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Increase Salon Profit Margins With an Email Marketing Platform

SendX

Are you tired of watching your profits get snipped away by high overhead costs and inconsistent client bookings? It's time to take control and give your salon's revenue with a strategy that's been tried and tested: email marketing.

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CDP Overview: How We Got Here, Where We're Going, and What Could Get in the Way

Customer Experience Matrix

Has anyone asked you recently about the past, present, and future of Customer Data Platforms? No? That's odd; people ask me those questions all the time. Here are my current answers. It’s eleven years since the term “customer data platform” appeared in 2013. What stages has it gone through over that time? The first stage was just to recognize that CDP was a separate category of software.

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “The Customer Copernicus” by Charlie Dawson

The Forward Observer

The Customer Copernicus: How to be Customer-Led by Charlie Dawson and Seán Meehan About the Book Some companies are great for customers – they care and change whole markets to work better for the customers they serve. Think of Amazon, easyJet and Sky. They make things easier and improve what matters – obvious, surely? They have also enjoyed huge business success, growing and making plenty of money.

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How to Maximize ROI with Email Marketing for B2B

Webbiquity

Guest post by Eduard Klein. In B2B marketing, with the constant pressure to “do more with less,” optimizing return on investment (ROI) is crucial, especially regarding brand awareness. Image credit: Pixabay on Pexels You’ve probably seen studies and statistics on the enormous ROI (return on investment) that email marketing for B2B delivers compared to other tactics.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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The Big Shift: How the Economy, AI, and Privacy are Changing Everything We Know About Marketing

Act-On

Marketing leaders are facing an unprecedented time with unprecedented demands: Wring every drop of value from generative AI. Navigate ever-changing email privacy regulations. Deal with the loss of third-party cookies. And reassure your CEO and board that your tech stack and team deserve to ride out this wave of economic uncertainty. So during this season of massive change, we sat down with marketing leaders who bring decades of experience and a refreshingly long lens to the current moment, inclu

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6 Crucial Findings From Netline’s 2024 B2B Content Consumption Report

Convince & Convert

For the past eight years, NetLine’s annual analysis of B2B content consumption and demand has stood as a lighthouse for marketers navigating the stormy waters of content strategy and lead generation. This year’s analysis draws from an impressive 6.2 million first-party content registrations and offers a map for marketers in search of treasure (aka new business).

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Don’t Follow Tesla’s Marketing Mistake

Content Marketing Institute

Tesla dismissed its marketing team this month. The layoffs come only a year after a mandate to “try advertising” that Elon Musk later said was “too generic.” But is marketing really to blame? Is there a takeaway for other companies?

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Eight Vital Tips To Grow Your Private Practice

Webbiquity

Contributed post. When you run a successful private practice, at some point you’ll likely want to grow your practice. Image credit: Amy Hirschi on Unsplash Growth offers numerous benefits, including: Letting you help more clients Improving your overall revenues and profits Helping you expand into different types of clients Giving your practice a stronger foundation and better future These are all compelling reasons to pursue (and natural outcomes of) growth, but can seem challenging to achieve.

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Lead Scoring Model: Building a Framework to Drive Conversion

Act-On

Designing a lead scoring model seems like a complex proposition. And if you jump into it without a solid strategy in place, you aren’t going to see game-changing results (or a happy sales team). So let’s break it down. There are clear steps you need to take to build and implement a lead scoring model: Assemble your cross-functional squad As we mentioned earlier, lead scoring is a team sport.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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How to Drive Conversions With Evergreen Emails

SendX

In digital marketing, maintaining engagement and driving conversions through email campaigns can be overwhelming. Yet, there's a promising solution: the evergreen email sequence. In this guide, we'll delve into evergreen email sequences, exploring their potential in email marketing—from key components to crafting compelling content.

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Generative AI in Marketing: Unlocking the Next Generation of Use Cases

CMSWire

AI isn't just automating ads; it's revolutionizing marketing productivity across various platforms. Continue reading.

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Moving Customer Data Isn’t Cheap: How Zero Copy Can Help

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Remember the last time you moved? You probably had to pack up too much stuff, transport it in a truck and unpack it in the new location – hoping it survived the trip. Imagine if your furniture and belongings could just teleport to your new place in perfect condition. It’s not possible (yet) in the physical world, but with zero copy integration, that’s how you can handle your customer data.

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brightonSEO Live Blog

Ahrefs

Being the introvert I am, my idea of fun isn’t hanging around our booth all day explaining we’ve run out of t-shirts (seriously, you need to be fast if you want swag!).

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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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AI content creation: Ushering in the unimaginable

Martech

Sam Altman’s proclamation that “movies are going to become video games and video games are going to become something unimaginably better” is more than just a prediction — it’s a vision of a new frontier in entertainment and content creation. movies are going to become video games and video games are going to become something unimaginably better — Sam Altman (@sama) April 5, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is already blurring the lines between passive viewing and a

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How to Schedule Social Media Posts Effectively?

