Contently

AUGUST 11, 2022

When these words start to appear, conventional wisdom tells businesses to cut their marketing budgets. As multiple researchers have found over decades of studies, stopping your marketing efforts during tough times is a mistake. Companies need to keep growing to succeed, and content is one of the most effective ways to do that.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 12, 2015

No, it’s time for content prognosticators and marketing futurists to get out their crystal balls and start predicting the biggest trends for content marketing for 2016. Here’s a quick review: My Previous Marketing Predictions. Yes, it’s my birthday today!

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Onalytica B2B

JANUARY 6, 2016

Influencer marketing now makes up a significant part of marketing budgets and according to a report by Tomson , 59% of marketers have plans to increase their influencer marketing budget in 2016. The reason for this is that influencer marketing campaigns generate impressive results.

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 14, 2017

As a digital marketing strategist, one of the most important things on my to-do list is planning out 2018 China digital marketing strategy for my clients. Meanwhile, the market for Internet advertising was 290.27 billion RMB and mobile ads accounted for 60.29 Mobile Usage Continues to Increase. percent in 2015.

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ClearVoice

JUNE 17, 2021

Social media platforms continue to evolve and grow, and so do their respective user bases. That’s why it’s vital to keep up with the demographic and usage data for the platforms you use in your digital content strategy. Ultimately, your ROI for social media marketing depends on how hard you have to work for that engagement.

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Sprout Social

MAY 26, 2022

With engagement like this, the network is quickly moving away from the fringes of the social media landscape and into the center of forward-thinking brands’ strategies. Between its rapidly growing global user base and its investments in brand features, there are a number of reasons to use TikTok for marketing in 2022. onlineoptimism.

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Martech

JULY 22, 2022

Ads on TikTok reach about 18% of adult internet users. Video and Reels content will be consolidated under one tab on user profiles, reflecting Instagram head Adam Mosseri’s stated priority of focusing on short form video in 2022. Stories, which are visible for 24 hours, can include, but are not restricted to, video content.

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KoMarketing Associates

OCTOBER 4, 2016

KoMarketing has been writing about the value of content marketing for years. In CMI/MarketingProf’s latest B2B Content Marketing Report , 89 percent of B2B marketers surveyed indicated that they are currently using content marketing tactics. B2B Content Marketing & SEO.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 19, 2018

As organic reach dwindles, social media ads are becoming more and more appealing to marketers. In fact, social advertising budgets doubled from $16 billion in 2014 to $31 billion in 2016. Here, I’ll distill these lessons and apply them to social ads. Two-Cent Video Ads. Make it fun!

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Oktopost

JANUARY 13, 2020

Nowhere is this more true than in B2B marketing, where buyers aren’t (as) swept up by trends and viral ads. B2B buyers are increasingly using social media and user generated content to research their major purchases. This presents B2B marketers with a new playground. 60% of advertisers on Quora are B2B.

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KoMarketing Associates

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Instead, your new friends may ask if you have QQ, Qzone, WeChat, RenRen, Momo, or another social media platform popular in China. All these social media names may make you feel overwhelmed because there are so many, and many of them sound alike! B2B marketers face a similar challenge. Who Is Using Social Media in China?

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KoMarketing Associates

AUGUST 11, 2016

Let’s take a closer look at Pokémon Go and explore how businesses and advertisers can take advantage of this latest craze: Location and In-Store Marketing Lures. A good example can be found in the accompanying photo. While scuba diving has only a niche market, they: Promote their business using a Pokémon Go advertisement.

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Hubspot

MAY 26, 2017

In 2016, 96% of Google's revenue came from paid search (or pay-per-click) advertising. Clearly, marketers are taking advantage of AdWords, but what does a great PPC campaign even look like? To help you get started the right way, we're breaking down the basics of how to use paid search below.

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Zoominfo

AUGUST 14, 2018

Compared to its humble beginnings, social media marketing has become a staple in the B2B community with more than $5.4 billion spent on social marketing efforts in the United States alone in 2016 ( source ). However, 14% of B2B companies still refuse to participate in social media initiatives. Lead generation.

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KoMarketing Associates

JANUARY 26, 2016

As social media has grown, so has the opportunity for businesses to reach customers and potential customers. In fact, according to the Salesforce 2015 State of Marketing Report , 66% of businesses now have a dedicated social media team. Social media isn’t something you just do. How do you make better marketing decisions?

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 19, 2021

If you’re an inbound marketer in the B2B space, you understand how much time and energy goes into planning and executing your marketing campaigns. of my favorite inbound marketing resources that any B2B marketer can benefit from subscribing to in 2021 and beyond. We Asked 10 Marketing Experts. SmartBug Media®.

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SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 4, 2019

At one point or another, every marketer, agency, business owner, and inbound enthusiast has asked this question: “How much of my organic traffic should really be converting into leads?” conversion rate, while outbound leads (such as direct mail or print advertising) have a 1.7% Marketing agency or consultancy: 20%.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

They are doing this to reach new audiences, extend the reach of organic content in social and humanize their brand. ” I call it participation marketing, and the reason is clear. Credible research and data validate the proposition that mobilizing employees as media is a good thing: Peer recommendations drive business value.

