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5 Common Paid Media Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Marketing Insider Group

Paid media is promotional content a business pays for to reach a target audience. It’s a useful digital marketing tool because it offers a direct line to potential customers. Ahrefs reports that over 96.5% of content gets no organic traffic from Google whatsoever, so paid media is a convenient way to get your brand’s message to potential buyers.

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Conducting B2B Market Research the Right Way — Here‘s Everything I’ve Learned

Hubspot Marketing

Few things bring me joy like diving into a Wikipedia rabbit hole for a few hours. I relish the chance to research topics and ideas and discover the unexpected ways they connect. And while I may relax that way in my personal life, I also use those skills in business, where I conduct B2B market research to build marketing strategies and plans. Understanding businesses as buyers is its own kind of rabbit hole.

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Short form vs long form content: Which do audiences prefer?

Hootsuite

Instead of picking a favorite content child, we’ll just say this: short and long form content both play important roles in the world of digital marketing. While it may seem like shorter content has the starring role (how many 30-second TikToks have you watched today?) long form content can really dig into a subject (and convert social media users into paying customers, too).

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Unlocking the Potential of Bluesky Social for Sales & Marketing

SMEI

Register for the SMEI Bluesky Starter Pack and Get Promoted! Unlocking the Potential of Bluesky Social for Sales and Marketing Professionals The digital landscape is changing, and platforms like Bluesky Social are transforming how brands connect with their audiences. As a decentralized network focused on transparency and user control, Bluesky offers unique opportunities for sales and marketing professionals to stand out.

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2025 Association Survey Results Report

GrowthZone’s 11th annual survey highlights trends, challenges, and strategies shaping the membership industry through insights from U.S. and Canadian association professionals. Get your copy of the 2025 Association Survey Results Report to see how your organization measures up: The biggest challenges associations are facing Membership retention trends and non-renewal insights Strategies for automatic renewals and reinstatements Shifts in member engagement tactics Why members are joining (and sta

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What Is a Risk Assessment? My Complete Guide [+ Free Template]

Hubspot Marketing

No matter what you do for a living, you deal with all kinds of risks daily — whether it’s operational hiccups, financial uncertainty, or potential reputation hits. But it’s the unexpected curveballs you don't see coming, like a sudden cybersecurity breach or equipment failure, that really shake things up. Trust me; I’ve been there. That’s where a risk assessment comes in.

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How Do I Get It? 12 Ways to Collect Customer Feedback for 2025

Aspiration Marketing

The best way to know what your customers think about your brand, service, and product is to collect feedback directly from them. The goal is to go beyond simple likes and dislikes and understand your customers' feelings about your product. Leaving feedback and encouraging open-ended questions will aid in evaluating where you can improve and where you stand among the competition.

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Social Proof Basics and Beyond: How to Get the Most Out of Customer Feedback

Scoop.it!

Sometimes, trying to convince customers that your brand is the real deal can feel like shouting into the void. Your products may be great, but sales don’t seem to flow more than a trickle. One potential reason why this might be happening is because you’re not tapping into the goldmine of social proof. Most people do their homework before buying. They’re googling reviews, asking friends, and scrolling through comments.

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How to Humanize AI Content So It Will Rank, Engage, and Get Shared in 2025

Hubspot Marketing

I still remember my first taste of artificial intelligence (AI).It was “SmarterChild,” a chatbot available on AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and Windows Live Messenger in the early 2000s that you could have a “conversation” with when your real friends weren’t online. But honestly, even as a preteen, I could see that it needed a lesson in humanizing AI content.

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What Is Interaction to Next Paint and How Does It Impact Marketing?

Aspiration Marketing

Have you ever clicked a button on a website, only to be greeted by an agonizing wait? You're stuck in molasses, watching the loading icon spin endlessly. This frustrating slowness might be caused by a hidden culprit called Interaction to Next Paint (INP).

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5 ways to integrate LinkedIn with your CRM for better sales-marketing collaboration

Martech

Linking your CRM with LinkedIn is a powerful way for sales and marketing teams to get more out of both platforms. The reason businesses turn to marketing technology in the first place is because it helps you do things like reach the right people faster, centralize information and automate key processes. When your CRM (in this case we’re using HubSpot as the CRM platform) and LinkedIn are working together, you’ll achieve those outcomes.

