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The Ultimate Guide to Content Distribution

Hubspot Marketing

Year after year, hundreds of marketers report increased efforts and spending on their content marketing — or the intention to do so. But great content is a waste if your audience doesn’t know it exists. Content distribution is an integral, if not the most important, part of your content strategy. In recent years, there’s been a rapid influx of content … met with dwindling demand.

PR
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5 Ways SaaS Providers Can Prevent Customer Churn

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

As the axiom goes: “Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver, the other gold.”. We all know new customers are important but retention is paramount to profitability. In fact, it costs more to acquire new customers than it does to upsell satisfied customers. So, why do customers leave? Research shows that only one in 26 unhappy customers complain.

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9 skills every social media manager must have

Sprout Social

A social media manager can be a marketer, a strategist, a copywriter, a designer, an analyst and a customer service rep—sometimes all in one day. As someone who loves a challenge, that variety is one of the things that first drew me to working in social. Managing all of these diverse responsibilities requires social media managers to develop a number of crucial marketing and marketing-adjacent social media skills.

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How to Make Money on Instagram: 3 Foolproof Strategies

Hootsuite

Everyone wants to know how to make money on Instagram. We’re all on it all day anyways—usually spending money instead of earning it. In the past few years, Instagram’s endless feed of gorgeous photos has evolved into something between a glossy magazine, your best friend’s taste, and a boutique shop. With over a billion monthly users , 71% of whom are under 35, Instagram is the platform of aspiration, inspiration—and now, in-app checkout.

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Why B2B Growth Needs a Co-Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Speakers:

Struggling to grow your B2B brand in an overcrowded market? Discover how partner marketing can transform your strategy, unlocking new opportunities for lead generation and ROI. What you'll gain: Craft collaborative campaigns that minimize conflicts and maximize ROI. Harness automation to streamline partner marketing efforts. Learn to gain and retain partner mind share with proven strategies.

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Advanced Hack: How to Improve Your SEO in Less Than 30 Minutes

Neil Patel

I’ve been testing a new SEO hack and it works no matter how old or how new your site is. Heck, you can have barely any links, and I’ve found it to work as well. Best of all, unlike most SEO changes, it doesn’t take months or years to see results from this… you can literally see results in less than 30 minutes. And here’s what’s crazy: I had my team crawl 10,000 sites to see how many people are leveraging this SEO technique and it was only 17.

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Creating an online review management strategy

Sprout Social

Reviews for local businesses are everywhere. As consumers, we search for opinions and ask our friends for recommendations. From the business’ perspective, a review management strategy, or watching these reviews and knowing how to respond to them, is an important piece of your overall marketing strategy. They’re necessary to maintain a brand’s image, which directly affects sales.

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30 Ways to Waste Your Content Marketing Time

Content Marketing Institute

At month’s end, do you have more questions than answers about your content marketing program? Why is that post still not done? Why did video views drop? Why isn’t sales more supportive? The unifying answer revolves around one thing. Continue reading → The post 30 Ways to Waste Your Content Marketing Time appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Write a Social Media Policy for Your Company

Hootsuite

A social media policy is a crucial tool for any organization that uses social media. In fact, it’s a crucial tool even if your organization doesn’t use social media. Because your employees almost certainly do: 72% of Americans use at least one social media platform. Yet 63% of Americans say their employer has no social media policy. A social media policy isn’t just a set of rules.

PR
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Building Brand Trust in B2B vs. B2C: What’s the Difference?

Marketing Insider Group

Building a trusted brand is everything when it comes to the long-term success of a company. Wise B2B and B2C marketers alike work hard to build brands that not only win attention from prospects and customers, but also win the kind of trust that results in strong customer relationships and retention. While the B2B sales […]. The post Building Brand Trust in B2B vs.

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How to Master Media Relations: Targeting, Tailoring, Timing

Speaker: Karen Swim, APR

Relevance is the currency of modern media relations—and personalization is how you earn it. In this new webinar with industry leader Karen Swim, APR, we'll explore proven strategies for precision targeting and crafting personalized pitches that resonate with journalists and build stronger relationships over time. You’ll also learn how to ensure your media lists are accurate and up to date, craft outreach that gets responses, and streamline your workflow without sacrificing quality.

