The CMO Survey

APRIL 1, 2025

The 34th edition of The CMO Survey reveals a complex landscape for marketing leaders: While their organizational influence grows and AI adoption accelerates, they face increasing pressure to demonstrate ROI amid slowing budget growth and performance metrics. of marketing effortsa remarkable 100% increase since 2022. within three years.

Transform 130

Transform CMO Key Performance Indicator Customer Acquisition 130

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

How to Get Approved for Instagram Shopping Instagram Product Tagging Savvy Tips for Getting the Most Out of Instagram Shopping Are Instagram Shopping tools effective in 2024? See more in “ The HubSpot Blog's Instagram Shopping Report: Data from 500+ Instagram Marketers.” Effective” really depends on your business goals and resources.

Product 111

Product User-Generated eCommerce Shipping 111

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 27, 2024

As technological advancements and consumer behaviors shift, staying ahead of the marketing curve is becoming increasingly critical. Implementing a few marketing strategies can help manufacturing companies unlock significant growth potential and succeed in a competitive industry. This step begins with thorough market research.

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Manufacturing Whitepaper Marketers Marketing 124

Backlinko

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

What are the 4 Ps of marketing? For over 60 years, these four elements have been the cornerstone of many successful marketing strategies. People still want great products, fair prices, convenient access, and compelling reasons to buy. Well, they’re the backbone of every successful marketing strategy. Absolutely.

Price 112

Price Real Estate Promotion Food 112

Martech

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Far too many content marketing programs fail to connect the brand to customer problems before the customer starts looking for a solution. At this crucial and overlooked point in the customer journey, most brands provide content about the product and the industry, when they should address specific customer pain points.

Content Marketing 139

Content Marketing Customer Journey Thought Leadership Marketers 139

Scoop.it!

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Content marketing can be extremely effective at putting your professional services brand on the map. But here’s the deal: exceptional content marketing success is only possible if you employ a strategic approach. In many cases, this means doing the groundwork that will create and reinforce the market for your service.

Marketing Strategy 117

Marketing Strategy Content Marketing Branding Marketers 117

Buffer Marketing

MARCH 5, 2025

Social media marketing is using social media platforms — like Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, X, etc. It also includes paid social media marketing, like running ads and influencer marketing. But what’s the difference between a social media calendar and a social media marketing strategy?

Social Media Marketing 114

Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketers Marketing 114

Hubspot Marketing

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

In a world driven by content marketing , understanding how your target audience prefers to consume information is critical to getting your messages seen and heard. All consumers are unique, but that level of personalization as a marketer isn’t really realistic. Image Source What can you do as a marketer?

Gen Z 141

Gen Z Millennials Entertainment User-Generated 141

The Marketing Operations Leader

JANUARY 11, 2025

Copy This Template For Your Marketing Operations Assessment Make a copy of this Google Slide template to conduct your assessment. The 7-P Marketing Operations Assessment Guide Marketing Operations is the backbone of any successful marketing team, but how do you know if yours is truly optimized?

Finance 130

Finance Marketers Marketing Succession Planning 130

Martech

AUGUST 1, 2024

It is 2024, and we’ve all heard how AI can improve our email marketing efforts. They become obsessed with how it can create productivity. With each new AI tool for email marketers, it is crucial the content and campaigns created with them maintain a personal touch and not diminish the brand experience. Subject line generation.

Email Marketing 129

Email Marketing Food Marketers Marketing 129

SmartBrief - Marketing

JULY 30, 2024

Many marketers still consider Reddit an enigma. So why are brands and marketers still not sold? Here are six ways agency and brands can extract value from Reddit marketing. Marketers also can use it for content inspiration, taking cues from the audiences that they care the most about.

PR 128

PR Marketers Marketing Industry Insights 128

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

And while I may relax that way in my personal life, I also use those skills in business, where I conduct B2B market research to build marketing strategies and plans. Let’s chat about how you can learn about B2B buyers and how market research can equip you and your team for success. Table of Contents What is B2B market research?

Market Research 121

Market Research B2C Marketers Marketing 121

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Those companies did below the line (BTL) marketing right. Email marketing, direct mail, events — below the line marketing includes these and similar targeted tactics to convince and convert buyers. Table of Contents What is below the line marketing? Answering “What is BTL marketing?” And where do you begin?

