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Twitter Marketing in 2019: The Ultimate Guide

Hubspot Marketing

Whether pop-culture, local or global news, work, or the brands I use and wear, Twitter is a powerful social networking tool and search engine in which I can typically find the latest information about virtually any topic. This also includes updates from the companies and businesses I care about. Businesses, like HubSpot , are able to market on Twitter to engage users and followers, increase brand awareness, boost conversions, and more (we’ll discuss the “more” shortly).

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5 Strategies to Combat Cart Abandonment Using Push Notifications

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Cart abandonment is one of the biggest pet peeves for ecommerce brands. The average cart abandonment rate ranges from 69% to 81% across different industries, according to SalesCycle. Irrespective of exciting deals and great products, customers have a tendency to research multiple options before making a purchase. As a result, they end up window shopping and adding products to their cart.

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The Why, When, and How of Republishing Blog Posts

Content Marketing Institute

Re-energize your old (successful) content by republishing it. Does an article need a minor update? Should you redirect it to a similar version with a new URL? Or should you keep the old URL? Learn the ins and outs of how CMI does it. Continue reading → The post The Why, When, and How of Republishing Blog Posts appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to create a YouTube Business account: a step-by-step guide

Sprout Social

If you still don’t know how to create a YouTube account for your business, it’s not too late to get started. But for businesses on the fence about video marketing, we’ve almost reached the point of “now or never.”. The numbers don’t lie: YouTube’s growth is unparalleled when it comes to traffic, revenue and a rabid user-base that just can’t get enough of video content.

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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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The 60 Best Free Online Courses For Whatever You Want to Learn

Hubspot Marketing

Benjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”. That’s never been truer than it is today. With new technology emerging at breakneck speeds, there's a palpable pressure to continuously upskill. Whether you want that job promotion or to sidestep into a new field, you'll need to commit to learning new skills. However, learning new skills can be both time-consuming and challenging.

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How to Use Surveys at Every Stage of the Funnel to Drive a Better Customer Experience

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

You know that pleasant feeling when you walk into your local cafe and the waiter greets you as if he’d just seen a dear friend, leads you to your favorite table, and asks you if you’d like “the usual”? Personalization is not a new concept, though only recently has it become the standard customers expect from digital services. There’s no doubt about the ROI of personalizing lead and customer communication.

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How to Generate 100 Content Ideas in 60 Seconds (Seriously)

Neil Patel

I have a question for you…. How do you figure out what you should blog about? If I had to take a guess, you probably come up with ideas based on one of two strategies. The first is to use tools like Ubersuggest to come up with a list of keywords. But once you find popular keywords, you have to brainstorm topic and titles ideas. What a drag, right? .

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Business Strategy: What It Is & How to Build an Effective One

Hubspot Marketing

In the business world, professionals are obsessed with tactics because they can help them meet their short-term goals. But if all you do is focus on the short-term, you won’t spend enough time or energy figuring out how you can succeed in the long-term. Fortunately, building a strategy can help you achieve both your short-term and long-term goals. Strategy focuses on principles, which help you think, instead of tactics, which help you execute, so it allows you to concentrate on why your business

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Demand Generation Marketing: A Five-Minute Guide

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

If you’ve landed here, it’s safe to say you probably have some questions about demand generation. Most likely, the first one is “What exactly is it?”. The common misconception is that demand generation is all about creating demand for a product. The clue’s in the name, right? Well, demand generation is actually far more than that. In an industry where creating better brand-to-customer relationships is everything, demand generation is an umbrella term for a range of marketing activities that driv

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35+ Definitions of What Quality Means in Content

Content Marketing Institute

Have you defined quality for your content? If not, how do you know how to create it? Or even if your content is successful in the context of your brand? Learn how over 35 experts define and achieve quality content. Continue reading → The post 35+ Definitions of What Quality Means in Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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How to promote your Instagram: 13 ways that actually work

Sprout Social

It’s time to rethink how to promote your Instagram account. Why now? Because the platform’s rapid evolution and growth mean that what worked in the past isn’t going to score you the same sort of engagement today. Based on recent Instagram stats , the visual space is becoming more and more crowded with brands fighting tooth and nail for more customers.

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The Beginner’s Guide to Cost Per Acquisition (CPA)

Hubspot Marketing

In the paid acquisition world, clicks can seem like the holy grail. But if you really think about it, clicks only tell you if people arrive to your content. They don’t reveal whether they stayed or not. But how do you know if your content is engaging and emotionally resonant enough to persuade your audience to stay and ultimately buy your product or service?

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How to Write a Content Marketing Plan that Quadruples Your Leads

Marketing Insider Group

Every business wants more leads, and it could be simpler than you think to start generating more of them. In fact, a carefully constructed content marketing plan could quadruple your leads or better. There are many different ways you can generate leads for your business online, but content marketing should certainly form a major part […]. The post How to Write a Content Marketing Plan that Quadruples Your Leads appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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How to Make Your Content Personalized but Not Creepy

Content Marketing Institute

Do you face the personalization paradox? You want to create content customized for your audience. But you don’t want to seem overly knowing or familiar and raise their privacy flags. Here’s how to strike a good balance. Continue reading → The post How to Make Your Content Personalized but Not Creepy appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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An expert’s guide to influencer marketing

Sprout Social

A decade ago, the influencer marketing arena was limited only to celebrities and a few dedicated bloggers. Now, it seems like we’ve seen influencers rise, saturate the market and even get caught up in fraud. If you’ve started researched on influencer marketing before, you may have found conflicting information, with recommendations that range from you should absolutely be using influencers or that they’re not necessary for growth.

