer? Welcome to the world of public relations. Commonly abbreviated to PR, public relations defines how a company communicates with people. It’s how brands manage the spread of their information, so it’s similar to branding.

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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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The Case for Email Marketing Metrics: Top 5 Best Practices

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Email matters more today than ever before. By the end of 2018, an estimated $500 billion in digital commerce revenue will be attributable to email marketing, reports Gartner. And if you are managing email marketing campaigns your CMO wants to know: What impact did they make in terms of revenue? Can you prove they achieved a return on investment? How did they influence sales and opportunities?

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10 Tips for Providing Top-Tier Twitter Customer Service

Sprout Social

Customer service isn’t what it used to be thanks to social media. And for consumers, that’s a good thing. Think about it. Nobody has time to sit on hold for an hour or spend days stuck in an endless email chain to get their questions answered anymore. Fast forward to present day where time is of the essence. According to Sprout’s 2018 Social Index , nearly half of all consumers have taken to social media to raise questions and concerns to brands.

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What’s Your Answer? 25 Questions from Content Marketing Experts

Content Marketing Institute

Wouldn’t it be helpful to know the questions your executives or clients will ask before they pose them to you? You would have the time to think about the answer and tailor your response for the circumstances. Then, when asked, you could respond immediately and thoughtfully, impressing the interrogator. Well, the presenters at Content Marketing World want to help.

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10 Ways to Differentiate Your Brand Through a Better Customer Experience

Marketing Insider Group

Customer Experience (CX) is a widely discussed business topic. Companies across the world are starting to shift their marketing focus towards building a better, more intuitive experience for their users. A survey conducted by Econsultancy shows that companies are most excited about the opportunities brought by customer experience for 2018, even beating out fierce contenders […].

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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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How to Create a Morning Routine That Breeds Success

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Create a Morning Routine That Breeds Success written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Benjamin Spall. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Benjamin Spall. Spall is co-author of the book My Morning Routine: How Successful People Start Every Day Inspired and co-founder of the website by the same name.

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When Is the Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2018? [Cheat Sheet]

Hubspot Marketing

In high school, one of my friends was determined to find the perfect time to post her Instagram photos to maximize the amount of likes she got. She was surprisingly scientific about it, posting at different times of the day and jotting down each of her posts’ “likes per minute”. After weeks of testing, she figured out which post time raked in the most likes, and, from then on, she could easily get 200 likes on all her Instagram posts.

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How to Turn SEO Strategy into Action with Content Marketing

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Know what happened on September 4, 1998? It was the day Google was born. Legend has it that one of the earliest searches typed in Google was for the name “Gerhard Casper.” Previous searches of this name on AltaVista, the premier search engine before Google returned web pages for Casper the Friendly Ghost. But in 1998, Google got it right. Its search result returned Gerhard Casper, President of Stanford University.

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7 Ways Brands Take Advantage of Facebook Stories

Sprout Social

Videos are perfect for social media. They’re immersive, engaging and inherently social. The right video creates the intimacy of face-to-face interaction, without ever asking your audience to leave their sofa. It’s no wonder that social platforms around the world are investing in video. Facebook Stories is just one of the latest ways to delight your customers with visual content.

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2025 Association Survey Results Report

GrowthZone’s 11th annual survey highlights trends, challenges, and strategies shaping the membership industry through insights from U.S. and Canadian association professionals. Get your copy of the 2025 Association Survey Results Report to see how your organization measures up: The biggest challenges associations are facing Membership retention trends and non-renewal insights Strategies for automatic renewals and reinstatements Shifts in member engagement tactics Why members are joining (and sta

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5 Tools to Help Your Content Marketing Team Be Better

Content Marketing Institute

Almost all B2C and 96% of B2B brands rely on internal resources to execute their content marketing program. These in-house providers range from small or centralized teams serving the entire organization to individuals leading department efforts. No matter the configuration, a well-trained in-house content marketing team is a competitive advantage. But what makes a team exceptional?

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Social Media Statistics Marketers Need to Know [Infographic]

Marketing Insider Group

In 2019, it is estimated that there will be around 2.77 billion social media users around the globe, up from 2.46 billion in 2017. Social media marketing is important to the success of every business, but it can be exhausting. Changing technology, complex algorithms and new trends make it difficult to settle into a predictable pattern of success. There […].

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Facebook and Google Ads – The Keys to Small Business Paid Search

Duct Tape Marketing

Facebook and Google Ads – The Keys to Small Business Paid Search written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. If you want to run a business today, you need to be advertising on Facebook and Google. These two tech giants dominate the online advertising market, and their reach is so incredibly broad (both have billions of users each month) that to leave them out of your strategy is to not have an online strategy at all.

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7 Free Project Management Software Options to Keep Your Team On-Track

Hubspot Marketing

59% of U.S. workers say communication is their team’s biggest obstacle to success, followed by accountability. Managing multiple projects at once, delegating tasks, and collaborating across teams is difficult on a good day -- but can become downright impossible when unforeseen obstacles get in the way. Miscommunication and inefficiencies in your project management process can lead to confusing and stressful experiences for your employees, and hinder your company's ability to satisfy your clients

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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!