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Unbounce

APRIL 4, 2019

When you’re just starting out, it can be a struggle to find simple advice about where you should be advertising your business online. The digital marketing world can be noisy, after all, and everyone has an opinion. Your friend tells you that Google Ads is just too expensive. And what are your marketing resources ?

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Optinmonster

AUGUST 19, 2023

Are you in search of affiliate marketing statistics to boost your earnings? Learning about the latest affiliate marketing statistics will help you optimize your strategies and stay ahead of the curve. This is a big increase from $13 billion in 2016. The future also looks bright for affiliate marketing.

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Biznology

OCTOBER 9, 2017

If you had told Google and Facebook when they went public in 2004 and 2012 that they would capture one-fifth of global advertising revenues in 2016 they would have thought you were crazy. As these companies proved, new and disruptive technology platforms can capture huge revenues in the ad industry. Where have you been?

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KoMarketing Associates

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Some marketers think there is a big difference between B2C (business to consumer) and B2B (business to business) marketing, but the fact is, there are facets of both that have similar qualities. Because of this, B2B marketers can employ many “traditional” B2C strategies of marketing into their own campaigns.

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Contently

JULY 6, 2016

On the internet, the trustworthy and the unsavory have the same toolset to distribute their content. population is on Facebook, and Pew’s 2016 “ State of the Media ” report showed that 66 percent of American Facebook users get some amount of news on the social platform. You’re buying judgment.”

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QuanticMind

JUNE 2, 2016

Columnist Travis Wright explains how data science can boost your campaigns and ad spend. Originally posted on Marketing Land. If you’ve been in the enterprise search game for as long as I have, you’ve seen many of the same vendors dominate the ecosystem for the better part of a decade. Enter predictive advertising management.

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ClearVoice

JUNE 17, 2019

You’ve considered many variations of a creative career, from writing scripts to being a social media coordinator to being a professor. Content marketing might just be the sweet spot. We take a peek into the history and current state of content marketing, how it’s perceived, and the reality of the role.

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Zoominfo

MAY 5, 2019

In 2017, email marketing turned half a century old. Yet, B2B marketing professionals continue to rank the channel high on their list of preferred marketing tactics. Email marketing is an inexpensive way to promote products, increase sales, and retain customers. Email marketing isn’t going anywhere.

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Hubspot

MAY 25, 2016

Have you ever had any formal or informal paid advertising training or education? Most marketers are presented with a chunk of their company’s marketing budget one day and told to “run some ads.” Don’t let the costs scare you, paid social advertising is incredibly measurable, and can produce real ROI.

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Outbound Engine

DECEMBER 4, 2019

It’s always a good time for business owners to think about the most effective small business marketing ideas. Here is a list of small business marketing ideas and tips to give you a competitive edge. If you’ve been neglecting your database, your entire marketing strategy could be off-kilter. Keep Content on Target.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 7, 2016

Search marketing done right lands your site the first listing on Google or Bing results, but the consequences of search done wrong are much, much worse: In January 2016, the founder of a search agency in Texas was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for his shady practices. The search industry changes quickly.

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Spiralytics

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

With over one billion active users , TikTok has become one of the most popular and prominent social media platforms today. Millions of content creators are using it to publish video content consistently. You must be 18 years or older and have a minimum of 100,000 content views in the last 30 days.

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Hubspot

MAY 24, 2018

Facebook today unveiled the publicly searchable archive of political ads it said it would develop in April. The launch comes alongside new labeling requirements for all election- and issue-based ads, which includes a disclosure of who paid for them. What the Ads and the Archive Look Like. The History of These Changes.

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Content Standard

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Catchy jingles, front-and-center product placement beneath boldly emblazoned brand logos, and impossibly gorgeous actors posing beside their latest purchase—it’s easy to tell when you’re watching an ad, right? This new development is worlds away from the in-your-face tactics of marketing’s past. The solution?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Follow an AI strategy playbook that helps you build a trustworthy foundation: for example, deciding on an approach, readying your technology, and enabling your people. Each business function “spoke” (marketing, sales, service, etc.) For example, they could use a prompt like “Which three subject lines have had the biggest open rates?”

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Biznology

APRIL 5, 2016

When I pitch my influencer marketing services these days on behalf of my digital agency Gerris , I find that I am not competing against humans at other agencies, I am fighting it out with Google AdWords , Facebook Ads , Twitter Ads, Bing Ads and even Pinterest Ads. Now it’s your turn.

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Oktopost

JULY 15, 2020

For the longest time, LinkedIn had a reputation as a site for networking and job searching. When Microsoft bought the site in 2016, many joked that this was the first time someone had actually accepted a LinkedIn request. For B2B marketers, the importance of LinkedIn cannot be overstated. Consider: You get more leads.

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Hubspot

APRIL 6, 2018

Within the past several months, before news first broke of voter profiling firm Cambridge Analytica improperly obtaining and using personal user data, Facebook said it would be making a large degree of changes as to how it handles advertisements. In January, that was a shift in the algorithm to focus more on content from friends and family.

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Marketing professionals can agree on one thing–we live in an industry that’s constantly changing. Whether we’re on a PR team at a Fortune 500 company or manage media buying for a small business, there’s always a new tool or best practice we can implement to better communicate and measure our content. Social media was never free.

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