SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 17, 2024

Business agility is a requirement for survival and growth in today’s market competition. Along the same lines, modern data management practices are at the core of gaining the much-desired agility for any organization to respond timely to changes in markets or operational challenges.

Management 114

Management Analytics New Technology Market Trends 114

Buffer Marketing

MARCH 5, 2025

But what’s the difference between a social media calendar and a social media marketing strategy? A social media marketing strategy is the driving force behind why you post what you post and choose the social media platforms you’ve selected. Why do you need a social media marketing strategy?

Social Media Marketing 114

Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketers 114

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

While we’ve structured this influencer marketing plan template into weeks, the actual timing may vary depending on factors like influencer availability and contract negotiations. What is an influencer marketing strategy template? To make this step easier, we’ve created an influencer marketing brief template.

Influencer Marketing 97

Influencer Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketers 97

Martech

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Project management is more than just a tool to keep your marketing campaigns on track. Today, project management data is not just a backend tool for tracking deadlines and task completion. This proactive approach leads to smoother daily operations and fosters a marketing strategy built for long-term success.

Management 110

Management Manufacturing Customer loyalty Analytics 110

Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Take the influencer space: Plenty of products are available to help you find and automate your relationships with influencers, including Sprout Social’s influencer marketing platform. Billed as a full lifecycle influencer campaign management tool, the platform eases you into the influencer scene.

Marketing Strategy 124

Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketers Influencer Marketing 124

Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 28, 2024

It’s that prediction market for politics (and more) that’s been all over the place lately. I’ve been following their rise for the past year from a no-name niche betting market to over $1B assets under management — with the CEO on the cover of Forbes and presidential candidates mentioning them in speeches.

Marketing Strategy 110

Marketing Strategy Marketing Marketers Fashion 110

Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Social media management has evolved from a platform-specific activity to a critical part of customer relationship management (CRM). Understanding how social media management will continue to develop in CRM platforms helps marketers prepare for future shifts.

CRM 107

CRM Management Thought Leadership Market Trends 107

Litmus

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

By matching your marketing to each customer journey stage, you can build trust, increase customer lifetime value, and turn buyers into brand advocates. As Dan Oshinsky from Inbox Collective shares, “I would love to see more organizations build newsletters into their overall strategy because it is such a powerful relationship-building tool.

Management 96

Management Marketing Marketers CRM 96

Martech

DECEMBER 16, 2024

These insights completely reshaped Dropboxs marketing strategy. Dig deeper: How to augment market research and glean customer insights with AI Why do we fall into the assumption trap and how to get out Dropboxs transformation was powerful, but they arent alone. These insights completely reshaped Dropboxs marketing strategy.

Marketing Strategy 104

Marketing Strategy Customer Transform Marketing Mix 104

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

They’ve carefully researched the market and the problem they intend to solve — and now it’s time to let your product marketing manager work their magic. I hate to tell you this, but without marketing, your product (no matter how amazing it is) will never be found by the customers whose problems it would solve.

Product Marketing 106

Product Marketing Product Management Marketing 106

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As of 2024, almost a quarter of marketers already use AI for customer segmentation. Email marketing Best for: Running a smooth, personalized email marketing campaign. Ive dabbled in email marketing quite a bit throughout my career.

Marketing Strategy 113

Marketing Strategy Health Marketing Marketers 113

Hubspot Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2024

And if there's one thing that all their content marketing strategies have in common, it is a solid content gap analysis. Here is an interesting take that Jocelyn Chan , the global marketing communications manager at TrusTrace , shared in the Contentoo-HubSpot study. Think about it.

Marketing Strategy 107

Marketing Strategy Thought Leadership Marketing Marketers 107

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 18, 2025

If you’re unsure where to begin in your marketing process, Marketing Insider Group offers specialized services to create content, manage campaigns, and engage with your audience. And always keep refining. Thats how you win with paid media. Contact us today to learn more or book your free consultation with our team!