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The most important social media metrics to track

Sprout Social

From follower counts to post engagement percentages, the world of social media metrics can be confusing to wade into. On top of that, a new important metric seems to be created on a weekly basis. What should you be tracking? Is it even important for your business? In this guide, we’ll take you through the most basic metrics that every company should be paying attention to based on your goals.

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How to Match Your Content to the Best Distribution Channel

Content Marketing Institute

If you don’t distribute your content smartly, you’ll never achieve your brand’s content marketing goals. But how do you know which are the best channels based on your goals and audience? This succinct guide will help. Continue reading → The post How to Match Your Content to the Best Distribution Channel appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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B2B Vendors Need To Play Catch Up In A “B2E” World

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Adobe recently published a report detailing the findings of a survey we conducted of 1,215 marketers and B2B buyers in the U.K., France, and Germany. The findings reveal that European business buyers expect vendors to display traits traditionally associated with consumer brands, demonstrating B2B and B2C landscapes are no longer distinct. The “ Creating Epic Customer Experiences ” report shows how the B2B buying experience is more similar to B2C, giving rise to a “Business To Everyone,” or “B2E”

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Building Employee Engagement Through Marketing: 6 Ideas to Motivate Your Team

Marketing Insider Group

There are many aspects to building employee engagement in the workplace. Supportive and strong leadership, a positive work environment, and a culture of trust are all important for engaging employees. New ideas and new initiatives can also spark excitement for your employees, and they can be an effective way to build engagement. Getting all departments […].

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AI In The Aisles: The Executives Guide To Better In-Store Experiences

Speaker: Steve Worthy, MBA

The rapid rise of AI-powered displays, touchless technology, and sensory marketing is reshaping the future of in-store engagement. Yet for many retail executives, the real challenge is not identifying new tools - it is knowing which signals to trust, which inputs to prioritize, and how to architect decisions that elevate in-store leadership rather than dilute it.

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Make the most of your Sprout trial

Sprout Social

Now that you’ve signed up for your Sprout Social 30-day free trial, you may be wondering: what should I do next? To answer that question, our team of Support Customer Advocates and Account Executives have compiled a week-by-week list to help you make the most of your Sprout trial. Read on to get our expert guide on the essentials you should focus on each week of your trial – we’ll take you from how you can easily make your first post in the Compose window and level up to diving into the insights

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How to Survive Content by Committee

Content Marketing Institute

Collaborative editing rarely produces compelling content. Discover how to seize control of – and improve – your content review process. Continue reading → The post How to Survive Content by Committee appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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7 Red Zone Plays for NFL Influencer Marketing I Traackr

Traackr

Discover how NFL teams can harness the power of influencer marketing with data-driven influencer discovery, campaign management and insightful reporting.

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Creating Authentic Content Without Publishing Your Diary

Marketing Insider Group

Creating authentic content is potentially one of the most valuable skills for marketers to learn in 2019. Consumer trust in brands and advertising is at an all-time low. Earning back that trust is one surefire way to win more business in an increasingly skeptical world. According to the Edelman Trust Barometer, globally only 56% of people […].

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Engage Better, Gift Smarter, Win Big: Events That Deliver ROI

Speaker: Hanan Polinovski, Events Manager and David Brown, Sr. Marketing & Events Lead

Are your events living up to expectations? Are you getting quality leads from your sponsorships? Have you ever wondered if that branded notebook actually makes an impact? Get ready to transform your event strategy! Join event marketing pros Hanan Polinovski from Printfection and David Brown from Bonusly for a fast-paced webinar about turning your event efforts into serious ROI.

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How to Create Facebook Reports with Sprout Social

Sprout Social

Reporting and analytics are key to any social strategy. Whether it’s reviewing content relevancy, looking at your share of voice or tracking your audience engagement, data helps your brand make smarter decisions on social. Of all the social networks, Facebook arguably gives you the most amount of data to work with. And sometimes sorting through all those reports, particularly if you have multiple profiles, can be overwhelming.

