Sat.Mar 23, 2024 - Fri.Mar 29, 2024

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How Email Marketing Platforms Increase YouTube Views

SendX

If you’re anything like most content creators, you want to know how to increase YouTube views. It’s understandable when you consider how much work goes into the creation of a video.

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B2B Customer Experience: Balancing the Human Factor with Technology

Vision Edge Marketing

AI. AI. AI. Are your email boxes overflowing with information extolling the benefits of, and promoting, AI tools? Mine sure is! But this post is about a bigger category – technology. From chatbots to self-service platforms, technology is reshaping customer interactions, enhancing efficiency, improving EBITA, and steering decisions with data. Gartner’s survey reveals a whopping 75% of B2B buyers prefer self-service, versus interacting with sales representatives, during the initial stages of

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What Is a Marketing Database? (Hint: It’s NOT Your Audience)

Marketing Insider Group

Let’s face it: In the grand chess game of marketing , your marketing database is the queen. Neglect her, and your strategy is as good as checkmate. But wield her wisely, and you’re playing to win. Having a marketing database isn’t just about hoarding data like a digital dragon sitting on a pile of gold. It’s about using that data to outsmart the competition and capture your audience’s attention.

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Book Review: Smart Brevity

Webbiquity

I rarely write book reviews anymore. And I’ll bet you rarely read them. But this one will be brief, and worthwhile for both of us. Promise. Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less by Jim VandeHei , Mike Allen , and Roy Schwartz is a must-read for communicators generally, and writers specifically. It’s worth a review. Plus, this gives me an opportunity to try writing in Smart Brevity style.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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How to Build a Community With an Email Marketing Platform

SendX

Building a community is about more than just gathering people together. It's about creating a space where connections can flourish, ideas can be shared, and relationships can grow.

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MarTech Salary and Career Survey: More promotions and more layoffs

Martech

For martech professionals salaries are good and promotions are coming faster, unfortunately, layoffs are coming faster, too. That’s according to the just-released 2024 Martech Salary and Career Survey. Another very unfortunate finding: The median salary of women below the C-suite level is 35% less than what men earn. The last year saw many different economic trends, some at odds with each other.

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Beginner’s Guide to Content Marketing Reporting

Ahrefs

In this guide, you’ll learn the three best practices of reporting and eight types of information that make a solid content report, including the actual KPIs used by content marketers.

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5 Great Email Signature Examples to Follow

SendX

On average, more than 300 billion emails are sent and received on a global scale every day. The email marketing industry is set to reach $17.9 billion by 2027. Despite these amazing statistics, many still treat their email signatures like an afterthought, which is a big mistake!

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11 Effective Emotional Advertising Examples Brands Are Using

Bannersnack

10 minutes read Everyone knows that emotional marketing is difficult to do right. Marketers tend to focus on conversion rate, impressions, bounce rates, and bids, and we forget about the emotional appeal in the advertising. According to the research from PsychologyToday, people respond to the emotional part of the ads a lot more than the text itself.

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Job dissatisfaction up sharply: The 2024 MarTech Salary and Career Survey

Martech

Fewer resources and more stress cut into martech professionals’ job satisfaction this year, according to the 2024 Martech Salary and Career Survey. Job dissatisfaction jumped by 9% for managers and staff and 5% for those at the director level and up. Overall job satisfaction remains high — two-thirds of martech professionals at every level say they are “extremely” or “somewhat” satisfied.

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AI Bias: Overcoming Challenges in Generative AI Platforms

CMSWire

AI bias will continue to be a challenge for generative AI platform providers. It's up to these platforms to build in truth mechanisms from the get-go. Continue reading.

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How to Use Email Promo Codes to Great Effect

SendX

Email promo codes are a great way of boosting your product’s sales. Leverage them to great effect by following these eight steps. (Includes examples).

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What Is Enterprise Content Marketing? Strategies You Need To Be Successful

Ahrefs

When enterprise content marketing is done well, it can drive tons of leads, conversions, and, ultimately, revenue. In addition, it can help with things like brand perception and awareness. There’s a misconception that big enterprise websites rank for everything.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.

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Beyond multichannel and omnichannel: Understanding the optichannel approach

Martech

There’s a newcomer to the customer experience discussion: designing and delivering an “optichannel” experience. What is that? How does it differ from multichannel and omnichannel? Hold tight. I’ll answer those questions and a few more, but let’s start with some definitions to set the stage. What is multichannel? Multichannel means the company interacts with customers through multiple channels, both online and offline.

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Sales Qualified Lead vs Sales Accepted Lead: Distinguishing Sales-Ready Leads from Potential Sales Leads  

Only B2B

Ah, the never-ending quest for qualified leads! B2B marketers spend countless hours crafting campaigns, social media posts, and targeted ads, all in the name of capturing potential customers. But what happens after that initial spark of interest? Do all those website visitors and content downloads translate into sales conversations? Let’s delve into the enigmatic world of SQL’s and SAL’s.

