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4 Higher Ed Digital Marketing Strategies To Increase Online Applications

SmartBug Media

Brochures, television advertisements, and college fairs have their place in the world of college recruitment, but they no longer attract students the way they used to. In 2010, universities enrolled an all-time record of 21 million students. optimized for mobile can increase click rates. Life on a 6.5”

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The Evolution of Inbound Marketing

SmartBug Media

Before the arrival of the inbound methodology, marketing and advertising were almost completely outbound. The first search engine launched in 1995; SEO was coined in 1997; PPC advertising took hold in 2000. And by 2010 mobile was already showing signs of changing the digital landscape forever. First, Some History.

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How to Increase Sales with a Shopify-Instagram Integration

SmartBug Media

Ideally, e-commerce brands strategically market their products or services without advertising them outright. Instagram: Key Features Instagram ’s original intention to share photos with friends has evolved significantly since its debut in 2010. Product promotions often thrive on subtlety.

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When Did Programmatic Advertising Start: A History Lesson

Rev

Those ads that we would see on our computers after school, or deep in a chat with your best friend, were actually the beginning of what we call Programmatic Advertising today. Programmatic Advertising: The Early Days. Programmatic Advertising Today. In 2013, Google released their display ad network called AdSense.

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B2B Marketing Stats from HubSpot’s Marketing Data Box

Webbiquity

HubSpot last week released the Marketing Data Box , a 3.4 The good news for B2B marketers is that these publications still reach a highly qualified audience, advertising prices have dropped (in some cases dramatically) and deals can be made. As of December 2010, almost a third (31%) of U.S. Slide 35: Nearly one-third of U.S.

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The History of Inbound Marketing

Lake One

The timing of factors like the internet gaining steam, creation of social media, and the mobile phone boom have all played a part in the creation and rising popularity of inbound marketing. Many credit HubSpot’s co-founder and CEO, Brian Halligan with creating inbound marketing.

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Unriddled: The Latest on Google's Location Tracking, Amazon Goes to the Movies, and More Tech News You Need

Hubspot

"Unriddled" is HubSpot's mid-week digest of the tech headlines you need to know. Now, Google has appeared to follow suit with the launch of its own political ad archive last week, which will include any advertisement for a candidate -- including incumbents -- running for a federal elected office. It's tech news: explained.

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