Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 5, 2021
How do you forecast anything after a year like 2020? Traditional forecasting and planning – using prior years’ data to predict the next 12 months – is well-established. But in 2020 it has been tough. Impossible, even. If the impact of COVID-19 wasn’t enough, Brexit uncertainty added to the doubt. For many, 2020’s data is too skewed to be of much use in 2021.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 5, 2021
Did you know that the first video published on YouTube was only 18-seconds long ? Since launching in 2005, the video giant's founders have learned time and time again that content doesn't need to be long to engage audiences. Now, following a five-month beta test -- as well as the success of TikTok , Instagram Reels , and other viral video platforms -- YouTube will soon roll out a global short-form video feature of its own.
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Hootsuite
MARCH 2, 2021
Pinterest analytics tools let you pinpoint where your campaigns stick. When you know how to read them to their full potential, they keep your Pinterest business strategy sharp. Pinterest recently rolled out a platform update , including a few tweaks to metric definitions. Close ups are now Pin clicks. Link clicks are now Outbound clicks. The update stretches beyond lingo, too.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 2, 2021
The antidote to monotone content? Conversational writing. It feels more personal, less academic. More importantly, it’s effective. That said, let’s talk. Continue reading → The post Write Like You Talk: 12 Tips for Conversational Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
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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.
Neil Patel
MARCH 2, 2021
Customer acquisition cost (CAC) is a metric that has been growing with the emergence of Internet companies and web-based advertising campaigns that can be tracked. Traditionally, a company had to engage in shotgun style advertising and find methods to track consumers through the decision-making process. Today, many web-based companies can engage in highly targeted campaigns and track consumers as they progress from interested leads to long-lasting loyal customers.
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 1, 2021
It’s not only the global pandemic that has made people turn to the Internet for news and entertainment. With businesses conducting more of their communication online even before the pandemic’s onset, content marketing has taken on a greater role. This shift started with the drive toward digital transformation in business. Doing business almost entirely online was a reality long before the coronavirus hit our shores.
Marketing Pro Pulse brings together the best content for consumer marketers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 1, 2021
How do you create the best videos for success on social? Let’s walk through five choices. Continue reading → The post 5 Types of Video to Add to Your Social Media Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
MARCH 1, 2021
Conversion rate optimization isn’t an easy game to play, especially if you’re the new kid on the block. One of the best ways to improve CRO is by A/B testing features on your website. The real challenge with CRO is in knowing how to start and what to test. This post covers the latter. There is one thing to keep in mind: testing every random aspect of your website can be counter-productive.
Marketing Insider Group
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Creating content, especially in a lean marketing team, is an all-hands-on-deck endeavor. Having a dream team in place to create not only the social posts, blog pieces, and video snippets, but the strategy, big picture campaigns and creative long-term vision should be a top priority for marketers. After all, we’re well past the infancy of content marketing: 78% of CMOs now believe content is the future of marketing.
Sprout Social
MARCH 4, 2021
With growing competition, the best way for your brand to stand out on social media is through engagement. And for that, you need content. In fact, according to the Sprout Social Index™ , 40% of consumers believe that memorable content makes a brand’s social best in class. And creativity is the top reason why a brand’s social presence stands out. With online conversations and trends moving quickly, it can be challenging to stay up to date with trends or posting original content frequently enough
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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.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 3, 2021
SEO incorrectly has become synonymous with Google. Yet, that mistake could spell trouble if you don’t use it for your YouTube videos and channel. Here’s how to do it right. Continue reading → The post SEO Is Important for YouTube Too appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
MARCH 4, 2021
My colleagues recently shared the results of a marketing campaign they conducted using Facebook Messenger bots, which are basically the Facebook version of email marketing. The metrics shocked me: 88% open rate and 56% click-through rate! Although I’ve had some great email marketing campaigns, it’s hard to top that result. Why Should You Use Facebook Messenger Bots?
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 2, 2021
When it comes to content marketing, how do you know what to write about? What topics should you cover in your niche to effectively pull in new traffic, leads, and customers? How do you stand out from your competitors and rise above the noise? The answer is simple: conduct a content gap analysis. If done right, it should tell you what opportunities you’re missing, where you can cut back or bulk up, and how to provide the best value possible to your target audience.
Sprout Social
MARCH 2, 2021
Do you want your video content to go viral? Most marketers undoubtedly want the audience growth and attention that comes from having content go viral, but they also know that there’s no one formula to attracting viral success. Knowing some of the common elements of viral videos can help you create more discoverable and engaging content. That’s why we’ve put together some expert tips directly from Sprout Social’s video team to keep in mind.
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!