Marketing Strategy 107

Marketing Strategy User-Generated Law Health 107

Martech

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Dig deeper: How marketing fuels the shift from problem-market fit to product-market fit Email: Business email address Sign me up! The post 2025 GTM forecast: Key shifts redefining the future of go-to-market strategy appeared first on MarTech. Processing.

Marketing Strategy 119

Marketing Strategy B2C Finance Analytics 119

Trade Press Services Newsletter

JANUARY 9, 2025

To drive continued success, it’s essential for businesses in all industries to future-proof their marketing strategies to adapt to these emerging trends and changes. A Future-Proof Marketing Plan According to business management expert Peter Drucker , “The best way to predict the future is to create it.”

Marketing Plan 220

Marketing Plan Whitepaper Direct Mail Marketing 220

Trade Press Services Newsletter

APRIL 3, 2025

From social media posts and infographics to short videos and GIFs, microcontent enables marketers to break down long-form content into more manageable and engaging chunks. This approach helps marketers cater to the needs of audiences who seek concise and relevant information.

Whitepaper 227

Whitepaper Branding Digital Marketing Marketing Strategy 227

Martech

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

A martech center of excellence (COE) bridges strategy and execution, turning marketing ideas into powerful customer experiences. Central to this is the execution team — a skilled group that includes UX designers, web experts, email marketers, social media strategists, CRM managers, campaign analysts and operational strategists.

CRM 112

CRM Customer Journey Customer loyalty Management 112

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Table of Contents What is holistic marketing? Benefits of Holistic Marketing How to Apply a Holistic Marketing Approach 3 Tips for a Strong Holistic Marketing Strategy For a long time, companies divided operations into discrete business units. What does holistic marketing look like in practice?

CMO 128

CMO Traditional Marketing Communications Marketing 128

Marketing Insider Group

JULY 30, 2024

With zero-party data, brands can tailor their marketing efforts to individual customer needs. Managing your data requires robust systems like CRM platforms to organize and analyze the information. You can use this data to tailor marketing efforts and improve customer experiences.

Transform 126

Transform CRM Communications Management 126

Aspiration Marketing

OCTOBER 8, 2024

While Excel is a versatile tool, it often falls short when it comes to managing complex customer interactions. As a result, businesses like yours are left drowning in a sea of spreadsheets and spending hours manually managing customer data. So, what's the alternative? A CRM system.

CRM 262

CRM Management Customer Marketing Strategy 262

Martech

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The recent launch of TikTok’s search ads and Smart+ expands business opportunities by providing greater control over ad placements, improved targeting and easier campaign management. By optimizing its marketing strategy, it uncovered TikTok’s significant impact, achieving an 11.1

Transform 123

Transform Advertisers Advertising Branding 123

Martech

AUGUST 8, 2024

adults will turn off cookies to manage their online privacy, so moving away from third-party dependence is still worthwhile. Dig deeper: Navigating the future of marketing with data Integrate data for a unified view With this greater understanding, start building a robust data ecosystem. Up to 67% of U.S. Processing.

Transform 123

Transform Analytics eCommerce CRM 123

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Global social media marketing strategies and new tools are empowering more brands than ever before to reach a worldwide audience. Going global effectively requires investing in a carefully crafted social media marketing strategy. What is a global social media marketing strategy?

Social Media Marketing 131

Social Media Marketing Marketing Marketers User-Generated 131

Martech

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

While your team is cautiously working on a pilot, competitors may be scaling AI across their operations and capturing market share. Lack of integration with broader marketing strategy Another drawback to starting small with AI pilots is that it can lead to a lack of integration with your broader marketing strategy and broader organization.

Key Performance Indicator 117

Key Performance Indicator Customer Acquisition PR Marketing Strategy 117

Martech

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Many companies divide marketing responsibilities across multiple specialists: graphic designers, social media managers, marketing operations managers, content marketers and email marketers, to name a few. This flexibility allows marketers to respond to trending moments as they happen, boosting engagement.

