Directive Agency

APRIL 15, 2022

Too often, companies can get stuck in a sort of tunnel vision, focusing only on one digital marketing solution for their business, either SEO or PPC. This article will highlight each digital marketing component providing the unique benefits while also including the drawbacks of having tunnel vision in each. Benefits of SEO.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Work Management SEO Paid Search Agency 52

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 134

Marketing Analytics Tools Social Media Top of Funnel Analytics 134

SmartBug Media

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The more data you put in the hands of a marketer, the more informed and strategic their decisions become. That’s where urchin tracking module (UTM) tags become an essential tool in a marketer’s arsenal to ensure we’re able to report at a deeper level. Below we outline: What UTM tags are and how they work.

Tagging 52

Tagging Practices Marketing Analytics Tools Best Practices 52

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There are probably other companies that do the same thing. Digging into your competitor’s approach through a marketing competitor analysis is critical to putting together or updating your brand’s marketing strategy. And this informs your marketing game plan. What is competitor analysis in marketing?

Planning 97

Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Benchmark Analysis 97

Sprout Social

MAY 28, 2020

Social media campaigns are focused and coordinated efforts that generate measurable results across social media platforms. Campaigns are a chance to switch things up, reach your audience in a new way, create memorable content and make a real impact on top-line business goals.

Social Media 80

Social Media Work Management Marketing Management Campaigns 80

Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Trouble coming up with marketing campaign ideas? This is especially true if your recent marketing push fell flat or your engagement rate is low. Too many businesses are caught in a trap of ad-hoc marketing. Too many businesses are caught in a trap of ad-hoc marketing. What is a marketing campaign, exactly?

Campaigns 132

Campaigns Planning Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 132

Martech

APRIL 26, 2022

You’ve heard about the results companies are getting with account-based marketing (ABM) and you want to know what it will take to make it work for you. Like any digital marketing campaign, the cost of running ABM campaigns consists of multiple components with multiple line items within each component.

Account Based Marketing 92

Account Based Marketing ABM Paid Content Cost 92

SmartBug Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

The digital era has changed the way we do business, and it’s important for marketers to keep up with the demands of their prospects by building a well-oiled lead generation machine. How to Generate Leads With Your Digital Marketing. Use Content Marketing to Establish Thought Leadership. Leverage Paid Social.

Sales Management 94

Sales Management Lead Scoring Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 94

Metadata

AUGUST 24, 2021

This is the ninth post in our new content series, No Fluffs Given. We’re tired of the fluffy content in our LinkedIn feeds, with no real substance or actionable takeaways. So we’re teaming up with some of the best B2B marketers we know. Yet, 1,000 organic views on a LinkedIn post is subpar. Tyler Durden gets rebranding.

Webinar Metrics 98

Webinar Metrics Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency Classified Ads 98

Martech Advisor

JANUARY 6, 2020

Real estate social media marketing is an essential process for realtors to reach out to their target audience. In this article, we discuss what real estate social media marketing is, advantages of using social media, and six best practices for realtors to follow while using social media to promote their brand and products.

Social Media 110

Social Media Social Marketing Practices Media 110

Sprout Social

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Every facet of the customer experience has been peeled back, tested and tested again, resulting in an abundance of data marketers can use to optimize for conversions. Social commerce , on the other hand, is the next frontier. According to our data, 65% of participants have already made purchases directly through social media.

Buy 140

Buy Brand Identity Branding eCommerce 140

Atomic Reach

MARCH 18, 2019

What is more, the research by Disruptive Advertising suggests that 76% of people who search something nearby with the help of their phone will visit the business within the next few days. While conducting their search, about half of users cannot differentiate between PPC links and organic links in search engines.

Paid Content 102

Paid Content PPC Paid Search Agency SEM 102

Metadata

AUGUST 16, 2021

This is the ninth post in our new content series, No Fluffs Given. We’re tired of the fluffy content in our LinkedIn feeds, with no real substance or actionable takeaways. So we’re teaming up with some of the best B2B marketers we know. Yet, 1,000 organic views on a LinkedIn post is subpar. Tyler Durden gets rebranding.