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250+ Instagram Reel hashtags to boost engagement for your brand

Sprout Social

If you’ve opened Instagram recently, you know Reels are big on the platform. The short-form video format has quickly become a favorite of both brands and consumers. The good news is you can add Instagram hashtags to Reels the same way you add hashtags to posts to boost visibility, reach and engagement. In this post, you’ll find a curated list of the top Instagram Reel hashtags for travel, fitness, food, fashion and other categories.

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Content Pruning: Why It Works, and How to Do It

Ahrefs

Content pruning sounds pretty appealing: delete a ton of content and see your organic traffic improve. But pruning has risks (like deleting useful pages and useful backlinks), and benefits are not guaranteed: So how does pruning actually work?

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5 Inspiring B2B Marketing Campaigns to Take Yours to the Next Level

Your next big B2B marketing idea starts here. Get inspired with these five successful B2B marketing campaigns. Ready to generate more leads, interest, and revenue with your B2B marketing? In this comprehensive eBook, you’ll get: In-depth studies of five successful B2B marketing campaigns spanning a wide range of industries Key takeaways and lessons from each story to implement in your own strategy Resources to help your own B2B marketing thrive By submitting this form, you agree to have your con

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Harnessing martech insights: A roadmap to customer-centric business strategies

Martech

The digital era has revolutionized how organizations interact with consumers and transformed the role of martech teams. Once perceived primarily as technical support, martech teams are now central figures in strategic decision-making. Their ability to assess and analyze vast data sets lets them provide critical insights into customer behaviors, market trends and the overall effectiveness of marketing strategies.

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From Turbulence to Triumph in AI Marketing

CMSWire

Avoid these 3 common AI adoption pitfalls and find a balance that uses AI with urgency and exercises caution to prevent catastrophic marketing failures. Continue reading.

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How gamifying employee advocacy can boost your program’s success

Oktopost

Gamifying employee advocacy is the key to a successful employee advocacy program. Employee advocacy is a game-changer for your brand’s success. But, without your employees willing to participate, your strategy will fall at the first hurdle. No advocates, big problem. So, to avoid this *very* large hurdle, you’ll want to build their enthusiasm and engagement for your strategy.

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7 Content Marketing Reporting Tools for Data That Matters

Ahrefs

This article lists a complete tool stack that will allow you to track all the metrics that matter in content marketing, such as traffic, keywords, and audience growth.

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The New GTM Playbook: 18 Ways to Future-Proof Your Sales Team

Longer sales cycles. Increasingly discerning buyers. More meetings. Intensifying competition. Economic uncertainty. Go-to-market teams of every size, in every industry, are grappling with these challenges firsthand. Thankfully, there’s an answer. We’ve developed an entirely new way for GTM leaders to identify and execute proven, data-driven strategies that drive revenue.

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How To Produce a Podcast in 2024 (From Someone Who’s Done 400+ Episodes)

Content Marketing Institute

This Old Marketing has produced over 400 podcast episodes since 2013. Learn how they do it in 2024, from the process to the equipment and the one big thing every successful podcast requires.

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10 ChatGPT prompts for digital marketers by Digital Marketing Depot

Martech

This guide offers a curated collection of prompts tailored to various marketing roles, from social media to SEO. Learn best practices for interacting with AI and discover how to effectively leverage tools like ChatGPT to boost productivity, creativity, and strategic thinking. Each prompt comes with a detailed explanation and practical example, making it easy to apply AI to your everyday marketing tasks and challenges.

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Headless CMS: The Epic Battle With Monolithic Platforms

CMSWire

Headless vs. monolith mirrors the epic tales of old, where headless CMS (Zeus) challenges the traditional, monolithic CMS (Kronos). Continue reading.

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Everything you need to know about Messaging for Pages

Oktopost

In a world where authenticity, transparency, and efficiency are not just valued but expected, direct communication between brands and their customers is the heartbeat of modern-day business. Through direct engagement, your brand can quickly answer queries, tailor communications, and create personalized experiences that genuinely resonate with your audience.

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The Marketer’s Guide to B2B Swag Strategy

Everything is digital these days – making it harder to grab and keep people’s attention. But smart swag is different. Swag enables your sales and marketing teams to connect with their audiences in a uniquely tangible way. It reinforces relationships with your brand and persists for years. Plus, amidst a barrage of advertising messages that tend to interrupt and distract people, swag is the only marketing medium that consumers actually thank companies for!

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How To Survive 3 New Threats to Your SEO Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Three cataclysmic forces are shaking the search landscape – Google's Search Generative Experience, the flood of AI content, and the growth of social search. It’s time to see the threats and figure out what to do. Here’s some help.

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EU launches investigations of Alphabet, Apple and Meta

Martech

In September 2023, the E.U. designated six internet “gatekeepers” as the first companies required to be in compliance with the Digital Markets Act. The deadline for compliance passed earlier this month and Alphabet, Apple and Meta have been identified as subjects of the first probes for non-compliance. Asked about the speed with which the E.U. is acting, commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton said: “The law is the law.

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11 Top Customer Service Metrics to Measure

CMSWire

Discover the top customer service metrics to enhance your support strategy, improve customer satisfaction and drive business growth. Continue reading.

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