Fri.Sep 05, 2014

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Marketing failure should not be fatal

Biznology

'We live in a society that extols winning and winners. As a result, we spend a disproportionate amount of time analyzing why things have worked well, but very little time understanding when they don’t. Given the fact that many initiatives do not achieve the lofty goals set for them, it would appear that we would be wise to spend more time learning from failure to avoid repeating the same errors.

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#BADMarketing from Spirit Airlines

Crimson Marketing

'This play on Toronto Mayor Rob Ford’s drug scandal may not have the mass appeal the airline hoped for…#BADMarketing. Image: Courtesy of Gawker. The post #BADMarketing from Spirit Airlines appeared first on.

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B2B Marketers: If You Fail to Plan, You Are Planning to Fail

B2B Marketing Traction

'So I’m going to say it again. If you want your marketing to work, you have to first plan it, and then you have to execute the plan. Simple, right? You’d be surprised how many businesses fail to write a marketing plan. Or, if they write one or hire someone to write it, they end up putting on a shelf or in a drawer, never to be read or acted upon.

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Does Your Personal Brand Help Your Employer?

Convince & Convert

'Tweetable Moments Focus on what really is working. yegg Tweet This Playing with Experimentation Most people wouldn’t create a company that essential takes Google head-on, but Gabriel Weinberg is not most people. In 2007, when he was dissatisfied with Google’s search results, he started building his own solution, and DuckDuckGo was born.

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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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How Consumers Decide: Marketing for the 5-Step Model

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

'Author: Rachel Yarnold Decisions, decisions! Even when we aren’t aware of them, we’re making them all the time. Many of those decisions we make easily, without even thinking – orange juice or coffee? Gym or happy hour? TV or sleep? But with larger decisions we tend to think more deeply, and take longer to decide. Purchase decisions are similar. Some are made quickly, without much thought, while others can take weeks or months of research and deliberation to decide.

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B2B Marketing: Learn 15 Ways to Increase Conversion Rates

MLT Creative

'How can you grow your business ? Increase your online conversion rates. There are many ways to optimize your website that can help turn visitors into customers. Here are just a few that might not break your budget.

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How the Most Successful People Prioritize

Hubspot

'I''ve been a "yes"-sayer most of my life. I''m a bit of an impulse shopper, always down for an adventure, open to meeting new people or switching plans at a moment''s notice. This has opened many doors for me over the years, especially with bosses and colleagues who are happy with my eagerness and "can-do" attitude. But sometimes, the "yes-yes-yes" approach can be exhausting -- it ends up stretching me way too thin.

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What Event Marketers Can Learn from Burning Man

The Freeman Company

'Take risks and dare to be different'

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8 Ideas to Jumpstart Your Content Creation

Circle Studio

The post 8 Ideas to Jumpstart Your Content Creation appeared first on circle S studio.

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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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6 Clear Signs You’re Ready for a Video Marketing Platform

Vidyard

Whether you’ve got a few marketing videos or a whole library of them, by now you’ve likely gone through the typical production and distribution process for video assets and – because you’re planning on creating even more to meet the growing demand – you’re probably thinking about ways to streamline your video marketing operation.

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12 Ways to Get More Blog Subscribers [Infographic]

Hubspot

'For lots of bloggers, publishing blog post can feel a little anticlimactic. You spend all this time researching and writing and editing and designing to get your post out the door, and when you finally hit publish. Nothing happens. (Except maybe a tweet or two from your mom and the intern. Thanks, Mom and Intern!) But wouldn''t it be nice if people actually noticed when you published a blog post?

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The Art of Marketing: 6 DIY Design Projects to Try

Hubspot

'I’ve heard it before. You’ve heard it before. Heck, I’ve even said it before : Marketing isn’t arts and crafts. In today''s data-driven, closed-loop world where we track, measure, and analyze every little detail, the phrase above seems to make a lot of sense. To be effective marketers, we need to put childish things aside. We can''t simply create super-cool content and other marketing materials for the sheer fun of it; we need to create with a purpose.

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