Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

When I think of influencers, I think of smiling content creators posting unique, relatable content promoting a service or product and how their work helps humanize brands and tap into audiences. So, how could artificial intelligence change influencer marketing if the goal is to humanize a brand or organization to boost awareness and profits? It turns out, like all things marketing, AI has the potential to alter influencer marketing significantly.

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CMO Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

With U.S. marketers spending in excess of $350B on advertising in 2023, napkin math suggests that even a little waste is a lot of money.

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illumin

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Media buying is a crucial component of any advertising campaign. It involves the strategic planning, negotiation, and purchase of ad space and time on various media channels to reach a target audience effectively and, with the rise of digital advertising, media buying has evolved to include both traditional and digital channels. What is media buying?

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Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As senior marketing leaders, you’re undoubtedly well-acquainted with the challenge of doing more with less. You’ve heard the standard guidance — prioritize, automate and use data. It’s good advice. But here are a few secrets that savvy marketing leaders should know to help deliver exceptional results despite resource constraints. Doing more with less has a natural end Both the productivity of humans and return on ad spend decrease when they reach saturation.

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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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Kuno Creative

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Not all failures in brand launch strategy are equal. Some flops fly under the radar barely causing a ripple, others make headlines. And some end up in the Museum of Failure. Yes, there is such a thing as the Museum of Failure. The touring exhibition has more than 150 failed products and services, from a horror movie-esque beauty mask that targets wrinkles with electricity (that never received FDA approval) to a line of Bic pens marketed exclusively to women.

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Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Getting your arms around the disruptions of generative AI presents an extreme challenge. A 20-year-old framework for self-reflection may help. Ask these three questions in proper succession.

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Digital Marketer

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

If generative AI is the future of marketing (and media in general), how can you compete with other marketers if ALL OF US have access to the same tools? We can all create amazing images, videos (soon), and articles. We can all use the most amazing copywriter as a template to write our own copy. We can even develop entire marketing plans in SECONDS. We can also research almost any topic to justify the claims that we make for the products and services we’re trying sell… in almost no ti

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Martech

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Leveraging marketing data is key to continual optimization and driving growth. This article explains how feeding bottom-of-funnel analytics back into top-of-funnel activities boosts acquisition and reduces costs over time. Using bottom-of-funnel data as input to top-of-funnel activities I’ve written about how growth loops can be more helpful than funnels as they allow the loop’s output to be used back into the loop.

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CMO Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Snoop Dogg, the ultimate celebrity stoner, revealed that "giving up smoke" was, in fact, an ad for a smokeless stove. The maneuver imparts valuable lessons for leaders.

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Aspiration Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

In times of content being everywhere, the power of visual content cannot be overstated. From boosting your SEO rankings to enhancing page load speed and optimizing for social media, the right image formats can make or break your online success. Fortunately, we've tried various image formats and found what works best, and we're here to share it with you.

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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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Ann Handley

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Source: Wiley A version of this story appeared in Total Annarchy, my fortnightly newsletter that helps you be a better writer, storyteller, marketer. Get it in your inbox ; you’ll love it. * * * One of the things I love about writing is that you’re never done improving. One of the things I hate about writing is that you’re never done improving.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

It’s been nearly a year since Google last updated its Search Quality Rater guidelines. Unlike previous edits to the Search Quality Guidelines, which have introduced significant, new concepts ( like the new E for Experience last year ), the latest updates to the Search Quality Guidelines seem much more focused on user intent and needs met. Google is: Refining what it means to provide high-quality search results.

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CMO Network

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The 3rd Generation President and CEO of the renamed Enterprise Mobility reveals how she's repositioning the iconic rental car brand and her growth plans from here.

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Aspiration Marketing

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Effective email marketing is a crucial aspect of any business's success. However, a significant challenge that often plagues marketers is the dreaded spam folder. When your meticulously crafted emails end up there, you miss out on potential customers and opportunities. Fortunately, these tools can help you improve email deliverability and reach customers.

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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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Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Picture this: You’re at a private art showing. The curator greets you, recalling your love for impressionist art and leads you to an unseen Monet. It’s perfect. They remembered what you liked, and it shows. That feeling of being special? That’s what we’re aiming for in B2B marketing. Your inbox should be more than a drop zone for flyers.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Google is deprecating the crawl rate limiter legacy tool within Google Search Console on January 8, 2024. Google said this feature is no longer useful because Google said it has improved its “crawling logic and other tools available to publishers.” What is the crawl rate limiter. It is a tool within the legacy version of Google Search Console that lets you communicate to Google crawl your site less than it currently does.

