Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JUNE 19, 2020

We talk a lot about marketing challenges and, oftentimes, those challenges relate to marketers of certain maturities, industries, strategies, etc. But what is one universal challenge for all marketers? Audience segmentation. With our Predictive Audiences capability coming soon, Marketo Engage is transforming this fundamental piece of marketing in the most powerful way – through artificial intelligence.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 18, 2020

Photo editing trends move fast on Instagram. Remember when the feed was full of heavily-filtered, square-cropped photos? That was only a couple of years ago, but in 2020 that style looks so dated that you might as well be posting a daguerreotype. What seemed like an interesting and original photo composition can quickly become a tired cliche. Your average Instagram user spends almost half an hour each day on the app, which means photos that looked fresh a year ago have already lost some of their

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Hubspot Marketing

JUNE 18, 2020

You know the expression, "What you see is what you get" ? Well, when it comes to email marketing campaigns, that might not always be the case. Since everyone uses different email providers such as Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo, emails can appear differently for various subscribers. Sometimes images are blocked, alt text is missing, or fonts won't render.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 18, 2020

Content marketers always want to learn about B2B audience’s rational preferences, logical needs, and transactional behaviors. But their feelings? It’s probably the most important information we can receive right now. Continue reading → The post Even B2B Audiences Want Emotion in Their 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.

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Neil Patel

JUNE 16, 2020

When I first got into the world of SEO, you could literally optimize your site for any term and rank at the top of Google within a month or two. But of course, that was ages ago. Now with Google’s ever-evolving algorithm , it takes more time and effort to get results. But what happens if you don’t have the luxury of time? Or you don’t have the financial resources to put in the effort that is truly needed.

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Hootsuite

JUNE 17, 2020

*Note : Hootsuite users will be able to schedule Instagram Stories starting in summer 2020. This article explains how to use the scheduling tool when it’s released in the coming months.*. If you’re using Stories as part of your Instagram marketing mix, you’ve probably wondered: Can I schedule Instagram Stories? Well, great news. With the new Instagram Story scheduler in Hootsuite, the answer is yes!

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Search Engine Journal

JUNE 15, 2020

Leverage Google My Business to give your content (and SEO) a boost. Here are tips and tools to help promote your business with GMB. The post How to Use Google My Business to Boost Your Content & SEO via @sallworth appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2020

Between 2013 and 2018, the amount of time that people spent watching videos online increased at an average rate of 32% per year. According to the same report , Zenith predicts that the average person will spend 100 minutes a day in 2021 watching videos. To put that in perspective, that’s 25 whole days. Marketers need to take note of this if they want to plan on developing their video marketing strategy on social media.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 14, 2020

Brands face multiple obstacles when organizing the content function. They must grapple with content proliferation; inconsistent and uncoordinated content creation; the lack of strategic direction in the content insights process; and the difficulty for consumers, customers and prospects to find content that is relevant and timely. Great content takes a lot of hard work and time to create.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 16, 2020

Keyword research is different from what it was even a couple of years ago. Search engines are becoming smarter and keyword research tools are getting more advanced. Here are three SEO trends reshaping the keyword research concept. Continue reading → The post 3 Keyword Research Trends to Get Your Content Seen appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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.

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Search Engine Journal

JUNE 18, 2020

What is "engaging" content? Go beyond traffic generation and create content that drives social shares, clicks, subscriptions, and more. The post What Does It Mean to Create Engaging Content? via @seocopychick appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2020

Is there a link between GDPR and social media? The short answer is a resounding “yes.” Chances are you’ve heard of GDPR or perhaps recall EU companies scrambling to become compliant with data and privacy regulations in May 2018. However, the impact of GDPR on digital marketing is ongoing and businesses in the EU aren’t the only ones affected.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 17, 2020

“How do they do it?” my clients ask, as they look at the number of blog articles by their industry’s top producers. “How many articles should I publish to increase my traffic and leads?”. Often, it feels as if we can never quite write enough content to keep up with the “big guns” in our industry. Then, we read that we need to write 2-4 articles per week ?

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 17, 2020

How can more people find your how-to and list content? Apply one or a combination of these four easy-to-implement SEO methods – with real-life examples – to your posts and increase your Google rankings and traffic. Continue reading → The post How to Optimize Your How-to and List Posts appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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The CMO Survey

JUNE 18, 2020

Covid-19 has accelerated the adoption of digital tools among companies and customers. Eighty-five percent of marketers report an increased openness among customers to their digital offerings and 84% believe customers place more value on digital experiences than before the pandemic, according to a Special Covid-19 Edition of The CMO Survey from Duke University surveying marketing leaders at for-profit U.S. companies.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 16, 2020

As a brand or business, building credibility with your online audience should be part of your overall marketing strategy. Besides building our a thorough content strategy , how can you prove that you are who you say you are? That’s where Facebook verification enters the picture, with a blue checkmark giving a clear distinction between an authentic Page and a Page created by fans or imposters.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 16, 2020

