SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Welcome to our blog series, where we highlight some of the latest updates from HubSpot! As an agency specializing in full-service digital marketing, we understand the importance of staying on top of the latest tools and features to help our clients reach their marketing and sales goals.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade. Something is shifting in the realm of B2B marketing It’s hard to put your finger on it just yet, but it’s there, quietly brewing beneath the surface.

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Planning 78

Navigate the Channel

JANUARY 8, 2024

The last time you took an objective look at your company’s business marketing strategy, what was your takeaway? If using micro-moments, storytelling and video aren’t part of your plan, let’s re-visit these digital marketing trends and their importance in every business strategy now. What’s working?

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Trends Marketing & Strategy Marketing Strategy Paid Search Agency 123

Martech

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Part one: The promise The birth of marketing technology brought so much potential to the marketing department. I was a young, freshly minted MBA with a background in computer science, and a two-year stint doing software marketing at IBM. Plus, marketing was getting some extra respect in board meetings.

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Marketing AI Lead Ranking Ideal Customer Profiles B2B Marketing 119

Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

Brands need the context social media metrics provide to meet today’s dynamic consumer space and take their business to the next level. That’s why leaders from more than 700 companies surveyed in the 2023 State of Social Media Report revealed that 85% of their business decisions were strongly informed by social data and insights.

Marketing Analytics Tools 140

Marketing Analytics Tools Social Media Top of Funnel Analytics 140

SalesIntel

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Here are some statistics related to edtech marketing: According to GlobalData estimates , the EdTech industry will grow from US$183.4 Online education is the fastest-growing segment of the edtech market, with revenues expected to reach $350 billion by 2025 (Source: ResearchAndMarkets ). 4 Marketing Learnings From a Study.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. Higher ROI- By bringing in higher-quality leads and shortening their time in the sales funnel, you’ll see higher returns on your marketing spend.

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Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Demand B2B Marketing 62

Hubspot

JANUARY 29, 2020

When I used to work for a digital marketing agency, one of my responsibilities was to write blog content for our clients. That's why Google ads keyword planner is an important tool for marketers. Those are two great blog ideas and keywords you could target in your content. Look at search volume.

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The Point

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Social media may be a hot topic in B2B marketing circles, but most of that buzz focuses on the role of social media advertising. After all, as earned media, the “cost” of organic social is basically zero. Are B2B marketers ignoring a huge opportunity? HS) Social media advertising has taken off lately.

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Top of Funnel Demand Generation Agencies Demand Generation Lead Scoring 203

Onalytica B2B

APRIL 6, 2017

Influencer marketing this; influencer relations that- we’re hearing both terms being thrown around an awful lot across social media, sometimes interchangeably, sometimes with entirely different meanings. To us, there are two fundamentally very different words in each term setting them apart: marketing and relations.

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Social Media Youtube Marketing & Strategy Advertising Mediums 261

Hubspot

APRIL 4, 2019

Search Engine Marketing, or SEM, is one of the most effective ways to grow your business and reach new customers. However, their paid "Summer Shoes" ad, circled above, ranks as the first search result overall. Google Ads Keyword Planner. What is SEM? Best SEM tools. Google Trends. Keywordtool.Io.

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Search Engine Marketing SEM Search Marketing SERP 101

Marketing Insider Group

MAY 17, 2023

Marketing used to be easy. You could throw a sign up in the yard, call up the newspaper for an ad, and print up some flyers to pretty much knock out a complete strategy. If you want to know what works best, you should look to successful digital marketing examples. Don’t worry about scouring the web to find what works.

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Only B2B

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Our attention in 2022 was on: Making the most out of current economic situation Expanding our value-driven marketing strategy. For instance, unpaid media like as blogs, emails, and information that has been optimized for search engines are becoming more popular. Content Marketing. Produce more leads.

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B2B Marketing Trends Planning Paid Search Agency 127

Optinmonster

APRIL 4, 2024

Are you looking for the best Mailchimp alternatives to supercharge your email marketing ? Mailchimp is one of the most popular email marketing services, but its popularity doesn’t make it the one-stop solution for all digital marketers. Also, consider how much time they’ll have to devote to email marketing.

