Contently

OCTOBER 24, 2019

A popular email newsletter is the holy grail for content marketers. When you send content straight to your reader’s inbox, you bypass Google’s search algorithm and the changing whims of social media platforms. We surveyed the best financial email newsletters, drawing inspiration from many of them.

Newsletter 72

Newsletter Service Best Practices Budget Programs 72

Sprout Social

APRIL 18, 2017

Usually when you hear about social media automation, you picture the cringe-worthy automatic direct message that sometimes happens after you follow a new account. If you’re considering automation as part of your social media marketing efforts, there are a few key questions to ask yourself: Why do I want to automate?

Social Media 103

Social Media Rules Automation Media 103

Webbiquity

AUGUST 25, 2010

Want to stay up-to-date on the latest social media news and thought-leadership commentary without visiting a gazillion different sites, relying on an RSS feed (or someone else’s filter) that inevitably misses important news, or following aggregation sites that regurgitate the same over-exposed content from a handful of popular sites?

Social Media 100

Social Media Media B2B Thought Leadership Digg 100

Contently

MARCH 1, 2022

Aggregators arrived on the digital scene in 1999, when Netscape introduced RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, to pull together in one place content from disparate corners of the Web. A few years later, the New York Times’ adoption of RSS was seen as a “tipping point” for the format. RSS feeds are still popular today.

Thought Leadership 172

Thought Leadership Aggregators Paid Content Ethics 172

The Point

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The demise of email newsletters as an effective B2B marketing tactic has been, to paraphrase Mr. Twain, grossly exaggerated. In fact, email newsletters can be a critical part of an ongoing lead nurturing strategy. For all their benefits, however, newsletters are a royal pain to produce. Host the newsletter as a blog.

Newsletter 100

Newsletter Tips Paid Search Agency Ad Frequency 100

Webbiquity

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ultimately, as Olivier Blanchard has pointed out repeatedly , social media marketing has to demonstrate an ROI (though he acknowledges the questions have to be made more specific). But it’s crucial to the social media ROI debate to recognize that “R” is an end-of-the-process measure. Social media/network-referred traffic.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Content Standard

JANUARY 25, 2018

Social media marketing, like social media itself, has come a long way, but social media marketers still struggle to get buy-in from the executive level to fully invest in their success. Social Media Evolution. Social Touches Many Facets of Business. Image attribution: Priscilla Du Preez.

Social Media 78

Social Media Social Marketing Work Management Marketing Management 78

Webbiquity

MAY 6, 2020

Social media, email, video marketing, online advertising, and blogging are all effective digital marketing tactics for creating brand awareness and offering promotions. While 93% of B2B marketers use email as a marketing channel and 92% use social media, just 75% of B2B enterprises have blogs. Create Engagement.

Enterprise Management 202

Enterprise Management Work Management Marketing Management Multi-Channel 202

ConvertKit

MAY 26, 2021

FeedBurner’s unassuming content delivery service has supported millions of bloggers, podcasters, publishers, and creators over the years, delivering countless e-newsletters to fans worldwide (and proudly upholding dot-com-era web design standards). That’s because RSS still keeps much of the creative content flowing around the web.

RSS 69

RSS Work Management Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 69

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I presented today at Social Media AZ , a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. This presentation: “Why Before How: The Keys to Developing a Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps&# also formed the basis for my recent MarketingProfs Webinar. Because tools will change.

Social Media 167

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 167

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 15, 2010

Social network connectivity is becoming the post-modern email newsletter. This puts significant pressure on email to be more relevant, because most of what would be contained in an email newsletter or special offer now happens faster and more personally within Facebook, Twitter or other social outposts.

Social Media 114

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 114

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

She specializes in social media strategies that lead to actionable plans to achieve real world objectives. I’ve spent a lot of time working with various social media monitoring tools and I’ve whittled my list of favorites down to two or three. You might want to test this. • What about you?

