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The Hidden Costs of Cloud Services
Goolara
JUNE 10, 2020
Have you considered moving computer workloads to the cloud? You probably have. In the studies we’ve seen, over 90% of companies are now using cloud computing services.
Goolara
The Techniques Behind Mail Client Unsubscribe Links
Goolara
MARCH 11, 2020
Of course, we’d all rather have no unsubscribes from our painstakingly crafted newsletters and promotional mailings, but you can’t please everyone, and having a recipient unsubscribe is vastly superior to having them mark your email as spam.
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Privacy Report 2020
Goolara
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The second decade of the 21st century is shaping up to become known as The Privacy Decade.
Pro Tip: Personalizing Emails for Your Sales Staff
Goolara
JUNE 26, 2019
A powerful tool for any email marketer is the ability to personalize each email. Normally, when we think of this, we think of personalization for the recipient, but sometimes you may also want to personalize the emails for the sender.
The Best Sales Forecasting Models for Weathering Your Goals
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Every sales forecasting model has a different strength and predictability method. It’s recommended to test out which one is best for your team. This way, you’ll be able to further enhance – and optimize – your newly-developed pipeline. Your future sales forecast? Sunny skies (and success) are just ahead!
Drag-and-Drop Solutions
Goolara
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
Perhaps it’s because I had already spent so much time learning HTML, or perhaps it was just prejudice, but, until recently, I gave drag-and-drop email design solutions little consideration. After all, how hard is it to create a few divs and tables then add images and text?
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The Year in Email
Goolara
JANUARY 30, 2019
Here we are again. Another year has come and gone. As always, there was no shortage of email flubs this years and we’ve collected a few of our favorites. Interestingly, we saw fewer of the “Dear [customer name]” errors that used to plague email marketing.
The Email Game 2018
Goolara
DECEMBER 6, 2018
It’s Holiday Season again, and in keeping with past Holiday Seasons, here’s this year’s email game. This one is based on the classic “Shut the Box” but with an email delivery theme.
GDPR and Email: Part 3, Data Portability
Goolara
AUGUST 16, 2018
NOTE: This is the third in a series of articles addressing the GDPR and its effects on email marketing. For an overview of the subject, see our previous article: GDPR and Email: Part 1, an Overview.
GDPR and Email: Part 2, Unsubscribing and Forgetting
Goolara
JULY 11, 2018
NOTE: This is the second in a series of articles addressing the GDPR and its effects on email marketing. For an overview of the subject, see our previous article: GDPR and Email: Part 1, an Overview.
Why Smoking Costs Employers More Than They Realize
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Amazon and Email Marketing: Servers in the Ether
Goolara
JUNE 15, 2018
For anyone interested in migrating an in-house server to Amazon Web Service (AWS), the question remains: How do I migrate my email marketing system and send email from an Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instance? If you don’t know what that means, don’t worry, we’ll explain it all.
GDPR and Email: Part 1, an Overview
Goolara
JUNE 15, 2018
They started working on it in 2012, and for the next four years, the countries of the European Union argued over, cajoled each other, and hammered out the details of a ruling known as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The Email Game 2017
Goolara
DECEMBER 13, 2017
A couple years ago, as a gift to our readers for the holidays, we offered The Email Game , a simple luck-based game that also served as an instructional tool for learning what to do, and what not to do when sending out your mailings.
Our ESP has been hacked!
Goolara
JANUARY 23, 2020
We recently had a customer come to us to say their account had been hacked, and spam email was being sent from our system. We immediately investigated but were unable to find any sign of problems.
Lead Generation Checklist to Get Better Results Now
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You spend time, energy, and money to generate demand and get leads. It's how you manage them that makes the difference between success and failure. This checklist gives you an easy way to focus on the most critical tasks to get better results now.
A Look at Email Ten Years From Now
Goolara
JUNE 14, 2017
Have you ever wondered what email marketing will be like ten years from now? Will it still exist? What devices will people be using to read their email? We do wonder sometimes, and it can be fun to try and make some predictions about where the field is headed.
The Past Year in Email
Goolara
JANUARY 3, 2018
Another year has come and gone, and although after the events of last year it seemed like the earth was about to spin off its axis, we’re still here and email is as strong as ever. It’s time once again for our annual look back at the best and worst examples of email of the past year.
B2B Advertising: 20 Examples of Terrific B2B Social Media Ads
KoMarketing Associates
JULY 2, 2020
B2B advertising has a reputation for being dull, but it doesn’t have to be – especially when you’re advertising on social media. The more relaxed nature of social media platforms gives B2B marketers a valuable opportunity to be more approachable and relatable.
10 Secrets To Help You Succeed In B2B Content Marketing
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 30, 2020
As a business, you’re always looking for ways to sell your products or services. Content marketing is a great way to do so: When you generate informative, useful, and interesting content for your audience, you can also directly or indirectly sell your products or services to them.
B2B Pocket Playbook: End-to-End Guide to Sales Enablement
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Sales enablement is the strategic process of providing sales teams with the content, guidance, and mentorship needed to engage targeted buyers. It’s all about equipping sales professionals with the tools they need to put their best-selling foot forward. And if sales teams want to continuously sell better -- and faster -- their sales enablement process must have a game-winning strategy. It's time for you to start selling smarter - and hitting your sales number - with the best B2B database in the market. Get started today.
