Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 17, 2019
You all know the Old Spice guy, right? The years-old " The Man Your Man Could Smell Like " campaign was memorable for many reasons, but one of them was that it gave Old Spice a voice -- voice that came through in every video, commercial, tagline, Facebook update, tweet. you name it. And do you know who is behind all of that marketing collateral? Copywriters.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JANUARY 18, 2019
Building a website is easier than ever. It is the foundation of your digital strategy and is one of the most effective means of advertising your products. Lead Generation. A website helps you generate leads while you are asleep. More than 80% of customers research a product online before purchasing it. This means that they visit Google and type the keywords related to the product, such as the ‘Best Casual Trousers.’.
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Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 17, 2019
Last year, NYMAG and The Guardian proclaimed social media influencers the idols of millennials and the main hope of marketing. According to these sources, only the lazy didn’t work with at least one social media influencer and many companies had an entire stable of them. But, today, the blush might be off the apple. What […]. The post The Rise and Fall of the Social Media Influencer appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
Neil Patel
JANUARY 15, 2019
Digital marketing is going to change drastically in 2019. And sadly, you aren’t going to like a lot of the changes. And no, I don’t mean change from a competition standpoint. You already know that each year marketing gets more expensive and more competitive. That’s just a given. Just look at the graph above: that’s Google’s annual revenue. As you can see, during the last recession, Google made more and more money.
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Hubspot Marketing
JANUARY 15, 2019
Consider one of American Express's company values -- "Customer Commitment". Ideally, if you've had a positive experience with one of American Express's customer service reps, you've seen this value displayed first-hand. Alternatively, take a look at one of Google's values -- "Focus on the user and all else will follow.". Any Google search will show you they stand by their purpose to serve the user.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JANUARY 16, 2019
Picture John. He’s just become a customer of your B2B software company and agreed to buy your product, which comes with a year of support and maintenance. After 12 months, John will have to renew his contract to keep his licenses active. Now it’s time to record the sale and move on to acquiring the next customer, right? Not quite. You’ll record John’s initial transaction value, of course, but that’s just the beginning of John’s customer lifetime value (CLV).
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Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 14, 2019
The sales funnel is obsolete. In fact, it has been obsolete for a long time. Bold statement? Yes, but when you look at the facts, it’s obvious. The sales funnel doesn’t help predict anything about buyers: Not their mentality, not their movement through the buyer’s journey , and not when they might make a purchase. Modern buyers are too unpredictable.
Traackr
JANUARY 16, 2019
Tackle influencer fraud head on with a strategy grounded in strategic KPIs, long-term relationship building and data-driven influencer marketing.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
JANUARY 14, 2019
In the marketing world, content marketing is crucial for businesses to scale, or even get discovered. We all know that; so, what we are NOT going to discuss in this post is the importance of content marketing. Instead, we’ll talk about how to avoid six pitfalls in your B2B content strategy. Let’s proceed with two eye-popping quotes regarding content marketing investment: “Content creation is the area of content marketing where there has been the most reported increase in spending over the last
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 14, 2019
2018 was quite a year for content marketing! As is true with technology, content marketing has evolved at a rapid pace. The United States witnessed major social media platforms get in hot water with the federal government over privacy issues and US election tampering. The general public has grown warier of the media. And that’s […]. The post 2019 Content Marketing Survey: Marketers Focus On Content Creation appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 15, 2019
Over 80% of people say they prefer to watch a live video than read social media posts, and four in five say they prefer to view a video from a brand than to read a blog, according to a survey from Livestream and New York Magazine. 4 of 5 people would rather watch a brand’s videos than read its blog. @Livestream @NYMag survey Click To Tweet. Consumers are naturally drawn to live video because it offers immediate real-time insight in a way that text and image cannot achieve.
Litmus
JANUARY 17, 2019
Google Assistant was released two years ago. Microsoft Cortana and Amazon Alexa both came out in 2014. And Apple’s world-famous Siri was introduced to the world in 2011 (unless you count the original third-party app it was based on from 2010). The world of voice assistants has been with us for the better part of a decade. With it is a world of punditry, criticism, and prognostications about what voice assistants mean for marketers in general and the email industry in particular.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 15, 2019
How to Create Effective Follow Up Campaigns written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Follow up campaigns can be a tricky thing for small business owners to manage. Not only do they take time and energy to create, but there’s always that nagging question: What is the line between being persistent and being annoying? While it might seem like you’re crossing that line, the reality is that most people don’t take you up on an offer the first time you make it.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 14, 2019
To make the most out of your marketing budget, it’s essential to focus on your leads with the highest chance of conversion. But how do you identify these leads? It can be very difficult for a human to accurately identify high-quality leads, even with a large amount of data. In fact, the more data you […]. The post How to Boost Your Conversion Rate With Predictive Lead Scoring appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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
JANUARY 18, 2019
Sites with user-generated content like Quora and Reddit can be gold mines for referring traffic to your website, boosting brand authority, and reaching niche audiences for your business. But you better respect what is and is not allowed on these powerful channels for distributing your content and increasing engagement. Neither Quora nor Reddit suffers fools and spammers lightly – these online communities have their own written and unwritten rules of etiquette and marketers attempting to game the
Moz
JANUARY 17, 2019
Posted by willcritchlow Testing for only SEO or only CRO isn't always ideal. Some changes result in higher conversions and reduced site traffic, for instance, while others may rank more highly but convert less well. In today's Whiteboard Friday, we welcome Will Critchlow as he demonstrates a method of testing for both your top-of-funnel SEO changes and your conversion-focused CRO changes at once.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 15, 2019
The Three Elements of an Effective Total Online Presence written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on Total Online Presence. Business owners today understand that being visible online is important. But what does having an online presence really mean? It’s a lot bigger than just having a website and a Facebook page.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 15, 2019
Brand stories, according to a recent article by the American Marketing Association “build stakeholder affinity and influence action” Not just any brand stories, though. A brand story must intrigue potential clients to be effective. Videos, the association adds, “drive home points and add interest.” That may be true, but to create true intrigue, businesses must follow the […].