Direct Mail 123

Direct Mail Marketers Marketing Email Marketing 123

Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The role was a management position and carried strategic responsibility for marketing, communications and PR — all things I was excited about. I didn’t know it yet, but I was about to take a crash course in event marketing. Because the goals fall under marketing, the responsibility typically falls to the marketing team.

Event Marketing 130

Event Marketing Food Direct Mail Entertainment 130

Martech

JULY 10, 2024

No marketing technology series would be complete without discussing the ever-important measurement of success or KPIs. Today, you would get no argument on the importance of building relationships with influencers across social platforms, as social media marketing ROI and KPIs have become well-established within strategic frameworks.

User-Generated 126

User-Generated Social Media Marketing Marketers Marketing 126

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There are, it would seem, as many AI marketing tools as there are stars in the sky. Here’s a guide to help you cut through the chaos and confusion of AI marketing analytics tools to find some that really work for your needs. I talk to a lot of marketers, and it’s rare that I find somebody who isn’t using AI for some thing.

Analytics 126

Analytics Customer Journey CMO Marketers 126

The Marketing Operations Leader

MARCH 25, 2025

Interested in reaching over 5,000 marketing leaders and operations professionals? Fill out this form to learn more about The Marketing Operations Leader sponsorships. Easy Breakdown of Marketing Strategy and Planning There’s a tremendous amount of work that goes into marketing planning and strategy. See you there!

Marketing Strategy 130

Marketing Strategy Customer Acquisition Finance Marketers 130

Martech

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Dig deeper: Why first-party data still reigns even with Google keeping third-party cookies This Coffee Talk took place during the fall 2024 MarTech Conference in September. 34:53: First-party data for content and product recommendations. The post Marketers discuss their first-party data strategies appeared first on MarTech.

Customer Journey 113

Customer Journey Marketers Marketing Advertising 113

Marketing Insider Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Power Reviews reports that 87% of consumers regularly research products online before purchasing them, so mastering digital marketing is essential as you grow your business. That’s where a digital marketing checklist becomes your best ally. SEO Digital Marketing Checklist Image Source 1.

Digital Marketing 121

Digital Marketing User-Generated Marketers Marketing 121

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Either way, it seems like all of our favorite channels are actively competing for gold, which presents quite the range of social media marketing challenges for us. In fact, our latest social trends report shows that they’ve manifested into the biggest challenges social media marketers are facing this year. Is it Instagram?

Social Media Marketing 106

Social Media Marketing Gen Z Marketers Marketing 106

Martech

JULY 24, 2024

To summarize what I’ve read: AI is the panacea; problems will cease to exist and we’ll be more productive than ever if we just use AI. The reality is that, at least in marketing, AI is not new. Determining the right marketing jobs for AI What are the right jobs for AI? Lately, it seems like everyone is focused on AI.

Marketers 125

Marketers Marketing Analytics Place 125

Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 26, 2024

I worked with this week’s master of marketing some years ago out of The Onion’s HQ, so we’ve both been behind the scenes. A business is still a business, and marketing is still marketing. At both places, he’s brought his sometimes wry, sometimes absurdist humor into play. I talked to Hassan S. Those are the real results.”

Marketers 118

Marketers Marketing Traditional Marketing Advertising 118

Martech

OCTOBER 29, 2024

My odd explorations were part of a five-step innovation method I’ve used for many problem-solving projects as a marketer, consultant and analyst. Although it took millions of years for nature to come up with an eye or a bacterial flagellar motor, it won’t take long for marketers to come up with brilliant solutions.

Energy 119

Energy Marketers Marketing Customer Journey 119

Hubspot Marketing

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is just one example of how AI can impact our everyday lives, and the same can be said about AI in B2B marketing. Here are nine of the best ways to use AI in B2B marketing to level up your day-to-day. The State of AI in B2B Marketing Before we dive in, let’s get a quick lay of the AI land. How to Use AI in B2B Marketing 1.

User-Generated 130

User-Generated Food Transform Marketers 130

Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

It’s a visual search engine, productivity tool, and e-commerce powerhouse for brands of all sizes. Key takeaways Pinterest marketing is the practice of using the platform as a visual search engine to help relevant audiences discover products or services. What is Pinterest marketing? The strategy?

