Contently

DECEMBER 21, 2022

You might know Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as a stop-motion animated special that streams on various networks around the holidays. But before Rudolph became famous through television and his theme song and a verified Instagram account (just kidding about that last one)… Rudolph was a viral marketing program for a then-major U.S.

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Sprout Social

MAY 9, 2024

Over a decade later, people still reminisce and rave over the viral moment. Trendsetters and culture drivers like Lia have made influencer marketing an essential piece to social media strategies. We’ll explore five influencer marketing trends shaping the social media landscape in 2024.

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Buffer

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Their strength is in their community. They’ve identified a powerful marketing channel to help these women bring their visions to life: digital community. Read on for a behind-the-scenes look at how IFundWomen integrates their marketing and community building to foster inclusive digital spaces. Who are you?

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Hack Your Email List Growth With Exit Intent Email marketing is one of the best ways to connect with your visitors, and encourage them to become subscribers and customers. Best of all, email marketing is affordable. After that, you can always try one of these email marketing services.

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ClearVoice

MARCH 14, 2024

“Build it, and they will come” is a line we hear so often, and marketers know just how flawed that is. Observers point to several reasons , and one of them is weak marketing. Content distribution is a core component but often an underutilized aspect of content marketing. Can they effectively promote and share content?

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Buffer

APRIL 13, 2023

Coming up with ideas for ways to promote upcoming content pieces, product launches, and any other announcements ensuring content resonates with the customer and the brand. Own community management. Responding to and engaging with our community across social media platforms, primarily Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 2, 2020

In order for social media marketing to work, you need an audience. Defining your target audience sounds simple, but can be a challenge for marketers. Who uses each network? This post gives you a look at the social media demographics of each network. How to create a content marketing strategy.

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Sprout Social

JULY 19, 2022

That’s the question frustrating social media marketers today. Hashtags are an essential asset in your digital marketing toolbox. According to 72% of our LinkedIn community , hashtagging impacts the overall performance of social media content. Using hashtags on different social networks. To hashtag or not to hashtag?

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Sharpspring

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

They have no engagement and no community. If you are planning to add blogging to your digital marketing strategy, do it right from the very start. Write it down, keep it visible, share it with your marketing team and refer to it often. They have community and you don’t. Action item: . They are known and you are not.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With an engaged and diverse user base, it’s no wonder marketers are looking for ways to leverage TikTok to reach their target audiences. 53% of marketers expect TikTok to deliver the biggest growth in 2023, according to Reuters’ State of Marketing 2023 report. ad campaigns and creator marketing activations.

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Contently

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

That’s a big reason why GE Reports has become one of the most successful examples of content marketing. The blog has hundreds of thousands of devoted readers, its stories regularly go viral on Reddit and in the press, and coverage of it ultimately ties back to the GE brand. And he did , across several platforms.

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Exo B2B

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It was while reading a post on Mark Schaefer’s blog that I got the idea to write this post on B2B content marketing and especially on the importance of creating content on YOUR website or blog and then using social networks to spread it further. A social network like LinkedIn isn’t a content platform.

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Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Note: If you haven’t started building an email list yet, you need to read our definitive guide to email marketing.) These approaches highlight important elements that you’ll need for any content marketing strategy , so add these tips to your blog traffic arsenal when following the 5 steps outlined above.

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Unbounce

OCTOBER 18, 2021

When done right, marketing can be about more than return on investment or brand metrics. When we talk about “marketing that moves,” global brands like Nike or Dove easily come to mind. For small and midsize businesses (SMBs), marketing campaigns may be smaller —c’mon, who has the budget to advertise in the Superbowl?!—

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Martech Advisor

JANUARY 3, 2020

Social media is recognized as one of the most powerful game-changer when it comes to branding and marketing for businesses. Social media marketing presents a plethora of opportunities to effectively connect with audiences, and offers practical ways to optimize branding, lead generation, conversions, sales, and much more.

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 25, 2020

If you’re curious about marketing on Reddit, we totally understand why. After all, Reddit is the epicenter of all things viral online. With billions of visits per month and 430+ million active users , the platform represents one of the most engaged communities online. The challenge of marketing on Reddit.

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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. Helps promote your improved products.

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MKT1

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A great product, team, and market have become table stakes requirements for startups to succeed. With the proliferation of B2B startups and the lower barriers to building great products, marketing is now the differentiator. Founders need to value and enable marketing as they do other teams in the organization.

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Contently

AUGUST 24, 2018

Content marketing articles typically don’t go viral. The rule of thumb for publishers on Reddit is participation over promotion. However, redditors are notoriously skeptical of sources (and users) who come across as too self-promotional. What does Reddit define as “promotional” content?

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Sprout Social

JUNE 27, 2022

Can TikTok for B2B marketing unlock the same potential? Not all B2B companies may not be able to capitalize on those instant #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt B2C conversions, but that doesn’t mean they won’t get any value out of the network. We spoke with three B2B marketers who are experimenting with and finding success on TikTok.

