Content Marketing Institute

APRIL 10, 2018

We posed the stereotype-or-persona question to marketers and got their input on preferred ways to develop useful audience profiles. And, in some cases, they share why – stereotype or not – personas aren’t a good fit for their marketing. HANDPICKED RELATED CONTENT: An Alternative Approach to Developing Content Marketing Personas.

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Stevens & Tate

OCTOBER 1, 2019

There are two main types of marketing, inbound and outbound marketing. Inbound marketing is a strategy in which you position yourself to be found by your target audience. Outbound marketing is more traditional. This is why brand safety is a serious matter for around 60% of marketers.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 18, 2012

Now that you have your social media bearings in this fast-paced inbound marketing world, consider another use for social media: collecting critical feedback that advances your business objectives quickly. Social media gives you the ability to get the kind of quick feedback inbound marketers require to stay agile.

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 1, 2019

Content was updated August 1, 2019. With constant change being the norm in marketing and business, one thing remains the same: the need for marketing research. Marketing research is a helpful tool for organizations to better identify marketing strategies and evaluate business decisions using data.

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Hubspot

JANUARY 1, 2014

Maybe you''ve thought of ways to better manage your time or come up with fun ideas for team outings, but if you don''t have a list of resolutions to take your marketing to that next level , it''s time to start developing one -- and we can help. 1) Focus on mobile. 4) Revitalize your content strategy.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

As higher education institutions make the shift toward inbound marketing to tell their tale, how do we use content to draw people in without it sounding like a sales pitch? By building in this time for spontaneity, you''ll ensure you can publish timely and relevant content. Content Creation Education'

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Hubspot

DECEMBER 28, 2011

That's why you'll find no fluffy, elementary tips like "be engaging," "share content," and "be transparent" in this post. It also means making sure you have the appropriate marketing analytics in place to track and report on these numbers regularly. Target Your Social Content: Personalization is the future of effective marketing.

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Hubspot

JUNE 10, 2011

We write a lot about social media best practices -- monitoring, measurement, content sharing -- but for a lot of companies just getting started with social media, this can be overwhelming. Learn about your market's problems. You don't need to set up expensive focus groups anymore to hear what your potential customers think.

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Scoop.it

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Content marketing plays an essential role for both B2C and B2-B businesses. The best way to develop a successful B2B content marketing strategy is to understand precisely which business you cater to, where they’re coming from, and how you can continuously deliver on their expectations and business needs.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

If your organization is engaging Millennials through content that’s based on their likes and dislikes, age, gender, jobs, brands they follow, stores they shop at, and ways they learn about and give to an organization, both online and offline, then you can stop reading and go get a cup of coffee. The reason?

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Hubspot

JULY 9, 2015

Ansari puts together focus groups to test out new material, and will even tell people on social media where he's going to be so they can be a part of that process. Not only does this help him better shape his content, but this collaborative effort gives fan a vested interest in the final product.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 10, 2013

This post originally appeared on Inbound Ecommerce , the ecommerce section of HubSpot''s Inbound Marketing blog. We''ve been trying to provide you with content on how to deal with the changes if keyword traffic analysis was part of your strategy. 34) "fashion focus group questions". and a Twitter account.)

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

The companies that turn these possibilities into realities are those who leverage all the little hidden marketing gems LinkedIn has to offer -- and there are a lot of them. They save time and build their reputation, and you get the SEO and content creation benefits. Group Statistics. LinkedIn Answers.

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Hubspot

APRIL 26, 2016

You just need to be sure that you're being thoughtful about the specific persona you are optimizing for when planning content and campaigns. You can reward participants for free by giving them exclusive access to content. You may find that your business lends itself to more than one persona -- that's fine! Step 2: Recruit Buyers.

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Hubspot

JULY 31, 2020

An email marketing campaign is a series of emails a business uses to communicate with current and potentials customers. Email campaigns are an important part of inbound marketing. Inbound marketing is an ongoing process as marketers meet buyers in whatever stage of the journey they're in.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Because content creation is core to inbound marketing, part of being a marketer now means being some form of a journalist. Therefore, to find success in inbound marketing, marketers must now master the art of marketalism. Marketing + Journalism = Marketalism. Still not convinced?

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 3, 2013

For inbound marketers, this means watching loads of 30-second commercials and wondering if all the advertisers' money was well spent. Needless to say, this week's round-up is focused on Super Bowl-themed marketing. Want to learn more about the history of social media marketing during the Super Bowl?

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B2B Marketing Zone Posts

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Great content this month via the B2B Marketing Zone. people are only going to listen if you provide valuable content. awareness, much was said about the new —now old—Web being all about participation: in the age of User-Generated Content , everybody and their mother became a publisher, leveling the playing field.

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Hubspot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

As a product marketer, you need to know that general path -- and specific examples of steps along the path like search keywords, blogs, and review sites. You should choose product launch content and tactics based on what you know about your typical buyer’s journey. A product launch isn’t a top-of-the-funnel marketing activity.

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Online Marketing Institute

JANUARY 4, 2011

Email Marketing: Improve deliverability by deleting subscribers? Email Marketing: Improve deliverability by deleting subscribers? While judging our Viral and Social Marketing Hall of Fame entries earlier this month, I reviewed several strong entries from B2B marketers that cited impressive statistics for their company blogs.

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Hubspot

MAY 15, 2013

As a result, most classically trained marketers are lacking some critical skills required in today''s marketing word. In this post, we''ll explore how marketing has changed -- and what''s missing from traditional marketing curriculums. Old School: Guess Which Content Your Audience Will Love.

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Anteriad

APRIL 25, 2023

When the advertiser detects a user has visited the advertiser’s site from the content site via the banner ad, the advertiser sends the content provider a small payment. Some examples of black hat SEO techniques include keyword stuffing, invisible text, doorway pages, and adding unrelated keywords to the page content or page swapping.

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Hubspot

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Alternatively, you could go the route of focus groups, which involve gathering a targeted group of customers or potential customers and asking them a set of questions in a group setting. If you’re a marketer and you’re not a voracious reader already, you better get ready to become one.

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Anteriad

APRIL 25, 2023

When the advertiser detects a user has visited the advertiser’s site from the content site via the banner ad, the advertiser sends the content provider a small payment. Some examples of black hat SEO techniques include keyword stuffing, invisible text, doorway pages, and adding unrelated keywords to the page content or page swapping.

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Single Grain

AUGUST 7, 2019

This post was updated with more in-depth content, templates and examples on how to craft the perfect buyer persona. Do you feel like your marketing campaigns are falling on deaf ears? And even worse: nobody is purchasing — which means you’re wasting precious revenue on marketing strategies with low ROI. NOW UPDATED!

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Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2013

Best-selling author, speaker, and expert David Meerman Scott reminds us, “instead of creating content to cater to a handful of reporters, create press releases that appeal directly to your buyers to help prospects find you and shorten your sales cycle.” Hiring a new marketer? What to Do Today. Planning a new product release?

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 18, 2011

Key Points from "Science of Inbound Marketing" Session. People hate outbound marketing (cold calls, spam, junk mail, etc.) This makes inbound marketing a much more effective, and cheaper way to reach people. It is entirely possible for your marketing not to suck. The Science of Inbound Marketing.

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