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How to Thrive in the Content Shock Era: Your Brand’s Future Depends on It

Content Standard

This basic personalization demands more emphasis on content merchandising during the planning phase. Michael Schaefer first coined the concept of Content Shock in January 2014. Â He argued that this supply/demand imbalance would create an unimaginably challenging marketing environment. Â Sound familiar? Â Sound familiar?

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6 valuable tips to improve your B2B tradeshow marketing

The Lead Agency

Done correctly, trade shows can generate a large amount of interest and create lasting impressions that translate into future sales opportunities. In the months leading up to the trade show, it is important to generate prior interest to build anticipation and get attendees excited to visit your stand. Shout it out loud and proud!

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5 Trends for Customer Marketing in Today’s Experience Economy

Martech Advisor

Decades ago Clarence Francis, then CEO of General Foods, shared his strong feelings about loyalty. Trend 1: Companies Are Locking in Consumers With New and Unique Mechanisms, Driving Habitual Engagement. For a retail executive—selling Grape Nuts, Jell-O, Minute Rice, and more—his comments were perhaps surprising.

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Why Content Hubs Frustrate Your Prospects And Slow Them Down

PathFactory

But somewhere along the line, for some (thankfully not all) B2B companies, content marketing and demand generation started to drive into quicksand. You don’t want to lock it up on product pages where only some visitors will see it. Content hubs are not only bad customer experiences but they also result in poor demand generation.

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16 case studies prove ROI of mobile marketing

Biznology

They sold HD related merchandise through a Route 66’s mobile club. McDonald’s employed location-based technology and geo-targeted above-the-line messaging, to avoid sending potential customers to a locked door. 85% report an intent to raise their mobile budgets in the near future. 42% report an ability to prove ROI.

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The Ultimate Guide to the Internet of Things (IoT)

Hubspot

From a home security standpoint, homeowners can install IoT connected doorbells that broadcast live video to their phone when someone approaches the door or smart locks that can be pre-programmed to allow access during certain hours of the day. Yup, that’s an IoT device too. Heck, the entire city of Barcelona is made up of IoT devices.

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Building Your Brand’s Omnichannel Customer Experience

Sharpspring

With customer expectations for seamless service in the digital age continuing to rise, how can you ensure that you’re offering the best possible experience on every channel? In order to offer this level of service, you need to adopt an omnichannel customer experience mentality for your marketing and sales strategy. Omnichannel vs. Multichannel.