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 4, 2021
Calculating ROI for your brand’s content marketing is a frequently asked question. Here are some ways you can answer it and make a stronger business case for content marketing. Continue reading → The post How to Make a Better Content Marketing Case With ROI appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Neil Patel
MARCH 1, 2021
If you try to grow your consulting or freelance revenue by merely adding more clients to your portfolio, you may hit a common obstacle: Living project to project. This kind of lifestyle isn’t sustainable for everyone, and it can be frustrating and stressful. One solution to this problem may be productized services. The productized services model allows agency owners, freelancers, and consultants to break out of billing by the hour or per project and instead invoice by sets of services rend
Marketing Insider Group
MARCH 1, 2021
Around 92% of people don’t go past the first page of Google results upon making a query. Since Google processes about 40,000 searches every second, you need to invest in the best content marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), and marketing services for your business. But how can you ensure that your webpage gets the traffic that it deserves?
Litmus
MARCH 4, 2021
In a recent episode of Delivering , we discussed the idea of building trust in email marketing. While the podcast looked at the mechanics of building trust through using authentication protocols like BIMI and providing value to your subscribers, it also touched briefly on a concept pulled from the very first Litmus conference: trust banks. Back in 2013, Brendan Schwartz—one of the founders of video hosting company Wistia —talked about the idea of a trust bank.
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.
Hubspot Marketing
MARCH 5, 2021
Have you ever been playing a game with your loved ones and you have to look around to suss out the competition? Whether you currently own or you' re looking to start your own business, you need to do the same thing. A competitive analysis will help you identify your competitors and research their products, sales, and marketing strategies. By doing this, you' ll learn your place in the market, how to differentiate yourself from your competition, and how to improve on their processes.
Neil Patel
FEBRUARY 27, 2021
Disclosure: This content is reader-supported, which means if you click on some of our links that we may earn a commission. Three seconds. That’s all your visitors give you when they come to your website. If your website takes any longer to upload, 40% of people will abandon it. What’s worse, a one-second delay in page response can cause a 7% reduction in conversions.
Content Marketing Institute
MARCH 5, 2021
Content shouldn’t put your audience to sleep – unless you’re trying to help them sleep better. That’s just one of the lessons to take away from this week’s roundup of cool, creative, and copyright-killed content examples. Continue reading → The post The Right Way to Teach, Tease, and Soothe Your Audience With Content [Examples] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Litmus
MARCH 5, 2021
Looking for some fresh ideas for your email program? You might be in the beginning stages of coming up with a new email nurture or want to learn more about how your subscribers interact with a different email design. After all, when they have a great experience with your emails, it has a positive ripple effect on your overall brand. So, where can you find email inspiration and examples for new strategy, copy, design, and development ideas?
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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.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
MARCH 5, 2021
At Adobe, we know that when exceptional customer experiences shine, they did not happen without a spark. They are the result of talented individuals, teams, and entire companies reimagining customer journeys through digital transformation to realize new business opportunities and drive results. The 2021 Experience Maker Awards will shine a spotlight on those companies and individuals who went above and beyond to deliver amazing experiences around the world.
Neil Patel
MARCH 3, 2021
Imagine you’re walking in a mall and receive a Starbucks coupon on your smartphone. You look up to see a Starbucks shop. This scenario may encourage you to visit the outlet, learn about the promo, and use the coupon. With geofencing marketing, or location-based marketing, this convenient strategy turns into a reality. How can you leverage it? Let’s start by discussing the basics.
Traackr
MARCH 3, 2021
Here are the main points to consider when crafting your brief for an influencer partner, to ensure amazing, impactful content with no nasty surprises!
Diggity Marketing
MARCH 1, 2021
For my main blog subfolder, is there any SEO advantage to using a different name than /blog/? For example, if the content was high quality, would it be best to designate the WP site at mydomain.com/article/articlename or /magazine/articlename? Or does Google like /blog/ best–or does it not matter at all? Thanks Matt!
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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
Duct Tape Marketing
MARCH 5, 2021
The Simple Truths About Happiness written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Dr. Sophia Godkin. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Sophia Godkin. She’s a Health Psychologist, Happyologist, and Happiness, Relationship & Transformational Coach. She’s also the author of The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal: Give Thanks, Practice Positivity, Find Joy.
Neil Patel
MARCH 5, 2021
Disclosure: This content is reader-supported, which means if you click on some of our links that we may earn a commission. WordPress popup plugins are one of the best ways to maximize your site’s effectiveness. Easy to use and implement, popups help to enhance your messaging and convert leads. You can use them in many ways, including to upsell products, drive newsletter signups, and more.
Industrial Marketer
MARCH 2, 2021
Let’s say you’re engaged in a search to find a new B2B marketing agency. After narrowing down your list, you’ve discovered a few that seem to have the right portfolio and list of services. But how can you be sure which one will deliver the best return on your investment? And then, once you’ve. Read more » The post How to Get the Most ROI From Your B2B Marketing Agency appeared first on Industrial Marketer.
Search Engine Journal
FEBRUARY 28, 2021
Google explains what to expect when Core Web Vitals become a ranking signal The post Google On Expected Impact of Core Web Vitals Update via @martinibuster appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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