SocialPilot

“The key to success is not in spending time, but in investing it.” These famous words by Stephen R Covey are especially true when it comes to social media. Knowing how to schedule social media posts on different platforms can really help you gain more traction, even when you are not online and when your audience is most active. However, while scheduling, you will soon realize that content scheduling is not the same for different platforms.

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What Do Customer Experience Teams Actually Look Like?

CMSWire

Most would agree that CX should be a primary focus but what do customer experience teams and leaders that support these initiatives look like? Continue reading.

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Get an EDGE in Business With This Scouting Lesson

Televerde

One of my favorite events of the year is right around the corner. On Thursday, May 23, The Boy Scouts of America Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council is hosting their annual Community Leadership Breakfast. It’s an inspiring morning in support of an excellent organization, and this year, the keynote speaker will be business magnate and BSA CEO, Roger Krone.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Some UK and US government sites are ‘sharing data with ad brokers’

readwrite

At least 18 government websites in the U.K. and the U.S. send visitor information to multiple online advertising brokers, according to a report. This includes an ad-tech business in China previously embroiled in privacy disputes. Google previously blacklisted Yeahmobi’s SDK as “malicious” following an investigation into ad fraud and attribution abuse, Silent Push stated.

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Legal risks loom for Firefly users after Adobe’s AI image tool training exposed

Martech

Adobe’s Firefly was designed to give enterprise users generative AI image tools they could trust. “A lot of our very big enterprise customers are very concerned about using generative AI without understanding how it was trained,” Adobe chief strategy officer Scott Belsky told TechCrunch last year. “They don’t see it as viable for commercial use in a similar way to using a stock image and making sure that if you’re going to use it in a campaign you better have the rights for it — and model releas

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Best Time to Post Reels on Instagram in 2024 (Updated)

SocialPilot

Instagram Reels are the most effective way for brands to attract and engage with their target audience. But it takes real effort to create engaging Reels. So, when you create them, make sure you publish them at the best time to post the Reels on Instagram to get maximum visibility and engagement. Do you know what the optimal Reel posting timing is for your brands?

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Google Delays Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Until Likely 2025

CMSWire

Once again, the search giant has called off third-party cookies tracking deprecation. Looking like 2025 at the moment. Continue reading.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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What Is a Double Opt-in? How to Choose Between Double Opt-In vs. Single Opt-In

Optinmonster

Are you trying to decide between double opt-in vs. single opt-in for your email marketing list? Email marketing is one of the best ways to engage with visitors and turn them into customers. And it all starts with a stellar email list. At OptinMonster , email opt-ins are the core of our work. For just one example, our customer AdamEnfroy.com added 3,000 email subscribers each month using our onsite opt-in campaigns.

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The Complete Guide to Leveraging Integrations with Anyword: Unleashing the Power of Analytics and AI in Marketing

Anyword

In today’s fast-paced digital world, the integration of marketing technologies and the utilization of analytics are more than just beneficial; they’re essential for crafting effective marketing strategies. Anyword stands at the forefront of this innovation, providing marketers with a suite of tools designed to enhance the precision and impact of their campaigns.

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Video ad spend expected to rise 16%, surpassing linear TV this year

Martech

U.S. digital video ad spend is expected to hit $63 billion in 2024, a 16% increase from the previous year, according to projections from IAB’s “2024 Digital Ad Spend & Strategy Report.” For the first time, digital video — which includes CTV, social video and online video — will claim a higher share of budgets than linear TV. Why we care. CTV and other digital video channels have long promised better addressability and measurement than traditional linear TV.

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How to Find and Use Competitor Keywords

Ahrefs

Knowing your competitors’ keywords is the easiest form of keyword research. If your competitors rank for or target particular keywords, it might be worth it for you to target them, too.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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The Practical Guide to AI-Powered Marketing

CMSWire

AI isn't just fast — it's strategic. Embrace effective AI-powered marketing to see long-term benefits and smarter personalization. Continue reading.

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How To Build an Impactful Content Dashboard With Google Looker: A Step-by-Step Guide [Free Template]

Content Marketing Institute

Google Analytics 4 offers a plethora of data. But how do you curate it into a dashboard that every stakeholder finds helpful? Simplify the process with Google Looker, using this free template and step-by-step process.

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Build an Online Portfolio to Demonstrate Your Salesforce Skills

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

When a job opportunity knocks, it can be difficult to prove you’re the one to hire. A one-page resume and a carefully crafted cover letter are important, but they can only go so far to help you get noticed. But hey, you have tech skills. You’re learning Salesforce skills every day. It’s time to create your own website and showcase a your professional portfolio of projects, resume, demo videos, and much more.