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5 Ways to Combat Programmatic Advertising Challenges | Bannerflow

Bannerflow

Programmatic ad buying is quickly becoming the norm, with AOL claiming that 92% of marketers are now using the technology despite persisting programmatic advertising challenges. Spend on programmatic advertising is increasing and thus is becoming a more mainstream form of advertising that advertisers feel is more accessible. This article will solve 5 of your biggest programmatic advertising challenges and to run more successful programmatic advertising campaigns.

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Human + machine = marketing powerhouse: How AI empowers the marketing generalist

Martech

AI will soon be able to handle up to 95% of the work currently done by marketing agencies, creative professionals and specialists, according to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Here’s how this shift could lead to the rise of the “marketing generalist” — a new type of marketer who uses AI tools to rapidly execute campaigns across various disciplines, such as content, digital, branding and more.

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Banner Ads Vs Native Advertising

Bannerflow

Since the advent of online advertising, businesses the world over have been struggling to decide how best to spend their hard earned budget, but how do you decide between these two titans? Well, we thought we’d pit them against each other in a battle to the death. Which side are you on? Are you going to float like a butterfly or sting like FB?

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How to Create Compelling SaaS Marketing Campaigns That Convert

Aspiration Marketing

Many SaaS companies believe successful marketing campaigns require complex tactics and hefty budgets. However, the truth is, powerful conversions can be achieved through strategic planning and a focus on core customer needs. This guide will equip you with five effective strategies that deliver results, regardless of budget size.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

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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Google begins enforcement of site reputation abuse policy with portions of sites being delisted

Search Engine Land

Google has started its enforcement of the new site reputation abuse policy by deranking or deindexing portions of websites from the Google Search index. This seems to have launched in the past hour or so, where sites as large as CNN, USA Today, Fortune, and LA Times are seeing their coupon directories no longer ranking for coupon-related keyword phrases.

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LinkedIn SEO: How to Optimize Your Account in 2024

Buffer Marketing

Social media search is growing. Google search results are increasingly filled with results from social platforms. According to this study , 87 percent of social media marketers say social search is vital to their strategy. There’s even an industry inside joke that adding “reddit” or “pinterest” or, of course, "linkedin" at the end of your search terms will more likely deliver exactly what you need.

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How to Set Up HubSpot Blog Email Notifications

Aspiration Marketing

In today's content-saturated landscape, captivating your audience requires strategic engagement. Here's the secret weapon : Automated HubSpot Blog Email Notifications. No matter if you're a seasoned influencer or a brand building buzz, keeping your tribe in the loop is essential. HubSpot, the marketing powerhouse, offers a seamless solution to manage your blog notifications.

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2024 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic — 14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY)

Chief Martec

Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

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Google is not about blue links, says ex-CEO Eric Schmidt

Search Engine Land

“Google is not about blue links. It’s about organizing the world’s information,” according to former executive chairman and CEO of Google Eric Schmidt, speaking earlier today on CNBC. Schmidt was asked about the “blue link economy,” and all the brands and businesses that have benefited from Google Search. But Google is changing.

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3 ways to boost digital marketing ROI while reducing carbon footprint

Martech

As businesses grapple with reducing their carbon footprint, optimizing digital marketing is an unexpected solution that can also drive better ROI — a true win-win scenario. The carbon cost of clicks In 2022, fifty-five published a study (registration required) showing that the average media campaign generates 70 tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of seven people’s carbon outputs in an average year.

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AI Strategies for Sales Managers: How to Cut Down on Tedious Admin Work

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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What are URL Parameters, and How Do I Use Them?

Aspiration Marketing

Imagine you're browsing an online clothing store overwhelmed by hundreds of dresses. Wouldn't it be helpful to quickly filter by color or price? That's the magic of URL parameters – tiny bits of extra information tucked into website addresses. These hidden helpers make your online shopping experience smoother and play a crucial role behind the scenes for website owners.

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Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Sales

Social Media Examiner

Are you looking for strategies to find and convert your ideal prospects? Are you taking full advantage of LinkedIn? In this article, you’ll discover proven tactics to identify your target audience, craft compelling messages, and guide prospects through your sales funnel on LinkedIn. Why Should Marketers Focus on LinkedIn for Sales? LinkedIn has emerged as […] The post Using LinkedIn to Increase Your Sales appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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3 Persuasion Techniques You Should Know

Hubspot Marketing

Welcome to Creator Columns , where we bring expert HubSpot Creator voices to the Blogs that inspire and help you grow better. I’ve spent 200 hours interviewing persuasion experts. In this blog, I share the persuasion tactics that actually work. You’ll learn why persuasion attempts work better if you ask for action in the future (rather than the present).

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14,106 martech tools reveal 3 trends you should master

Martech

The martech landscape continues to expand relentlessly, year after year. In 2024, this translates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8%, marking an astounding 9,295% increase over a span of 13 years. The State of Martech 2024: Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma That number is daunting, and so is the growth. With that sheer growth rate, it is fair to ask yourself and your team: “Do we control our martech, or does our martech control us?

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Evolving Beyond Intent: Create Customer Value with Signals

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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Unlocking Your Potential in Marketing Operations: The Ultimate Guide to Skill Enhancement and Certification

MarketingOps

Photo by iMattSmart In the vibrant and ever-changing marketing landscape, standing out is paramount for those looking to elevate their careers. This is especially true in Marketing Operations (MOps), where a blend of skill enhancement and certification can significantly impact your professional trajectory. This comprehensive guide aims to simplify the path to career advancement, offering MOps professionals the tools they need to invest in their future effectively.

