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Amazon and Google now lead two key martech categories as vertical competition heats up

chiefmartech

A couple of weeks ago, I met with Stuart Williams and Seth Ulinski , analysts at TBR , who shared some of their latest digital marketing technology research with me. And all of those solutions dropped in relative incidence of adoption from 2016 to 2017 — except for Amazon, which gained a jaw-dropping 192% over that period.

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The 3rd Era of Social Is Coming. Are You Ready?

Contently

He also said users should expect to see more algorithmically recommended vertical videos, from people and topics they don’t follow, over the next 6-12 months. For a long stretch of 2015-2016, Facebook was sending more people to publisher sites than Google. If that sounds a lot like TikTok … that’s because it is.

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The Rise of AI Tools: Verticals to Watch, Part 4

Conversica

We’ll also see how those in the science fields are using AI to push their research further. Some current AI applications in this vertical include: Performing audits in real time instead of looking backwards at data to find errors. Science and Research. Risk and Regulatory Compliance. Today, AI is that cutting-edge technology.

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Content Marketing Trends & Examples: March Roundup

ClearVoice

Since 2016, use of stories has increased by 987 percent. Engagement: Since 2016, stories have seen a rate of increase in engagement that is 15 times higher than the engagement increase in social feeds. Vertical video is changing content marketing, whether we like it or not.

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Government Services Research Released

Hinge Marketing

Hi, I’m Liz Harr and for those of you who know Hinge even just a little, you probably know that we regularly conduct research on the professional services marketplace and then release the results of that research. The post Government Services Research Released appeared first on Hinge Marketing.

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5 B2B Website Design Trends for 2016

Hinge Marketing

We know from research that nearly everyone considering doing business with you will first look at your website. In 2016, we will find friendly and relatable illustrations being used far more to help companies tell their story. But in 2016, expect that to change. This is expected to change starting in 2016.

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5 best practices to amplify your Facebook video ads

Sprout Social

A 2016 internal Facebook study found that 80% of people have a negative reaction to the unexpected playing of loud video ads, though through the same research, Facebook also found that 41% of videos were meaningless without sound. There are three Facebook video ad specs you can use–vertical, square and landscape.

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