Marketing Insider Group

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Are you feeling pressure on your marketing budget? If you think you can’t stretch your dollars to meet all your marketing needs, you may actually need better allocation, not more money. The objective of marketing is to attract, engage, convert, and retain customers. Marketing Budgets Shifting and Changing.

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KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

2018 has been a crazy year in the world of PPC Marketing. Advertisers have seen new tools, drastic interface changes, and a complete re-branding of Google’s paid program (RIP AdWords). In this post, let’s look back and reflect on 8 new changes and classic paid search tactics we are thankful for this year.

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Metadata

MAY 24, 2023

This is the second post in our new content series, Meta With Metadata. We’re giving you an inside look at how our Marketing team uses our own product to automate paid campaigns and drive more revenue. That’s the question every demand gen marketer is asking themselves right now. How can I get something out of nothing?

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Emplifi

AUGUST 30, 2019

Nowadays, paid social media is absolutely essential for businesses. It’s the only way to scale your marketing quickly and get the results you need from your efforts. 2018, CMOs spent more than 21% of their marketing budget on advertising with 66% of that going to paid social media digital channels.

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KoMarketing Associates

JUNE 12, 2018

Last week, several KoMarketers had the opportunity to attend SearchLove 2018 in our lovely city of Boston. There were so many of us, we barely fit all fit in the photobooth frame; see exhibit A: A post shared by KoMarketing (@komarketing) on Jun 7, 2018 at 10:56am PDT. Paid Media is Evolving – Fast. Pop-Up Map Ads.

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Matchcraft

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Today, the use of machine learning and AI in the marketing industry is rapidly growing and evolving. According to a study, marketers’ use of AI rose between 2018 and 2020, jumping from 29% in 2018 to 84% in 2020.

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Content Standard

DECEMBER 27, 2018

There are very few industries these days that change as quickly as social media. This past year has been an exceptionally tumultuous one for social media networks, even for an ever-changing industry. We’ve seen a huge paradigm shift in social media in 2018 toward consumer awareness and expectation.

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Martech

OCTOBER 19, 2022

This year programmatic digital display ad spending will hit $115.23 billion, and more than 90% of all digital display ad dollars will transact programmatically, according to eMarketer. Because it can deliver everything traditional media ad buying can’t and more. Table of contents What is programmatic advertising?

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KoMarketing Associates

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Facebook continues to be a popular platform among marketers, but how big is its return on investment? Furthermore, how does video content perform across the website? To better understand its overall impact on marketing strategies, Buffer and Social Media Week recently conducted the “State of Social 2018.”

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SocialPilot

MARCH 12, 2024

It was 2019, when Microsoft ran an integrated marketing campaign with Carlsberg. Integrated marketing is essentially a message-focused approach that combines everything from print and digital advertisements, sales promotions to public relations and even social media outreach activities. Marketing leaders are 1.5

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For today’s content creators and content marketing teams, unique original content is always the best route to take. The difference between borrowing and stealing can be blurry on social media, where memes, sounds, and other types of content are widely redistributed by brands and users alike.

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Atomic Reach

MAY 14, 2019

There is always debate among marketers what the effective uses of a marketing budget are. But, one thing almost all of them agree on is that even though pay-per-click (PPC) ads have been around for some time, they are still one of the most effective forms of advertising. Why Your Business Needs To Be Using PPC.

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Content Standard

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Many brands are willing to allocate substantial funds for the creation and launch of content initiatives. However, I see tons of resistance when it comes to rerouting ad spend to promote these content efforts. Here’s a theory: companies still think creative product advertising counts as content marketing.

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Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It’s hard to believe that, after 10 years, this will be the last time I share my annual list of content marketing predictions for CMI. As Apple continues to invest in original content, it will discover an out-and-out acquisition makes far more sense. Apple will buy Disney in a few years, says @JoePulizzi. Alexa skills.

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Brandpoint

MARCH 26, 2020

It’s the ad that comes across your social media feed. This comes as no surprise to folks in media relations. Big political years overtake the media, both paid and earned. Political ad spending has grown an average of 27% per year since 2012, according to the 2020 Political Spending Projections report.

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Martech

MAY 9, 2022

Thanks to technology we no longer have to worry which half of our ad budget is wasted. Advertising fraud is a widely known, widely ignored and very expensive fact. 68 billion : Expected worldwide ad spend lost to fraud this year. ad spend lost to fraud this year. businesses saying ad fraud is a problem for them.

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Sprout Social

JUNE 17, 2021

Accelerated by the events of 2020, this wave of transformation marks a turn of the tide in how businesses and consumers view, use and value social media—and we’ve got the data to prove it. The sooner you start embracing social media as a critical business function, the farther the strong social current will take you. Not convinced?

