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SEO for Voice Search | 5 Valuable Tips to Optimize Voice Search in 2020

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

What is Voice Search? Why is it Important? Voice search is a technology that allows you to say a voice command to access information on Google and other search engines. Companies like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft created voice technologies and aliases like Siri and Alexa to be your sidekick that helps you find information on the web. But, how do these companies decide which information best answers the questions you ask?

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Facebook Marketing in 2020: How to Use Facebook for Business

Hootsuite

We probably don’t need to tell you that mastering Facebook marketing is a must for any brand that hopes to succeed in 2020. You already know that Facebook has a huge audience. A whopping 2.4 billion people use it every month. But maybe you didn’t know how often people are using Facebook to interact with businesses of all sizes. For example, two-thirds of Facebook users say they visit a local business Facebook Page at least once a week.

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Do High DA Backlinks From Blog Comments Help Rankings?

Neil Patel

If you have ever left a comment on NeilPatel.com, you’ll notice that there is no URL field. Why? Well, a few years ago, blog commenting exploded. I was literally getting thousands of spam comments a day from people just leaving a comment for the purpose of link building instead of providing value to the community. Sure, there are spam plugins like Akismet , but it doesn’t catch everything.

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The Ultimate Guide to LinkedIn Company Pages

Hubspot Marketing

In November 2018, LinkedIn launched LinkedIn Pages. This launch provided a new way for consumers to discover and vet their favorite businesses — and for businesses, organizations, and institutions to connect with their audiences. A lot happens on LinkedIn. People post updates, professionals seek new jobs, salespeople pitch prospective customers, and LinkedIn members of all kinds connect, chat, and build relationships.

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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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5 AI Tools to Help You Get Smarter in Your Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

Artificial intelligence already plays a role in your content marketing. (Think Google.) Why not be more intentional about using it? Check out these 5 AI tools to help you be smarter in your content marketing. Continue reading → The post 5 AI Tools to Help You Get Smarter in Your Content Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Get on The Instagram Explore Page in 2020

Hootsuite

Getting on the Instagram Explore page is the social media equivalent of striking gold: when it happens, life gets easier. It is also like striking gold in that there are no guaranteed ways to make it happen. But with some hard work, keen-eyed strategy, and gritty perseverance, your odds of success go way up. (That said, getting on the Instagram Explore page is not like striking gold in that you do not get to ride your trusty pony naked and laughing through the streets of San Francisco.).

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How to Build a Marketing Stack That Will Grow With You

Hubspot Marketing

Dear Marketing ops professionals, what will your marketing team will look like six months from now? Or a year from now? How many people will you add? What new tools, systems, and data will you need? There are a lot of potential questions you can ponder about the future of your business but there is one certainty you'll be dealing with; more. More data, more people, more process, more complex problems, and more questions around security and data privacy.

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Your How-To Plan for 12 Months of Customer-Focused Blogging

Content Marketing Institute

How do you deliver more blog content without sacrificing quality? A content road map can lead the way. Walk through each step of this process to create a 12-month calendar that will keep to the right path. Continue reading → The post Your How-To Plan for 12 Months of Customer-Focused Blogging appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Always On: 4 ways I understand our audience better every day, with Twitter’s Lindsay Bruce

Sprout Social

Twitter Business content team members wear many hats. Marketing coordinator Lindsay Bruce predominantly owns the @TwitterBusiness handle, which has more than a million followers. You may wonder, does a social platform have a target audience for their own social pages? They do! “Our target audience is any brand or business looking to use Twitter better,” Lindsay said.

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Why Content Marketing and Product Marketing Are A Match Made in Heaven

Marketing Insider Group

The aim of marketing has always been to get and keep new customers to drive growth for our business. In the past, traditional product-led marketing techniques were used to great effect. We could talk about how amazing our product is, justify the price, and let buyers know where to buy it. The dawn of the social, mobile web has disrupted that world. Now we need to break through the endless noise of content, ads, and cat videos to earn our buyer’s trust.

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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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Businesses Still Can't Nail Effective Communication [New Data]

Hubspot Marketing

Whatever your niche or industry, there can surely be no debate — effective communication is critical to success. Businesses universally recognize the importance of sharing and documenting information effectively, both internally and with customers. And yet, counterintuitively, with more technology available than ever before, new data published by Project.co reveals that businesses are struggling as much as ever to effectively communicate.

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A Simple-to-Do Content Audit With 6 Questions

Content Marketing Institute

Content audits, frankly, are dull as ditchwater. But they’re important to the health of your brand. So make it simple. Answer these six critical questions to decide whether you update, repurpose or delete your articles. Continue reading → The post A Simple-to-Do Content Audit With 6 Questions appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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A fresh look for an exciting future: Introducing Sprout Social’s design refresh

Sprout Social

Thoughtful design has always been at the core of everything we do at Sprout Social. From the very beginning, our founders understood that providing a delightful and intuitive user experience is imperative to ensuring our customers’ success on social. And our customers’ success is paramount. For Sprout, it’s been rewarding to develop and expand our user interface with our customers throughout the years.

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Adobe’s ABM Strategy | How We Do Account-Based Marketing at Scale

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

I love account-based marketing (ABM). I’ve been running ABM teams for some time and find it incredibly satisfying. To me, it is almost like a play. There is a good amount of preparation and planning with many individuals and teams that manage to pull off a unified campaign, and – when done right – the results are incredible. Like most companies, our team at Adobe executes ABM campaigns to larger companies where our deal sizes are a bit bigger and the sales cycles are a bit longer.

