Ambal's Amusings

DECEMBER 14, 2011

Are you ready for the 2nd Annual Content Marketing Retreat in 2012 ? What: 2nd Annual Content Marketing Retreat When: January 26, 2012 at 9:00 AM Where: Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, Langley, WA Link: Register Now ! Thanks for finding time out of your very busy schedule to provide your valuable insights to our readers.

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BenchmarkONE

APRIL 19, 2022

After its debut in 2012, Peloton saw steady growth in its business until the pandemic when demands for the products increased exponentially. What can you learn from Peloton as a small business owner? 4 Lessons Small Business Owners can learn from Peloton. Read on to find out: . Know Your Audience. Look at the big picture.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Whether you're an entrepreneur looking for investors for your small business, or the CEO of a large corporation, a business plan can help you succeed and is a critical component for long-term growth. In fact, one study found companies that use business plans grow 30% faster than those that don't. Our Mission.

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Hubspot

APRIL 10, 2018

In 2012, J.C. Except, in 2012, sales for J. While the example of J.C. Along with increased revenue, flash sales can help your ecommerce business get rid of excess inventory and stabalize your existing inventory. 6 Examples of Great Flash Sales. Penney stopped promoting sales and offering coupons.

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Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 24, 2022

So how can SaaS brands make their technical content exciting and build audience loyalty that ultimately translates to new business? From creative video content to authentic storytelling to strategic content organization, these examples all provide actionable tips you can leverage right away to jumpstart your own content ROI.

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Paid Search Agency Content Marketing Companies Case Study 329

Scoop.it

JANUARY 7, 2021

This was the issue that Death Wish Coffee, a company based in Saratoga Springs, NY, faced back in 2012. This company is a great example of how a smart and efficient approach to building an online brand looks like. bio of your business. There are three words that describe the success of Death Wish Coffee – smart online branding.

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Marketing Insider Group

APRIL 29, 2020

We operate in a business environment where every day brings new innovations, new mergers, new expectations, and new software solutions to help us keep up. While all this newness is useful, there’s still only one master of the business universe. During my research, I never found a more glaring example of how to get it wrong than Kodak.

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SmartBrief - Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

With more than doubling in five years, livestream marketing can be a successful business strategy for your next campaign. Livestream experiences to engage audiences Businesses have a golden opportunity to captivate and engage their audiences like never before with livestreaming. The livestreaming market is estimated to grow from $1.49

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BenchmarkONE

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

But for small businesses the importance of staying up to date with consumer changes is ever-present. If you want your small business to thrive during challenging times, having a finger on the pulse of emerging trends is the key to success. For small business owners, that uncertainty is even more troubling. Trends come and go.

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Biznology

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Well, here’s one quick example for you to consider. In fact, you should have a strong plan ahead for the rest of this year and the first half of next year to have enough time to possibly impact your organic search results for holiday season 2012. If you want to have some control, your thoughts should be on 2012.

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Customer Experience Matrix

JANUARY 22, 2014

The new entrants are clustered towards the small business end of the market, where they see an opportunity for simpler systems at lower prices than existing market leaders. Leadsberry is among the oldest of these systems, launched in July 2012. Here are highlights of several vendors I’ve looked at recently.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Invigorate your strategy with insights from marketers at TikTok, Glossier, Zillow, lululemon, and more Convince & Convert started the Social Pros Podcast back in 2012 as a way to get to know the “real people doing real things” in social media. This information allowed them to tap into a partnership with the pet sitting network Rover.

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NuSpark Consulting

DECEMBER 31, 2011

Thought I’d give it a shot as well, running through a master list of “resolutions” as preparation for improving your inbound marketing and lead generation strategies for 2012 and beyond. What their business challenges are. Gather marketing intelligence and gain feedback from those who do business with you.

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Content Standard

MARCH 12, 2024

Consumer trust in businesses, while still higher than trust in government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and media, has decreased in the past five years. Be Transparent: Own your expertise while transcending business and product biases. But here’s the catch: earning that loyalty is harder than ever.

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Martech

JANUARY 20, 2022

Peppertype.ai, for example, offers to draft content specifically for Twitter and LinkedIn as well as conventional blogs. It’s around ten years since natural language generation (NLG) proved capable of creating automated sports and business earnings reports. It is time to start exploring the use of these tools.”

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Martech

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Over 30 years of working in the media business, I’ve seen a fair share of market slowdowns. Historically, one can look to prominent examples such as Lululemon (1998), WestJet (1996), SkipTheDishes (2012) and Shopify (2006) — all either launched during the economic crisis or emerged in an environment of economic recovery.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 21, 2019

In fact, a global presence is possible for any business with a creative strategy and an understanding of world markets. So, if you're looking for inspiration on how to craft a successful international marketing strategy and expand your business' reach, check out these examples from 13 successful companies. Dunkin Donuts.

Marketing Strategy 101

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Outbrain

JANUARY 1, 2019

Since 2012, native advertising has steadily grown to become the dominant online advertising format. Some of these stood out in the last year as great examples of native ads, for all kinds of reasons. Laurel or Yanny” dispute, which kept the whole internet busy for a few days? Native ads are everywhere because they work.

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Paid Search Agency Marketing AI Examples Ads 55

Biznology

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Digital transformation is profound change in business activities, processes, competencies, and models to fully leverage customers at every touchpoint in the customer experience. VALUE: Judge change by how digital transformation helps create the next business. Need some examples?

