Hubspot

JANUARY 23, 2019

Here’s a secret -- I wanted to launch the first version of The Customer Code at INBOUND 2017. Like many SaaS companies, we lock-in pricing for customers during their billing period so what they’re paying won’t increase even if their number of contacts does increase. This post is part 9 of 11 in a series on HubSpot’s Customer Code.

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Hubspot

APRIL 29, 2022

Now we know that not everyone wants to use resources that are locked behind a paywall, so we found free apps that can serve similar features and assist salespeople in improving their speaking abilities in unique ways. And if you’re in a pinch, jump straight to what you’re looking for: Apps to Improve Speaking Skills. Price : $11.99/month.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 8, 2018

In fact, 2017 saw 36% of marketers invest £3,598.80 (less than $5,000) in influencer marketing. While landing a celebrity to wear or promote your product was once the PR scoop of the century, today the rising profiles of social media influencers have made reaching wider audiences much more accessible. This is where micro-influencers come in.

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Contently

MAY 23, 2018

In early 2017, Cardinal Health’s Essential Insights team had a standard publishing process. ” Cardinal Health locked in on Facebook and LinkedIn as the primary platforms for its paid program. And a little luck too. There’s a science to putting all of the pieces together.

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chiefmartech

JUNE 12, 2017

This past weekend, I caught up on Mary Meeker’s latest Internet Trends report for 2017. As always, it was jam-packed with incredible data and insights, and this year it ballooned to 353 pages worth of them. The big revelation: the average enterprise uses 91 marketing cloud services. But in aggregate, marketers use a ton of them.

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Convince & Convert

MARCH 29, 2016

It has been a month since it became public knowledge that the FBI was locked out of an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers. 2017 Citi bill. And after getting rejected by Apple in assisting with the unlock, the bureau has been flooded with offers from people who said they could get into the encrypted phone.

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Outbrain

JULY 10, 2022

In 2022, it’s expected that mobile app downloads will reach 258 billion – a 45% increase since 2017. Research from Kantar also shows how marketers are now more focused on innovation, agility, and effectiveness. These are the trends that are likely to accelerate growth in digital media beyond the pandemic. The possibilities are endless!

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Digilant

DECEMBER 19, 2018

People have built voice technology in their homes – locking doors, turning on lights, controlling the television, stoves, refrigerators – at this point, you could nearly talk your way through your morning routine (which might have its positives and negatives as seen in this ad released by TRY).

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Schubert B2B

JANUARY 2, 2018

During 2017, video is estimated to account for 74% of all internet traffic. In addition, the first couple seconds of your video must capture your audience’s attention and lock them in — keeping in mind the users on each platform. In reality, it’s almost all they’ve ever known. Augmented Reality. Pretty cool, right?

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Martech Advisor

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

In fact, according to the 2017 State of Global Customer Service Report, Microsoft found that more than half (52 percent) of respondents in the U.S. In fact, according to the 2017 State of Global Customer Service Report, Microsoft found that more than half (52 percent) of respondents in the U.S. The Emergence of IoT and Smart Devices.

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nDash

AUGUST 11, 2020

While 10-20 writing samples is a good average to aim for, don’t lock yourself into a certain number. . The freelancer community has grown to 57 million Americans , making up 35% of the U.S. That’s a massive increase from the 4 million freelancers we saw back in 2014. What to Put in a Writer Portfolio. But how do you actually do that?

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Schubert B2B

APRIL 13, 2018

If you want to increase your chances of success, it is critical you lock down your strategy before you send out your first post. In fact, video is estimated to account for 74% of all internet traffic in 2017. The 2018 NCAA March Madness basketball tournament lived up to its name. In either case, planning is important.

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Sprout Social

MAY 8, 2017

Locke says in a research study (PDF), “High commitment to goals is attained when (a) the individual is convinced that the goal is important; and (b) the individual is convinced that the goal is attainable (or that, at least, progress can be made toward it).”. Social media goals operate in the same way. billion in 2014 to $17.34 Improve ROI.

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Hubspot

MAY 8, 2017

Here's a recent Instagram quote we shared here at HubSpot: A post shared by HubSpot (@hubspot) on Apr 17, 2017 at 7:21am PDT. The downsides to many free apps -- including InstaQuote -- are the prevalence of ad interruptions, and that many features are locked unless you upgrade to the paid version. See what we mean? 1) FaceGarage.

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Directive Agency

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Also, by letting prospects know that they’re not going to be locked into a recurring contract, the copy silences fears they may have around testing Retreaver. Displaying reviews for higher-priced products can increase conversion rates by 380% ( Spiegel Research Center , 2017). It’s time to open that conversation.

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Circle Studio

OCTOBER 4, 2018

billion in 2017. You don’t necessarily want to be locked in for a long-term commitment. According to a recent report from Forrester , researchers predict that marketing automation software spending will grow to $25.1 billion annually by 2023—up from $11.4 Consider what it’s going to take for implementation.

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Allocadia

DECEMBER 22, 2017

In other words, if you want more budget, you’ve got to show that Marketing is in lock-step with company objectives by speaking the language of the business. Gearing up for another fight with Finance to spar over the funds you need to fuel next year’s programs and activities? of company revenue in 2016) to 11.3%

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Aberdeen

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Omer Minkara’s report, CEM Executive’s Agenda 2017: A Data-Driven Approach to Delight Customers , revealed that “creating a unified view of customer data throughout that business” is the “top strategy” currently pursued by Best-in-Class firms focused on creating a great customer experience.

