Hubspot Marketing
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Picture this: It's rainy Saturday afternoon and you’re spending your day indoors at a local art museum. You meander from room to room staring at all the art, but not really absorbing any information. The information next to the art is too small, too crowded, or frankly, too boring. You quickly lose interest and make your way to the cafe. If you’re anything like me, the situation I just described sounds pretty familiar.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Too often, B2B marketers get wrapped up in the world of click and lead volume optimization. But the reality is, the ultimate goal of all marketing should be efficiently generating revenue growth, which is measured by ROI. In short: effective marketing organizations have high ROI. So, what defines a high ROI marketing team? Do they have different priorities?
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Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Content is a great way for a brand to demonstrate their relevance, personality, and value. Your content marketing strategy will often need some tweaking, or all out revamping, to remain effective. Here are seven ways to reboot your brand’s content marketing strategy. Your Value Proposition Your value proposition is basically a summary of your brand’s […].
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Snapchat is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms. Snapchat’s users doubled after the introduction of Stories, going from 200 million monthly active users to over 400 million in 2018. Snapchat’s popularity shouldn’t be ignored by businesses. Active users tend to spend 30 minutes on the app. 78% of users are young (18-24) and almost 70% are female.
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Hubspot Marketing
OCTOBER 12, 2018
It's never easy telling a candidate they didn't get the job after hours of preparation and interviews. Oftentimes, the awkwardness leads to generic emails, like "We have chosen not to move forward with your application at this time.". You might feel like there's simply no good way to tell someone they've been rejected. Fortunately, that's not true. By wording your rejection letter kindly, you'll make it easier for the candidate to hear the news.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 12, 2018
With nearly 31% of market share , WordPress is a favorite website for most businesses, large and small. Its ease of use and low cost are major factors that have endeared many to use it. In fact, it’s free at entry level. Typically, getting a cheap WordPress hosting company for your site is not difficult, but getting a reliable WordPress hosting company for your website is another matter.
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Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Can you quantify the impact of your video content on your marketing goals? The most common answer? “No.”. If you don’t understand the performance of your video assets, you’ll miss opportunities to do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. Can you quantify the impact of your #video content on your marketing goals, asks @apricot_amir. Click To Tweet.
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Do you know what your ideal customer on social media looks like – literally? In day and age where people crave personalization from businesses online , it pays to get as specific as possible when it comes to defining your target audience. But when you’re targeting hundreds or thousands of followers, how can you possibly guarantee that your message is on point?
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 8, 2018
It can be hard to find an advertisement that doesn’t prominently feature an individual’s face. A quick image search of Moat displays an ad inventory for Wells Fargo that illustrates what I’m talking about: Almost all of the results feature happy people of various ages and races to support a request to “click to learn more.” Digital marketers have a tendency to use people in ads.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 8, 2018
When you begin to create a content marketing campaign, it’s a little like putting together a puzzle piece by piece. You need to start with a solid framework, much like the edge pieces of the puzzle. What gets filled in the middle is all the dynamic data and creative outputs. But you have to start […]. The post 5 Steps to Creating a Content Marketing Campaign appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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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.
Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 9, 2018
A decade ago, nobody mentioned vertical content. Then again, back then smartphones were something new. Today, smartphones are ubiquitous and vertical content is a must-have. The two are inseparable. One cannot mention vertical content without using the term “mobile” in the same sentence. Why vertical. Before getting too far into the topic, vertical content is content that can be easily read on a rectangular, elongated device such as a smartphone or tablet.
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Workout gurus and yoga influencers are found in all corners of Instagram. While individuals build up followings and influence their audience, what are brands doing to stay relevant? It takes a mix of constant posting endurance, flexible strategy and tenacity to reach new heights in the fitness world. Let’s take a look at how five fitness brands are winning at social media.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Every company has a niche—even those that serve other companies. When I was just starting out, I worried too much about whether my focus limited my appeal to prospects. What if they found another agency that offered more services? Eventually, I realized that without a strong position in my own niche, I would never be able to differentiate my agency from the thousands of others clamoring for attention.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Brand storytelling is gaining momentum in the marketing world, and with good reason. Stories are scientifically proven to get a person’s attention. In fact, stories stimulate brain activity. When we read or hear plot points our neurons start firing—and not just in the part of the brain that controls the language center. But there’s a […]. The post Brand Storytelling, Defined 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
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Did you catch Joe Pulizzi’s talk at Content Marketing World 2018 ? In it, he revealed the secrets of life and marketing (sorry if you missed it). I won’t give everything away here, but I will let you in on one of the (no longer secret) secrets: Cut everything from your day that doesn’t get you to your goal. “To be successful, we need to remove what’s in our way of doing the great things,” Joe says.
Traackr
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Discover how L'Oréal balances global consistency and local relevance to maximize its impact with influencers and their communities.
