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Top 17 SEO Podcasts For 2022 via @sejournal, @martinibuster

Search Engine Journal

A hallmark of the SEO podcasts on this list is that each one will help search marketers become better at what they do. The post Top 17 SEO Podcasts For 2022 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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6 Email marketing templates that drive results

Sprout Social

Text messaging. Direct mail. Social media. These are all valid ways to keep in touch with customers and prospects. But there’s one method that’s stood the test of time: Email. And while it’s an effective tool for marketers to engage their subscribers—most will agree it’s a time-consuming task. It can take hours or even days to create compelling copy.

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5 Ideas To Future-Proof Your Content Marketing Career in an AI Age

Content Marketing Institute

AI-powered writing tools can simulate human thought in a way that’s both awe-inspiring and a little scary. However, they have a way to go before they can fully replicate human thought patterns. That buys you time to prepare.

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How to align B2B sales and marketing teams

Martech

“Misalignment between marketing and sales teams is a trillion-dollar problem for B2B revenue teams,” said Julianne Thompson, director of sales development at revenue acceleration platform Drift, in a recent webinar. “There are a few key factors that led to this divide: sales reps not knowing how to service the appropriate content in sales deals, a lack of tracking for that content’s effectiveness, and wasted time on unproductive prospecting.”.

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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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How to Sell on Pinterest: 7 Simple Steps

Hootsuite

Some might dismiss Pinterest as a place for outfit ideas and motivational memes, but the platform is becoming a powerful online shopping tool. We’ve already established that Pinterest is fantastic for advertising , but it also works great with direct sales conversions. As a place that encourages endless scrolling, Pinterest’s power is limitless. If you take the platform seriously and put some love into your business page, you can start selling products on Pinterest in 7 simple steps.

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How the YouTube algorithm works in 2022

Sprout Social

The YouTube algorithm is designed to help viewers find videos they want to watch and maximize long-term viewer satisfaction. Similar to other social media platforms, YouTube’s algorithm has changed as the site has evolved. Here’s what YouTube looks like today: There are now an estimated 2.1 billion YouTube users worldwide. In one internet minute, 694,000 hours are streamed by YouTube users.

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Introducing MarTech’s guide to agile marketing for leaders

Martech

It’s easy to get into the weeds when it comes to agile marketing. After, the practice itself is all about breaking goals, projects and marketing tasks into smaller blocks in order to more efficiently deliver what your team is charged with. That’s why several months ago we launched our ebook, “ MarTech’s guide to agile marketing for teams ” in collaboration with renowned agile marketing coach Stacey Ackerman.

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Coming Soon to Hootsuite: Advertising, Amplify, Impact Updates, and More

Hootsuite

We’re excited to bring you new exciting features in the first quarter of 2022. As the unofficial member of your social team, Hootsuite’s promise is to empower all organizations—large and small—to strategically grow your brand, business, and customer relationships with social media. Read on to find out what’s coming soon to your Hootsuite experience—we hope you’re as excited as we are!

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How to develop a content marketing plan

Sprout Social

Say you’re sitting on a lot of content. Product photos, blog posts and how-to videos. How are you going to get it all out there in front of prospects and customers? Do you have specific goals tied to your content? Maybe you want to increase leads? How about growing your brand awareness and social media presence? If you can’t answer these questions, then you need a content marketing plan.

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Your Content Mission in 2022: Get Ambitious and Embrace New Responsibilities

Content Marketing Institute

Sorting out content and its value throughout your business is a must for a content practitioner in 2022. Robert Rose shares some thoughts on what you and your brand should be doing to make that happen.

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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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IDG Communications rebrands as Foundry, positions itself as a martech company

Martech

IDG Communications, longtime publisher of Computerworld, MacWorld, PCWorld, TechHive and other titles, will now be known as Foundry. The rebrand signals a pivot to integrated marketing technology services following recent data and technology acquisitions and the company having been acquired last year by investment firm Blackstone. Focusing on its tech.

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Could 57% Of North American SMBs Still Lack An SEO Strategy? via @sejournal, @mirandalmwrites

Search Engine Journal

A recent survey of 600 SMBs shows 57% do not have an SEO strategy – and 23% have no plans to create one this year. The post Could 57% Of North American SMBs Still Lack An SEO Strategy? appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to Become a Successful Social Media Consultant

Sprout Social

Do you have what it takes to be a social media consultant? Amid “the Great Resignation,” with 56% of non-freelancers saying they’re likely to freelance in the future , it’s a good time to explore this career path. But if you’re fantasizing about working four hours a week on a beach and making twice the amount of money, you’re in for a shock. This career takes time and work.

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4 Things Every Content Marketing Team Needs (Surprise! They’re Not Tools)

Content Marketing Institute

It’s tempting to think technology can solve all content marketing woes. But the best tech in the world won’t make you more successful – unless you get these systems, processes, and resources in place first. Here’s how.

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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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What is sales enablement and how do these platforms help bridge the marketing-sales divide?