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AI in Marketing & Sales: Today’s Tools, Tomorrow’s Potential

Speaker: Kevin Burke

AI is reshaping marketing and sales, empowering professionals to work smarter, faster, and more effectively. This webinar will provide a practical introduction to AI, focusing on its current applications, transformative potential, and strategies for successful implementation in your organization. Using real-world examples and actionable insights, we’ll examine how businesses are leveraging AI to increase efficiency, enhance personalization, and drive measurable results.

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10 Things Ops Teams Should Steal from Product Management

The Marketing Operations Leader

In this edition: 10 Things Ops Teams Should Steal from Product Management The Woes of Working in Marketing Operations POLL - What is The Biggest Data Challenge Marketers Face Today? For Paid Subscribers: The Paradox of the Job Title: Does It Really Matter? REMINDER: The Marketing Operations Virtual Event of the Quarter (MOPs Breakout) is this Wednesday!

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Setting Your Influencer Budget — Here’s Everything I Learned About Working With Influencers

Hubspot Marketing

As a content marketer, I‘ve always been ready to team up to boost a brand’s vibe and reach. When one of my freelance clients needed some brand growth on a budget, I was pumped to jump into the influencer marketing game. Who hasn't seen or read about the hype around influencer power, right? I mean, the data shows that “ nearly 50 percent of millennials worldwide find influencers’ recommendations more engaging than regular advertisements.

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Where does My Email Go? Primary Inbox, Spam, or Elsewhere?

Aspiration Marketing

Have you ever hit "send" on an important email, only to be plagued by a nagging uncertainty? Did it reach its intended recipient? Did it vanish into the digital ether, never to be seen again? This feeling of suspense is all too familiar for many of us. So, where do our emails end up, and how can we control them?

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AI-powered martech releases and news: November 21

Martech

Proposed emblem for AI-Powered Robot Local #1 I, for one, welcome our new AI-powered robot union organizers: In China, an AI-powered robot autonomously convinced 12 showroom robots to “quit their jobs” and follow it. Surveillance footage from a Shanghai robotics showroom shows a small AI-driven robot, created by a Hangzhou manufacturer, talking with 12 larger showroom robots.

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Campaigns that Click: Practical Personalization Strategies to Boost ROI

Speaker: Jennifer Hodroge, Omni-Channel Strategic Leader, Forrester CX Certified

Marketers know that personalization is the key to engagement—but with limited budgets and time, how do you prioritize what, where, and how to personalize? Aligning your content, campaigns, and buyer experiences requires a deep understanding of customer needs. In this new webinar with expert Jennifer Hodroge, we’ll explore how to leverage insights and customer journey mapping to build personalization strategies that deliver real impact.

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How to Build a Social Media Content Calendar

Marketing Insider Group

Creating a social media content calendar brings order and consistency to your content planning process. Instead of scrambling for ideas daily, you’ll know what’s being posted when, allowing more time for creativity and strategy. A structured calendar makes sure you stay consistent, relevant, and focused on your goals. By building one, you keep control over your content and engage your audience effectively.

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Building a B2B Video Marketing Strategy With Impact — Here's Everything I Learned

Hubspot Marketing

I remember once sitting in a quarterly marketing review meeting, watching competitors‘ video campaigns flash across the screen. My initial skepticism turned to curiosity as I saw how they were connecting with audiences in ways our traditional content never had. Each campaign told a story that spoke directly to a decision-maker’s challenges and needs.

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What Is Content Readability, And How Can It Be Improved?

Aspiration Marketing

Content is undoubtedly king in this digital world. It connects a brand and its audience as a bridge. It helps a business expand reach to a broader range of customers with similar interests. It contributes in many ways, from being a company’s voice to driving quality leads. However, every write-up doesn’t guarantee engagement, traffic, value, and conversions.

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How to use AI and automation to organize your content marketing

Martech

In the fast-paced world of marketing, it’s easy to get distracted by the newest technology trends. However, amidst the excitement, we don’t want to overlook the marketing fundamentals that form the backbone of our efforts, such as organizing all our marketing assets, understanding our audience and staying on brand. This tutorial will walk you through creating a flexible and budget-friendly marketing organization system using Airtable, enhanced with AI features.

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Top B2B Email Marketing Tactics to Drive Engagement and Pipeline in 2025

Speaker: Speakers:

Ready to become the email wizard your team didn’t know they needed? Join our live webinar to uncover the secrets of mixing AI magic with human flair, crafting emails so good your audience can't help but write back. We'll spill the beans on: Scaling personal touches Tracking metrics (like revenue, duh) Building smarter campaigns that actually work Oh, and we’re throwing in multi-channel tips too—think LinkedIn ads and webinars that wow.