2020 Content Marketing Trends – Content for the Buyer Journey
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 22, 2020
Understanding the needs of your customers is a vital element in the definition of the content marketing. Those insights lead to one of the biggest trends in Content Marketing: we need to develop content for the every stage of the buyer journey.
Your Guide to a Smart B2B Website Strategy in 2020
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 23, 2020
Just like digital marketing, web design has its own trends to follow if you want to stay current. But a successful web strategy doesn’t end at your website. The discussion can take many different forms and include topics ranging from navigation to user experience to ongoing content creation.
Empathy in Marketing: Why It’s More Important Than Data
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 29, 2020
Data has revolutionized marketing and become a valuable asset in improving targeting and personalization. It’s a key tool in decision making for any company, but it doesn’t necessarily lead to connections. Understanding your customer does.
The Future of Marketing: 50 CMO Quotes On How Marketing Has Changed
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 29, 2020
During an unpredictable and chaotic event like the Covid-19 outbreak, many adjustments need to be made in the world of marketing. Way back in 2012 and 2013, I interviewed some marketing influencers and leaders in the field to understand what they thought the Future of Marketing would look like.
Pressure Points: How to Ensure Your B2B Pipeline Passes Inspection
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
This eBook highlights best practices for developing a pipeline management process that helps sales leaders and their team C.L.O.S.E (you’ll see what we mean in this eBook) more revenue through data-driven prospecting, stage analysis, and subsequent sales enablement.
10 Examples Of Email Newsletter Design [with Tips to Improve your Email Campaigns]
SendX
JULY 2, 2020
If you are an entrepreneur, I can take a pretty good guess at one of your most common frustrations… effectively reaching your customers. In today’s business world, everyone pretty much relies on digital channels for shopping, communication, entertainment, and education.
What’s the Essential Ingredient for Effective Marketing in the Coming Decade?
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 23, 2020
As someone who does content marketing for a living, AdAge is practically required reading. Not so much for what it teaches us about modern marketing. More so for the comic material it provides that marketing is so much more than advertising.
The 10 Definitive Email Newsletter Best Practices For Exponential Growth
SendX
MAY 12, 2020
Looking for email newsletter best practices to improve your campaigns? Email marketing is one of the best and most cost-effective marketing channels at your disposal. It’s a great way to guide your audience across the marketing funnel and get more sales at a low price.
2020 State of B2B Content Consumption And Demand [Marketing Report]
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 15, 2020
This is a guest post by David Fortino, SVP of Product & Audience at Netline. Creating a report that has real meaning for B2B marketers is challenging.
Marketing-Led Post-COVID-19 Growth Strategies
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Businesses are laying off workers, shutting their doors (some permanently), and struggling to react to the radical destruction that coronavirus (COVID-19) is doing to our society and communities. Most have already sustained massive damage, and we still have yet to see the scope of impact of the global pandemic that has upended the globe. Any return to normalcy may seem far-off, but sales and marketing are on the front lines of restarting the economy. When the dust settles, we have a responsibility to turn our shock and grief into fierce determination, and lead the charge of responsible, strategic, sustainable future growth. However, there’s no team better suited to lead that charge than the marketing department. Marketers are uniquely positioned to provide creative solutions to aid their organization in times of change and chart a course for navigating success.
Report: 82% of Email Marketers Use Signature to Boost Brand Awareness
KoMarketing Associates
JUNE 11, 2020
When email marketers want to resonate with their target customers and prospects, new research suggests that more of them are turning to their signatures to make an impact.
The Virtuous Cycle of How Marketing Engagement Increases Leads
Marketing Insider Group
JULY 1, 2020
Engagement rates are thrown around in the business world as important metrics that need to grow and increase. But what exactly is customer engagement and why is it so important? Typically, customer engagement is associated with online interactions, particularly on social media.
Web Development Hacks to Increase Your Traffic Organically
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 29, 2020
Guest post by Sheryl Jones. Are you looking for a way to boost your traffic organically? Web development is one of the best ways to do that! . From looking after its design to maintaining all the web pages, web development is undoubtedly a lot of work.
How Great Leaders Use Storytelling to Activate Empathy in Their Teams
Marketing Insider Group
MAY 13, 2020
With a long career in sales and marketing, I’ve had direct experience of how persuasive storytelling can be. But storytelling is a useful tool not just for selling things. It can be an effective tool for learning, too. This won’t be a surprise to anyone with a background in teaching.
How ZoomInfo Helps Overcome the Top Pain Points of Inside Sales
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Recent digital transformation has shifted the B2B landscape by ushering in the era of buyer empowerment. With more access to user reviews, analyst opinion, and industry research, decision-makers are more informed than ever while navigating what is now known as the “buyer’s journey.”
The Rules You Need To Know For Sponsored Content
Marketing Insider Group
JUNE 2, 2020
Sponsored content, sometimes described as “native advertising,” is a controversial topic in the world of content marketing. Last week I covered the content quantity vs. content qualit y debate. So here I wanted to cover an area where I see a lot of brands getting into some trouble.
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