Content Marketing Institute
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
You need new energy and more creative approaches. You need the team to get out of its content and marketing rut. But if the org chart doesn’t change, you’ll just keep shipping the same old content.
Marketing Insider Group
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
“Welcome to the world of GA4 , where the future of analytics is as promising as it is perplexing!” That’s what we thought when we first encountered Google Analytics 4. As the team at Marketing Insider Group, we’re always knee-deep in digital marketing trends, and GA4 has been a hot topic on our radar. In this article, we’re diving into the nitty-gritty of why GA4, despite its advanced features, can feel like a thorn in the side of marketers.
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yorCMO
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Automation can dramatically enhance marketing efficiency, personalize customer experiences, and provide valuable insights into consumer behavior. Discover some of the benefits and how to get started. The post Leveraging Technology: The Role of Automation in Marketing appeared first on yorCMO.
Calvyn Lee Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The email marketing landscape is dramatically changing in 2024. Google, Yahoo, and other major email providers have announced strict new regulations around authentication, opt-outs, and allowable spam rates. While aimed at reducing spam from unscrupulous emailers, these new rules create huge obstacles for legitimate email marketers. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll break down the new 2024 email regulations, explain how each type of email marketer will be impacted, and provide actionable t
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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.
Aspiration Marketing
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Seasonal branding is an integral part of any marketing strategy. Here's why you need to capitalize on this trend all year round. Every business owner knows that effective marketing techniques form the foundation of success. However, some forget that effective marketing relies on innovative and unique branding.
Martech
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Over the last 12 months, we’ve seen the sunsetting of Universal Analytics (UA) , the rise of generative AI , and major fluctuations in consumer spending owing to persistent inflation and eye-watering interest rates. Yet, amid these transformations, one thing has remained constant: our reliance on data. Data has fueled digital marketing for many years.
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Social Media Examiner
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Not getting the results you want from your organic social efforts? Looking for a social media marketing framework that converts casual followers into brand evangelists? In this article, we’ll explore an organic social marketing strategy and share actionable tips tailored for achieving standout organic performance. Why is an Organic Social Marketing Strategy so Important?
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Are you consistently creating on TikTok without getting the views or engagement you’d like? Wish there was a shortcut to reaching your TikTok goals? TikTok Promote may be the answer. Like Instagram’s boosts and X’s (formerly Twitter) promoted post feature, TikTok created a tool that allows users to turn their organic content into a paid promotion quickly and simply.
Martech
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Hard to believe, maybe, but we’re hurtling towards the four-year anniversary of COVID lockdown. The specific date will vary, of course, according to your location and what you count as the beginning of lockdown, but for me, in New York City, it all started around the time the museums, libraries, restaurants and bars closed. That was around mid-March 2020.
Aspiration Marketing
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
When it comes to customer relationship management (CRM), understanding the nuanced distinction between leads and contacts is imperative for effective digital marketing engagement. As businesses strive to forge meaningful connections with their audience, comprehending these two entities is vital. That said, let's dive in.
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.
Social Media Examiner
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Are you up to date on changes from TikTok? Wondering which recent TikTok updates are important to marketers and business owners? In this article, we explore TikTok changes that affect your marketing. #1: TikTok Sounds Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's most extensive music catalog, removed its recordings from the popular video app TikTok after […] The post TikTok Updates: Incentivized Video, Shoppable Posts, and More appeared first on Social Media Examiner.
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The first few weeks of a new year are the perfect opportunity to reflect on our wins—and I’m thrilled to announce one of our biggest yet: Sprout Social has been named the #1 Best Software Product by G2’s 2024 Best Software Awards. That’s the number one spot when compared across products in every software category! This is the eighth consecutive year Sprout has been recognized by G2.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Pinterest announced a new ad partnership with Google designed to boost its ad revenue. This marks Google as the second third-party ad partner for Pinterest, following its multi-year collaboration with Amazon that was unveiled last year. Why we care. This collaboration provides an opportunity for brands running campaigns with Google Ads to not only broaden their reach but also engage with an active, high-value consumer base.
Aspiration Marketing
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Building a successful website requires a strategic approach, not just haphazard design choices. Without a clear, data-driven strategy, your website may struggle to achieve its intended goals and engage your target audience. Like any complex project, a website needs a well-defined roadmap to navigate the competitive online landscape and reach its intended destination.
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.
Social Media Examiner
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Want to deliver extraordinary customer care that leads to client retention? Wondering how your approach to customer experience leads to tangible outcomes like increased sales, customer retention, and referrals? In the article, you’ll discover practical ways to improve relationships with your clients. Keeping the Customer First: Insights from “The Experience Maker” Providing a remarkable customer […] The post Beyond Transactions: How to Build Lasting Client Partnerships appeared
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Picture this: You log on for the day to see what customer inquiries came in overnight. The majority are asking if hours will be adjusted during an upcoming bank holiday. One person, however, is frantically trying to figure out why they were overcharged by your business. Who are you prioritizing? If you answered “we route these issues to the appropriate support agent”, then you’re probably familiar with the concept of customer service tiers.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Google Analytics 4 introduced eight new dimensions for tracking and analyzing both paid and organic traffic sources: Manual source. Manual medium. Manual source / medium. Manual campaign name. Manual campaign ID. Manual term. Manual content. Manual source platform. Why we care. These new insights enhance your capacity to analyze user behavior and performance across channels, offering improved capabilities in reporting, explorations, segments, and audience analysis.