Social Media 155

Social Media Media Paid Content Work Management 155

RebelMouse

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That's why we want to set you up for success starting with optimized RSS Feeds. A function in the RSS Feed that maps content to MSN categories. Regular Feed: Publishing Requirements and RSS Development CONTENT SOURCE If you have a dedicated section for MSN, we can use that as a base. CPM High $2.70 $2,700.00 $54,000.00 $135,000.00

Cost Per Thousand 52

Cost Per Thousand CPM Industry CMS RSS 52

Convince & Convert

MARCH 23, 2010

If your blog is consistent enough that you believe RSS subscription is realistic, make sure visitors can easily subscribe to your RSS feed. (As If you have complementary resources like an Ebook, email newsletter, events or otherwise, make sure those are easy for first-time visitors to find as well. First, never blow off a post.

Social Media 119

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 119

LeadSloth

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I will be speaking about Marketing Automation features, the marketing technology ecosystem, and the impact of Social Media. Social Media. When talking about Social Media, most people immediately think of Twitter or Facebook. Lead Generation. Lead Nurturing. Lead Intelligence.

Marketing Automation Services 100

Marketing Automation Services Social Media Marketing Automation Social Marketing 100

Convince & Convert

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

However, a lot of people making that news have created expectations and beliefs about social media that aren’t true. Social Media is Inexpensive False. As Charlene Li said recently, social media trades media cost for labor cost. Social Media is Fast False. Absolutely.

Social Media 149

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Paid Search Agency 149

Convince & Convert

JUNE 11, 2014

With social media at it’s peak, the hype has gone wild about how social media determines traffic now days. I have also put together some examples of perfect newsletters here. Lose the Images Contrary to social media best practices , Gmail has its own rules. The money is in the list.

RSS 167

RSS Blogger Open Rate Promotion 167

Convince & Convert

JULY 28, 2010

Let me hear about it: View Comments | Subscribe To This Blog | Sign Up For Our Newsletter Share This Post: Similar Posts That You Might Enjoy: Is Starbucks the Most Dangerous Competitor to Facebook? utilize whether they have an existing social media strategy or not. Jay, I'm impressed!

Social Media 148

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 148

markempa

AUGUST 5, 2012

Tweet Do you think social media is better for researching prospects than for attaining face-to-face meetings where deals are won and contracts are signed? In this high-tech world, social media has revealed itself to be a lead generation goldmine. A 50% connection rate with potential customers on LinkedIn.

Social Media 120

Social Media Top of Funnel Advertising Channels Lead Scoring 120

Chris Koch

JANUARY 22, 2010

I wish I could say that social media leads to sales. So when we think about social media ROI, we need to make a leap of faith. To make ourselves feel a little more comfortable with this idea, we may need to categorize social media with something whose hazy ROI we’re more familiar and comfortable with: PR.

Social Media 100

Social Media ROI Lead Ranking RSS 100

Content Marketing Institute

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The free Google Chrome extension offers basic spelling and grammar corrections in almost every place you write content across the web – web-based emails, social media updates, Google Docs, etc. Other features include a web form builder, social media marketing, and hot lead alerts. Social media promotion: Zapier.

Automation 99

Automation Marketing Automation Services Work Management Marketing Analytics Tools 99

Convince & Convert

MARCH 25, 2010

Advanced social media analytics and ROI calculations often require tying together disparate systems, and looking for causation (or at least correlation) between social media success and business outcome. Or, you could just use Swix, the super slick new social media scoreboard that just works.

Social Media 117

Social Media Media Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy 117

markempa

DECEMBER 30, 2008

Still not convinced that you should delve into social media? Maybe you think there’s no way to measure social media’s success. Here’s a case study that MarketingSherpa released earlier this month that follows one company through its social media adventure.     Created a LinkedIn group.

Lead Generation 120

Lead Generation Social Media Generation Webinar Metrics 120

Convince & Convert

MARCH 3, 2010

I emphasized that to remain relevant, agencies must differentiate themselves by providing advanced social media services, not just the basics. corporate expenditures on social media will increase by an AVERAGE of 34% a year , and that by 2012, as much will be spent on social media as on email marketing.

Social Media 121

Social Media Paid Search Agency Media Advertising Agencies 121

Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Sure, you can centralize some of your social media chores (great post by Chris Brogan), by using Tweetdeck or Seesmic. For normal humans that check social media a couple times a day, NutshellMail may become your new favorite social companion. You run over to check your Twitter account. Then Linkedin.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency PR 115

The Point

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

If you’re not generating leads – as in: a lot of leads – from your company’s blog, you’re missing out on what is perhaps not only your best opportunity to convert organic Web traffic into actionable, measurable sales inquiries, but also the best way to actually show real ROI from your social media investment. BONUS TIP: 11. No problem.