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25 Google Search Statistics to Bookmark ASAP

Hubspot Marketing

In many ways, marketing is a game of trend watching. The marketer who’s best at spotting and using trends earns their business market share, brand recognition, and ultimately, revenue. But how do you search for trends? And where do you start? Well, since they own about 92% of the global search engine market, the answer to both of these questions is, “Google.”.

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How To Build Your Content Marketing Plan With Keyword Search Intent

Marketing Insider Group

Every day, the Google search engine becomes more sophisticated as it continues on its quest to get its users the best, most relevant, and high-quality search results when they type a query into the search bar. And in turn, content marketers need to become more sophisticated as well. We see some type of change every […]. The post How To Build Your Content Marketing Plan With Keyword Search Intent appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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You Say You Want a Digital Transformation?

Content Marketing Institute

Aetna embarked on a multifaceted transformation to enhance its delivery of valuable, frictionless content experiences across its digital platforms. Its vice president of marketing technology and digital experience shares what it took. Continue reading → The post You Say You Want a Digital Transformation? appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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9 YouTube stats to inform your marketing strategy in 2019

Sprout Social

When YouTube first arrived in 2005, few likely had any idea how valuable it would become. The first video, “ Me at the Zoo ,” launched on April 23, 2005, and the first ads followed two years later. By 2010, YouTube was generating more than two billion views each day. As video has continued to grow as one of the most compelling channels for marketing and entertainment, YouTube has remained at the forefront.

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How to Create an “Add to Calendar” Link for Your Emails

Litmus

In-person or virtual events revolve around getting to know other people and learning from one another. Because email is such a personal channel, it’s the ideal medium to build excitement for events and send reminders. To ensure that guests actually show up, it can be useful to include an “add to your calendar” link to the emails promoting your event.

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The Science of Sharing: Who, What, When, Where, Why?

Marketing Insider Group

Social networks have become an increasingly important part of how we market online over the last 20 years or so. Almost half of the world’s population is now using and sharing content on social media – a staggering 3.484 billion users. While the global average sits at 45% penetration, some countries have a much higher figure – […].

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Why All Business Owners Should Become Authors

Duct Tape Marketing

Why All Business Owners Should Become Authors written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Dan Janal. Podcast Transcript. Today’s guest on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is author, speaker, and book coach Dan Janal. He is an expert in internet marketing and publicity, and wrote one of the first books on the subject more than 25 years ago.

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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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9 stats social media marketers need to show their bosses ASAP

Sprout Social

Many social media marketers today find themselves at a challenging crossroads–social platforms are growing increasingly complex, with more features, formats and content types, and audiences’ expectations for social content are developing alongside these platforms. On top of these growing demands, many social teams are increasingly pressed for time to dig through the wealth of data available to them and develop all-encompassing social strategies.

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Help Moms Get the Attention They Deserve This Mother’s Day

illumin

Mother’s Day is no doubt a special event for families and advertisers alike as we communally show our appreciation for perhaps the most important person in many peoples’ lives. With the event just around the corner, brands everywhere have been capitalizing on the holiday in order to create a lasting connections with moms. Here is a recap of effective strategies by advertisers who stole our hearts last year to help inform your campaigns for the upcoming holiday: A Mother’s Love.

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The Simple Trick To Content Marketing Strategy Prioritization

Marketing Insider Group

We love brainstorming topics and researching and writing articles to help you become a better content creator. Because we know the value great content can deliver, we want to put the best content-related content and products out into the universe. We believe that by leveraging the power and capabilities of the best content marketing examples, […].

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A Quick and Effective Approach to Facebook Advertising

Duct Tape Marketing

A Quick and Effective Approach to Facebook Advertising written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Facebook remains the dominant social media platform. In a recent earnings call , CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared that there are more than 2.2 million daily users on the platform. That means that small business owners who are not advertising on Facebook are missing out on an opportunity to connect with about a third of the global population.

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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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Creating Quality Content in 2019 (For Search Engines and People)

Moz

Posted by jchamp86 Think back to the last question you typed into Google. Did you find a blog post on the search engine result page that attracted your attention? Did you find the content on the page helpful? Did the page offer a relevant next step to continue learning and engaging with your brand? If you answered “yes” to all of these questions, then the author who wrote this piece of content did their job very well: They created a piece of content that fulfilled your intent.

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5 ways to be creative and data-driven with display advertising

Bannerflow

Producing display advertising that is data-driven is essential for today’s marketer. And the trick to making high performing campaigns is to use this data to inform the creative process. In this article, we detail five ways marketers can be both creative and data-driven, including: Using heatmaps to aid the design process. Optimising through A/B testing or multivariate testing.

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How to Scale Your Content Marketing For Measurable Business Growth

Marketing Insider Group

Your content marketing strategy should set out your content marketing goals and plans for the short and medium term, but it shouldn’t be set in stone. Digital marketing is an extremely fast-paced industry, and techniques, technology, and best practices are changing all the time. It’s vital that as your business grows, you also scale your […].

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Transcript of Why All Business Owners Should Become Authors

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Why All Business Owners Should Become Authors written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Choosing the right domain name is critical to ensuring the success of your small business, but it’s got a little harder. But now you can choose a.us domain to help your business stand out, reserve your.us web address today, go to launchwith.us and use my promo code, podcast, for my special offer.

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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.