Gen Z 115

Gen Z Affiliate Marketing Fashion Social Media Marketing 115

Martech

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Have a daily stand-up meeting Yes, adding a daily meeting can make you more productive! Dig deeper: 6 tips for creating a winning email marketing calendar 3. You need a place to put in raw comments that you can synthesize at the end of the season. It’s one of the things that make me an effective marketer and executive.

Email Marketing 129

Email Marketing Retail Marketing Marketers 129

Hubspot Marketing

MARCH 26, 2025

For my companys video marketing campaigns, Facebook is a natural choice. A quality video marketing campaign on Facebook can strengthen your brand and increase your customer base. A quality video marketing campaign on Facebook can strengthen your brand and increase your customer base. Define big-picture marketing goals.

Video Marketing 106

Video Marketing Entertainment Marketers Marketing 106

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

I remember once sitting in a quarterly marketing review meeting, watching competitors‘ video campaigns flash across the screen. That‘s when it hit me: B2B video marketing isn’t just another checkbox in our marketing strategy — it's a fundamental shift in how we engage with our audience.

Video Marketing 126

Video Marketing Marketing Strategy Transform B2C 126

Sprout Social

JANUARY 22, 2025

B2B brands cant afford to put off their LinkedIn content marketing strategy. Because there’s no better place on social media to position yourself as a leader in your industry. From networking and recruiting to building credibility and beyond, the value of LinkedIn marketing is clear. Why do content marketing on LinkedIn?

Marketing Strategy 125

Marketing Strategy Content Marketing Thought Leadership Marketers 125

Hubspot Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

When I graduated with a marketing degree over a decade ago, I hit the scene thinking that marketing would always be its own thing. Something like “holistic marketing” seemed unnecessary to me. Marketers had their swim lane; I’d stick to mine. That’s one of many benefits holistic marketing offers.

CMO 125

CMO Traditional Marketing Communications Marketers 125

Hubspot Marketing

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Tackling marketing without a solid plan is like putting together a puzzle without all the pieces — I know this firsthand. Before using a marketing strategic framework, my efforts often felt scattered, with no real direction. Table of Contents What is a marketing strategy framework?

Price 117

Price Marketers Marketing User-Generated 117

Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

What began as brands sending free products to popular social media users has now evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry, where contracted brand deals are closely aligned with targeted campaigns. Influencer marketing is no longer a novelty—it’s a critical component of advertising strategies. What are influencer marketing KPIs?

Influencer Marketing 125

Influencer Marketing Key Performance Indicator Transform Marketers 125

Martech

MARCH 24, 2025

The four-person marketing team at Tomorrow.io AI-augmented decision-making in action Imagine you’re a digital marketing manager at a growing SaaS company tasked with launching a pivotal new product. Specialized marketing AI tools provide targeted recommendations for your industry.

Transform 115

Transform Marketers Marketing User-Generated 115

Buffer Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2024

” It’s a question rooted in the business’ need for steady growth and customer loyalty to thrive in a competitive local market. Less authenticity: Focusing on growth often shifts the marketing strategy toward sales-heavy messaging, sacrificing the authenticity that appeals to local customers in the first place.

Whitepaper 114

Whitepaper Thought Leadership Finance Marketers 114

Hootsuite

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A social media marketing strategy is a summary of everything you plan to do and hope to achieve on social media. In this post, we’ll walk you through a nine-step plan to create a winning strategy for social media marketing. We’ve even got expert insights from Amanda Wood, Hootsuite’s Senior Manager of Social Marketing.

Social Media Marketing 109

Social Media Marketing Marketing Strategy Marketers Marketing 109

The Marketing Operations Leader

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In this edition: The New Marketing Ops Maturity Model Your Marketing Job Interview Cheat Sheet Poll: Who Should Be The Second Marketing Ops Hire? The New Marketing Ops Maturity Model Marketing Ops will define the next era of marketing. Your Marketing Job Interview Cheat Sheet Marketing interviews are brutal.

New Markets 130

New Markets Marketers Marketing Analytics 130

Martech

JULY 22, 2024

To business executives and marketing professionals, everything is numbers. We just got an ROI of 15% on our last marketing campaign.” This applies to everyone on the marketing team and anyone reporting to the C-level executives. Because planes with bullet holes in those places never made it back. What do the numbers mean?

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Key Performance Indicator Transform Analytics Manufacturing 117