Sprout Social
OCTOBER 9, 2018
You don’t have to be a sports fanatic to know how much sports fans love to share updates about their teams on social media. Fantasy sports have played a huge role in shaping fans’ communities and conversations on social platforms. What are fantasy sports? Fantasy sports are a game where participants build imaginary teams. The teams are made up of real-life players.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 8, 2018
You’ve crafted the perfect content for your reader. You know when they read it, they’ll love it and seek to do business with your company. But that’s the thing—you need to get them to actually read it. While social is a great way to promote content to followers, your best shot at bringing in brand […]. The post Create Meta-Descriptions That Land High-Quality Prospects appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.
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.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 9, 2018
How to Use LinkedIn to Generate Sales Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. The video above is a replay of a recent live webinar I hosted with guest Viveka von Rosen. Combined with the text below you should have a pretty good feel for how to use LinkedIn to generate sales conversations. LinkedIn is the oldest social network.
Bannerflow
OCTOBER 12, 2018
Google is 20 years old this Autumn and it dominates digital advertising. In fact, its advertising business accounts for most of parent company Alphabet’s revenue, which was a cool $26.6 billion in the first quarter of 2018 ! For display advertisers, Google’s tools are what many brands rely on when serving ads and gaining insight into performance. Fundamentally, Google’s online tools are a key component of how many marketing teams work.
Moz
OCTOBER 11, 2018
Posted by DiTomaso Showing clients that you're making them money is one of the most important things you can communicate to them, but it's tough to know how to present your results in a way they can easily understand. That's where Google Data Studio comes in. In this week's edition of Whiteboard Friday, our friend Dana DiTomaso shares how to create a client-friendly local marketing results dashboard in Google Data Studio from start to finish.
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 9, 2018
With the possible exception of consumer apps, no market has exploded in the new millennium quite like marketing technology. When chiefmartec.com started reporting on the space in 2011, it counted around 150 solutions. Today, it reports around 7,000. Put another way, 2018’s martech landscape contains more software products than those of 2011 through 2016 combined. […].
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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.
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Transcript of Increase Your Focus and Combat Distractions 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: Productivity. That’s the name of the game today, right? Get as much done in the day as you can.
Litmus
OCTOBER 9, 2018
With 28% of all emails read on Apple’s iPhones , changes to Apple’s phones, the mobile operating system, and its email rendering can make a big difference to the email marketing world. So it’s no surprise that email geeks have monitored the release of Apple’s new phones. We did too, and we’re breaking down everything you must know about the new iPhones and iOS 12.
Rock Content
OCTOBER 11, 2018
It’s an exciting time for Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and ScribbleLive, as we’ll be joining forces to host the first-ever virtual Demand Generation Summit on October 31st. Along with seven other industry thought leaders, ScribbleLive’s Mary Ward and Chris Hart will be taking the stage during this half-day webinar event. There’s a ton of learning in store at this Summit, but we know you’re busy (especially with trick-or-treating and other sugary and/or spooky festivities surrounding that da
Marketing Insider Group
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Like it or not, marketing teams are going to experience interruptions. They might be the good kind, like an emerging news event that we want to join the conversation about. Or they might be the bad kind, like a PR disaster that we have to try and handle. Then again, they might be the leadership […]. The post Agile Marketing, Interrupted (VIDEO) 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
Duct Tape Marketing
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Increase Your Focus and Combat Distractions written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Chris Bailey. Podcast Transcript. This week on the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I chat with author and productivity expert Chris Bailey. After graduating from business school, Bailey decided to forego the traditional path and spend a full year learning everything he could about a topic that fascinated him: productivity.
Content Marketing Institute
OCTOBER 10, 2018
You’ve come a long way, content marketers. Today, nearly all top-performing B2B content marketers – 90% – put their audience’s informational needs ahead of their company’s sales/promotional message. Ten years ago, when CMI founder Joe Pulizzi cowrote Get Content Get Customers , content marketing was a novel concept for many traditional marketers. That it’s a common practice now shows how much marketers have adjusted their thinking. 90% of top-performing #B2B #content marketers put audience’s in
Hubspot Marketing
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Facebook has changed quite a bit since I first signed up for an account in 2008. Back then, Facebook was still called “The Facebook”, and my bio literally said, “Check out my MySpace, it’s waaaay better than my Facebook.”. Needless to say, Facebook has evolved at breakneck speed since my middle school years, and it’ll keep adapting at a swift pace for as long as it exists.
Adobe Experience Cloud Blog
OCTOBER 9, 2018
Why is it that the average tenure of a CMO is so much less than other C-suite executives? According to the CMO Impact Study , over 40% of CMOs have been in their roles for less than two years and 70% less than four years. There is much speculation as to why marketers have a shorter lifespan than their executive colleagues, but one stat from the Marketing Performance Management Survey, 2017 particularly caught my attention and could be related: only 23% of marketers earn top ratings from their C-
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