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Digital Transformation Case Study Case Studies Studies 184

Hubspot

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

If you're looking for some great examples, you've come to the right place. Then, we'll show you eight different types of Facebook Ads, each with real-life examples -- along with some insights into why that ad is so successful. The 3 Primary Formats for Facebook Ads (With Examples). 8 of the Best Facebook Ad Examples by Type.

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Moz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

72% of consumers believe they will frequent neighboring businesses more after the crisis is over, but that will take all of us doing our part now to ensure as many SMBs are still there to greet us when better days return. What is Small Business Saturday? Small Business Saturday’s date this year is November 28th.

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Hinge Marketing

JULY 8, 2016

Established businesses are continuously mapping out a new innovation strategy. But to prove that a business is truly innovative is another task completely. The term thought-leadership is another phrase that is thrown out there in the business/marketing world far too often. Every new start-up is as innovative as Uber.

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Webinar Metrics Examples Marketing & Strategy Case Studies 48

KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

For example, this could be the results for a zero-click search. But only if the user’s intent was to understand what the word “esoteric” means: As you probably know, we’re looking at several SERP features in just this example. And this example is relatively light on SERP features. Basic SERP Features. Search Result Titles.

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Martech

MARCH 1, 2023

Beyond buzzwords, these marketing strategies aim to deliver a better customer experience — and drive greater business results. Outcomes, not outputs This 2012 HBR article highlights the importance of focusing on outcomes rather than outputs in marketing efforts. Multichannel. Omnichannel. Omnipresent.

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B2B Marketing Directions

MARCH 10, 2024

Duke retired from professional poker in 2012 and just last year completed her doctoral work and earned a PhD in cognitive psychology from UPenn. This means that marketing decisions often involve greater uncertainty than other kinds of business decisions. She's now a sought-after corporate speaker and a consultant on decision strategy.

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Biznology

AUGUST 9, 2012

In 2012, looking at the various national teams–and there are 204 of them represented in London–it’s evident that diversity is a major asset for countries looking for Olympic glory, and that goes way beyond physical appearance. The two countries I cheer for–Brazil and Canada–are particularly diverse.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Giving Tuesday was launched in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a response to commercialization and consumerism in the post-Thanksgiving season. Businesses can, for example: Donate a percentage of total purchases from the day to a designated charity. Are you ready? What is Giving Tuesday?

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Marketing Insider Group

JUNE 22, 2020

For example, the MGM resort hotels we mentioned earlier looked at the family-friendly giant Disney as a model, looking at what worked and what didn’t to position themselves as a major player in the family resort niche. After declining revenues between 2012-2017, the company needed to extend its brand beyond cola.

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Hubspot

JULY 29, 2019

Once upon a time, the typical business tool belt was sprinkled with digital tools: email marketing software here, website CMS there, and perhaps software for accounting and tracking sales. And this doesn’t even consider any sales, support, HR, or finance tools those businesses are using, too. The concept of platforms isn’t new.

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Whether you want to free yourself from the personal and financial restrictions of employment, or you just want to supplement your salary with some extra spending money, working for yourself or starting and growing a business has never been easier -- and there's never been a greater choice of roles to choose from. Home Business Opportunities.

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Trade Press Services

MARCH 11, 2024

Trade Press Services recently sat down with Cory Sekine-Pettite and Davide Savenije of the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). The ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In 2012, a group of marketers got together to find a better way. Distrust isn’t a business metric, but these are: 30% of the entire marketing budget is used to create content. ( Consider this proof as an example of the increased speed and accuracy of agile versus linear. This was the birth of the agile marketing manifesto.

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Content Marketing Marketing Budget Creation Business Lead Scoring 107

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

by Jason Miller Dreamforce 2012 is fast approaching and this year’s stellar lineup of keynotes and panels looks incredible. For example, The Girly Geeks Happy Hour group is having an event on Monday evening to give women attendees the opportunity to connect. Amber Niell , Senior Business Analyst at Red Hat. Have any tips to add?

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Webbiquity

DECEMBER 12, 2012

What are the best practices for business use of the platform? ” The First 5 Things You Should Do With Your Google+ Business Page by WindMill Networking. ” Quick Tricks to Make Your Google Plus Business Page Sparkle by ZD Design Blog. So what makes Google+ special?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 4, 2012

In my Marketing Prediction post from last year, I did not break any new ground when I predicted that 2012 would be all about social, content and mobile. Outside of the very few consumer marketing examples like the CocaCola Journey , I’m not sure I got that one right. Personal Branding and Social Business Thought Leaders.

Social Marketing 100

Social Marketing Paid Search Agency Content Marketing B2B Thought Leadership 100

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Once thought of as just a passing fad, social media has had a tremendous impact on business over the past decade. Social platforms like Twitter and Facebook have transformed the way that people communicate and, in the process, have changed the way that businesses interact with customers. For example: Newsletter sign-ups.

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Social Media Media Business Social Networks 94

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Note in the example at right (shown at actual size) from the MNsure.org website, the type in the left menu is not only way too small but also light blue set against a darker blue–a terrible combination for readability. Trying to cram too much onto every page just looks busy and off-putting. Are You Effectively Using White Space?

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