Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Author: Peter Bell Running, in some ways, is a lot like content marketing. For one, I love running, I really do. I also like to research its benefits (or otherwise)–am I running too much or too little? Some articles say a walk would be healthier, while others extol the virtues of regular running. It can be hard to know where you stand! Content marketing can sometimes feel the same.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

If you were under the impression that mobile applications are exclusively for the household-name brands with a seemingly endless supply of marketing budget, check your calendar as you may still be living in 2010. In the last 6 years, the mobile app industry has seen some tremendous growth, with both Android and IOS stores boasting […]. The post 5 reasons your business needs a mobile app appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

With more than 50 million businesses on Facebook, the social network has become one of the staple channels to further market your brand. Even though so many brands have a strong presence on Facebook, several more are trying to get started off on the right foot. To be successful on the social network, it all starts with your Facebook Business page. Whether you’re looking or just created a Facebook Business page, there are important steps to follow before to ensure you have an active and engaged a

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Rock Content

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

You can find a ton of stats about the rise of live video. They’re all impressive. We spend hours upon hours thumbing through Snapchat Stories every week, and Facebook Live is great at distracting hard-working, focused employees during business hours. I personally spent more time than I’m willing to admit watching BuzzFeed find out how many elastic bands can be wrapped around a watermelon before it explodes (I wasn’t the only one hypnotized by the fruit hijinks – at its peak, 800,000 people were

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

How to Create a Compelling Six-Second Brand Story? written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. With the proliferation of media and the rapid adoption of digital channels, consumers are bombarded with thousands of brand messages every day. In fact, marketing experts estimate that, on average, people are exposed to over 5,000 advertisements each day, making it harder than ever to gain the customer’s attention.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The Social Media Monitoring Tools enable you to engage and interact with your audience and helps in enhancing your brand reputation in the digital world.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

What does content marketing have to do with law firms? Just like in any other industries, leading law firms are using content marketing to build their brand, attract new clients and grow their revenue. According to the 2015 State of Digital & Content Marketing for Law Firms Survey, Am Law 200 firms were creating only […]. The post How Law Firms Can Get Started With Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Having shareable content is one of the main pillars to a successful social media marketing strategy , but on Instagram it’s not so simple. Knowing how to Regram Instagram content is essential to sharing branded, co-marketed and user-generated content. Just like other social media platforms, Instagram has real benefits to its sharing capabilities. Before we get into that, it’s important to know why a Regram is different than a share or Retweet.

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Rock Content

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Long-form and short-form content both have their place in a content marketing strategy. Short-form content is a great tool to capture and engage an audience, while long-form educates and informs. However, both types of content have potential downsides. Short-form content can be seen as shallow, and long-form as boring – but they don’t have to be. Ultimately, you need to produce both types of content to see the results you want, but neither short-form or long-form content will serve your company’

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

5 Visual Storytelling Trends That are Shaping The Future of Communication written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pixabay. Visual storytelling is one of the most potent forms of communication in existence today. From films and virtual reality experiences to interactive games and data visualizations, visual stories are revolutionizing the way we persuade audiences with our messages.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Discover some of the easy to apply tactics that can generate more leads from your Facebook Page while boosting your page visibility and user engagement.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Author: Chris Gillespie Sure, you look pretty great with a copy of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War on your office bookshelf, but have you actually read it? You wouldn’t be the first to admit that it’s a tough slog, and the terminology is no doubt dated. Plenty has changed in the past two centuries, right? To quite the contrary, nothing has changed.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Every day, individuals and brands are creating and publishing as many as 27 million pieces of new content online. It’s no wonder that one of the biggest challenges content marketers face today is getting their content seen. So what can your brand do to stand out and get a customer’s attention, and ultimately turn that […]. The post Top 100 Content Marketing Influencers and Brands In 2016 appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

From emojis to abbreviations , social media marketing has a language of its own. Understanding comes with experience, but there are some terms that still seem to confuse everyone—even the most fluent of marketers. If you’ve spent any time working on a social media campaign, “reach” and “impressions” are two terms you’ve undoubtedly come across. Also, many people still feel a little unsure about these terms in regards to social media engagement.

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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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Rock Content

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Some writers wait for inspiration to strike before they take pen to paper – or keyboard to word processor. Must be nice. As content marketers, we don’t have the luxury of waiting around for the magic to happen; and we definitely cannot let writer’s block – the dreaded ailment/productivity-killer – stop us from meeting the never-ending deadlines that blog posts, whitepapers, newsletters, and all of the other formats demand from us on a daily basis.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

My Latest Book – SEO for Growth written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Today I am thrilled to announce the release of my fifth book! Yep, kind of stealthy with this one, but I believe it’s an extremely important and timely topic. The title of the book is SEO for Growth – The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers, and Entrepreneurs.

