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38 of the Best Free Stock Photo Websites for 2021

Hootsuite

You might be the most amazing social media manager in the world, with an impeccable social strategy and well-honed posting schedule — but that doesn’t mean you know how to take a picture. Maybe you should be looking into free stock photography instead. That’s okay! We’re not blaming you! We can’t all be good at everything. (For example: even Grammy-winner Michael Bublé doesn’t know how to eat corn like a normal human.).

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How to Create Winning Sales-Enablement Content

Content Marketing Institute

To increase sales, many businesses invest more in marketing or hire more salespeople. But there’s a more affordable – and fundamental way: Create more effective sales-enablement content. Continue reading → The post How to Create Winning Sales-Enablement Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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The Resurgence of AR and VR Content in a Post-Pandemic World

Marketing Insider Group

When people hear the terms augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) their minds tend to think futuristically. But the truth is, AR and VR content is here — and it’s not even new. AR and VR existed in their earliest forms almost 200 years ago (you read that right) when Charles Wheatstone invented the stereoscope in 1838, using separate images for each eye to create a 3D image effect.

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Ad Secrets From Big Brands That You Can Copy to Sell More [Free Webinar]

Neil Patel

Are you struggling to scale up your paid ads? Or even worse, are you struggling to get them working? You see all these big companies running tons of ads, some even are spending millions of dollars… if they can make it work, you can too, right? Well, today at 9am PST I am hosting a webinar that breaks down the ad secrets from the big brands that you can copy to sell more.

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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 long should social posts be? Free social media character counter

Sprout Social

Crafting a witty Tweet, optimizing your Instagram posts with hashtags or brainstorming copy for Facebook ads may all seem like completely different tasks. But they all have one thing in common – they each have a platform-specific character limit. More importantly, you need to know the ideal character count for social media posts. This could improve your chances of getting people to read or engage with your posts.

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Curiosity May Have Killed the Cat But It Could Save Your Content

Content Marketing Institute

It’s tempting to exploit innate human curiosity with dramatic headlines and provocative social posts. But it won’t pay off in the long run – unless you understand how to keep audiences reading, watching, and clicking for more. Continue reading → The post Curiosity May Have Killed the Cat But It Could Save Your Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Write a Perfect Facebook Post

Neil Patel

Ever feel like you don’t get the attention you deserve on your Facebook posts? Every marketer wants more attention. After all, that’s the goal of social media marketing, right? The problem is, it can be difficult to win time in Facebook’s spotlight unless you know exactly what to do. The answer to better Facebook engagement is simple: You have to optimize your Facebook post to stand out.

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The Ultimate Web Content Writing Checklist for SEO  via @sejournal, @ashleymadhatter

Search Engine Journal

Find tips on reader experience, SEO-friendliness, and content quality. Plus, use these pre-publishing checklists for the best SEO content writing possible. The post The Ultimate Web Content Writing Checklist for SEO appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Competitions and Compromises Abound – But Which Brands Are Winning?

Content Marketing Institute

This week, McDonald’s searches for besties on Twitter, Heinz wants to end a long-standing food feud, and new competitors are taking to the field of sports content marketing. Continue reading → The post Competitions and Compromises Abound – But Which Brands Are Winning? appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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The Real Story on MarTech: History Lessons for CDP Buyers

Martech

I can be a curmudgeon. Two decades as a marketing technology industry analyst has turned me into that guy who inspirational conference keynoters warn you about — the one who often replies, “been there, tried that.” Training and hard experience has taught me to see patterns, and in a martech world emphasizing new-and-shiny, patterns often do recur.

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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.

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How to Use eSports Marketing to Grow Your B2C Reach

Neil Patel

Twenty years ago, I had no idea we would be talking about eSports marketing. eSports was somewhat of an underground industry coveted by the most loyal fans. Today, eSports is a booming industry ripe for the taking by smart but strategic business owners who understand their audience. What Is eSports Marketing? eSports is the projected 1,790 million dollar industry taking hold of Millenials.

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5 Best Digital Marketing Courses to Take in 2021

Search Engine Journal

Ready to take your professional career to the next level? Check out five of the best digital marketing courses available today. The post 5 Best Digital Marketing Courses to Take in 2021 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How to Turn Influencers Into a Powerful Content Force

Content Marketing Institute

Successful influencer marketing can be tangled and tricky to create, execute, and manage. If you want today’s social tastemakers to amplify your content’s reach, you better be prepared. Here’s some help. Continue reading → The post How to Turn Influencers Into a Powerful Content Force appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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8 Conference Session Ideas for Virtual & Hybrid Events

Marketing Insider Group

One of the main tasks of virtual and hybrid event planning is creating conference sessions that will effectively captivate and engage attendees. If you want to do something different from what attendees are already used to, be more creative and open to new ideas. This article considers some event session ideas you can implement to create unique, engaging, and remarkable event experiences.

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Evolving Beyond Intent: Create Customer Value with Signals

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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5 Hacks That Will Optimize Your Ad Campaigns

Neil Patel

With most businesses these days investing in digital marketing, competition for online audiences’ attention is becoming fiercer by the day. Even if you invest in creating the best ad campaigns , you still have to put in a lot of work to get your ads to reach a wide audience and convert them into customers. That’s why you must optimize your ad campaigns.

