Marketing Insider Group

JANUARY 27, 2020

Keep the focus on your customers and their needs, not your company. January: Learn the Secret of a Powerful Content Strategy: Focus on the Customer. It only takes a little time, some imagination, and the secret sauce: customer-centric content that solves frustrating problems your target customers face. worry monsters?

Startups 338

Startups Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Content Marketing 338

RebelMouse

OCTOBER 9, 2023

FlatPlan helps RebelMouse publishers deliver content to Apple News with a stable, automated integration. This enables publishers to reach new audiences and nurture reader loyalty to funnel readers to their websites, where first-party data strategies kick into action. What is Apple News?

CMS Development 65

CMS Development Industry CMS Automation Enterprise Management 65

Contently

JULY 2, 2018

” Finance brands tend to publish higher quality and more sophisticated content than other industries. I’ve seen plenty of marketers baffled when readers don’t convert to customers. People won’t sign up for your newsletter unless you prompt them to do so. Disclosure: Marriott is a Contently client.

Brand Identity 136

Brand Identity Branding Content Advertising Agencies 136

Contently

JULY 22, 2021

Contently Case Stories gives a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing stories Contently customers are telling. Disclosure: Marriott Bonvoy Traveler has been a Contently customer since its launch in 2014.). The newsletter averaged a healthy open rate of 15 percent. “The newsletter did gangbusters,” Bennefield said.

Storytelling 92

Storytelling Open Rate Newsletter Content 92

BenchmarkONE

MARCH 18, 2021

But collaboration allows smaller businesses to combine their expertise, customer reach, and technology to compete with more prominent brands. But over half of customers still believe that traditional marketing methods, such as magazines and flyers, are the most trustworthy. Combined Marketing Strategies. Social media.

Small Business Marketing 83

Small Business Marketing Promotion Marketing Budget Enterprise Management 83

RebelMouse

OCTOBER 9, 2023

FlatPlan helps RebelMouse publishers deliver content to Apple News with a stable, automated integration. This enables publishers to reach new audiences and nurture reader loyalty to funnel readers to their websites, where first-party data strategies kick into action. What is Apple News?

CMS Development 52

CMS Development Industry CMS Automation Enterprise Management 52

Parse.ly

JANUARY 22, 2019

As Brian Morrissey from Digiday put it: “Among the biggest lies publishers have told in the past few years, “We don’t buy traffic” ranks rather high.” Without a doubt, consumer engagement needs to top publisher strategies for 2019. Okay, Spirited Media is clearly a publisher through and through. Where to look for inspiration?

Emarketing 82

Emarketing Mobile Advertising Newsletter Lead Scoring 82

Content Standard

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

From email marketers pushing out a seemingly endless stream of promotional messages to mobile marketing teams that have to balance the merits of custom apps versus mobile-specific advertisements, for many brands it quickly becomes a race to push out the most deals, most frequently.

Mobile Marketing 46

Mobile Marketing Newsletter Planning Mobile Advertising 46

Liveintent

AUGUST 9, 2022

With brand awareness you can nurture audience relationships on a long-term basis and move customers down the funnel. Instead of just prioritizing price and quality, they’re also considering brand values and customer-centric services. Brand awareness refers to how familiar customers are with your brand and products.

Paid Content 62

Paid Content Brand Identity Branding Cost per Acquisition 62

Onalytica B2B

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

She is the author of the Wall Street Journal best-seller on business writing, “Everybody Writes,” and the co-author of the best-selling book on content marketing, “Content Rules: How to Create Killer Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Ebooks, Webinars (and More) That Engage Customers and Ignite Your Business.” I write books.

Webinar Metrics 186

Webinar Metrics Internet Marketing Custom Publishing Social Media 186

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

These are all valid ways to keep in touch with customers and prospects. And let’s not get into the level of skill and understanding required to design an appealing newsletter. Growing relationships with customers. Improving user experiences using customer feedback from surveys. Text messaging. Direct mail.

Template 131

Template Email Marketing Blast Campaigns Planning 131

Marketing Insider Group

AUGUST 30, 2019

In May 2011, SAP’s CEO Bill McDermott walked on stage at the company’s annual customer conference. He opened with inspiring stories of innovation from well-known brands that also happened to be SAP customers, saving any mention of specific products for last. Why would we publish content that doesn’t directly sell?”

