Neil Patel
AUGUST 26, 2021
If you’re looking to increase your organic SEO rankings, meta descriptions might be the answer. That is, if they are written well! A great meta description should compel users to click on your page in the search results to learn more. It should also contain keywords to boost your SEO. Below, we’ll explain the best practices for creating meta descriptions to help you dominate Google search results.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 24, 2021
Without a smart plan for hiring and working with freelancers, you might find they jump ship at the first sign of a higher rate or longer contract. Here’s some advice to help you identify, vet, and onboard the right outsourced team. Continue reading → The post Outsourcing Content Creators: The Complete How-To Guide appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
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Marketing Insider Group
AUGUST 23, 2021
And you thought it was just a summer thing. Google has finally made it official: Content marketing is now its number one ranking factor. If your company has dragged its feet on making content marketing the hub around which all its other marketing efforts revolve, you need to do an abrupt about-face. This content marketing ranking factor is the one thing that can make or break your online success.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 26, 2021
As marketers, it’s our job to know our target audience’s needs and preferences. It’s why we conduct market research every year to better understand what our customers want and uncover new business opportunities. But sometimes market research alone isn’t enough, especially when consumer preferences can change overnight. While focus groups are helpful to reference at the start of new product or campaign development, they’re less useful for gathering customer feedback once said post-launch.
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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
AUGUST 25, 2021
If you want your blog posts to perform well, one simple way is to achieve this is by writing magnetic headlines. By playing around with your title after publishing a post, you may significantly increase the post’s conversion rate. In this article, I’m going to share a step-by-step process to get you producing consistently great headlines. Why Should You Care About Headlines?
Litmus
AUGUST 24, 2021
Your email’s preview text in the inbox shows at least as many characters as your subject line—and in some cases, much more. That’s valuable real estate you can use to convince subscribers that opening your emails is worthwhile. It can be difficult to optimize, however, because email clients always pull in enough characters to fill all available preview text space (up to 5 lines!).
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Martech
AUGUST 25, 2021
“I was just being selfish. I wanted a way to talk to people who understood what I was doing — which is the entire ethos of community.” “A lot of people feel isolated and wonder why they can’t find someone that gets them — and you can find that online in the right places.” The first comment came from Mike Rizzo, telling me how the MO Pros community of marketing operations professionals started out as a Slack channel.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 23, 2021
Everyone says SEO takes a while and it does. Especially if you want to rank for competitive terms like “auto insurance” or “credit cards”. But there must be a list of keywords that you can rank for today that is super easy to rank for, yet the keywords are still good in which they will drive traffic and sales. And to help you find those keywords we released a new Ubersuggest feature that will show you a list of keywords that are perfect for your site in less than 60 seconds.
Hootsuite
AUGUST 25, 2021
Going live on TikTok has the same benefits as going live on any social media channel : it’s your chance to connect with your audience in real time. When you’re live on TikTok, viewers can ask questions and engage with you right in the moment. There’s a spontaneity and authenticity that comes with broadcasting live —after all, you’re uncut, unedited and uncensored!
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 26, 2021
Learn the top SEO scams and cons, how to spot them, and what you need to know to steer clear. The post 10 Top SEO Scams & Cons (Plus How to Avoid Them) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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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.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 24, 2021
Space Jam, Dunkaroos , Gossip Girl, the Motorola Razr —these days, it seems like everything is getting a reboot, remake or revival. The trend might appear to some as creatives and brands lacking fresh ideas or mitigating risk by banking on past popularity to fuel future success, but it goes deeper than that. Our current cultural landscape is steeped in nostalgia, a wistfulness for aspects of our pasts.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 23, 2021
Google Analytics (GA) is one of the most powerful tools on the web for website analysis. When properly set up and used, it allows you to break down your website traffic and gather vital information to power your digital marketing strategy. While GA has been around for some time, many people still don’t use it to its maximum potential. They only scratch the surface.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 26, 2021
Content that attracts attention is one thing. Content that creates a true connection with an audience is a whole different challenge. Try these 22 expert ideas to move beyond shallow attraction to establish a lasting relationship. Continue reading → The post Are They Feeling It? 22 Expert Ideas for Connecting With Your Audience appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 25, 2021
The metaverse is poised for rapid growth that will open up opportunities for marketers. Here's what you need to know. The post Marketing in the Metaverse: The Future of Search & Social appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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!