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10 Paid Search & PPC Planning Best Practices via @sejournal, @LisaRocksSEM

Search Engine Journal

It's important to regularly revisit your paid search strategy to improve campaign performance. Take these 10 best practices into account. The post 10 Paid Search & PPC Planning Best Practices appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Providing the Best Answer May No Longer Be the Best Strategy for SEO [Video Series]

Content Marketing Institute

How are you optimizing the content journey for all those search engines (yes, not just Google) and searchers? It’s no longer about providing the best answer. Read on (or watch) the newest Marketing Makers episode. Continue reading → The post Providing the Best Answer May No Longer Be the Best Strategy for SEO [Video Series] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Home is where your brand is: A blueprint to build and maintain your brand

Sprout Social

Your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room. For a software company, that means when they’re not using your product. But what about all of the people who have a say in the purchasing process but may never even log in? Those people, often senior leaders at an organization, need to feel confident in your partnership, authority in the industry and understanding of their business needs and goals.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

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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How to Ensure Your Online Reviews Get You Business

Neil Patel

Every successful business relies on reviews. In the past, it was word-of-mouth recommendations from friends or family. If you wanted to go to the movies on the weekend, you’d pick up the local newspaper and read what film critics had to say. In today’s digital world, it’s online reviews that people turn to when needing advice on purchasing decisions.

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Google Discover: 10 Characteristics of Top-Performing Content [Study] via @sejournal, @lilyraynyc

Search Engine Journal

Building Google Discover visibility and traffic is different from your regular SEO content strategy. See which 10 optimizations work best. The post Google Discover: 10 Characteristics of Top-Performing Content [Study] appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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How Does Your Email Sound?

Litmus

As email marketers, designers, and developers, we care a lot about how our emails look in our subscribers’ inboxes. But have you ever asked yourself how your email sounds ? It’s not something we think about a lot, but it’s a critical component of email accessibility. Can screen readers read emails? The short answer is: Yes. Screen readers and their underlying software translate the interface and content seen on a screen into audio.

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New job? Here are the skills you need to succeed today

Martech

Man, every time I turn around I hear about someone moving to another company. In the old days, my grandmother wrote my family’s addresses in pencil in her address book because we moved around so much. I need a service to automatically update my contact cards because they keep going out of date. One friend had an okay job. It paid the bills, but she was bored.

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

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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Content Strategy: What Is It & How to Develop One [2021]

Neil Patel

If you’ve been looking to score the top spot or even the first page on Google, here’s one secret to improving your position: have a great content strategy. Your content strategy should focus on producing quality content, engaging with your audience, and measuring your successes and failures. Don’t simply churn out content for content’s sake. Let’s go over what a good content strategy contains and how to create one.

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How to Automate Keyword Clustering by Search Intent with Python via @sejournal, @artios_io

Search Engine Journal

The process of SEO keyword research can be made quicker, more accurate, and more scalable with Python. Here's what you need to know. The post How to Automate Keyword Clustering by Search Intent with Python appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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5 CX Speakers You Should Follow in 2021

Marketing Insider Group

You have a business, employees, a cool logo and an airtight marketing concept. But if you can’t foster and fuel customer loyalty , you’re toast. Without a fan group, even the most promising organization is bound to fail. That’s why taking the customer experience (CX) seriously should be a top priority for all companies. Unfortunately, many teams fall flat on executing CX with panache, style, and thoughtfulness.

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Twitter’s Shop Module pilot adds a product carousel to profiles

Martech

Twitter has launched Shop Modules, a dedicated section at the top of profiles where brands can showcase their products, as a pilot, the company announced Wednesday. The Shop Module pilot is currently rolling out with a handful of brands in the U.S., and only people in the U.S. who use Twitter in English on iOS devices are currently able to see the module.

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How to Prove Marketing Value: Demonstrate Content ROI and Contribution to Sales

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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7 Link Shortener Alternatives to Goo.gl

Neil Patel

When you’re trying to drive traffic to your website and generate new leads, the goal is to make your content as attractive as possible. After all, with so much competition out there, it’s important you stand out from the crowd and grab someone’s attention right away, right? The answer’s yes! Just like you spend time and energy creating visually appealing content for users to enjoy, you shouldn’t forget the finer details: namely, your links.

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Pinterest Users Can Make Money With Affiliate Links via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Search Engine Journal

Pinterest is rolling out new ways for users to earn money on the site, including the ability to earn commission through affiliate links. The post Pinterest Users Can Make Money With Affiliate Links appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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The Ultimate Guide to Preview Text

Litmus

They say, “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” I’m not exactly sure who “they” are, but in this case, I agree with them. In email, your first impression is made up of three parts: the sender or from name, the subject line, and the preview text. Everyone remembers the from name and subject line as your email service provider (ESP) won’t let you send an email without them.

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Customer education is a vital part of the customer experience

Martech

The idea to build Channacademy as an education hub for Channable customers originated at the end of 2018. “Before that we did in-person training in major cities for a whole day,” said Floyd van Zoelen, Knowledge Specialist at the company. Entering the German market, they considered taking their staff on a bus to Berlin to train new customers.

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Accelerate Your Marketing with Automation: A Quickstart Guide

Ready to streamline your marketing efforts and achieve more with less? Our guide provides a step-by-step roadmap to: Build a Strong Foundation: Set up your automation infrastructure for success. Execute Proven Tactics: Implement effective strategies to nurture leads and drive conversions. Measure and Optimize: Track your results and make data-driven adjustments.