Customer 125

Customer Transform Customer loyalty Marketing 125

Martech

AUGUST 20, 2024

It’s reasonable to infer that many of those laid off were in marketing and customer service roles, where AI is handling many more tasks. Up to 87% of marketers have used AI or experimented with AI tools, while 68% of marketers use AI in their daily work, a recent study by The Conference Board found.

Marketing 128

Marketing Marketers CMO Communications 128

Martech

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Your experience can help you take on roles that shape marketing strategies and drive innovation. Diverse opportunities: The martech field encompasses a wide range of areas, including automation, customer relationship management (CRM), data management platforms, and more. Roles to consider 1.

CMO 113

CMO Marketing Automation Platform Analytics Digital Marketing 113

Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2024

In this post, I’ll guide you through what B2B2C marketing is and how it works, as well as provide a few examples of popular and effective B2B2C marketing strategies. Table of Contents What is B2B2C marketing? For one, it engages in different B2B2C strategies related to both hardware and digital services.

Manufacturing 131

Manufacturing B2C eCommerce Marketing 131

Martech

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Heres a breakdown of the responsibilities, backgrounds, skill sets, and how these roles fit into marketing and marketing operations. Responsibilities GTM engineer / GTM ops engineer Develop and implement go-to-market strategies. Analyze market trends and customer data to inform product positioning.

Customer Acquisition 112

Customer Acquisition CRM Marketing Automation Platform Analytics 112

Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Prompt: What are the top areas I should focus on to improve marketing operations? Answer: To improve marketing operations effectively, consider focusing on the following key areas: 1. Marketing technology stack management: Ensure you have a well-integrated marketing technology stack that aligns with your marketing objectives.

Key Performance Indicator 112

Key Performance Indicator CRM Marketing Automation Platform Customer Acquisition 112

Martech

JULY 26, 2024

Comprehensive analytics : Advanced analytics provide deep insights into customer behavior, allowing for fine-tuned marketing strategies that align with business objectives. Integrated ecosystems : A website serves as the nucleus of an integrated martech ecosystem, seamlessly connecting various marketing channels and tools.

Transform 127

Transform Whitepaper Thought Leadership Customer Journey 127

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 26, 2024

You can use AI to predict customer behavior and trends, allowing for data-driven marketing strategies. AI Marketing Automation Basics On a basic level, AI marketing automation refers to using artificial intelligence technologies to automate and enhance marketing tasks.

CRM 123

CRM Transform Marketing Marketers 123

Scoop.it!

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This is proof that brands can’t get away with using cookie-cutter templates and copying their competitors’s strategies and selling points. Hence, in this article, we will explore different types of UGC, strategies to encourage and manage it , and the benefits of incorporating UGC into your broader content marketing efforts.

User-Generated 120

User-Generated Branding Fashion Promotion 120

Martech

JANUARY 6, 2025

A FAQ can be included in any communications or marketing plan to help develop and/or solidify key messages. They are essential tools when managing: Mergers and acquisitions. Dig deeper: Whats the role of marketing in a crisis? Executives and department managers usually receive a master document with every set of FAQs.

B2C 128

B2C Communications Marketing Marketers 128

Martech

JULY 30, 2024

Achieving success, especially when competing against large corporations, hinges on implementing effective marketing strategies that provide a competitive advantage. Transitioning marketing as the business grows As your business expands, your marketing strategies must keep pace.

CRM 111

CRM Marketing Marketers Customer loyalty 111

Martech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Let’s face it: the marketing world is already complicated. Agile marketing isn’t easy to implement or continuously manage, and the promise of helping teams prioritize work — and say no to some things — remains elusive. How do you combine agile marketing and generative AI? We’ve all played with ChatGPT.

Transform 139

Transform CMO Marketing Marketers 139