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Super Bowl commercials and strategies to watch for

Martech

And businesses that didn’t shell out $7 million for a 30-second spot will take advantage of all the buzz to connect with customers. Nothing symbolizes Super Bowl tradition like Budweiser’s iconic Clydesdales, especially when you throw a dog in the frame and call it ‘Old-School Delivery,’” Gartner marketing analyst Andrew Frank told MarTech.

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5 Black Friday trends marketers can act on this holiday season

Martech

With more seamless buying experiences, social buzz can also be converted into social commerce, especially in these categories. Perks influence social commerce shoppers Social media marketers know that certain categories like beauty and home goods lend themselves to shareable posts and brand love.

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Fix These 3 Marketing Problems With a Customer Data Platform

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

During the five years I covered marketing technology as a Gartner research analyst, I never saw a category take off like the customer data platform (CDP). In 2016, the CDP shot up Gartner’s well-known Hype Cycle – which tracks buzz – more vigorously than anything in memory.

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Hype Cycle Marketing: Having the means for its own ambitions

Exo B2B

Recently, the technology watchdog firm, Gartner, published its famous “Hype Cycle” on marketing-related technologies or, if you prefer, “martech” In case you didn’t know, every year, the US firm publishes its Hypes Cycles for everything related to technology. Five Cycles. These cycles have names and lifespans.

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Customer Confidence is Everything, but Brent Adamson Says We’re Doing it Wrong

6sense

He’s not only a Distinguished VP, Advisory at Gartner, he’s also the co-author of books that have become “bibles” to many of us in sales and marketing: The Challenger Sale and The Challenger Customer. Our CMO Coffee Talk group was absolutely buzzing before, during, and after Brent’s visit — and not just because we’re all over-caffeinated.

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Softening the Ask – How to Improve Opt-in Form Conversions

FunnelEnvy

Gartner reports that B2B prospects’ behavior is changing. Variety and Personalization Bombarding users with the exact offers repeatedly feels like an annoying buzzing fly. For those in the early stages, offer educational resources. Quizzes are a way to gamify forms and work well for some audiences.

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Brent Adamson to CMOs: This Is How to Get People to Buy

6sense

He’s not only a Distinguished VP, Advisory at Gartner, he’s also the coauthor of books that have become bibles to many of us in sales and marketing: The Challenger Sale and The Challenger Customer. Our CMO Coffee Talk group was absolutely buzzing before, during, and after Brent’s visit — and not just because we’re all overcaffeinated.

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