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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The instrumental to Missy Elliott’s “Pass That Dutch” is blaring through your speakers while Lindsay Lohan is on your screen walking through the halls of North Shore High School. Did you just transport back to the early 2000s? No, chances are you were just served Walmart’s latest Black Friday ad. The movie Mean Girls has been a pop culture classic since its release in 2004.

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Aspiration Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Effective sales tools are crucial for closing deals in today's competitive sales world. Fortunately, HubSpot Sales Hub makes managing clients and closing deals more manageable. But, as businesses expand, so do their sales management needs. HubSpot offers excellent sales resources in its starter and professional tiers, but the enterprise tier is a must-have for sales teams looking to get one step further.

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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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Social Media Examiner

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Are you up to date on changes from Instagram? Wondering which recent Instagram updates are important to marketers and business owners? In this article, we explore Instagram changes that affect your marketing. #1: Instagram Reels New Reels Creation and Editing Tools Instagram is releasing new Reels editing features like undo/redo, crop, scale, rotate, zoom, and […] The post Instagram Updates: Reels Tools, Ads Features, Shopping, and More appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Crowd-sourced human quality raters have been the mainstay of the algorithmic evaluation process for search engines for decades. Still, a potential sea-change in research and production implementation could be on the horizon. Recent groundbreaking research by Bing (with some purported commercial implementation already) and a sharp uptick in closely related information retrieval research by others, indicates some big shake-ups are coming.

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Businesses Grow

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

OK, I’ve had enough of this. In four out of my last five coaching calls , the business leader on the other end of Zoom told me their main platform for content is LinkedIn. No blog. No content on a website. Just LinkedIn. No, no, no. Also, no. It’s time to stop the insanity. Today I’m turning you from the dark side and explaining why LinkedIn cannot be your primary content platform.

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Calvyn Lee Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The launch of ChatGPT by OpenAI in late 2022 has sparked tremendous interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and how generative AI tools can be used for content creation and other marketing applications. As we enter 2023, it’s clear that ChatGPT and similar generative AI represent some of the most hyped emerging technologies today. According to Gartner’s latest Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, generative AI has reached the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” This means e

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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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Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

I’ve submitted hundreds of electronic resumes throughout my career. These digital job applications hold so much weight in the job search process. It’s always nerve-wracking to make sure I’m doing everything right. I always ask myself: Does this meet the submission requirements? Did I use the right font ? Will my resume surpass the employer’s applicant tracking system (ATS)?

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Social Media Examiner

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Want to leverage the reputation of your company’s leadership on LinkedIn? Wondering what types of content your owner or CEO can write about? In this article, we’ll explore how to position leaders to take advantage of LinkedIn. Why Should Business Leaders Focus on LinkedIn? A business leader or executive is the number one marketing asset […] The post Positioning Business Leaders for Success Using LinkedIn appeared first on Social Media Examiner.

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Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

At Marketing Insider Group, we believe in the power of quality. Just as a gourmet dish relies on the finest ingredients, the outcomes of a generative AI model hinge on the quality of its inputs. Enter the world of prompt engineering. Much like a chef carefully selects and combines ingredients for the best culinary experience, prompt engineers craft precise inputs, known as prompts , to optimize interactions within an AI tool.

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Calvyn Lee Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Google Search Console (GSC) is a free online tool that website owners can install on their websites to view detailed statistics and information about their performance in Google search results. It is available at search.google.com/search-console. What Can You See in Google Search Console? There is a wide variety of data available in Google Search Console: Website performance statistics like clicks, impressions, click-through rate and position for queries that drive traffic to your site Indexing

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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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Martech

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

While many companies believe broader advertising coverage will increase revenue, this often leads to poor quality of leads. A year ago, our agency fell into this trap and, as a result, got very few qualified contacts at a much higher cost than usual. After switching our focus to quality and running thought-out ad campaigns, we reduced advertising costs by 38% and increased conversions into appointments by 16%, more than five times the industry average.

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Businesses Grow

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Open AI, the parent company of ChatGPT, recently introduced new functionality that allows you to create an AI personal assistant — a custom GPT — software anyone can program by simply typing in what you want. The press responded with headlines like “game-changing” and “earth-shaking,” and I actually agree. Anyone of moderate intelligence and a $20/month subscription can now be a software developer — even me!

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Search Engine Land

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Attracting good traffic to your website and related properties is a great achievement in SEO. Pat yourself on the back for being good enough at keyword research, metadata, UX, etc., to get those traffic numbers up! OK, celebration time is over. How much of that traffic is actually converting? SEOs don’t have the luxury of focusing only on transactional keywords and/or relying on direct response-focused landing pages.

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CopyBlogger

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Most content receives little to no engagement. In fact: Yet plenty of content creators consistently receive millions of views and. Continue Reading The post How To Create Engaging Content In 2024 appeared first on Copyblogger.

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