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Enterprise Management Email Marketing Marketing Automation Services Work Management 61

Metadata

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Marketing teams are like snowflakes. Study ten marketing teams from seemingly identical companies, and their structures will vary. But despite the differences, marketing teams are (or at least should be) marching down the same path—a path leading them to a structure that looks different than team structures of the past.

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B2B Marketing Ad Building Paid Search Agency Work Management 52

Webbiquity

JUNE 15, 2021

Even as newer and fancier ways to market your business crop up every season, old-school email marketing continues to provide the highest ROI, at a whopping $42 for every $1 of expenditure. This is where lead magnets come in, as an integral part of email marketing. Have highly specific content. What is a lead magnet?

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Paid Content Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Sales Qualified Leads 282

Martech Advisor

MARCH 22, 2020

Inbound Vs Outbound marketing channels differ in their approach and goals. While each channel offers uniquely to marketing objectives of brand awareness, lead generation and sales conversions, it is important to know which channel is most effective for your line of business. Table of Contents. What is Inbound Marketing?

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Hubspot

AUGUST 2, 2018

That was the click-through-rate of the first ever banner ad , purchased by AT&T on HotWired.com in 1994. Nowadays, this ad would be considered the scum of clickbait. Fortunately, online advertising has rapidly evolved since the 90’s, so you don’t have to rely on attention-repellent banner ads anymore. With over 3.5

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Heinz Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

By Lisa Heay , Director of Business Operations at Heinz Marketing. According to Scott Brinker’s most recent Marketing Technology Landscape , there are 9932 (and counting) solutions in the marketing technology space. We believe that technology needs to support your marketing strategy, not be your marketing strategy.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Work Management Planning Marketing Automation Services 119

Optinmonster

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For example, one of our pillar articles at OptinMonster is 30 Content Upgrade Ideas to Grow Your Email List. Refresh Evergreen Content Because our pillar articles are useful to the target audience and attract a lot of traffic, we make sure to regularly update them. Another great tool you can use to find LSI keywords is LSI Graph.

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Paid Content Traffic Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 72

Sprout Social

APRIL 6, 2023

Content calendars are widely used in content teams, regardless of the industry. They work as mental models by helping us comprehend content strategies, laying out a roadmap of what needs to be done. Calendars can also help streamline collaboration and track marketing performance. What is a content calendar?

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Content Work Management Ad Frequency Marketing Management 81

Strategic-IC

JUNE 25, 2019

Strategic planning, research, creation, publication and promotion - creating a quality content strategy can be complex. Here we look at tools that may help to support your content process. Tools to Enhance Your Content Process. However, content creation is only the tip of the iceberg. Related: 2.

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Marketing Automation Services Paid Content CMS Development Paid Search Agency 84

Hubspot

DECEMBER 22, 2020

If your SEO (search engine optimization) and PPC (pay per click) teams exist in complete silos, it's time to change that. These channels aren't meant to be siloed, and getting them aligned is one of the most underrated ways to improve your overall digital marketing performance. Avoid paid keyword traps.

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PPC Work Management SEO Top of Funnel 101

SmartBug Media

AUGUST 17, 2020

In this article, we’ll look at four pros and four cons of migrating your WordPress website to the new iteration of HubSpot’s content management system, named CMS Hub. We’ll start with the cons first and then move toward the many benefits of the HubSpot ecosystem. There is no getting around having to pay for HubSpot.

CMS Development 93

CMS Development Industry CMS Hubspot Enterprise Management 93

Customer Experience Matrix

MAY 21, 2015

Ah yes, in Las Vegas, at ONE: Teradata Marketing Festival, which is Teradata's conference for users of its marketing applications. What the conference did offer was a detailed look at Teradata’s current marketing applications, vision, and product roadmap. But I digress. Where was I?