Martech

As a practice, sales enablement occurs when marketing teams create materials or share information that helps sales teams better convert prospects. However, certain marketing technologies called sales enablement platforms can help marketers to do just that. Functionality typically found in sales enablement platforms may include content enablement, automation and workflow tools, training functionality and analytics tools that provide insights to inform future strategies.

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Mobile-Friendliness As A Google Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

Remember "Mobilegeddon"? That happened as mobile search grew with more smartphone usage. But is mobile-friendliness a ranking factor today? . The post Mobile-Friendliness As A Google Ranking Factor: What You Need To Know appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Ways to Use Email Marketing to Boost Your Omnichannel Strategy

Litmus

There’s no doubt the last few years have dramatically changed not only the way people shop, but also how they prefer to hear from brands. It’s becoming increasingly important for marketers to understand ways to bridge digital channels for an omnichannel brand experience to better attract and retain customers. . Omnichannel marketing is not just smart marketing, it’s also what people want.

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Writing Is Writing, Right? Not If You Want To Keep Your Content Creation Team [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Content Marketing Institute

If you want to acquire and keep great content talent (and who doesn’t?), make sure you get the distinction between constructing and creating. Both are important – but only one gets people excited to keep “making the donuts” every day.

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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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Don’t let innovation overcome email common sense

Martech

As marketers, we need to know what should be on our collective radar to plan and optimize our email programs. The annual parade of trends articles for the coming year helps us do just that. However, rarely do the writers advise their readers to think about their primary challenges, develop strategies to solve them, and then – and only then! – think about the tactics (labeled as trends) they will use to carry out those strategies.

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Google Ads Makes Changes To Automated Extensions via @sejournal, @brookeosmundson

Search Engine Journal

Google announced new improvements on ad extensions to advertisers geared towards easier management. Updates are coming to sitelink, callout, and structured snippet extensions. The post Google Ads Makes Changes To Automated Extensions appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Email Design Trends That Will Boost Your Efforts in 2022: Webinar Recording + Q&A

Litmus

According to Emma, 2021 proved to be an all time high for email send volume, with over 10 billion emails being sent. 2022 shows no signs of slowing down either—it’s predicted that this year will bring an additional 14 billion more sends than last year. With the demand for send volumes at an all time high, out of all the emails hitting our inboxes, what designs are proving to be the most effective?

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Google testing questions and answers in the Google Maps interface

Search Engine Land

This feature first launched in 2017 in the local panel and Google appears to be testing it in Google Maps. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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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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Identity management in a world without third-party cookies

Martech

The restrictions on data collection via third-party cookies have made customer identification more important than ever. And while many marketers focus primarily on developing new methods of data procurement and analysis, some professionals argue improving customer experiences accomplishes the goal more effectively. “We’re talking about customer experience — classically that can mean outbound campaigns, product-driven or brand-driven, but it can also mean modern, inbound campaigns where we’re try

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TikTok A Key Part Of Consumers’ Path To Purchase via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

A global research study finds TikTok is a key part of consumers' path to purchase, where are increasingly discovering and buying new products. The post TikTok A Key Part Of Consumers’ Path To Purchase appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Everything You Should Know About Facebook’s Brand Collabs Manager

Hootsuite

If branded content and influencer collabs are part of your Facebook marketing strategy in 2022, Brand Collabs Manager should be on your radar. This monetization tool brings brands and social media creators together to create and share branded content that builds trust and expands reach. Bonus: Get the influencer marketing strategy template to easily plan your next campaign and choose the best social media influencer to work with.

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LinkedIn’s Service Pages for freelancers adds features to showcase credibility

Search Engine Land

Service Page owners can now show the organization they work for and include media from their portfolio. Please visit Search Engine Land for the full article.

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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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Good morning: Media is changing

Martech

MarTech’s daily brief features daily insights, news, tips, and essential bits of wisdom for today’s digital marketer. If you would like to read this before the rest of the internet does, sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox daily. Good morning, Marketers, the times are changing and so are the traditional media and technologies we’ve used for years.

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Free Google Ads Script To Dynamically Change Target ROAS via @sejournal, @siliconvallaeys

Search Engine Journal

Automate one of your most time-consuming tasks even while using smart bidding with this free Google Ads script to change your tROAS. The post Free Google Ads Script To Dynamically Change Target ROAS appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Fit for Business: Make Yourself the CEO of Your Own Health

David Meerman Scott

A dozen years ago I weighed 60 pounds more than I do now. At that time, I didn’t have the energy required to do my work and my doctor was beginning to worry about some of my numbers, discussing the possibility of putting me on medications. It was a massive wakeup call and I got to work to change my life and health!

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Lessons from Interviewing 350 Applicants in 6 Months

Buffer Marketing

Hiring generally comes with ebbs and flows. During one six-month stretch in 2021, a particularly busy season, I spent more than 120 working hours in six months asking more than 350 individuals the same seven questions for our Buffer values screen. At the end of each conversation, I’d turn the conversation over to them, and many of them asked the same few questions, which I’ll cover in another post.

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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.