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Contently B2C

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Flying 2,500 feet over Lake Michigan in a two-seater airplane, GE Reports Editor-in-Chief Tomas Kellner had some tough choices to make. Should he keep his Periscope live stream going for his captivated audience, or use his phone to switch over to GE’s Snapchat? Would his signal hold? Should he switch over to his DSLR camera to snap photos for the GE Reports blog?

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Author: Ellen Gomes You’ve probably heard of account-based marketing (ABM) by now…and you may be considering if it’s right for your organization, or already be implementing an ABM strategy. But whether you’re just starting to evaluate ABM or are a well-trained expert, you still have to drive awareness and engagement with today’s bombarded buyers.

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Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

In 1993, I was probably the dorkiest college freshman ever to set foot on the campus of St. Joseph’s University here in Philadelphia. Or any college campus in history. Maybe even in the history of dorkiness. But as a mildly successful high school half-mile runner who didn’t have what it takes to compete at the […]. The post How One Non-Profit Organization Used Content Marketing To Increase Applications By 5X appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

It is easy to get overwhelmed when you dive head first into the social media pool. Floundering around with no purpose to your social media promotion is ineffective and time-consuming. What you need is a strategy to increase the effectiveness and engagement of your content. The purpose of a social media content strategy, aside from maintaining your sanity, is results.

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Rock Content

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

The term data-driven marketing is a popular buzzword used to reinforce how strategy and planning are critical to developing great content. David Welch, former VP of Marketing Insights & Operations, once summarized the future of marketing in six words. “Creative thrills but data pays the bills.” Is it that simple? In regards to a strategic planning perspective, absolutely!

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

YOU Are the Message: 4 Ways Branding Impacts Your Bottom Line written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Media MogulsPR.com. Branding. You’re either one of the few businesses doing it right, or you revere it as some mythical marketing tactic that you’ve never quite been able to master. If you fall into the latter category, it’s time to stop procrastinating and hop on the branding bandwagon.

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Contently B2C

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Some people tend to think of gaming as a niche hobby. But I always felt otherwise. Video games have consistently out-earned Hollywood. Most people probably have at least one gaming app on their phone. And “gamification” is a term that’s been used so much in reference to UX design that it’s become blasé. In fact, over the past few years, you could track changes in media by following trends in gaming culture.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Author: Elaine Ip So much to do, so little time. As San Francisco emerges from its summertime fog into crisp fall days, it’s also getting ready for hundreds of thousands people to descend on it for Dreamforce—a week full of fresh insights, entertainment (hello, afterparty), and tourism (you can fit it in!). If you’re in town for Dreamforce, make sure you make the most out of your time, especially if you’ll be dealing with the crazy commute.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Traditional marketing does not have the same effect on consumers as it once did. Customers are now conditioned to avoid advertisements. Personalized content marketing is swiftly replacing generic ads. Content tailored to the customer’s needs offers brands a new opportunity. They can pinpoint specific consumer interests. This kind of content is highly effective.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

There is no single quality to look for when searching for the ideal social media strategist. Social media strategy doesn’t mean just posting fun pictures and trolling for trends all day. A social media strategist must be able to work in many different disciplines and across each social channel. From day to day, they could wear the hat of a photographer, editor, copywriter, planner, customer support and even social media analyst.

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Rock Content

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

On the evening of Thursday, September 29th, we took over The Mezzanine to bring together San Francisco’s brightest marketing minds for a discussion about content marketing – and we enjoyed a few cocktails, too. Our expert panel included: Mark Goines – Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Strategy Officer @ Personal Capital. Nanneke Jansen – Senior Manager, Marketing Programs @ Demandbase.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Blogging Your Way To a More Powerful Brand written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. photo credit Pixabay. The best thing about a blog is that just having one is a step towards creating a more powerful, recognizable brand.Many businesses use content marketing through blogging a major part of their strategy, so you are already ahead of the game.

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Zumvu

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Customer feedback is important because it is the best way to measure customer satisfaction and create better experience for them.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Author: Tanya Chu What does it mean to be a data-driven marketer? How do you even get started? Everyone talks about the importance of tracking data and making decisions based on it, but no one tells you how to do it and what a data-driven marketing organization looks like. First, let’s talk about data. Clean and accurate data is always top-of-mind for B2B marketers because without it, your demand generation team can’t send relevant content to leads and your sales team can’t tailor th

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