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5 Ways to Achieve Growth Even When Swimming Against the Current

Vision Edge Marketing

Do you ever feel like you’re swimming against the current? As we produce this episode of What’s Your Edge?, The World Economic Forum expects the global economy to remain uncertain, citing that over half of chief economists anticipate it to weaken this year. The report mentioned that while many companies have been reengineering, supply chain disruptions will persist and the costs for raw materials will remain inflated throughout the year; and that many businesses will continue to find themselves

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What OpenAI Search Would Mean for Marketers

CMSWire

How this potential innovation could reshape personalized marketing, enhance user experience and diversify search marks a pivotal moment in digital marketing. Continue reading.

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It’s Time to Retire These Corporate Buzzwords and Phrases

Trade Press Services Newsletter

“Let’s take this offline so we circle back to our synergistic partnership and go after the low-hanging fruit that will optimize our market penetration and enhance stakeholder engagement across all touchpoints.” If you found this sentence to be confusing (and cringeworthy), you aren’t alone. Excessive use of buzzwords and corporate jargon can elicit negative reactions, impede clarity , and damage critical business relationships.

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2024 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic — 14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY)

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Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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14,106 martech tools reveal 3 trends you should master

Martech

The martech landscape continues to expand relentlessly, year after year. In 2024, this translates to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 41.8%, marking an astounding 9,295% increase over a span of 13 years. The State of Martech 2024: Scott Brinker and Frans Riemersma That number is daunting, and so is the growth. With that sheer growth rate, it is fair to ask yourself and your team: “Do we control our martech, or does our martech control us?

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iGaming Display Advertising Trends | 2022

Bannerflow

iGaming display advertising trends offer insight into what makes the industry tick. Indeed, 2021 and 2020 have seen brands adapt and change quicker than ever before, as external factors change customer habits.

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TikTok monitoring tools to protect your brand and scale your social strategy

Sprout Social

Harnessing the power of TikTok is crucial for staying relevant and engaging with many audiences. The TikTok comments section alone is ripe with information brands can use to form stronger connections and improve their product or services. But navigating the dynamic landscape of TikTok can be challenging. That’s where TikTok monitoring comes into play.

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Customer Journey Mapping: A How-To Guide

CMSWire

Craft exceptional experiences with insightful customer journey maps. Understand customer behavior and drive conversions. Start mapping today! Continue reading.

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Constant Contact launches automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation

Martech

Constant Contact, the SMB- and non-profit-focused digital and email marketing platform, has broadened its offering by introducing BrandKit and Campaign Builder, automated tools for brand consistency and campaign creation. Both solutions are powered by Constant Contact’s AI capabilities. What is BrandKit? Brand assets are automatically imported from web locations and used to create appropriate themes and templates that can then be used for future campaigns.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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A Luddite’s Guide to B2B Marketing Automation

Square 2 Marketing

Is your marketing department an army of one? (Or two or three?) And is your army trying to communicate with prospects and track impact via the digital equivalent of a carrier pigeon? I hear you. I’ve had the same laptop for 12 years. I’m a millennial who didn’t get my first smartphone until 2015! But the reality is we live in a constantly evolving, digital-first marketplace.

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Digital out-of-home (DOOH) campaigns with PodMe | 2022

Bannerflow

Digital out-of-home campaigns are becoming more and more common. And what with ever more traditional out-of-home signage being upgraded to digital, expect their number to rise ever further. But what’s the secret to great DOOH campaigns?

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How To Write Effective Social Media Guidelines That Protect Your Brand

Content Marketing Institute

Many companies present a list of what not to do and call them their “employee social media guidelines.” Innovative brands see the power of employee ambassadors. Here’s how to create company social media guidelines for the win.

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Regaining Humanity in B2B Marketing: A Conversation With Karna Crawford, CMO of Marqeta

CMSWire

Explore Karna Crawford's strategies for humanizing B2B marketing and leveraging AI as an enabler at Marqeta. Continue reading.

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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Marketo April 2024 releases: Webinar enhancements, Activities API update and more

Martech

The April releases for Adobe Marketo deliver enhancements to existing features and changes permissions for both users and administrators. Audit Trail enhancements are also on the way, though they haven’t been released at this time. Here’s what Adobe released for Marketo users in April. Interactive webinar enhancements You can now provide hosts and presenters with the ability to add a webinar title or rename a room.

