Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 19, 2019

Nowadays, marketers put a lot of emphasis on chatbots, Instagram influencers, and other new opportunities to reach their customers. But your contemporary communication methods shouldn't distract you from one of the oldest and yet most effective messaging channels -- email. You might be wondering if email is still a worthwhile marketing strategy. In fact, email generates $38 for every $1 spent , which is an astounding 3,800% ROI, making it one of the most effective options available.

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Unbounce

MARCH 20, 2019

Have you looked at your iPhone’s App Store lately? How about Google Play? I’ve seen landfills with better curation. With more than two million apps available on each store, people have a much better chance of finding a pearl in an oyster than randomly stumbling upon your app. No matter how appealing it is—no matter how entertaining or even life-changing—most people won’t discover it without a robust marketing campaign.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 22, 2019

Email marketing is like an old friend. It’s been around for years. It doesn’t surprise you much anymore. You may even find it a little boring sometimes. But at the end of the day, you know you can depend on it. Even with the emergence of more exciting engagement tactics, email marketing has remained a key method for reaching your audience. In fact, nearly 70% of people between the ages of 18 and 34 prefer companies communicate with them through email, according to MarketingSherpa research.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 19, 2019

I started content marketing in the early days. So early that when I first met the WordPress founder, he had just raised $1.1 million for WordPress. Fast forward to today and WordPress is worth over a billion dollars. Similarly, when I first started with content marketing, there were less than 30 million blogs that existed and now there are over a billion.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 19, 2019

When most people think of advertising on Google, they picture the text ads that show up at the top of Google’s search engine results pages. But Google actually has another advertising program that they released three years after Google Ads ’ inception. It’s called Google AdSense. Below, we’ll go over the main differences between Google Ads and AdSense, from whom they’re geared toward, how their bidding works, and how much money they can make and cost you.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2019

If you want to dip your toes in content marketing but don’t have the time or expertise to create your own content, outsourcing your content creation is an easy and effective way to reap the benefits without all the work. In fact, content marketing can be so profitable, over 70% of brands now hire someone to manage […]. The post 11 Benefits of Outsourcing Your Content Creation appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 19, 2019

Almost 80% of brands say they’re investing in influencer marketing. But are they spending those dollars wisely? To determine the success of your influencer program, you must have a way to track ROI. Here’s how to do it step by step. Continue reading → The post Calculate Your Influencer Marketing ROI in 5 Steps appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 18, 2019

Whether you're a full-time graphic designer or simply someone who's interested in dabbling in design as a side project in her free time, it's critical you create a sleek graphic design portfolio to showcase your work to potential clients. A graphic design portfolio is typically the only element a client needs to see when choosing a graphic designer -- which means a portfolio is vital for proving your skill as a designer.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2019

You’re scrolling through a website and see a pair of shoes that you’d like to purchase. But you’ve read from reviews that they tend to run small. You’d like to buy them in a smaller size, but what if they’re /too/ small? You search for a return policy on the page but see none. So […]. The post How to Structure FAQs for SEO appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

MARCH 18, 2019

Your landing page is your opportunity to make an impression on your target audience. If it connects on an emotional level and has a clear and transparent purpose, site visitors are more likely to identify with your brand. Building loyalty often takes a bit more time, but your landing page is a start to a long-term relationship with new customers. For most businesses, around 65% of their revenue comes from an existing customer base.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 21, 2019

Before you can have a search audience’s eyes, your content needs to capture the attention of search engines. Learn the basics of maximizing your heading tags ( ) to get your content found. Continue reading → The post What the H? How to Make Your Tags Matter in SEO appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 20, 2019

A couple weeks ago, my brother Max sent me his resume in a text message, and asked me to 'spruce it up a bit' for him. Undoubtedly, I needed to do more than copy-and-paste the text into a Word document. To truly stand out, I knew the resume needed to demonstrate a level of professionalism and effort -- something content alone can't always convey. Fortunately, with the help of Zety, I was able to input Max's resume information, choose a template, and have Zety design the piece for me, within a sp

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 19, 2019

Think about the last time you were searching for a new chicken recipe online. A simple Google search gives you over 900 million results in.45 seconds. If you provide no other context in your search query, such as “barbecue chicken recipes” or “crockpot chicken recipes”, information overload may kick in and you could be […]. The post How to Provide Context in Content Marketing appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2019

If you want to know exactly what your customers want in 2019, you don’t have to look very hard. Well, sort of. Consider that product-related posts are among the most popular across social media. Whether it’s a shout-out or call-out, consumers can’t stop talking about products. And on a related note, a staggering 60% of consumers actively seek out new products and services via social.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 22, 2019

Both clients and content marketing agencies must appreciate that success requires at least a year. A client and an agency share what you should do to get off on the right foot and set yourself up for a productive long-term partnership. Continue reading → The post Client and Content Agency Share Insider Tips to Successful Relationship appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 20, 2019