Webinar Metrics 85

Webinar Metrics Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency Classified Ads 85

Inbox Insight

JUNE 7, 2020

79% of B2B marketers say that improving ROI of marketing activities is a key focus for 2020. And when it comes to inbound marketing specifically, proving ROI isn’t so straightforward. Why you need to measure your inbound marketing efforts. Successful inbound marketers don’t make decisions based on gut feelings.

Inbound Marketing 98

Inbound Marketing ROI Lead Ranking Sales Qualified Leads 98

Sprout Social

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Whether you’re measuring brand health, benchmarking against competitors, or assessing market opportunities, social data provides real-time consumer insights that no other data source can provide. Social data stands to have a monumental impact on businesses—but only if marketers start tapping into its potential now.

Advertising Agencies 118

Advertising Agencies Business Ideal Customer Profiles Advertising Benchmark 118

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?

Landing Pages 145

Landing Pages Lead Ranking Lead Scoring Paid Search Agency 145

Sword and the Script | B2B

NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks. MarketingProfs and the Content Marketing Institute published their 10 th Annual B2B Marketing report with benchmarks, budgets and trends.

Advertising Benchmark 91

Advertising Benchmark Webinar Metrics Top of Funnel Studies 91

Sprout Social

MAY 2, 2018

But if your practice wants a piece of the profit, it’s incredibly important to start a social media marketing plan for dentists and your specific industry. For decades, dentists relied almost exclusively on reputation and word of mouth marketing to help them build their practice. Let’s get started!

Social Media 111

Social Media Paid Content Social Marketing Media 111

Sprout Social

MAY 4, 2020

In a COVID-19 world where all in-person events and plans have been cancelled, companies are looking for new ways to connect with their audiences, and maintain and grow their business relationships. Here’s what you need to do as you plan your digital event and promote it on social. Loop your speakers into social promo.

Promotion 78

Promotion Paid Social Agency B2B Thought Leadership Paid Search Agency 78

Hubspot

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The people who came the year before may be your biggest supporters and are more likely to immediately purchase the tickets, even if you don't have all the details for the event hammered out quite yet. Rather, use an email marketing service to send a personalized email to your contacts and prospects. Add a date limit, too.

Inbound Marketing 99

Inbound Marketing Tips Planning Paid Search Agency 99

Sprout Social

MARCH 7, 2022

Here are four types of brand survey questions marketers use to learn more about how audiences perceive their brand: Cognitive : Questions that assess what audiences associate with your brand. Now, social media and review sites have empowered consumers to speak their minds whenever the inspiration strikes. Twitter Brand Surveys.

Customer Surveys 88

Customer Surveys Brand Identity Branding Paid Search Agency 88

Buffer

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

When Tommy Williams was growing up in Austin Texas, he probably didn’t think his love for cooking and local farmers markets would lead to starting a nationally-recognized food brand. The resulting campaign helped the business to reach more than one million people on social media and grow its email list by 22 percent.

Campaigns 102

Campaigns Multi-Channel Brand Identity Branding 102

Buffer

AUGUST 22, 2019

In this post, we take a look at some of the marketing strategies that have aided Daily Harvest’s incredible growth. Contents: 5 Marketing Lessons from Daily Harvest. Before starting Daily Harvest, Rachel Drori worked in marketing for Jetsetter. Something that no company seemed to be offering.

Paid Content 72

Paid Content Planning Landing Pages Paid Search Agency 72

EveryoneSocial

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Considering a social employee advocacy program for various departments or even enterprise-wide at your company? The mindset and digital shift has created more opportunities for companies to be social and enterprise-wide adoption will continue to grow. Social programs have the power to transform your entire company.

Budget Programs 75

Budget Programs Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency Companies 75

Sword and the Script | B2B

APRIL 19, 2022

A survey of 2,500 journalists finds Twitter is still their favorite social media network – here are time tested PR tips for B2B to earn some traction on the platform. It’s no secret that media relations gets harder every year. Here are some ways to do the Twitter better for your company: 1.

