Navigate the Channel

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the fast-paced world of digital marketing, staying ahead of the curve is essential. With each passing year, new trends emerge, reshaping the landscape and offering fresh opportunities for businesses to connect with their audience. As we step into 2025, it’s time to explore the three digital marketing trends that are set to make a significant impact. #1 – AI-Driven Marketing Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to become the backbone of digital marketing.

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Contently

OCTOBER 15, 2024

I have a son named Henry. And ever since he was born, I have seen an inordinate amount of personalized baby and toddler items featuring the name “Henry” in my social feeds. Now, there are two ways to explain this coincidence. 1) Henry is currently a popular name for boys, so the advertisers looked at a baby name list and decided to put Henry on their ads. 2) Facebook and Instagram tracked my online behavior and created tailored ads to increase clicks and conversions.

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Marketri

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Marketing is changing at a pace we couldn’t have anticipated just a few years ago. As B2B companies and their agencies start developing strategic plans for 2025, they’ll need to factor in these nine key marketing predictions are changing the face of marketing. 1. Companies will place a premium on creativity. As I shared in this post inspired by world-renowned designer and architect Antoni Gaudi , there’s a noticeable lack of creativity across marketing, and it’s threatening the very results

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Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Best of the MarTechBot showcases the MarTechBot’s responses to prompts submitted by readers. See more about how marketers are using MarTechBot here. The language model is based on content from MarTech embedded on top of ChatGPT. The editors of MarTech selected this response for its usefulness and have supplemented it with additional relevant content.

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What if you could help your sellers stop wasting 72% of their day on non-selling activities and focus on bringing in revenue? Incorporating AI in your enablement workflows can help you cut down on busy work, get projects done faster, and let your team (and you!) focus on making a bigger impact. We put together this guide to show you how to use AI to cut time and costs for projects, including collateral creation, development of training videos, and automating tedious processes.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We all know that consumers are using social media to interact, but the tool’s reach is far greater than that. B2B social media marketing builds connections between businesses through platforms like LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook, helping companies reach key decision-makers and industry influencers. As more B2B buyers turn to social media for research and recommendations, having a strong presence can drive brand awareness and generate more leads.

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Litmus

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Customer retention suffers when brands focus only on the first sale, ignoring differences in customer journeys. Personalized messages keep customers engaged and loyal. Segmenting by customer lifecycle lets you deliver personalized messages to new subscribers, repeat buyers, or lapsed customers—meeting their needs at the right time. When done well, this approach builds loyalty and keeps customers coming back.

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Oktopost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

If you’re looking to build your personal brand or inspire your advocates to do the same, tune into this episode for practical tips and actionable strategies. Listen to the Podcast: Or subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or YouTube Watch the live recording: Episode Summary “We’re living right now in an era where people are understanding that being active and being themselves on social media for the sake of their career growth is incredibly important.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Digital campaigns have taken off in the world of nonprofit fundraising, and it’s not hard to see why. According to NextAfter’s 2024 Fundraising Benchmark Report , digital-first organizations (those that consider digital platforms as “the primary point of engagement” with their audiences) are growing 12.7% faster than the average nonprofit. In addition, in 2023, donors acquired online were 48% more valuable than offline-acquired donors in terms of total revenue generated.

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Hubspot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Sales is, in large part, the art of developing trust in a tight window — making credibility one of the most valuable assets you can have when engaging with prospects. With that said, cultivating and projecting credibility can be extremely tricky in a sales engagement. To help you out on that front, we connected with some sales leaders for the strategies they leverage to establish themselves as credible, consultative resources for prospects.

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The rise of AI and the fall of the cookie are profoundly changing programmatic advertising. With Chrome’s third-party cookie deprecation looming, the industry must adapt. With an overwhelming array of new and old technologies, many advertisers feel uncertain about how to proceed. Dstillery CEO, Michael Beebe, outlines a straightforward 4-step approach to streamline and enhance your post-cookie targeting strategy: Leverage first-party data.

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SendX

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The difference between an email marketing campaign that converts and one that underperforms often comes down to the smallest details. Yet, many marketers find themselves in a quandary, unsure of what elements to test or how to interpret the results of their email A/B testing. This uncertainty can lead to missed opportunities and suboptimal campaign performance.

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Tomorrow People

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Understanding your target audience’s needs and behaviors is important for B2B marketing, but for account-based marketing (ABM), it’s mission-critical. Here’s when intent data enters the picture. Nowadays, it’s no longer considered a nice-to-have; it’s a necessity. In fact, a whopping 91% of marketers are using intent data to focus their efforts on high-priority accounts.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Consumer behavior has changed radically over the past 20 years. Driven by advanced technologies, buyers are now exploring a variety of channels to discover, evaluate, and purchase goods and services. In fact, Impact Marketing and Public Relations estimates it takes at least six touchpoints to make a sale — and those touchpoints tend to take a criss-cross journey across diverse digital sites.

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Only B2B

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Is your business truly maximizing the potential of its Account-Based Marketing (ABM) efforts? If it’s hard to tell, you’re not alone. Measuring ABM success and proving its ROI remains one of the biggest challenges for B2B marketers. So, if you are struggling to understand how ABM brings in high-value leads, we get it. Tracking engagement, pipeline influence, and revenue from a few key accounts can often feel overwhelming.