We all know that companies advertise their products or services to let potential customers know about their brand and what they have for sale. But, there is such a thing as too much advertising? Call it information overload, the nearsightedness on the part of marketers, or anything else you want, the reality is, people hate ads. We’re all bombarded with ads in our daily lives with everything from bus stop ads and billboards to television commercials and digital advertising.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 15, 2020

Your marketing database is NOT your audience. It has a different value. Explore what an audience really is, why it’s valuable to your brand, and how to build one. Continue reading → The post Your Audience Is Not the Same as Your Marketing Database appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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The CMO Survey

JUNE 16, 2020

Optimism among marketers plummets to levels last witnessed during the Great Recession. Optimism about the economy is 50.9 (out of 100) compared to just three months ago when it was 62.7. In February 2009, following the Great Recession of 2008, this rating was 47.7. B2C companies are more pessimistic than their B2B counterparts, as are larger revenue companies (>$10B) compared to their smaller counterparts (<$25M).

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Search Engine Journal

JUNE 18, 2020

The value of content shouldn't be measured by SEO metrics only. Learn why and how you should look at content from a customer-centric perspective. The post Measuring SEO Value Beyond Rank & File: How to Attribute Content Value via @andybetts1 appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 16, 2020

A picture speaks a thousand words – but video content marketing attracts and engages users even better. One study found that visitors spend 88% more time on a website with video. If you’re a switched-on marketer, that’s one statistic you cannot afford to ignore. Video has long been touted as one of the biggest things in marketing. It enables businesses and brands to project their personality, to showcase the very human team behind the logo, and to build a genuine connection.

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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 19, 2020

This week, Robert Rose wonders if we’re measuring the right things, talks about stay-at-home trends that Google thinks will stick, and contemplates if engagement really is a valuable metric. Continue reading → The post Are You Measuring the Right Things? [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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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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Litmus

JUNE 18, 2020

Each year, we see new design trends shaping digital marketing—from the use of color and imagery to typography trends, interactivity, and more. In our “Trending in Email Design” series, we look at the hottest digital design trends and dive into how they translate into email marketing. In 2019, custom illustration was the hottest trend across many areas of design, including email.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 18, 2020

If there’s one thing that’s true, it’s that social marketers know how to roll with the punches. Given how many curveballs 2020 has thrown at us so far, it’s more important than ever before for marketers to maintain their agility and adaptability. The COVID-19 crisis has certainly put social marketer’s flexibility to the test. Faced with a global crisis, social marketers have had to rethink their entire strategies and even scrap whole campaigns that no longer feel relevant.

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 15, 2020

I first had the opportunity to first hear Scott Brinker, VP of Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot, speak at the ITSMA Marketing Vision event several years ago. I later saw him give the keynote address at the Boston MarTech Conference along with guest appearance on marketing-related webinars. Scott has published the chiefmartec.com blog since 2008 and speaks at many industry events including the MarTech conference (which Scott leads as program chair) a major industry event with both East and West Coas

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Rock Content

JUNE 16, 2020

In 2019 we announced the beginning of Rock.org and, with the help of Rita Lisboa (COO at Rock Content), Gabriela Crego (Social Impact Manager at Rock.org), and André Massahud (Social Impact Analyst at Rock.org) we managed to compile the results in our first Social Impact Report. The purpose of the report was to systematize our actions and share with transparency what we achieved since May 2019, when we started our operation.

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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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Search Engine Journal

JUNE 15, 2020

Start creating the content that your audience needs right now. Here’s how to use the changing search trends to ideate and execute new content. The post How to Use Search Trend Data to Drive Cross-Over Content Ideation via @nadyakhoja appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 18, 2020

How to Embrace a Competitors Mindset to Grow Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Jake Thompson. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Jake Thompson Chief Encouragement Officer at Compete Every Day. Through Jake’s experience as an athlete, entrepreneur, and speaker, he has learned how we can be move closer to the career, health, and life we desire by changing just a few of our choices each day.

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Diggity Marketing

JUNE 19, 2020

Thanks for this article. I have two questions. 1. Do you link to the exact post (inner page) on your social post that you want to rank for or the page. E.g Facebook.com/mattdiggity/trust-pulling or Facebook.com/mattdiggity. 2. When linking to your social profile, what type of anchor text do you use.

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Rock Content

JUNE 19, 2020

I’ve never been to Disney World, but I’ve seen enough pictures to make the image of Cinderella’s Castle clear in my mind: grey bricks, a blue roof, plenty of windows, doors, and towers that seem to touch the sky. But did you know it’s only 189 feet tall? We have the impression that it’s much taller than it actually is because Disney used a technique called “forced perspective” to create this illusion.

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