“Invasive.”. “In your face.”. “Annoying.”. “Disruptive.”. These are probably some of the first words that come to mind when you think of popup forms. But popup forms don’t have to be those things. Despite their overwhelmingly bad reputation, popups bring conversions. However, high conversion potential is not worth sacrificing user experience. Lucky for you, there's a way to leverage the high-conversion potential of popups without driving your users crazy (or worse -- driving them away.). ( Check

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 20, 2019

Account-based marketing (ABM) has gained a firm foothold in the B2B marketing world. According to Information Technology Services Marketing Association, ABM is defined as “treating individual accounts as markets in their own right.” Basically, you as a marketer are taking personalization to an elevated level. Making the leap into ABM marketing is highly recommended to improve your marketing ROI, but without […].

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2019

Twitter is an excellent platform to engage with friends and follow your favorite industry experts. But if you want to use it to promote your business or your personal brand, you have to do more than just broadcast tweets every once in a while. It’s not enough to blindly share your new blog posts and product updates either. A great Twitter strategy requires proper analytics to understand what’s working and what isn’t.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 20, 2019

Even if you already have your primary website, your domain days aren’t done. A new content hub? Microsite? Campaign? You may need a new-to-you domain. Here’s what you should know. Continue reading → The post Need a New Web Domain? Read this First appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 22, 2019

With all the excitement that comes with starting a new company and gauging its industry’s profit potential or forecasting a revenue goal for your business, you must remember to root these figures in reality. If you don’t, you could enter a market that doesn’t have a large enough market size to convince investors to back you, or you could set an unrealistic revenue goal for your business and burn your employees out.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 20, 2019

Over the years, I have worked with companies who are used to having their legal department review all of their content before it’s released to the public. When I tell them that by shifting what they write about, they can ultimately speed up their internal processes and start getting better results from their content marketing […]. The post Creating Content That Doesn’t Require Your Legal Department appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Sprout Social

MARCH 21, 2019

Social listening services have been a huge selling point for us lately. More of our clients (and brands in general) see the value and importance of customer service through social media. Because of this, we’ve found unique ways to use social listening services for these clients. Not that customer care is the only way to service your clients with social listening.

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Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 18, 2019

Frustrated by marketing silos? Challenged by inconsistent messaging across regions? Find a solution with new project management software. How do you get the right tool for your enterprise? Follow advice from someone who’s been there. Continue reading → The post How to Smash Silos and Better Integrate Marketing Teams appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Litmus

MARCH 22, 2019

Want better ROI from your email marketing? Email offers the highest returns for marketers year after year, coming in at 42:1 on average—up from 38:1 last year—and continues to blow away the returns seen with traditional media channels like TV, radio, and direct mail, according to Litmus’ 2019 State of Email survey. For every $1 spent on email marketing, marketing teams see a $42 return.

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Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 19, 2019

Want to connect better with people on the phone or in person and build rapport today? Over the past few days, I’ve had two readers reach for advice on how to do better outreach. One reader wrote, “never had a role like this before and I’m desperate to succeed and be the best I can […]. The post 2 Tips to Connect and Build Rapport with People Immediately appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2019

The Sales Team Dos and Don’ts for Creating Content written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Content creation falls squarely in the domain of your marketing team, right? Yes, it’s true that marketers set strategy and create the content that supports that vision. But no team is an island, and in reality, it’s the sales team that is out there interacting with prospects and customers each and every day.

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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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Bannerflow

MARCH 22, 2019

Helping marketing teams create exceptional ads with ease is Bannerflow’s mission statement. With the right tools, all of our customers can produce truly creative campaigns. Yet sometimes, some banners really stand-out. This is what this blog is all about – celebrating the best of the best! How did we select the best display ad campaign for winter 2019?

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Litmus

MARCH 22, 2019

The Verizon Media brand announced that Yahoo! Mail, AOL, and Verizon now support one-click unsubscribe, also known as RFC8058. Previously only available in AOL Mail, the one-click unsubscribe standard is now supported by all email clients that are part of the Verizon Media brand umbrella. “It’s our job to help consumers get the emails they want—and help them get rid of the messages they don’t want to receive any more,” says Marcel Becker, Director of Product Management at Verizon Media. .

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Moz

MARCH 18, 2019

Posted by MiriamEllis Your agency recommends all kinds of useful tactics to help improve the local SEO for your local business clients, but how many of those techniques are leveraging Google Business Profile (GBP) to attract as many walk-ins as possible? Today, I’m sharing five GBP tweaks worthy of implementation to help turn digital traffic into foot traffic.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2019

Model for Marketing Maturity, Stage Two: Grow written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch on the Model for Marketing Maturity, Stage 2: Grow. This is the second episode in our three-part series on the Model for Marketing Maturity. Want to learn more? Check out Stage 1: Build. The idea behind the marketing maturity model is that every business needs to begin by building the foundation for their marketing.

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