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SendX

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Email marketing is a key driver for business growth, and optimizing campaigns is critical to achieving measurable results. At SendX, we empower marketers to take full control of their email strategies, using cutting-edge tools that adapt to any business need. Whether you're just starting out or managing large-scale campaigns, we offer the precision, transparency, and scalability you need to excel.

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CMSWire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Building a generative AI strategy means putting customers first and adapting your deployment models to keep pace with their changing needs and preferences. Continue reading.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Paid media advertising has become an important part of digital marketing strategies, allowing businesses to reach new customers and see measurable growth. Through platforms like Google Ads, social media, and display networks, businesses can instantly gain visibility and engage with target audiences. In this beginner’s guide to paid media, we’ll break down the fundamentals of paid media and highlight its benefits for marketers.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The speed of innovation in the world of AI — and specifically, generative AI — is continuing at a breakneck pace. With the technical sophistication that’s available now, the industry is rapidly evolving from assistive conversational automation to role-based automation that augments the workforce. In order for artificial intelligence (AI) to mimic a human-level performance, it’s vital to understand what makes humans most effective at completing jobs: agency.

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In the B2B marketing toolkit, white papers can be a powerful option for reaching decision-makers and experts, presenting them with interesting information that improves their perception of your organization's competence and thought leadership. That said, a poorly executed whitepaper will not only be unable to influence your desired audience but will also come with significant costs that other assets won't incur.

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SendX

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Selecting the right platform is crucial for business growth. MailerLite, a popular choice among marketers, has plans tailored for businesses of all sizes. This guide provides a comprehensive breakdown of MailerLite's updated pricing tiers and features, equipping you with the knowledge to make an informed decision.

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Martech

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We have some big news to share with you. As a reader of the MarTech website and newsletter and an attendee at the MarTech Conference, you’re part of a community of marketers created by Third Door Media, the company that built and continues to invest in MarTech and its sibling brands Search Engine Land and SMX. Today, our company takes another step in its maturation.

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Marketing Insider Group

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Content gating is a tool you can use to grow your customer base. The idea is that you’ll provide potential customers with helpful resources like eBooks, webinars, or reports in exchange for names, email addresses, and other user information. Image Source This practice offers prospects valuable insights and helps businesses generate leads. You’ll have users fill out registration forms before receiving your content so you can contact them later on with offers.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Artificial intelligence has come a long way from its early beginnings, evolving from science fiction to a powerful force shaping industries across the globe. But how did we get here, and what’s next for artificial intelligence (AI) as it continues to transform the way we live and work? To explore this, I had a far-reaching discussion on the Dreamforce stage recently with two of Salesforce’s seminal experts who’ve been involved in shaping AI since its earliest days.

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Every marketer knows how important it is to prove their efforts drive sales opportunities, but that’s easier said than done. When problems like sales and marketing misalignment, lack of data, and wasted efforts persist, marketers can’t measure, prove, or increase their impact on revenue at a time when demonstrating marketing value is critical. Using analyst and expert data, this guide to marketing impact and content attribution explains: How B2B buyers use content The most common types of conten

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CMSWire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

A streamlined marketing tech stack aligns front- and back-end systems, allowing for better CX, faster market expansion and stronger brand loyalty. Continue reading.

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Ahrefs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Sometimes, it’s a short-term play, like an ecommerce store creating buzz before launching a new product. Other times, like with B2B marketing, it’s a long-term play to engage out-of-market audiences.

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Schubert B2B

OCTOBER 17, 2024

As we approach 2025, B2B digital marketing becomes less about finding leads and more about wooing them like the perfect dinner date. It’s not enough to get their attention — you’ve got to charm them and keep them coming back for more. Businesses that want to grow need smart strategies to get ahead of the pack. Ready to turn heads? Here are the top six B2B marketing trends you’ll want to cozy up to this year. 1.

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Martech

OCTOBER 14, 2024

As an educator, marketing practitioner and leader of the Marketing Accountability Council, I’m noticing significant gaps in how I used to approach and teach market segmentation and the realities of our changing environment. What used to be a straightforward method of categorizing consumers based on demographics feels outdated. Today’s world is incredibly complex and divided, making it essential to look deeper into people’s multifaceted identities, changing values and the fast pace at which

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Launch Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The conceptualization and launch of a new product is an exciting, yet high-pressure situation where almost 95% of new products miss the mark. Often times these failed launches happen because companies do not know how to effectively position the product and convey its benefits, which is critical to its short- and long-term success. How can you effectively market your new product to ensure success and growth?

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Every groundbreaking business starts with a single spark — just one idea. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur looking for inspiration or a seasoned business owner exploring new opportunities, starting a new business is a big deal. But your ideas are even bigger. We wanted you to have the most successful small business ideas to build your business, so we created a small and medium-sized business (SMB) kick-off list from crafts to tech to get started.

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SocialPilot

OCTOBER 15, 2024

If you’re here looking for Buffer pricing, you are most likely trying to figure out whether it fits your needs without overpaying. Whether you are a social media manager managing a few social media accounts or you need it for your business to manage multiple platforms, you must pick a social media management tool that is flexible and valuable, and whether Buffer fulfills all that you need or not.

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