Businesses Grow

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

About a year ago, singer Ed Sheeran partnered with Heinz on a new hot sauce. This is a great lesson literally pointing to the future of influencer marketing, and I kept forgetting to blog about it. But before I get to the dazzling marketing lesson from Ed Sheeran, let’s talk about the marketing problem with soap … The new influencer landscape I recently attended a meeting at a CPG company famous for its iconic soap products.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Yes, I meant what I said in the headline. And I say that with confidence, not arrogance, after being in email marketing for 25 years and watching company after company, vertical after vertical, falling somewhere on the spectrum of email investment. On one end, companies invested significant time and money in email; on the other, they stumbled into it without that same investment.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Marketing teams can’t afford to lose direction when navigating influencer collaborations, hashtag campaigns and content creation. Without a clear strategy when partnering with creators and influencers, you risk losing time, opportunity and resources. That’s where this flexible seven-week influencer marketing plan comes in. It provides a framework with clear milestones and walks you through a process that covers everything from defining your goals to measuring your campaign’s su

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Aspiration Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In today's fast-paced digital world, content is king. Whether you're a seasoned writer, a marketer, or a small business owner, the demand for high-quality content is relentless. But let's be honest—creating content that resonates with your audience can be a time-consuming and, at times, daunting task. That's where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes into play.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Before becoming a marketer, I was a journalist who loved the opportunity to tell stories about my community and share perspectives that would otherwise go unnoticed. When I left the journalism business, I thought my storytelling days were over; however, visual storytelling is critical in the marketing world. Visual storytelling allows brands to connect with audiences on an emotional and personal level by sharing stories accompanied by stunning imagery.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Sixty-five percent of consumers still send letters and packages with nearly half (48%) of Gen Z sending mail one to two times per month. That’s according to new research from online postage and shipping vendor Stamps.com. Why we care. Not only does mail still exist (it’s that stuff in your mailbox) but direct mail continues to play a role in marketing.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Social media marketing has become a cornerstone of business success, offering unprecedented opportunities to connect with audiences, build brand awareness, and drive growth. There are more than three billion active monthly users on Facebook alone, and learning how to become a good social media marketer means connecting with a chunk of those people. However, succeeding in this field requires more than just posting content; it demands a unique blend of creativity, strategy, and resilience.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Marketers: AI isn’t necessarily coming to replace you. But if you want to be the most skilled and well-equipped marketer in your field, you need to stay ahead of the curve with a strong command of how to use AI within your function. That’s the AI-powered culture we’re building at Sprout Social. Let’s be clear: AI and automation are, and will be, transformational to the art and science of marketing.

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Litmus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

What is lifecycle marketing? What are the lifecycle stages? Key lifecycle marketing channels Components of a lifecycle marketing strategy Cross-departmental collaboration and data integration How personalization strengthens your lifecycle strategy Creating effective lifecycle email marketing campaigns Industry-specific lifecycle marketing strategies Measuring the success of lifecycle marketing Make every stage count with lifecycle marketing Lifecycle marketing FAQs Lifecycle marketing is about e

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Aspiration Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Why do some websites appear at the top of search results while others languish on page ten? The answer lies in Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We'll break down how to check and improve your website's search rankings, propelling you toward the coveted first page (and beyond!).

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Quotas need to be hit. Revenue goals need to be met. This reality makes shortening sales onboarding time a top priority. Organizations with a standard onboarding process boost employee retention by 58% and increase productivity by 50%. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with inefficient processes that lead to high turnover and missed revenue opportunities.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

In digital marketing , agencies and in-house teams often separate into specialized units like SEO , PPC and content marketing. While this division makes sense internally, it doesn’t align with how customers experience a brand online. Customers don’t think in silos – they interact with a brand’s digital presence holistically. This reality calls for a unified approach to digital marketing, where SEO plays a pivotal role.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

This year’s Dreamforce and Inbound user conferences were all about AI agents. “When we look back at this event years from now, you’re going to remember it as the year of AI agents,” said HubSpot co-founder and CTO Dharmesh Shah. “The only thing we’re going to do at Salesforce is AgentForce,” said CEO Marc Benioff. (So long Customer 360 and Data Cloud, hope you enjoyed your time in the spotlight.

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Chief Martec

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

I have two surveys for you that I think you’ll love. The first is one that I’m asking you to take: a cut-through-the-BS survey on the real ways in which you’re seeing gen AI used in your organization — or not. This data will contribute to the “Martech for 2025” report and virtual event Frans Riemersma and I will be sharing on December 3.

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Aspiration Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

When it comes to modern hiring, standing out isn't just about offering competitive salaries and benefits – it's about building a compelling employer brand. A staggering 72% of job seekers say a positive employer brand would make them more likely to apply to a company. But what exactly does employer branding mean?

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Google has updated its spam policies documentation as part of a routine refresh while also adding more details around the site reputation abuse policy and expanding and clarifying other areas of its search spam policies and guidelines. Why the change. Google wrote , “We review and refresh our documentation periodically. This update is part of that process.” What is new.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Memo To : Marketing directors, VPs, SVPs and CMOs Re : Recommendations to optimize your automated marketing campaigns Your investment in technology to support marketing automation was smart. Automated campaigns increase relevance for your target audience and boost the productivity of your marketing team, which together should improve your bottom-line performance.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Overwhelmed by all the data available to analyze? Experts presenting at Content Marketing World share how to overcome the challenge so you can operate a manageable and valuable analytics program.