Top of Funnel 113

Top of Funnel ROI Budget Programs Content Marketing 113

Webbiquity

OCTOBER 16, 2018

And your product or service may be exactly what they need to solve it. This encompasses media, analysts, trade associations, conference producers, and complementary product vendors among others. The product sets don’t compete but do both appeal to the same business security system buyer.

Marketing Automation Services 242

Marketing Automation Services Trade Show Advertising Agencies Verticals 242

Convince & Convert

AUGUST 27, 2015

You read the newspaper or a magazine. Your customers? Don’t forget “traditional” media as well – Television (broadcast), Print (newspaper, magazines), blogs (scary that blogs are now traditional media, right?). It is critical to know who and which media is influential for your company or brand or product.

Television marketing 160

Television marketing Broadcasting Cable SMS 160

Content Standard

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

” John Bucher, mythologist and narrative strategist, believes “immersive storytelling and location-based experiences will draw customers to brands like never before” because people crave the experiential. ” Cohesive Marketing Can’t Be Online-Only. It’s why many brands continue to publish actual magazines.

Planning 88

Planning Ad Building Paid Search Agency Marketing & Strategy 88

Integrated B2B

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Instead, think – and write – like a publisher. Businesses and organizations that make a commitment to serving their customers with great content – just as they commit to providing a quality product – create interest and build loyalty,” writes Geoff Livingston, author of Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Quit writing like a marketer.

Guidelines 40

Guidelines Paid Search Agency PR Custom Publishing 40

Integrated B2B

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

Instead, think – and write – like a publisher. Businesses and organizations that make a commitment to serving their customers with great content – just as they commit to providing a quality product – create interest and build loyalty,” writes Geoff Livingston, author of Welcome to the Fifth Estate. Quit writing like a marketer.

Guidelines 40

Guidelines Paid Search Agency PR Custom Publishing 40

Heinz Marketing

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

I think as people have the opportunity to just publish things off the cuff on social channels, to just write stream of consciousness on a blog platform and just click, press, go…I don’t feel like we are as good at editing ourselves as we used to be. So I have also worked in publishing. There is publishing as we know it.

Top of Funnel 66

Top of Funnel Cross-Selling Custom Publishing B2B Thought Leadership 66

ConvertKit

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Once you hit Publish, the hard work is only just beginning. Drive traffic back to your products and services. Promoting your videos helps drive users back to your website or landing pages , where they can learn more about your product or services. Design an attention-grabbing custom thumbnail image.

Youtube 145

Youtube Promotion Spending Video Marketing 145

BenchmarkONE

MARCH 18, 2021

But collaboration allows smaller businesses to combine their expertise, customer reach, and technology to compete with more prominent brands. But over half of customers still believe that traditional marketing methods, such as magazines and flyers, are the most trustworthy. Combined Marketing Strategies. Social media.

Small Business Marketing 52

Small Business Marketing Promotion Marketing Budget Enterprise Management 52

Content Standard

JUNE 4, 2015

To survive in digital publishing, magazines and newspapers have had to develop new products that enable their editorial teams to scale content creation, monetize their massive audiences, and take advantage of the up-and-coming social platforms where potential new readers spend most of their time online. Business Insider.

Product 40

Product Media Work Management Custom Publishing 40

BenchmarkONE

MARCH 18, 2021

But collaboration allows smaller businesses to combine their expertise, customer reach, and technology to compete with more prominent brands. But over half of customers still believe that traditional marketing methods, such as magazines and flyers, are the most trustworthy. Combined Marketing Strategies. Social media.

Small Business Marketing 52

Small Business Marketing Promotion Marketing Budget Enterprise Management 52

PureB2B

AUGUST 25, 2021

Social selling is a sales approach that incorporates building relationships with customers into the sales process. Essentially, the goal is to make potential customers become aware of you, like your brand, and trust you through social media sales and marketing activities. The Basic Principles of Social Selling.

Lead Ranking 118

Lead Ranking Linkedin Network Marketing Social Media 118

Content Marketing Institute

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Our role isn’t just to build strong, trusting customer relationships now but to serve as true agents of change – enabling our brands, our strategies, and our stories to evolve along with them. 4 weeks after @caclosets debuted its magazine, it was generating $42 for every $ spent. Play Magazine. Healthcare IT News Australia.

Advertising Agencies 79

Advertising Agencies Examples Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking 79

Convince & Convert

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Remember that time when you wrote content to promote a new product the day before it launched? The length, design, tone, and general quality of the content they’re publishing. How they’re generating traffic and focusing on converting that traffic into paying customers. I’ve been there. And it sucks.