Hootsuite
AUGUST 25, 2021
Social marketers are the CMOs of the future. That’s what our founder, Ryan Holmes, believes. And he said so all the way back in 2018. “Social media managers, community managers, online marketing managers—these people understand where the customer relationship lives,” he told Tech in Asia. While we’re still a ways off from that reality, social media management has gone from a fledgling title bestowed on interns and new grads to a profession worthy of its own seat at the marketin
Neil Patel
AUGUST 27, 2021
Do you love to write? Draw? Create in any way? Do people tell you that you should try using your creative skills to make a living? Do you shrug them off because you don’t know how to get started or because you don’t feel you have the time to commit to unpaid work? After all, many people get their journey started writing free content in newsletters and blog posts.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 25, 2021
Producing a successful webinar takes about six to eight weeks from the time you say “let’s go” to show time. These five acts will help you plan a webinar your audience will really appreciate. Continue reading → The post Webinar Planning Checklist: From ‘Let’s Do It’ to ‘Action’ appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 27, 2021
Want to know more about internet marketing or online marketing? See how it can help your business or brand drive traffic, leads, and sales. The post What is Internet Marketing? Your Guide to Today’s Online Marketing appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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.
Martech
AUGUST 23, 2021
Dr. Carmen Simon is a neuroscientist and the Chief Science Officer at Corporate Visions, a company that provides science-backed marketing and sales training programs to enterprise clients. B2B DecisionLabs, the research arm for Corporate Visions, conducts studies focused on observing people’s behavior as they make choices and decisions. “We conduct neuroscience studies, which is what I am mainly involved in,” said Dr.
Calvyn Lee Blog
AUGUST 25, 2021
A successful digital advertising campaign is a cohesive process that can be broken down into several steps. This includes the development of a strategy, set a marketing plan as well as measurement and KPIs, followed by creating high-quality content, and then finishing with the distribution of this content to relevant audiences on social media and optimize it.
Content Marketing Institute
AUGUST 27, 2021
This week’s content lessons come from a musical road trip with Ram Truck, a new Stackla survey explaining what content influence’s real people’s buying decisions, and a Zoom initiative featuring strategically placed CTAs. Continue reading → The post 3 Content Lessons To Keep You Off the Long Road to Ruin appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 22, 2021
Google's Danny Sullivan hears the criticism of the recent page title rewrite update and suggests a way that it could be improved. The post Google’s Danny Sullivan Wants to Fix Page Title Rewrites appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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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.
Martech
AUGUST 24, 2021
Tiktok and Shopify have announced TikTok Shopping, making Shopify the first commerce platform to link with the rapidly growing social video network. This partnership boosts the social commerce landscape, a market projected to bring in up to $36 billion in revenue this year in the U.S. alone. The new in-app shopping experience will let Shopify merchants connect with their TikTok profiles to create a mini-storefront for consumers.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 23, 2021
Are you tired of scrolling your Instagram feed for digital inspiration and are coming up short? We know the feeling. That’s why we sought out the best digital marketing accounts to follow and added them to our feed. Whether you’re looking for actionable tips to enact in your classic campaigns , inspiring stories of grass-roots marketing, or posts that will change your perspective, our diverse list of 11 digital marketing Instagram accounts to follow has something for everyone.
Sprout Social
AUGUST 26, 2021
We’re excited to announce that Sprout Social was named a strong performer in The Forrester Wave™: Social Suites, Q3 2021 report. Forrester evaluated the nine most significant social suites across 36 criteria and gave Sprout the highest possible scores in 13 criteria including onboarding and account management, performance, and usability. According to the report, “Sprout Social’s culture-first mindset drives its strong service and unified social suite.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 24, 2021
YouTube is a great place to find and connect with your audience. Check out these 5 important lessons from top-performing channels. The post 5 Marketing Tips and Tricks From Top YouTube Channels appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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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
Martech
AUGUST 24, 2021
Dubai, UAE – June 21-24, 2021: Scene at Arab Health 2021 – the largest healthcare trade exhibition in the Middle East – held at Dubai World Trade Centre during the global Covid-19 pandemic. A new wave of caution for in-person gatherings is sweeping over marketers as the COVID-19 Delta variant is causing cases to spike, especially in areas with lower vaccination rates.
Hootsuite
AUGUST 24, 2021
Working in customer service, you probably want to make sure your clients are having positive experiences with your brand and its products. Instead of assuming that you’re doing everything right, turn to the data — that means knowing your CSAT score. In this article, we’ll cover: What CSAT score means. What can be considered a good CSAT score. How to measure your CSAT score and the CSAT score formula.
Neil Patel
AUGUST 24, 2021
If you are looking to build up your professional brand as an authority in your niche or industry , one great way to do so is to answer people’s questions. Even if you’re not the top expert on a particular topic, chances are you still know more than others. Quora is a great place to start. This question and answer network allows you to help others on any topic, from digital marketing to Zumba.
Search Engine Journal
AUGUST 24, 2021
Learn what you need to know about SMS marketing – from simple tips and compliance concerns to building a world-class opt-in flow. The post 9 Best Practices for SMS Marketing This Year appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
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