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Aspiration Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Gone are the days of simple chatbots; the AI revolution is ushering in a new era of autonomous agents. These digital entities, capable of performing tasks, making decisions, and interacting with the world, are poised to become our tireless assistants. Imagine having a personal AI agent tirelessly scouring the internet for the perfect travel deal, automating your mundane tasks, or even brainstorming creative concepts alongside you.

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Speaker: Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners

This new, thought-provoking webinar will explore how even incremental efforts and investments in your data can have a tremendous impact on your direct mail and multi-channel marketing campaign results! Industry expert Jesse Simms, VP at Giant Partners, will share real-life case studies and best practices from client direct mail and digital campaigns where data modeling strategies pinpointed audience members, increasing their propensity to respond – and buy.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Let’s face it: Turning raw data into actionable insights can be as cryptic as decoding ancient hieroglyphics, especially for the SEO rookies in your crew. That’s the challenge I addressed in my SMX Advanced 2024 session. Didn’t catch it? No worries. I’m recapping it all in this article series, one juicy nugget at a time. This is Part 2, so if you missed Part 1 , check it out.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“Architecture vision” is the third of six core competencies marketers need to develop, and what is means for marketers. In previous articles, I discussed the first two of those competencies: generalized system understanding and martech tool management. This third competency, architecture vision, might be thought of as the sum of those first two competencies.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I work in and around SEO on a daily basis. And although I’m on the content creation side of things, I can tell you with certainty that SEO budgets impact every part of the process. It’s obvious to me when companies have a clear SEO budget and when they don’t. The ones that do have an organized list of target keywords and a carefully laid out plan for ranking for those keywords — from content creation for landing pages and blog posts to building a backlink strategy.

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The LeadG2 Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The B2B sales cycle is widely known for being lengthy and intricate, in stark contrast to B2C transactions that are typically more straightforward and swifter, often involving fewer decision-makers and a quicker decision process. B2B purchases require thorough research, the involvement of multiple stakeholders, and substantial financial investments, making the decision-making process more complex and time-consuming.

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Speaker: Alex Moore, Co-Founder of Stratagon Marketing & Technology

Ever wondered why sales and marketing teams often struggle to collaborate effectively? Diverging goals, poor communication, and conflicting strategies frequently create silos, leading to a disconnect where marketing efforts fail to translate into substantial sales conversions. Enter Account-Based Marketing (ABM). ABM aligns marketing and sales efforts toward specific target accounts, fostering personalized interactions with high-value prospects.

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

TikTok is taking a direct shot at Google with the launch of TikTok Search Ads Campaign in the U.S. Advertisers can now target users on its search results page. Previously, ads on TikTok’s search page were more generic. But now brands can tailor their ads to align with specific search behaviors. Why it matters. TikTok has a growing role as a search engine for younger users – 57% of users use the app’s search function, according to internal TikTok data.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Trinh Tham (left), founder of Straatt Business Reimagined, discusses leadership with (from top) Marni Puente, SVP/CMO SAIC; Karen Feldman, VP marketing and communications at IBM Consulting and keynote host Drew Neisser, founder of CMO Huddles. How can marketers overcome office politics to build cross-organization relationships needed to do their jobs?

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Buffer Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

At Buffer, we recently embarked on an ambitious project: uncovering the best times to post on every major social network in 2024.  We poured over millions of posts, Reels, Tweets, TikToks, Shorts, videos, and more to pinpoint when the best-performing content was published.  To predict the best time to post on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X, we looked at the timeslots with the highest engagement rates on each platform.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

LinkedIn came under fire for training its AI models on users’ content. Adobe, Meta, and Zoom have faced similar controversies. Here’s what these brands keep getting wrong (and it has nothing to do with AI).

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Search Engine Land

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Google has fully and completely killed off its cache operator. Google said it would do this after removing the cache link from the search result snippets back in January of this year but has not done until nine-months later. Maybe Google waited to completely disable the cache operator until after it added links to the Wayback Machine as an alternative, which it did about two weeks ago.

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Martech

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Digital marketing and martech are transforming businesses, but getting leadership to invest can be difficult. Marketing teams often struggle with doubts about past results, tight budgets or a fear of change, making it hard to win support. Below are strategies to help you gain leadership support for digital marketing investments. With insights from marketing leaders Traci Ward and Tim Hicks, we explore how to navigate this process successfully.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

You may have heard that people shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. But when you consider that 7.5 million blog posts are published each day, it’s hard to deny that people look at the cover (headline) before deciding whether they want to read a post. If your headline is bland, generic and doesn’t capture your audience’s attention right away, there’s a pretty good chance they’ll move on to another post, and your article will be all but forgotten.

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The LeadG2 Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

HubSpot, with its robust integration ecosystem, offers a comprehensive solution that aligns your sales, marketing, operations, and reporting functions. By leveraging HubSpot’s capabilities, businesses can achieve greater visibility, enhance ROI, and optimize processes. This blog post will explore how HubSpot’s integrated ecosystem can transform your sales process and drive overall business success.

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Are your sellers unsure about using AI in their day-to-day workflows? Or are they eager to try but uncertain where to start? They might be asking: Which tasks are best suited for AI? How will using AI affect my relationship with my customers? With so many tools available, which ones are the most useful to me? To help answer these and other common questions about using AI during the sales cycle, we surveyed B2B sellers who were early adopters to get their insight and advice about how to use gen A

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