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Marketing Insider Group

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Most companies have learned that B2B marketing budgets are much more important than they thought – and that their existing marketing strategies, well, kind of sucked. Look, we all knew B2B marketing had plenty of problems long before COVID-19: Generic, bland, and forgettable content. Poor use of technology and automation.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2018

That was the click-through-rate of the first ever banner ad , purchased by AT&T on HotWired.com in 1994. Nowadays, this ad would be considered the scum of clickbait. Fortunately, online advertising has rapidly evolved since the 90’s, so you don’t have to rely on attention-repellent banner ads anymore. With over 3.5

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Sprout Social

JUNE 15, 2020

Is there a link between GDPR and social media? ” Chances are you’ve heard of GDPR or perhaps recall EU companies scrambling to become compliant with data and privacy regulations in May 2018. However, the impact of GDPR on digital marketing is ongoing and businesses in the EU aren’t the only ones affected.

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Hubspot

AUGUST 24, 2020

There's no social media platform more prominent or ubiquitous. A well-maintained Facebook presence is central to many — if not most — companies' social media strategies. It's a key factor in processes like conducting outreach, projecting legitimacy, generating interest, and driving traffic to other content and company resources.

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ClearVoice

JANUARY 7, 2020

Once upon a time, content marketers felt comfortable in the knowledge that the adage of “content is king” was both true and enduring. Then came the smash and attention-grab known as election year advertising spending, and things became a bit less secure and much less predictable. Expect record-breaking ad displacement.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Let’s just say it: Most branded content isn’t very good. I worked for years as a content strategist. I’ve spent the last decade researching and reporting on the content marketing industry. Along the way, I’ve probably consumed more pieces of branded content than anyone else. I should know.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 7, 2020

In the industry of social media marketing, jargon is used loosely and things can change quickly. Social media is the thing that every brand acknowledges they need, yet many companies struggle to crack the code of success or lead conversions on the platforms. General social media marketing terms.

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The Lead Agency

MAY 12, 2019

Paid search advertising isn’t used as often in B2B marketing as it is in B2C. Running a successful B2B paid search advertising campaign in niche B2B target markets can be extremely difficult. Typically, the value of a customer is much higher for B2B businesses.

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Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

JANUARY 15, 2020

Let’s start this with a statistic that should by itself be enough to have any small business owner invest in digital marketing. According to RetailDive , 87% of buyers start searching for products to buy online. Digital marketing helps small businesses build lasting customer relationships. Eighty-seven.

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Navigate the Channel

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Content marketing is here to stay. According to a report by Smart Insights , content marketing was rated the most valuable technique for increasing incremental sales throughout 2017—and it shows no signs of stopping anytime soon. Here are some key content marketing trends to focus on for 2018: 1.

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illumin

JANUARY 26, 2024

The alarm has been sounding for years, but the event some marketers have dreaded for years is finally upon us – the post-cookie era is here. As we enter this new age of advertising, both security and compliance are more important than ever. First-party reach based on advertisers existing first-party, CRM data.

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DAGMAR Marketing

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The concept of LSM—localized social marketing—has been around for awhile, but an interesting study was recently released that’s causing a bit of a buzz. The Local Search Association (LSA) collaborated with SOCi to study 163 national franchise brands’ LSM strategies. What is localized social marketing? The takeaway?

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Sprout Social

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Racking your brain trying to choose between an organic or paid social media strategy? ” Sure, the main appeal of social media is that it offers a totally free avenue for brands to grow and connect with customers. Social media is becoming more and more of a pay-to-play channel. Why organic social media still matters.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 22, 2020

According to a recent survey from Lawless Research and Factual , marketers are spending an average of 43% of their ad budget on Google and Facebook, with Amazon not far behind. Regardless of business size, online advertising strategies are similar. In fact, marketers are hoping for new advertising options.

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Bannerflow

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

As a brand in the entertainment space, tapping into display advertising trends for 2021 and beyond could be key to maintaining relevance and customer loyalty. This is because consumers have turned to content they can access at home, via their smartphone or tablet. What will our entertainment display advertising guide cover?

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Kevin Indig

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For $15/month, paid subscribers get two monthly deep dives into companies that are very successful at SEO, CRO (conversion rate optimization) or PLG (product-led growth). Chaser: Hours later, Google’s Search Liaison Danny Sullivan responded with 4,636 words. The differentiator : every deep dive is verified by insider insights.

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ClearVoice

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Yes, content marketing is stressful. Yes, content creation is demanding. Yes, keeping up on the latest content strategies is time-consuming. We know the headaches that come along with being responsible for digital marketing efforts. Advertising. Don’t believe it? Don't believe it? ” Email.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 10, 2022

Influencer marketing has grown from a $1.7 It’s little wonder, then, that influencer marketing has become an indispensable part of the PR and crisis management approach for most brands. Here are five ways to make PR and influencer marketing work for your brand during a crisis. ad Woaah 50 years! billion in 2022.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Trouble coming up with marketing campaign ideas? This is especially true if your recent marketing push fell flat or your engagement rate is low. Too many businesses are caught in a trap of ad-hoc marketing. Too many businesses are caught in a trap of ad-hoc marketing. What is a marketing campaign, exactly?

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Litmus

MAY 24, 2022

Read on to dive into trends in email marketing that we’ve seen (and what we think is here to stay). Trends in email marketing. Email remains a dominant channel for marketers, consumers, and the overall success of a business. Omnichannel marketing campaigns. 60% of marketers have a defined AI strategy—up from 57% in 2020.

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