Planning 109

Planning Content Work Management Custom Publishing 109

Valasys

JULY 15, 2020

It involves researching, publishing, and producing valuable pieces of content to meet the bottom-line goals associated with your content strategy, and is a crucial aspect of every company’s online marketing game. Know Your Customers. Customer-centricity lies at the core of every marketing endeavor.

Top of Funnel 89

Top of Funnel Tips Marketing & Strategy B2B Thought Leadership 89

Content Marketing Institute

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

While you have many use cases for your product or service, that thinking isn’t helpful. If your product or service caters to many audiences, then it’s your job to cater your content to them. If you didn’t need to make money but wanted to help your customer, what would you give them? You need to be specific. Click To Tweet.

Psychographics 110

Psychographics Paid Search Agency Customer Satisfaction Lead Scoring 110

Contently

JULY 2, 2018

” Finance brands tend to publish higher quality and more sophisticated content than other industries. I’ve seen plenty of marketers baffled when readers don’t convert to customers. People won’t sign up for your newsletter unless you prompt them to do so. Disclosure: Marriott is a Contently client.

Brand Identity 70

Brand Identity Branding Content Advertising Agencies 70

ClearVoice

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

For example, one of my content marketing brand clients publishes a health-focused magazine. Customer stories. Newsletters. As you ideate thought pieces for your own content production, keep these faux pas top of mind. Behind the scenes is a pharmacy delivery service. What do I write for them? Blog posts.

Opinions 114

Opinions Brand Identity Branding B2B Thought Leadership 114

TrustRadius Marketing

APRIL 23, 2021

Inbound and Outbound marketing offer different approaches to achieving the same goals of generating leads, driving sales, and improving customer relations. Inbound marketing centers on a new way of thinking about customer relationships and sales. Blogs, SERP, social media, and newsletters people sign up for are common examples of this.

Work Management 52

Work Management Marketing Automation Services Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 52

Scoop.it

JUNE 1, 2021

Marketers can and even should use either their own previous works or parts of those published by others to enhance brand visibility and engage followers with valuable information. Reposts make social media feeds lively, bright, inspiring, and closer to average customers. However, in Stories Puma actively shares posts by its customers.

Curation 55

Curation eCommerce Content Marketing Brand Identity 55

ClearVoice

JULY 14, 2022

Getting started is the hardest part of creating newsletters. How should it look, and how can you make a company newsletter interesting? Whether you’re targeting consumers (B2C) or businesses (B2B), there are certain newsletter best practices that you should follow to engage your audience and increase conversions.

Newsletter 96

Newsletter Marketing & Strategy Work Management Opt-out 96

ClearVoice

APRIL 15, 2021

Earned media is when a member of the media discusses a product, individual or company through their preferred media. Earned media also results in content that can be used for your website, social media, newsletters and beyond. Earned media is created and published by a third party, like a reporter, influencer, or customer.

Paid Content 119

Paid Content Media PR Paid Search Agency 119

Webbiquity

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Weekly news magazines are declining, newspapers are shriveling, and industry trade magazines are downsizing. Meanwhile, the blogosphere continues to expand and pundits like Joe Pulizzi have declared that we are all publishers now. Apple could create an aggregation site to pull in blog posts and reviews about the product.

Aggregators 100

Aggregators Blogger Media Curation 100

Content Marketing Institute

MARCH 22, 2018

Luke Kintigh, head of publishing at Intel iQ, shares how they did it. The true challenge of becoming a successful publisher is sustaining an audience – providing so much ongoing value that they naturally seek out your content and become a loyal reader. Lay the groundwork for deeper customer relationships. Click To Tweet.

Marketing Automation Services 108

Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 108

Content Standard

JANUARY 23, 2018

“It extends beyond a financial product-based relationship.” “Create strong content that makes sense within the context of the goal—what you want your customer to get to—that action step, whether it’s opening an account, buying a certain product, or giving an email address,” Lorenzo says.

Work Management 84

Work Management Storytelling Marketing Management Examples 84

Sales Engine

JANUARY 25, 2016

For most companies, it likely started with marketing automation software, a website makeover, Search Engine Optimization, Pay-per-click advertising, and Customer Relationship Management software. Today, I think so many companies are trying to muscle their way to more productivity with content rather than reimagining how they use it.

Enterprise Management 120

Enterprise Management Marketing Management Marketing Automation Services Sales Qualified Leads 120