Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In the past few years, the U.S. has made some small but mighty strides towards inclusivity, and language plays a big part in that. We've become rightfully cautious when we label other people, and are learning the importance of asking permission before identifying someone as a certain gender. In my English class in college, for instance, my teacher was progressive enough to say, "Please let me know which pronoun you'd prefer I use for you.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Digital marketing is ever-changing as innovation creates new opportunities for marketers every day. Along with it, your strategy must change and grow with technology to keep ahead of your competitors. Trending digital marketing strategies keep marketers on their toes trying to innovate new and different ways to engage their audiences. In this blog, we’ll take stock of the digital marketing landscape in 2018, discuss what’s changed and what’s new, and see where you should be investing your energy

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you stop at the listening part of social media monitoring, you’re missing out on fresh and effective ways to interact with your target audience and deliver better business results. Consider these six ways to take your social media monitoring to the next level. First, let’s get one thing out of the way: Social media listening and social media monitoring are one and the same.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Content marketing is always changing. It’s not something you set and forget. With more access to data and a better understanding of your buyers’ preferences, you may always be fine-tuning your approach to content marketing. For those looking for what’s now and what’s next, we’re sharing emerging trends that have increased in popularity throughout the […].

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

If you spend time optimizing your blog or website's content, headers, subheaders, and meta descriptions for search engines, the following image should alarm you: Today, Google's search engine results pages (SERPs) deliver just as many image results as they do text-based results. The screenshot above is the first SERP Google produces for the search term, "email newsletter design.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It’s important to have a very clear appreciation of just how important data is when it comes to making marketing decisions. Understanding how your campaigns are performing, how different visitor segments are interacting with your site and which strategies and tactics are generating the greatest ROI isn’t just nice to know. It’s imperative to your brand and your marketing’s overall success.

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Email marketing is still alive and kicking. In fact, email marketing still has one of the best ROIs of any marketing tactics. For every $1 spent, expect a $38 return. It also accounts for 40% more customer acquisition than social media. While these stats illustrate the opportunity of email marketing, the reality is that inboxes are full. So, […].

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Asking "How is everyone?" at the beginning of every meeting isn't always the best way to encourage connection and team bonding. Sometimes, you need to take it a step further with an ice breaker. The best ice breakers have the power to strengthen coworker bonds, stimulate better brainstorming sessions, and create an atmosphere of inclusivity. But it's easier said than done, and the wrong ice breaker questions can lead to awkwardness or even increased tension.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In the past, blogs served as fun platforms where people could write about their opinions on a variety of topics. While this still holds true today, more and more businesses have recognized the importance of blogs to their overall success. To remain competitive in the digital landscape , companies have realized more than ever before that they must provide some sort of value to their customer base.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

? ? What can your brand do to improve engagement on social media? Think more visually. Sure, you already use images. But are you selecting the best ones to engage your audience based on what’s shown to be successful overall and each platform’s unique factors? (Hint: Not all social media platforms have the same best practices when it comes to successful visuals.).

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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Although we live in the world of social media, email isn’t going anywhere. It’s still one of the most popular forms of online communication, and there’s no reason to believe this will change. For marketers, this is exciting news. A digital newsletter is an excellent opportunity for you to connect with your audience to drive […]. The post How to Create a Digital Newsletter That Really Generates New Sales appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

You’ve heard it before -- forms are the gold standard when it comes to capturing leads , learning about industry trends, doing market research, and even just getting some customer feedback. It might be one of the older methods in the book, but old is gold. Before we dive into the best form builder tools for 2018, though, let’s talk about what a form builder exactly is.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Your company’s website is its window to the world. It’s where customers and prospects learn about the company and its products and services. It’s an important channel for engaging people and building relationships with them and a vital part of your digital experience. Because so many people do their research online before they ever reach out to your company, your website is the way you ensure you are part of their decision-making set.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Video is a content goldmine. 500 million people watch Facebook videos every day. More than a billion people are active on YouTube. Snapchat users tune into 10 billion clips each day. As the most popular image-based social platform in the world, it’s no wonder that Instagram wants its piece of the video pie. From Instagram Stories to Instagram Live, the channel offers a multitude of ways to stream your life to followers.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In their sloppy attempts to attract and convert customers, firms are unintentionally creating a dysfunctional customer journey. The dysfunctional customer journey Here’s what companies think their customers’ journeys look like: That is nice, linear, and shows customers moving seamlessly through the buying process which is optimal for both customers and firms.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Even though I love emojis, I’m still a big fan of typed emoticons. They bring me back to simpler times, when my phone still had a physical keyboard and AOL Instant Messenger was my main method of communication. Those were the days. If you still have an affinity for typed emoticons like me, especially the timeless ¯_(?)_/¯ emoticon, here’s how you can type it in two seconds flat on a Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