PR 68

PR Twitter Brand Identity Branding 68

Content Standard

JANUARY 2, 2019

The word optimize tends to pop up almost daily in the marketing lexicon, whether it’s in reference to your paid social ads or your project management processes. But what about content optimization ? How can you make the best and most effective use of your content if it’s been piling up for a few years?

Optimization 70

Optimization CMS Development Content Lead Scoring 70

EveryoneSocial

JANUARY 22, 2019

Learn what it really means to be measuring brand awareness effectively and how your company can continue to achieve high-level awareness in our competitive world. Whether you work for a B2B or B2C company, a common term executives and other department heads talk about is brand awareness. Measuring Brand Awareness at Your Company.

Paid Content 52

Paid Content Effectiveness Brand Identity Branding 52

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

That swift video journey through a company’s storied history. They’re all company culture videos. Where can you share your company culture videos for maximum effect? Social Media and Paid Social. That wacky video with the cows in the airport. That holiday video about the animated cat.

Paid Social Agency 73

Paid Social Agency Video Marketing Paid Search Agency Companies 73

Vidyard

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

That swift video journey through a company’s storied history. They’re all company culture videos. Where to Use Culture Videos Where can you share your company culture videos for maximum effect? These scripted videos are a great fit for social channels, and can inspire loads of engagement and exposure.

Paid Social Agency 65

Paid Social Agency Video Marketing Paid Search Agency Companies 65

Brandpoint

JANUARY 21, 2020

Alyssa Santoli is the Manager of PR and social media at Vitamix and has over 10 years experience in social and digital marketing. She has brought insight from many different industries to her current role at Vitamix, including social and content marketing experience from her time spent in the finance industry.

Ad Building 77

Ad Building Marketing & Strategy Social Media PR 77

Content Standard

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Social media marketing has evolved from a practice run by interns and misguided Millennials to a complex strategy used across almost every B2B and B2C organization. The funny thing about this shift is that social media has always been important, but the way we look at these networks has been upended.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Social Media Trends Paid Search Agency 40

Sprout Social

JANUARY 18, 2017

We’ve written about UTM codes before , and yet many marketers are afraid of them. Being a social media manager means you have to be willing to take on the challenges of the technical space. If the word “codes” freaks you out, think of them as labels or tags that you add to a URL. Well, there is. We understand why.

ROI 74

ROI Paid Social Agency Marketing Analytics Tools Advertising Mediums 74

Content Standard

OCTOBER 19, 2015

Social media marketing has evolved from a practice run by interns and misguided Millennials to a complex strategy used across almost every B2B and B2C organization. The funny thing about this shift is that social media has always been important, but the way we look at these networks has been upended.

Paid Content 40

Paid Content Social Media Trends Paid Search Agency 40

Brandwatch Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

From the smallest independent store to the largest multi-national brand, every business knows they need to be on social media. Having the right tools to conduct social media analysis means you can benchmark your efforts and compare different strategies. Inbuilt Social Media Analytics Tools. Google Alerts.

Paid Social Agency 98

Paid Social Agency Social Media Analytics Tools 98

seo.co

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Are you planning to update the looks, content, and functionality of your website? The main goal of your marketing efforts is to build online visibility and brand recognition. You have flowing organic traffic, rankings are strong, and your ROI is growing. Divide it by channels such as referral, organic, direct, etc.

Lead Scoring 98

Lead Scoring Lead Ranking SEO Marketing Websites 98

Directive Agency

JUNE 29, 2018

The reality is is that as Google keeps changing and search engines are evolving, the distance between what Google is focusing on and then what’s working for B2B marketers is growing wider every day and that gap keeps expanding. You’re starting to see pages within a search engine results page that only have a knowledge box.

Demand Generation Agencies 40

Demand Generation Agencies Google Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency 40

Marketing Insider Group

MARCH 30, 2020

Think of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) like taking care of a plant. SEO is the equivalent of care you provide your plant that leads to organic growth. The just-released Handbook: B2B Marketing Using Google & Paid Social gives a detailed look at beginning your B2B digital marketing efforts.

Paid Social Agency 272

Paid Social Agency Paid Search Agency SEO Lead Scoring 272