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Nine Social Media Marketing Stats You Can Use

Webbiquity

The phase “social media marketing” first appeared in searches back in March 2007, but the first spike in interest came in January 2009, when search volume more than doubled from the previous month. Social media ads are tied with sponsored posts among the most trusted channels by consumers when making a purchase decision.

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Proof of The ROI of Storytelling in Marketing?

Marketing Insider Group

For the project, they purchased 100 insignificant objects like those you see here. As Michele talks about in her slideshow, The Art of Effective Storytelling, we tend to purchase what we identify with. Make understanding your buyers an ongoing process as your audience’s needs, wants, and preferences will change over time.

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Why Zagat might be a smarter purchase for Google than Yelp

Biznology

By now you’ve heard the news that Google has purchased Zagat Reviews. Google famously flamed out in its bid to buy Yelp in 2009, and has finally added the restaurant reviews it has craved. Suppose you take that systematic process that Zagat has painstakingly worked out over the years and you hand it to Google.

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B2B Lead Generation Blog: How Podcasts Impact B2B Purchase Decisions

markempa

Call for speakers: MarketingSherpa’s B2B Marketing Summit 5 dials to tune in your lead generation process Recent Comments Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process. Sales content is most relevant in the later stages of the buying process.

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Programmatic Advertising Glossary & Brief History

Digilant

And for the next few years, digital advertising mirrored this simple and straightforward process. This led to creating the programmatic ecosystem’s first element: an ad server – DoubleClick to be specific (which would eventually be purchased by Google for $3.1 This entire process happens within one-tenth of a second.

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The Challenges in Adoption of Marketing Technology « The Effective.

The Effective Marketer

The goal is to make use of cross channel marketing strategies to target the customer at the right moment and influence purchase decisions. Marketers are starting to play a strong role in defining the needs and in the selection process when it comes to purchasing marketing technology. United States License.

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A Plain English Guide to Real Time Bidding

Hubspot

Since its inception in 2009, real-time bidding (RTB) has become one of the most popular ways to purchase ad inventory online. There are no RTB platforms because real-time bidding is a method of purchasing impressions, not a channel. Raising your hand to indicate a bid is your real-time bidding process. Still confused?