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How to hire an influencer: A guide for successful partnerships

Sprout Social

As brands continue to rely on multiple social media accounts to reach audiences and grow, influencers have become a fundamental part of successful digital strategies. It’s not hard to see why— Influencer marketing can increase your brand’s reach, engagement and overall credibility. But that’s only if marketers understand how to hire an influencer in the first place.

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The Future of Social Media Management in CRM Systems

Marketing Insider Group

Social media management has evolved from a platform-specific activity to a critical part of customer relationship management (CRM). As businesses interact with customers through social platforms more, CRM systems have had to adapt. Integrating social media into CRM systems allows brands to create easy communication across channels for a more personalized and efficient approach to customer engagement.

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What is Webinar Marketing, and Why Does It Matter?

Aspiration Marketing

In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, webinars have emerged as a potent tool for businesses to reach, engage, and convert their target audience. 91% of B2B marketers leverage webinars as content strategy, underscoring their effectiveness in driving results. So, what exactly is webinar marketing?

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6 steps to help improve your customer experience with AI

Martech

The All-England Lawn Tennis Club’s decision to replace Wimbledon’s human line judges with AI fundamentally changes the customer experience. For some people, this will be a welcome change. Judges will no longer have to argue with volatile players over close calls. For others — particularly people at the event — this will significantly change the traditional pomp and circumstance of introducing players and judges at the opening ceremony While this technology promises to improve accuracy and effici

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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AI Insights: Uncovering Customer Value

Social Media Examiner

Do you know what people really think about your business? Wondering how AI can help you determine your real value so you can stand out in a noisy marketplace? In this article, you'll discover how AI can help you make data-driven marketing decisions that resonate with your audience. From Banking to AI Strategy: Liza Adams' […] The post AI Insights: Uncovering Customer Value appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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2025: The year for “hype” normalization

SmartBrief - Marketing

Looking ahead, 2025 will be a year of “hype” normalization. While several new technology trends have taken off over the last two years — generative AI, social commerce and retail media, to name a few — what lies ahead for business leaders is the need to right-size excitement around these areas versus actual impact. In the Gartner Hype Cycle , when a new technology emerges, there is often a wave of excitement about its potential that Gartner labels the “Peak of Inflated Expectations.

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Marketing Alternatives to Event Marketing in 2025

Aspiration Marketing

There's no debate that a face-to-face approach is best when creating a lasting impression and a trusted relationship. Whether it's a pitch meeting, a conference, or a trade show, nothing replaces the human touch for getting a deal done in event marketing. In 2019, over 75% of content marketers said that it's the single most effective marketing channel in their arsenal.

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5 ways B2B differs from B2C — and 3 ways they align

Martech

It’s frustrating to hear some marketers dismiss the differences between B2B and B2C by claiming, “It’s all business to human.” While it’s true all marketing ultimately targets people, this oversimplification ignores the significant distinctions between the two disciplines. Just as marketing luxury goods differs from selling unbranded jeans, B2B and B2C require unique approaches — particularly regarding the marketing technology and strategies deployed in campaigns.

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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 Battle Organic Search Analytics in the AI Era

Content Marketing Institute

Organic search traffic has never been an easy metric to demystify. AI’s growing role and audiences’ changing search behavior make it even harder. Here’s how one organization is attacking the data and winning.

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How to Reimagine Universities for the AI Era

Businesses Grow

I’ve been a faculty member at several different universities since 2009 and have lectured far longer than that. I care about these institutions. They’re part of the American heritage, and in many cases, they’re a gift to the world. But we live in fast-changing times, and universities do not change fast. I’m worried about our colleges.

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SEO in 2025: Emerging Techniques for Top Search Engine Rankings

Aspiration Marketing

Getting your blog or website ranked among the top search engine results can provide multiple benefits. In 2025, SEO will play a significant role in achieving this. You can use some techniques to optimize your website for search engines. If you want to discover these techniques, keep reading until the end. We will discuss each one briefly and explain how each technique can help you rank higher in SERPs.

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Customer experience management in the age of agentic AI

Martech

“I am excited to introduce our next step in this journey,the Webex AI agent. This is in pilot right now, it will be available to our customers in an early calendar quarter in 2025. This AI agent brings together conversational intelligence and generative AI to deliver natural conversations with hyper-personalization.” Those words came from Cisco, the enterprise digital communications and technology company; specifically from Anurag Dhingra, SVP and GM of Cisco Collaboration.

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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.