Business Blogging 100

Business Blogging Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Generation 100

Chris Koch

JUNE 26, 2009

In my last post, I hope I convinced you why you should establish a personal presence in social media even if your company hasn’t done so yet. That was the why of social media. I’m going to attempt to explain it by humbly offering my own initiation into social media as a guide. Pick an RSS tool.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Personalization 100

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

While content found in email may not offer direct SEO impact, cross-linking and awareness development of content certainly provide an opportunity to acquire links, social media visibility, and,in the case above, ratings/user feedback development. Cross-links to key content marketing assets and social media profiles.

SEO 120

SEO Content Marketing Marketing Management Paid Search Agency 120

Industrial Marketing Today

JUNE 24, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media with Email Marketing – is it the Super Combo? Can we deliver a powerful 1-2 punch by combining social media and email marketing? Do you have any good examples of social media used in email marketing?

Social Media 60

Social Media Email Marketing Social Marketing Web 2.0 60

Industrial Marketing Today

APRIL 20, 2010

Home Marketing Matters About Contact B2B Marketing Store Company Website Social Media and B2B Marketing Do Pair Well by Achinta Mitra on April 20, 2010 in B2B Lead Generation , Industrial Marketing Strategies , Social Media Marketing , Social Networking For a while, it was difficult to find hardcore data to make a business case for social media.

Social Media 60

Social Media Social Marketing B2B Marketing Web 2.0 60

Brandpoint

MARCH 31, 2020

This demand generation tactic incorporates two major parts of the PESO model for marketing: Owned Media and Paid Media. Owned Media is all the content you create. It’s every blog post, eBook, whitepaper, piece of on-page copy, email and social media post. This is your library of unique content.

Cost per Lead 142

Cost per Lead Sales Qualified Leads CPL Lead Ranking 142

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

For instance, if a potential customer is used to consuming your useful blog content, getting your email newsletter, and seeing occasional posts on Facebook or Twitter, they will be more likely to remember you when the time comes to actually make a purchase. Sharing snippets of quotes from the company about the award on social media.

Lead Generation 123

Lead Generation B2B Marketing Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 123

Hubspot

JANUARY 23, 2020

From sparkling campaigns to flawless design, sometimes I open a newsletter and I'm surprised at how brands segment me into a list that's so accurate. A huge asset of Campaign Monitor is that you can manage every client (different businesses or multiple social media accounts in general) from one account. ActiveCampaign.

Work Management 89

Work Management Marketing Management Budget Programs Software 89

Biznology

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

I just started as Director of Social Media at Unison Agency in Washington’s historic Georgetown. 1) Email List/Newsletter — Are you subscribed to any newsletters? I am subscribed to the newsletters of Seth Godin , Chris Brogan , CC Chapman, and Christoper Penn. Chris Penn is a maestro.

Marketing Websites 80

Marketing Websites RSS Paid Search Agency Social Media 80

EveryoneSocial

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Instead of sending a one-off email or message in a group chat to your colleagues about a helpful newsletter or blog related to a new project, you could start a group devoted to that topic and keep the conversation going and refreshed. Automate Company Newsletters with Content Email Feature.

Transparency 98

Transparency Newsletter RSS User-Generated Content 98

KoMarketing Associates

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

If you have not already engaged in a blogging initiative, or are looking to re-evaluate the objectives in your existing program, here are ten reasons B2B blogging could be important for achieving your goals with SEO, social media, and online marketing in the new year and beyond. Create opportunities for new SEO keyword strategies.

B2B Thought Leadership 120

B2B Thought Leadership Webinar Metrics Marketing & Strategy B2B 120

Convince & Convert

JUNE 22, 2010

New research from White Horse of 104 companies found that in 86% of companies, executives are not using social media. Social Media? If anything, social media is MORE important for B2B companies than it is for B2C companies. For whom is it more important to have a humanizing social media presence?

Social Media 130

Social Media Media Paid Search Agency Budget Programs 130