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Block MFA Sites and Increase Performance

33Across

The ANA study revealed a $20B waste in programmatic ad spend with 21% of impressions and 15% of spend on low-quality, content-lacking "made for advertising" sites risking brand safety. However, new tech and data intel enable combating this issue. Glossary’s powerful MFA site mitigation strategies help advertisers. The post Block MFA Sites and Increase Performance appeared first on 33Across.

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Best Display Campaign of Summer 2021: Telenor

Bannerflow

Our Summer 2021 winner of our best display advertising campaign competition was a neat blend of brand and an engaging summer feeling! Congratulations to Telenor for it’s summer campaign for the Swedish market.

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Oops, Google Did It Again — But You Still Need First-Party Data

Content Marketing Institute

The same week Google smashed its earnings report, it also announced the delayed demise of third-party cookies until 2025. Do you believe them? Does it even matter? Probably not — because you should be doing this anyway.

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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Marketing Technology Landscape Grows to 14,106 Solutions

CMSWire

Marketing technology solutions saw a growth rate of 27.8% year over year, according to the martech supergraphic. Continue reading.

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The dark side of virtual try-on tools: Safeguarding biometric data

Martech

The increasing use of biometric data, such as facial recognition and fingerprints, for authentication raises new privacy risks, especially in a world where virtual try-on is an increasingly widely used marketing tool. Unlike passwords, biometric identifiers are permanent and can be stolen by hackers to impersonate victims and gain unauthorized access.

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How To Use Twitter For Successful Business Marketing?

SocialPilot

Gone are the days of waiting for slow and impersonal marketing messages. Twitter offers direct communication between consumers and brands, gathers real-time feedback, addresses customer concerns publicly, and fosters stronger, more trusting relationships. The question is: are you doing it all correctly? If not, stick with us. Whether you’re a small business owner or a social media agency wanting to make the most of Twitter marketing efforts , this blog is for you.

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Best Display Advertising Campaign 2021 - Center Parcs

Bannerflow

Center Parcs unique product focused ad is the winner of Autumn 2021 best display campaign! Learn how it was made and with which ad tech.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Are Branded Podcasts Worth the Investment in 2024?

Convince & Convert

Here’s a bit of trivia to use with your non-marketing friends: the word podcast comes from the combination of two words: iPod + broadcast. The former is in reference to the early 2000s Apple music device that has unfortunately already met its demise by being discontinued from production. Unlike iPods, podcasts have grown into a steady channel that brands and creators continue to invest budget in for both production and sponsorship costs as part of their marketing plans.

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Elon Musk's Plan for AI News

CMSWire

Musk emails CMSWire author Alex Kantrowitz with details on AI-powered news inside X. Continue reading.

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How Google harms search advertisers in 20 slides

Martech

Google manipulated ad auctions and inflated costs to increase revenue , harming advertisers, the Department of Justice argued last week in the U.S. vs. Google antitrust trial. What follows is a summary and some slides from the DOJ’s closing deck, specific to search advertising, that back up the DOJ’s argument. Google’s monopoly power This was defined by the DOJ as “the power to control prices or exclude competition.

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How To Write Faster With or Without an AI Assist

Content Marketing Institute

Imagine you could write more quickly. Deadline stress would disappear. Hunched shoulders would relax. And your boss would smile more. Here’s how to turn that dream into a reality.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Consumer And Retail Display Advertising Trends | 2021

Bannerflow

E-commerce and online shopping saw a huge increase in sales during 2020. A survey by Deloitte in the UK found around 40% of respondents did more online shopping during lockdown than before. Grocery shopping specifically saw a huge surge in sales, with the share of e-commerce sales increasing from 7% to 15% at their peak.

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Boost Your Firm with Attorney Search Engine Marketing

Go Beyond SEO

Ever wonder why some law firms always top Google searches? Is it luck or a secret method? It’s about using attorney search engine marketing , or SEO. By making your law firm’s website better, it stands out more. This brings in more people who might want your help. Attorney search engine marketing , or SEO for law firms , is crucial for boosting the visibility and success of your law firm online.

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Beyond Cookies: Rethinking Supply Chain Optimization in the Face of Advertising Challenges

33Across

The rise of programmatic advertising quickly led to an increase in middlemen and third parties that served as conduits between advertisers and publishers. What followed was the buy side often found the same inventory being offered over and over again, creating a need for supply path optimization (SPO). That led to a dance that continues today between demand looking for the most efficient path and/or unique value-generating inventory, while.