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SocialPilot

JANUARY 21, 2024

So, if you want to attract more guests to your hotel, strategic social media marketing is key. Dive in to learn how to do hotel social media marketing. Why Hotel Social Media Marketing is Essential in 2023? As we navigate through 2023, understanding the importance of hotel social media marketing is more crucial than ever.

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Heinz Marketing

APRIL 30, 2022

In addition to our Sunday App of the Week feature, we also summarize some of our favorite B2B sales & marketing posts from around the web each week. A brand is a community of people who share the same beliefs despite how much marketers believe they have it under their control. Brand Enthusiasts Back Beliefs, Not Products.

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Buffer

JANUARY 23, 2023

She attests much of her early growth to social media as her marble iPhone and Macbook cases went viral on Pinterest, Tumblr, and Instagram. YouTube is accomplishing two goals for Janet this year – bringing in sales and allowing her to build community with her customers. I've been a little looser with Twitter recently.

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Outgrow

APRIL 5, 2023

They aim to bring together all the essential stakeholders in childhood cancer drug development to find solutions, always promoting a problem-solving and patient-centered approach. Outgrow is an interactive marketing platform that lets organizations create quizzes, calculators, surveys, forms, chatbots, assessments, polls, giveaways, etc.

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Lenny's Newsletter

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

When joining communities, focus first on adding value to the community. Start by reaching out to your personal network, looking for people who match your ICP Think about your friends—and their friends. .” That’s why they work. In B2B, it always starts with hand-to-hand combat.

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Optinmonster

DECEMBER 21, 2023

If you answered yes to both of these questions, you’ll benefit from learning how to do pre-launch marketing. Drawing up a pre-launch marketing plan can help you attract customers to your brand-new business even before the actual launch day. You first need a pre-launch marketing strategy to introduce a new product successfully.

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SocialPilot

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Online marketing is evolving each day with newer trends and challenges. But thankfully, marketing isn’t a lonely ride. There are several internet marketing experts and online marketing professionals who have thrived in the recent times. Social Media Marketing + Michael A. Are you ready? Let’s begin!

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Sprout Social

AUGUST 10, 2022

Influencer marketing is getting bigger in 2022. A recent report shows 76% of brands are planning to increase their influencer marketing budgets this year. If your brand’s not working with influencers on marketing campaigns, you’re missing out big time. Influencer marketing tools for social listening.

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Sprout Social

JANUARY 12, 2022

Customer conversations are among your most valuable marketing assets. With a defined word of mouth marketing strategy, you can create a consistent flow of customer conversations that regularly result in new business. What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? What is word of mouth marketing, anyway? Far from it, actually.

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Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 13, 2023

While there’s no foolproof recipe for turning all your videos into viral pieces, experienced video marketing companies regularly use some simple techniques that can help you as well to connect with your audience on a more consistent basis. But what’s the fuss all about?

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Scoop.it

JANUARY 11, 2024

But unless their first product is a viral hit, an industry-leading business gets to the top with years of careful brand-building. Only with a strategy to build the brand across all channels can marketers create brand authority. When your messaging is split across several marketing channels, it can get out of sync.

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SmartBug Media

MARCH 8, 2022

It’s International Women’s Day today, and in a way to commemorate it, we wanted to feature and give a shoutout to several women in the marketing and professional world that inspire our team on a daily basis. Here are our top 8 women in marketing you need to follow and connect with this 2022: Ann Handley - The QUEEN of content marketing.

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Sprout Social

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The “It’s Corn” viral trend became a cultural touchstone for friends and strangers alike. Booktok , for example, has become a flourishing online community. Before Sprout, I managed a viral social media campaign at Shedd Aquarium that was so widespread, it reached all seven continents—yes, including Antarctica. ??

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Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

The influence of TikTok is undeniable—it’s the most downloaded app in the world , fuels the creator economy and cultivates thriving communities. By experimenting with a TikTok marketing strategy we’re poised to be an early leader and a source of data, inspiration and thought leadership within our industry. What we tested.

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Sprout Social

JULY 18, 2022

This hype isn’t exclusive to the network either. How 3 brands are promoting popular BookTok recommendations on TikTok. This call for user-generated content inspired quite a few TikTokers to share their Moshfegh libraries, promoting even more Penguin Random House publications in the process. On TikTok, #BookTok has over 61.9

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Brightedge

JULY 26, 2022

It’s 2022 and we are no strangers to seeing our favorite celebrities raving about their preferred brands when scrolling through our social media feeds, or coming across bloggers promoting their favorite products when searching the web. US influencer marketing spend is forecasted to reach $4.14 Engaging With Your Audience.

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Optinmonster

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

So you might be wondering, “How do I promote a product without being too pushy?” This is the easiest way to make your contest or giveaway go viral and get your brand in front of more eyes. If you really want to promote engagement, start generating buzz a few days before starting your giveaway or contest.

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