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4 Winning Tactics to Put in Your Marketing Plan

B2B Marketing Traction

Google’s algorithmic changes in 2012 and 2013 have been a big nod to substance. I used to tell clients to think of Twitter as a radio station, but it’s much more than a sales or marketing broadcast channel. Tweets with hashtags are used by celebrities and TV shows to create engagement with fans and buzz about entertainment.

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Brand Newsrooms Descend Upon Euro 2016

Contently

Adidas, Carlsberg, McDonald’s, and Coca-Cola are just a few of the brands looking to double down on long- and short-form digital content this year, building on lessons they’ve learned at Euro 2012 and other global sporting events. The tournament attracted 300 million global viewers in 2012.

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Which Brand Won the World Cup?

Hubspot

Above all it was a real step up from the simple (but highly effective and memorable) product placement on the heads of famous athletes we saw in London 2012. broadcasts of the game, but they were tone-deaf and managed to offend pretty much everyone. Todd Drake | Chief Technology Officer, Organic. It’s pretty clear who lost.

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8 Real-Life Examples of Outbound Marketing Gone Terribly Wrong

Hubspot

In early 2012, the AMC network used New York City as its canvas to promote Mad Men 's fifth season premiere with billboards of the show's iconic falling man silhouette, plastered on buildings and subways throughout the city. Hopefully promotions for season six of Mad Men will generate the right kind of buzz. 5) Mad Men Falling Man.

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9 Unique Ways to Generate Leads With QR Codes

Hubspot

So broadcast your message using your blog, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google + or any of the other social media tools at your disposal. That way, our audience builds, and we’re able to create as much buzz around the promotion as possible. How to Put QR Codes to Work for Your Business. Reserve your seat for the webinar here.

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The Decline of Organic Facebook Reach & How to Adjust to the Algorithm

Hubspot

Prior to 2012, that number used to be much, much higher than it is now. 2007-2012: Fan Pages. When 2012 rolled around, Page managers learned that only a fraction of their Facebook fans -- 16% on average -- were seeing their Page posts in their News Feeds. Broadcast on Facebook Live. 2014: Organic Reach Plummets.

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Kale, Podcasts & Yoga Pants: The Secret Formula Behind Ideas That Take Off

Hubspot

Unfortunately, he quickly found that generating buzz for blenders wasn't all that easy. Between 2012-2013, 608 baby Kales were born. farmers grew 57% more kale in 2012 than they did in 2007. In search of a way to combine them, Dickson started his own blender company, Blendtec. The Kale Campaign. No, not the vegetable.

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