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8 of the Biggest Marketing Mistakes We've Ever Seen

Hubspot

In early 2011, a tweet was sent out from Kenneth Cole's Twitter account trying to promote their new spring collection. While it wasn't so awful for Gap to pursue a logo redesign, the lesson is simply to stay in touch with your buyer personas so you can ensure your new design reflects them. 2) Tone Deaf Tweets.

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How to Define & Measure Social KPIs – Part -1

Valasys

While creating & running social media campaigns , marketers have all kinds of questions in mind, whether they are relevant, whether they will appeal to the buyer persona & whether they are worth the investments made. The KPIs to track the Social Media ROI are as under: Lifetime Value Average Sale & the Pay per Click (PPC).

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9 SEO-Friendly Content Writing Tips to Outrank Your Competition

SmartBug Media

Ever since the 2011 Panda algorithm update , Google has prioritized content as its number one ranking factor. Before you start writing, brainstorm topics you know your buyer personas care about. Placing keywords in these HTML tags can improve user experience, bounce rate, dwell time, and click-through rate.

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The ROI of Marketing Automation

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Source: Focus Research Study: Marketing Automation, March 2011. Marketing automation maturity also has a very significant impact on conversion rates throughout the revenue cycle. With marketing automation, marketers can look beyond traditional metrics (clicks, opens, etc.) The majority of companies see ROI in less than one year.

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How to Use Google Webmaster Tools for Better Post-Encryption Keyword Insight

Hubspot

But if we’re honest with ourselves, based on how the (not provided) count has continuously crept up since it first came into existence in October 2011, it’s hard to say we didn’t see this day coming. Clicks are the number of times users selected a page from your website displayed in the search results.

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A Marketer's Guide to Nailing the Timing & Frequency of Social Media Updates

Hubspot

In 2011, HubSpot's Dan Zarrella conducted extensive research on the topic of social media timing. HubSpot's research found that companies that allow each shared link a buffer zone of at least an hour on either side see higher clickthrough rates overall. Separate retweets/reposts, replies/comments, and clicks.

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8 of the Biggest Marketing Faux Pas of All Time

Hubspot

In early 2011, a tweet was sent out from Kenneth Cole's Twitter account trying to promote their new spring collection. It wasn't so awful for Gap to pursue a logo redesign , the lesson is simply to stay in touch with your buyer personas so you can ensure your new design reflects them. Kenneth Cole. No big deal, right?