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.
Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 17, 2019
Involving employees in the company’s content marketing strategy isn’t a new idea. Employees already are asked to share content on their social channels. C-suite and subject matter experts often collaborate on thought leadership content. And you likely know the value of connecting with your sales and/or customer service teams to get frontline insight into what your brand’s prospects and customers want to know.
Moz
JANUARY 16, 2019
Posted by bsmarketer Content promotion isn’t tweeting or upvoting. Those tiny, one-off tactics are fine for beginners. They might make a dent, but they definitely won’t move the needle. Companies that want to grow big and grow fast need to grow differently. Here’s how Kissmetrics, Sourcify, Sales Hacker, Kinsta, and BuildFire have used advanced content promotion tips like newsjacking and paid social to elevate their brands above the competition. 1.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 16, 2019
Getting the Most Out of Your Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Pamela Wilson. Podcast Transcript. Today on the podcast, I chat with Pamela Wilson, founder of BIG Brand System. Through her company, Wilson teaches small business owners how to plan for and grow a business through its four distinct stages.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 15, 2019
Trust is an essential component in building customer relationships. You’ll want people to regard your brand with confidence because of the way you operate your business, interact with clients, protect their data, and promote your products and services. Ultimately, this trust will help boost online conversions. Trust signals serve as validations from customers and online […].
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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.
Content Marketing Institute
JANUARY 16, 2019
So many good ideas get published on this blog in a year that it’s nearly impossible for one person to absorb them all. Examples from 2018 Content Marketer of the Year finalists were so inspiring they stayed with me. When it came time to offer up our latest batch of ideas to steal, I found it hard to pick just one from each. But I made myself do it. I looked for ones that can be applied in all kinds of organizations – B2B, B2C, big, small, and everything in between.
Zumvu
JANUARY 12, 2019
YouTube is huge and packed with millions of videos. As the popularity of video content continues to grow, more and more people join the YouTube game in hopes of becoming rich and famous.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 12, 2019
Weekend Favs January 12 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. My weekend blog post routine includes posting links to a handful of tools or great content I ran across during the week. I don’t go into depth about the finds, but encourage you to check them out if they sound interesting. The photo in the post is a favorite for the week from an online source or one that I took out there on the road.
Marketing Insider Group
JANUARY 16, 2019
It’s now common to see people deeply focused on the screens of their mobile phones everywhere we go. You can imagine a scene from The Crocodile Hunter, where the late Steve Irwin narrates the behavior of a small gathering of individuals who are seen with their noses buried in screens. In his thick Australian accent, […]. The post How Mobile is Dominating the Customer Journey (and Why You Should Care) appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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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
Moz
JANUARY 16, 2019
Posted by TheMozTeam Google is all about serving up results based on your precise location , which means there’s no such thing as a “national” SERP anymore. So, if you wanted to get an accurate representation of how you’re performing nationally, you’d have to track every single street corner across the country. Not only is this not feasible, it’s also a headache — and the kind of nightmare that keeps your accounting team up at night.
Bannerflow
JANUARY 17, 2019
There is a revolution happening across marketing. Thousands of brands are electing to take some, if not all, of their marketing functions in-house. In fact, according to an exclusive Bannerflow and Digiday report , 91% of decision-makers believe that in-housing is now the new normal. Yet behind this rather large statistic hide some rather notable concerns.
Duct Tape Marketing
JANUARY 16, 2019
Transcript of Getting the Most Out of Your Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This transcript is sponsored by our transcript partner – Rev – Get $10 off your first order. John Jantsch: Producing content’s become a marketer’s primary job. But how do you maximize your reach?
illumin
JANUARY 16, 2019
“The advertising industry by and large has conquered the reach problem,” commented Seraj Bharwani, Chief Strategy Officer at AcuityAds. “Advertisers can reach most audience groups with remarkable precision using audience segmentation and classification systems provided by existing advertising technologies. Unfortunately, what remains out of reach is viewer attention.”.
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