“You can’t fool all the people, not even most of the time. People, once unfooled, talk about the experience.” — Seth Godin. Consumers Choose Companies They Trust. Although often overlooked, companies with top-notch marketing emphasize privacy and transparency. Tech giants such as Apple and Google are in part so successful because of the trust built within their enormous user base.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

? ?. Ever wondered why some content marketing programs are more successful than others? Does it come down to execution, strategy, timing, or any other contributing factors to success? Whether you’re new to content marketing or knee deep in your brand’s content marketing program, answer these seven questions. If you have or can come up with good answers, chances are you’re going to have better success with your content marketing program.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

In the age of big data, marketing has shifted from brand-centric to a more customer-focused perspective and for good reason. For any business to thrive, the focus should be on providing the best customer service experience possible. In return, a loyal following can churn out positive reviews and testimonials as a form of social proof […]. The post How to Get More Customer Reviews, Testimonials, and Social Proof [INFOGRAPHIC] appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

For more than 8 million people , Slack has become the tool they open first thing in the morning to get the workday started. And it’s become the leader of the team collaboration industry, simplifying people's work and boosting their productivity. But not everyone is completely elated with Slack. While some say Slack costs an arm and a leg to be able to search for more than the 10,000 messages that its freemium version limits users to, others prefer a self-hosted solution -- which Slack doesn’t of

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The current boom of gaming content online is impossible to ignore. For starters, streaming service Twitch’s ever-growing popularity speaks for itself. With over 15 million daily active viewers consuming 90+ minutes of content daily, the audience for any given gamer is certainly out there. And then you have streaming success stories like Ninja who’s raking in $500,000 per month via Twitch subscriptions alone thanks to his rabid fan-base.

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Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Editor’s note: This article is the follow-up to an August post about 25 frequently asked questions about content marketing. Do you get asked tough, or even easy, questions about content marketing by your executives or clients? Want a handy dandy cheat sheet to those questions? We are here to help. First, we asked the presenters at Content Marketing World to share the best questions they’ve been asked about content marketing.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Who can speak about your brand better than your customer? Customer advocacy provides organizations with the ideal platform to leverage the most loyal and passionate customers and turn them into vocal brand advocates. An IDC report, How To Achieve Customer Advocacy Program Success in 2017, has found that customer advocacy programs have grown 570 percent […].

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

If your website is like a house, then your website’s URL is like that house’s address. It defines where your website lives online, similar to how your home address determines where you live in a neighborhood, helping your visitors easily find your site. URLs also help Google understand what your website's pages are about. There are technically five elements of a URL, and they’re discreetly important for optimizing your site’s UX and SEO.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

One of the most powerful aspects of social media is the way it’s rapidly evolved to become part of the fabric of both society and commerce. And no time has seen more change than the past six months. Between GDPR, social’s growing role in global politics and the importance of privacy, social networks have experienced significant and fundamental change.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Sales Training Options to Help Your Small Business Succeed written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Having an effective and engaged sales team is one of the keys to guaranteeing your business’s success. Some people are natural sales men or women—they have the gift of gab, the ability to easily connect with others and win their trust, and are adept at juggling leads and following up with prospects and existing customers alike.

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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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Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Account-based marketing, or ABM, is a strategic approach to marketing that is concentrated on a set of clearly define target accounts. These target accounts are pre-agreed upon internally across marketing, sales and senior leadership teams as the most crucial prospects for the business overall. Successfully executing ABM involves building personalized outreach strategies for each of […].

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Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Oftentimes, marketers focus heavily on Google when vying for traffic. For instance, I'm willing to bet your SEO meetings revolve largely around the topic of Google, with questions like, "How's our organic search?" "How can we capture page one on Google?" "How can we write the winning featured snippet?". During these discussions, I assume none of your coworkers say, "Okay, let's pivot now.

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Bannerflow

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Mobile banner ads play an important role in today’s marketing mix. They are digital advertising that is engaging, relevant, and growing. Yet sometimes they are also poorly designed, irrelevant to viewers, and intrusive. In this blog we detail how to create, scale, and serve the ultimate mobile banner ad. We will explore the key design features of mobile display advertising, and technologies marketing teams need to embrace.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The Seven Steps to Marketing Success – How to Build a Marketing System written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Building a Marketing System. The key to an effective marketing approach is creating a marketing system. This is Duct Tape Marketing’s point of view and our key differentiator.

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