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How to Diversify Your Marketing Agency Pipeline

Social Media Examiner

Is your agency too reliant on one client or industry? Wondering how to evaluate new market opportunities to determine if they're a good fit? In this article, you’ll discover how to diversify your pipeline for agency stability and growth. Why Having a Diversified Pipeline Is Essential for the Health and Stability of Your Agency Building […] The post How to Diversify Your Marketing Agency Pipeline appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

Search Engine Land

Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. Google’s monopoly power This was defined by the DOJ as “the power to control prices or exclude competition.” Also, monopolists don’t have to consider ri

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The dark side of virtual try-on tools: Safeguarding biometric data

Martech

The increasing use of biometric data, such as facial recognition and fingerprints, for authentication raises new privacy risks, especially in a world where virtual try-on is an increasingly widely used marketing tool. Unlike passwords, biometric identifiers are permanent and can be stolen by hackers to impersonate victims and gain unauthorized access.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

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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How To Write Effective Social Media Guidelines That Protect Your Brand

Content Marketing Institute

Many companies present a list of what not to do and call them their “employee social media guidelines.” Innovative brands see the power of employee ambassadors. Here’s how to create company social media guidelines for the win.

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How to Create an Instagram Post Using AI — Ideas, Photos, Reels + Captions

Buffer Marketing

In a world where buzz about AI advancements pops up more than cat videos on your feed, it's no surprise that the technology is also transforming how we create content for social media. This shift isn't just for the big players with deep pockets either; it's becoming the go-to for businesses, influencers, creators, and anyone looking to boost efficiency or spice up their feed.

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Google Search results without SGE jump to 65%, up from 25%

Search Engine Land

The number of Google Search queries without SGE increased last month from 25% to 65%. This is a surprisingly big drop, especially considering rumors that SGE could launch ahead of, or during, Google I/O next week. Search results without SGE increase. Why did this happen, starting in mid-April? The reduction of SGE can be traced to Google’s Opt-in results type (when users must request an AI-generated answer).

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How to measure marketing’s value in the inevitable cookieless future

Martech

We are facing a pivotal moment in how we measure the impact and value of our marketing efforts, no matter how much the deprecation of third-party cookies on the Chrome browser is delayed. In the inevitable cookieless future, quantifying marketing’s ROI and articulating its value for the organization will require a strategic shift. It’s time to rethink our performance measurement strategies to safeguard budgets and ensure marketing’s worth remains quantifiable. 1.

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

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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TikTok monitoring tools to protect your brand and scale your social strategy

Sprout Social

Harnessing the power of TikTok is crucial for staying relevant and engaging with many audiences. The TikTok comments section alone is ripe with information brands can use to form stronger connections and improve their product or services. But navigating the dynamic landscape of TikTok can be challenging. That’s where TikTok monitoring comes into play.

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Affiliate Marketing 101: How to Get Started As a Creator

Buffer Marketing

As a creator or influencer, I’m willing to bet a good chunk of your content involves sharing products, tools, and services you love. This happens organically and authentically when you give your followers a peek behind the curtain of your life.  [insert infomercial voice here] What if I told you that you could make money from doing this?

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Meta launches AI-powered ad creativity tools

Search Engine Land

Meta today introduced new generative AI features to help businesses create more engaging ad content across Facebook and Instagram. The big picture. Meta’s latest update will allow advertisers to automate parts of ad creation using brand products and guidelines to inspire the creations. Why we care. Automating the ad-creation process frees up time for advertisers to work on other parts of account management tasks that can’t be automated.

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ChatGPT expected to launch search feature Monday

Martech

ChatGPT is expected to launch its search feature on Monday, according to Reuters, citing unnamed company sources. This new approach could be a game-changer for how people get information from the internet and a significant challenge for industry leader Google. Rumor has it. OpenAI is developing a ChatGPT feature that searches the web and cites sources in its results, Bloomberg reported (subscription required): “The feature would allow users to ask ChatGPT a question and receive answers that u

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

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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Influencer marketing trends across industries

Sprout Social

When singer Shay Lia showed off her vivacious dance moves during Kaytrandas’ iconic Boiler Room set in 2013, she dazzled audiences and quickly became a meme. Over a decade later, people still reminisce and rave over the viral moment. As the creator economy grows, today’s landscape resembles a dance floor. The brands are the DJs, guiding the tone of the party with music (products) while consumers are the crowd.

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X in 2023: A Recap of Everything Marketers & Advertisers Need to Know

Hubspot Marketing

When rumors started swirling about Twitter changing its name to X, I couldn’t believe it at first. But then, in July 2023 , as I searched for my favorite blue icon on the phone, I found a black icon instead. It had actually happened! Elon Musk had indeed decided to rebrand this popular platform, choosing to dismantle something iconic. Something that has existed for 18 years.

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Google’s huge search market share loss wasn’t real: Data revised

Search Engine Land

Statcounter has revised data indicating that Google took a massive hit to its search market share in April while Microsoft Bing and Yahoo made ludicrous gains. Inaccurate data. For U.S. search market share in April, here’s what Statcounter was showing just a few days ago: Google fell to 77.52%, down from 86.94% in March and down from 88.88% year-over-year (YoY).

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Lead scoring for existing customers: Best of the MarTechBot

Martech

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content.

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Accelerate Your Marketing with Automation: A Quickstart Guide

Ready to streamline your marketing efforts and achieve more with less? Our guide provides a step-by-step roadmap to: Build a Strong Foundation: Set up your automation infrastructure for success. Execute Proven Tactics: Implement effective strategies to nurture leads and drive conversions. Measure and Optimize: Track your results and make data-driven adjustments.