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Valasys

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The goal is not to steal information but to lock legitimate users such as employees or customers out of a system. The goal is not to steal information but to lock legitimate users such as employees or customers out of a system. Companies, on average, take more than 90 days to identify a data brea ch. billion in 2019.

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ClearVoice

APRIL 20, 2021

After you’ve got that bit locked in, you can start thinking about how content strategy can help you here. While local SEO relies on its own set of tactics and strategies, it can also be grounded in content, just like SEO for any other non-local business. ” Well, yes! contentstrategy #SEO #localSEO Click To Tweet. Add photos.

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Allocadia

APRIL 16, 2019

In other words, if you want more budget, you’ve got to show that Marketing is in lock-step with company objectives by speaking the language of the business. Gearing up for another fight with Finance to spar over the funds you need to fuel next year’s programs and activities? of company revenue in 2016) to 11.3% What’s working and what is not?

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Engagio

JUNE 12, 2017

Marketing Orchestration is an ongoing and coordinated process where customer-facing teams work together to drive business outcomes. This means Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success working in harmony to create the best experience for the buyer. For many marketers, it’s still the most basic thing you’re responsible for every day. Why is this better?

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Martech Advisor

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

To refresh painful memories: Target in 2013, Equifax in 2017, Marriott in 2018, and Capital One just a few months back. Auth0 recently conducted a study with Internet Retailer revealing how companies are tackling the dual challenge of providing a great experience while locking down identity protection.

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Content Standard

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

GE Aviation (@GEAviation) February 1, 2017. T-Mobile CEO John Legere has this approach locked down. Plenty of brands are finding themselves in this same position. Compared to more visual social platforms, Twitter doesn’t seem to have the ROI it used to. Why Brands Are Rethinking Twitter. Fly on #avgeeks !

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SnapApp

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In 2017, we’re living in a world where customer expectations are at an all-time high. With more than 90% of B2B marketers using content marketing as part of a larger inbound strategy, today’s marketing teams are finding that audiences are nearing a saturation point in regard to the amount of static content being sent their way. Image source.

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Hubspot

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I would recommend it for any marketer in 2017, especially as differentiating yourself and content becomes the key to attracting organic traffic.". Maybe that's why, despite the perpetual time crunch, 73% of us have still made time to read an actual book in the past year. Read This Book If You: Want to boost the virality of your content.

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Brandpoint

AUGUST 20, 2018

In late 2015, Google released the 160-page Search Quality Evaluator Guidelines. In addition to links and RankBrain, we learned that content is among the top three page-quality factors according to Google. For more info on these updates, check out this post on establishing credibility and E-A-T in your content. How to establish E-A-T in your content.

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Content Standard

APRIL 16, 2018

If a celebrated team of Saturday Night Live comedians spoofed one of your products on air, would your agency be nimble enough to respond that Monday? In November, 2016, bathroom appliance manufacturing company Kohler faced this very test—and the answer was yes. All within less than a business day. Southwest Airlines. ” L’Oréal.

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Vidyard

JANUARY 19, 2017

I could only agree: I would follow suit and maybe even lock my doors.). 2017 at ExamSoft has been declared the year to create the right content for the right people. It’s clear ExamSoft, and Stephanie, were doing amazing things. How do they do it? But only a few years ago, video wasn’t even on ExamSoft’s radar. We can imagine even J.K.

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DivvyHQ

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

I’ll also add that DivvyHQ has repeatedly been selected as the top choice of content marketing practitioners, with the Content Marketing Institute’s (CMI) community voting us as the Best Content Marketing Platform in three straight years (2016, 2017, and 2018), ahead of CoSchedule and other DivvyHQ alternatives. In fact, we encourage it!

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Litmus

APRIL 11, 2019

Locking important copy in images has been a standard practice in email design as a way of staying on brand and being creative. More and more email designers are pushing the boundaries and embracing the same development techniques that web designers have been using for years—implementing web fonts in their emails. What is a web font?

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Kapost

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Yet, according to recent research from The Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs , 70% of B2B marketers plan to produce more content in 2017, despite the fact that 75% of them deemed their overall content marketing approach moderately or minimally successful. Probably not. Here’s how it works. Content Team Protection Through Scrum.

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Vidyard

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Think you have your sales video strategy on lock? Marketers, you’ve got your video down and your alignment on lock. The post How Can a True Video Believer Make the Most of Dreamforce 2017? So with that in mind, what are your goals this year? 3 must-attend Dreamforce events for true video believers. Get your sales on.

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Customer Experience Matrix

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Segment’s current revenue isn’t known, but the last apparently-authoritative statement was $96 million in 2017 on about 180 employees. There’s certainly still a case to be made for an independent CDP as a way to avoid lock-in by broad marketing clouds. It comes two years after Twilio’s $3 billion purchase of email platform SendGrid.

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TaylorMadeIn KEW

JANUARY 8, 2017

Welcome to 2017! Because as we slowly ease or quickly dive into 2017, I’ve been reading so many marketing predictions for the upcoming year that frankly I’m tired of it. It’s a new year, but no B2B marketing predictions from me. And year-on-year, not much seems to change. So, I’ve done something very different this year.

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Contently

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

By 2017, he’d built a billion-dollar brand. And in 2017, Unilever bought it for $1 billion. He locked in on a specific audience—guys, specifically people old enough to shave who wanted simplicity over luxury. At the time of the sale in 2017, Dubin had more than 3 million subscribers coming back for more every month.

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Webbiquity

MARCH 23, 2021

Since 2017 (actually, since well before that ), when the survey from DemandWave reported email marketing to be the #1 channel for lead generation in the B2B niche, the situation has remained consistent for years. The only thing remaining the same is a top channel B2B marketers use for driving leads and revenue: It’s email.

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