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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 Do a Content Audit: The Ultimate Checklist via @ashleymadhatter

Search Engine Journal

Here's why it's important to audit your content, how to gather the details you'll need, and the metrics you should track. The post How to Do a Content Audit: The Ultimate Checklist via @ashleymadhatter appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to Write Social Media Guidelines That Help Employees and Protect Your Brand

Content Marketing Institute

Enterprises can reap the benefits of thousands of employees as eager brand ambassadors. But doing it successfully requires social media guidelines to help them thrive and protect your brand at the same time. Continue reading → The post How to Write Social Media Guidelines That Help Employees and Protect Your Brand appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Turn Your Site into an Automated Sales Machine

Neil Patel

Want to make more sales? Of course you do. Maybe you’re not hitting the kind of figures you want, or maybe you haven’t even made a single sale yet. Either way, you’re not selling as much as you want to be. But why aren’t you? There are tons of possible reasons here, but I’m willing to bet it’s your website. Even if you have an expertly designed site, it could still be the culprit that’s stealing all your sales.

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Building a Fanocracy Around Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Building a Fanocracy Around Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with David Meerman Scott. Podcast Transcript. On this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I sit down with marketing speaker and best-selling author David Meerman Scott. Meerman Scott has stopped by the podcast before to discuss a number of his books , including Marketing the Moon and The New Rules of Marketing and PR.

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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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Pam Didner Webinar: 5 Essential Ways Marketing Can Enable Sales in 2020

Pam Didner

Is supporting sales part of your job as a marketer? Are you contemplating more effective ways to support your sales team in 2020? Then you’ll want to join Pam Didner for B2B Marketing Webinar, Thursday, January 23, 2020 at 11:00 am Pacific Time and 2:00 pm Eastern Time. In this webinar, Pam Didner will help you think beyond your day-to-day marketing routine and share creative ways to leverage your existing marketing elements to better support your sales team.

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Your Prescription for Healthier Perceptions and Content Impact [The Weekly Wrap]

Content Marketing Institute

This week Robert Rose attempts to get perspective on perception, from the view that advertising is dead to executives who think they know what audiences want. And he points to a firsthand account of a health care content experience. Continue reading → The post Your Prescription for Healthier Perceptions and Content Impact [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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2020 Local SEO Success: How to Feed, Fight, and Flip Google

Moz

Posted by MiriamEllis. Image credit: Migaspinto. If you own or market a business location that makes a real-world community more serviceable, diverse, and strong, I’m on your side. I love interesting towns and cities, with a wide array of useful goods and services. Nothing in my career satisfies me more than advising any brand that’s determined to improve life quality in some spot on the map.

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Creating Shareable Content for Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Creating Shareable Content for Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Tim Staples. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with Tim Staples, CEO of Shareability and co-author of Break Through the Noise: The 9 Rules to Capture Global Attention. Staples has developed a reputation in the marketing industry for being a creator of viral content.

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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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Email Marketers, It’s Time to Break Out of Your Silos

Litmus

After you’ve worked hard on your email campaigns, sent them to your subscribers, and analyzed the results… what’s next? Email marketers, it’s time to look beyond the email channel on its own. The best email marketers don’t just send great campaigns and evaluate what’s working. They also communicate the power of the email channel across the marketing organization and beyond.

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Supercharge SaaS Marketing with Social Media Insights

verse.ai

Tracking your social media performance is a crucial component to any successful marketing endeavor. This is especially true in light of recent changes to Facebook's News Feed, for example. You need the insight tools to determine exactly what is and isn’t working as well as the best time to post content. [.] Read More.

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Intro to Python - Whiteboard Friday

Moz

Posted by BritneyMuller Python is a programming language that can help you uncover incredible SEO insights and save you time by automating time-consuming tasks. But for those who haven't explored this side of search, it can be intimidating. In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Britney Muller and a true python expert named Pumpkin offer an intro into a helpful tool that's worth your time to learn.

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Why Paid Search Must Be Part of Your Mix

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Paid Search Must Be Part of Your Mix written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Digital advertising isn’t a novel idea. From Google and Facebook ads to sponsored content on LinkedIn to banner ads on other websites, advertising online has been around for a while. Just because it’s an established marketing channel, though, doesn’t mean it’s lost any of its relevance.

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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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Delivering Episode 13: How Integrations are Driving Email Marketing

Litmus

In this episode of Delivering, host Jason Rodriguez takes a look at the growing complexity in email marketing and how integrations between tools can help email marketers deliver better results. Episode Transcript. Welcome to Delivering, a podcast about email design, strategy, copywriting, development, and the email marketing industry. I’m your host, Jason Rodriguez.

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Traackr’s Top 19 of 2019 I Traackr

Traackr

Last year our customers managed more than a thousand campaigns, vetting hundreds of thousands of profiles and activating influencers in 43 countries.

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Find Competitive Keywords, Ranking Distributions, & Common Questions: 3 Workflows for Smarter Keyword Research

Moz

Posted by FeliciaCrawford What keywords do your top competitors both rank for that you're missing out on? How do you know how much top real estate your URL or page owns in the SERPs? How can you discover answers to your searchers' most common questions and beef up that FAQ page? We can answer all of those questions with some super-simple workflows using Keyword Explorer.

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Advice for Today’s Marketing Agency Owners

Duct Tape Marketing

Advice for Today’s Marketing Agency Owners written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Drew McLellan. Podcast Transcript. Today on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I speak with Drew McLellan. A marketing industry veteran, McLellan started his own agency 25 years ago. Since then, he’s both expanded his own business and taken over Agency Management Institute , an organization that helps owners of small to mid-sized marketing firms learn how to posit

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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