Hubspot Marketing
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
? FLAMING HOT TAKE ALERT: Marketing can drive business goals, but it can’t save a bad product. One financial company that understands this well is Wise , an international money transfer service I use. According to Nilan Peiris , Chief Product Officer at Wise, the company aimed to build a product that “blows user’s socks off.” That intended feat has come to fruition because a whopping 70% of Wise’s user growth comes through word-of-mouth marketing (WOMM).
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.
Calvyn Lee Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Here are some key reasons why an SEO agency needs access to Google Analytics (GA): (Before start, if you would like to know What is Google Analytics? ) 1. Understand User Behavior and Content Performance: Traffic Sources: Identify where your website traffic comes from (organic search, paid ads, social media, etc.) to understand how effective different marketing channels are at driving visitors.
Martech
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Which of the three statements below comes closest to your view when it comes to email surveys and review requests: A. Love ‘em! They’re useful, and we use the return data in our email program, customer profiles and product development B. Hate ‘em! We don’t get much helpful info from them and readers generally ignore them. C. Meh … They don’t do much for our email program, but we send them anyway to stay in the inbox and every once in a while, we get interesting comments.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Google cannot proceed with third-party cookie deprecation until it resolves concerns raised by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The search engine needs to do more to address issues raised around its proposed Privacy Sandbox changes or else it will not be able to deprecate third-party cookies from Chrome in the second half of 2024 as planned.
Hubspot Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Excel is a powerful spreadsheet program from Microsoft that makes it easy to work with numbers and other values. While Excel contains a lot of power, it’s also quite useful for simple addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. In fact, Excel’s simple formulas make it easy to add and subtract numbers and cell values without breaking out a calculator.
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
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!
Calvyn Lee Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
There are many reasons why an SEO agency would need access to Google Search Console (GSC), but here are just a few: (Before start, if you would like to know What is Google Search Console? ) 1. Understand Your Website’s Performance: Search Analytics: See which keywords users are searching for to find your site, how often your site appears in search results (impressions), and how often users click on those results (clicks).
Buffer Marketing
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
2023 was a big year for LinkedIn and its top creators. The platform cracked 1 billion users , added and removed several key features (goodbye Carousels), and became a destination for many top creators. The LinkedIn team must have come away with many lessons as they announced some key pivots within the first month of 2024, most notably making the “Creator Mode” feature the default for every user.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Bard, Google’s generative AI-powered conversational tool, is no more. Well, in name only. Google today announced the renaming of Bard as Gemini. Google also announced: A paid version of Gemini, called Gemini Advanced. Gemini is a new opt-in default assistant on Android and has been added to the iOS Google App, Gemini will replace Duet AI, bringing the Gemini model to Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and other Google products.
Hubspot Marketing
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
2024 is here, and I want to look back on some of the previous year‘s short-form videos with the creatives behind The Hustle’s YouTube team. Why, you may ask? Short-form videos will remain key to many marketing campaigns this year. In fact, 31% of the 1,400 marketers in our most recent survey say short-form videos yield the highest ROI, and most respondents (26%) say they will invest in short-from videos the most in 2024.
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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
Martech
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Almost every business today has access to similar AI tools, but outcomes are going to differ significantly based on how they apply the technology. Results depend not just on the AI you’re using, but how you integrate it into your existing tech stack, processes, and strategy. AI is incredibly good at gathering and analyzing huge volumes of customer data.
Sprout Social
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
If you want to succeed as a business, you need to keep an eye on your industry through competitor analysis. It’s like preparing for a championship game. You need to study the strengths and weaknesses of your competitors to help identify opportunities for plays and boost your competitive edge. Competitor mapping is the cornerstone of competitive analysis.
Search Engine Land
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Google is investigating a devastating Local Service Ads (LSA) tactic that could “nuke competitors out of existence.” When more than one LSA is linked to a Google Business Profile (GBP), the ad becomes invisible, killing off all leads. Alarmingly, competitors can use this loophole to intentionally create an LSA linked to your GBP without your knowledge, preventing your ad from reaching consumers.
Hubspot Marketing
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
You want to learn about search engine optimization (SEO) , but where do you start? You’ve probably heard of a few basic terms, like keyword research, but what else do you need to know? I this post, I'll walk you through the basic vocabulary you need to know and tips for learning SEO on your own. Then, we'll review a step-by-step SEO tutorial to help you get your SEO strategy off the ground.
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