Resource Management 120

Resource Management Hubspot Marketing Automation Services Enterprise Management 120

Optinmonster

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Are you looking for the best exit-intent popup plugin to generate more leads on your WordPress site? And exit-intent popup plugins give you all the tools you need to create popups that convert. In this article, we cover the best exit-intent popup plugins for your WordPress site. Best Exit-Intent Popup Plugins for WordPress.

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Intent Conversion Best Practices Template 92

Contently

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Content marketing ain’t easy… but isn’t that why it’s so valuable? Organizations are taking a more proactive approach to content these days as it relates to audience engagement, lead funnel growth, prospect nurturing, customer loyalty, and strong brand affinity. Does your content alleviate a pain point?

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Lead Ranking Marketing Qualified Leads Top of Funnel Sales Qualified Leads 129

Hubspot

MAY 11, 2020

And while everybody seems to know what not to publish these days, many marketers are asking: what should we put out into a world in the throes of a crisis? And how to be there for their audience without adding to the noise. Consumers are increasing searches for valuable information and engaging with businesses at record rates.

CMS Development 101

CMS Development Paid Search Agency Planning Content Marketing 101

Martech

JANUARY 29, 2024

Gone are the days when gating all content to meet quarterly MQL KPIs was effective. Lead gen occurs within the second stage of a marketing funnel — meaning it happens after marketers have attracted an audience and are ready to hand them over to the sales team.” Lead generation for B2B has undergone quite a transformation.

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Lead Ranking Lead Gen Ideal Customer Profiles Lead Scoring 119

Martech

DECEMBER 12, 2023

After attending the recent MarketingOperations.com conference (MOps-Apalooza), my cofounder Tyler remarked, “If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone at MOps-Apalooza say something about companies buying software that they never fully implemented, I think my ticket for next year’s conference would be paid for.”

Work Management 126

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Software 126

Scoop.it

OCTOBER 5, 2023

But what is a substitute for the old-good (yet no longer effective) marketing tactics? Some have probably whispered account-based marketing (ABM) in your ear, and you want to dig this topic deeper. Why Account-Based Marketing is Becoming More Popular in SaaS The SaaS market is proliferating, and competition is increasing.

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Unbounce

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

A marketer’s job isn’t done once a visitor converts on a landing page. As data-driven marketers, we’re keenly aware that most visitors won’t ever convert to a lead or sale. See how many conversions have direct, email, or organic search touchpoints after a visit to a paid search landing page?

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Landing Pages Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Paid Search Agency 145

SalesIntel

JANUARY 12, 2023

The year has just started, and like every year so far in the 2020s, it’s on track to be a challenging and unique experience in marketing. Not to mention the difficulty of breaking through the constant ad and inbox noise everyone faces daily. Making sense of this data is essential for marketing teams.

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Ideal Customer Profiles Marketing Qualified Leads Marketing AI Lead Ranking 52

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

This year, a 30-second Super Bowl ad slot cost roughly $5.6 million seems like a lot of money for just a slot, think about how much advertisers are spending on the additional costs of producing these commercials, often known for having A-list talent, crazy special effects, or even award-winning directors.

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Ads Television marketing 98

SmartBug Media

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

That button, once clicked, would give you a live feed of people in your target demographic who are actively showing intent to purchase a solution that your product or service provides. That, in a nutshell, is “intent data.”. Provides a snapshot of the huge digital footprint they leave behind as they consume content across the internet.

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Intent Data Marketing AI Intent Bombora 79

Hubspot

MAY 25, 2016

Have you ever had any formal or informal paid advertising training or education? Most marketers are presented with a chunk of their company’s marketing budget one day and told to “run some ads.” Don’t let the costs scare you, paid social advertising is incredibly measurable, and can produce real ROI.

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Hubspot

JULY 3, 2020

Account-based marketing (ABM) is transforming the B2B marketing and sales world because of its effectiveness in reaching high-value target accounts — but it's a difficult strategy to manage. Fortunately, like any aspect of marketing, ABM is made easier with strategic planning. Gather Intel and Align Content.

Account Based Marketing 101

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