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This Content Marketing Riddle is No Joke

Content Marketing Institute

People ponder why the chicken crossed the road. Content marketers reflect on why their target audience crosses the road. They often forgo asking an equally important question. Discover what it is and how content marketers can answer it. Continue reading → The post This Content Marketing Riddle is No Joke appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Why Reviews Matter to Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Why Reviews Matter to Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Aaron Weiche. Podcast Transcript. My guest on today’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Aaron Weiche, CEO of GatherUp. GatherUp is a platform that helps businesses capture customer feedback, testimonials and reviews.

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Agile Marketing Teams Should be Organized Around the Customer

Marketing Insider Group

As digital marketing channels have proliferated over the years, marketers have become ever more specialized. We’ve been encouraged to pick our lane and stay there, because no two functions are the same. Email isn’t like social, which isn’t like content or automation. The skills you need to optimize for organic search aren’t the same ones […]. The post Agile Marketing Teams Should be Organized Around the Customer appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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B2B SEO vs. LMO: Whats the Difference and Why It Matters

Speaker: Speakers:

Brace yourself, B2B marketers. Your beloved SEO is getting a makeover, and its name is Language Model Optimization (LMO). What does that mean for your digital strategy? Join Jesse McFarland of SpearPoint Marketing on the next B2B Growth Show as we unravel the mystery and get you prepped for the next evolution in search. Here’s what you’ll walk away with: A clear breakdown of SEO vs.

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How to Make Email for Everyone in 3 Easy Steps: Webinar Recording + Q&A

Litmus

Email accessibility has been voted one of the hottest email design trends of 2019, and is now a priority for the majority of brands. But it’s also true that many marketers don’t know how to get started with making their emails more inclusive. Implementing accessibility best practices is easier than you think. In this webinar, Litmus’ accessibility experts, Jason Rodriguez and Alice Li, walk through the stats and research that prove investing in accessibility is worth it and share the 3 steps you

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Most Viewed Video Ads: GEICO and Gatorade Enter the Chart

illumin

Last week, GEICO, Gatorade and ezCater enter as newbies to the Top 10 MVVA! Take a look at some of the top ads below: GEICO. The highest new campaign on this week’s chart goes to GEICO in the third spot. This spot features a bowler who definitely knows how to strike a pose, while both bowling and…salsa dancing – all while also letting viewers know about the win-win of switching to GEICO!

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How to Put Together An Effective Remarketing Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

How to Put Together An Effective Remarketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Remarketing is an incredible marketing tool. Before the days of the internet, if someone came into your store, browsed, even picked up and really considered a product, but then left without purchasing, there was no way to guarantee you’d ever see them again.

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Why Facebook’s Video Metric Inflation Issue Shouldn’t Deter Marketers

Marketing Insider Group

There’s no doubt about it: Facebook has a duty to accurately report its viewership metrics to advertisers. But an ongoing case between an ad partner and the social media giant shouldn’t deter marketers from investing in its ads. The plaintiff, Crowd Siren, alleges Facebook knowingly misrepresented video metrics to ad partners, even after discovering the […].

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A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse

Unlock the Power of Historical Data A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse Today’s association leaders need more than real-time snapshots—they need the full story. MemberSuite: A Data Revolution reveals how a native data warehouse transforms your AMS into a strategic decision-making engine. In this free eBook, you’ll discover: The difference between a database and a data warehouse—and why it matters How to gain historical visibility into membership, engagement, events,

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Emails Litmus Loves: Birthday Emails Worth Celebrating

Litmus

“Surprise and delight your subscribers!” It’s a phrase email marketers read and hear often. A popular option for brands to do just that is a birthday email—an automated email sent on the subscribers’ birthday. But what makes an effective birthday email? I celebrated my birthday this month—and my inbox was chock-full of emails from brands helping me celebrate.

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Empathetic Consulting: 3 Things to Remember When Working With Other Teams

Moz

Posted by LaurelTaylor Whether you consult with teams within your company or with outside clients, the chances are fairly high that at least once, you’ve left a meeting frustrated by the actions of others, even asking yourself: “why would they do that?”. It’s easy to walk into a project thinking of it as a simple matter of “they brought me in to fix a problem.

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Transcript of Why Reviews Matter to Your Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Why Reviews Matter to Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. John Jantsch: Today’s episode is brought to you by Break Through The Noise , the new book by Tim Staples, Co-Founder and CEO of Shareability. In his book Tim reveals his secret sauce for how to capture the attention of millions of people online, without spending millions of dollars.