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How to Remove Your Email from Blacklists

SendX

Email marketing demands precision and expertise, particularly when navigating the complexities of deliverability about your emails ending up in the dreaded blacklist. This challenge confronts marketers across all levels of expertise, underscoring the need for advanced strategies seasoned marketers. And it's not always because you did something wrong, sometimes it's just a case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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How to Conduct a Comprehensive SEO and Technical Audit: A Step-by-Step Guide

Marketing Insider Group

You need a website that performs to the best of its abilities to succeed as a business. A comprehensive SEO and technical audit is part of the process because it checks that search engines can find your website and that it provides a seamless user experience. Users conduct 6.3 million Google searches every minute, and a chunk of those searchers could be looking for what you’re selling.

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How to Optimize Your Paid Media Campaigns for Better ROI

Marketing Insider Group

Optimizing paid media campaigns is one of the best ways to achieve a better return on investment (ROI). Simply running ads and hoping for results is,unfortunately, no longer a strategy that provides enough value. With the right optimization techniques, you can refine your targeting, improve ad performance, and increase the efficiency of your marketing budget.

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AI’s Impact on Customer Buying Journeys Demands a New Content Approach

Vision Edge Marketing

Search has played a pivotal role in the typical B2B customer buying journey , usually occurring in the awareness and consideration stages. Traditionally, customers have used search engines to identify potential solutions, content development, research suppliers, and compare products or services—but this step in the buying journey is changing. People are shifting from direct, keyword-focused searches to AI-driven, conversational queries because AI offers a more natural, efficient, and personalize

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4 Simple Decisions to Unlock Your Post-Cookie Targeting Strategy

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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Leveraging AI to Supercharge the Human Side of Sales

Zoominfo

AI tools are reshaping the way salespeople tackle their day-to-day work, automating many of the core business development tasks that have eaten away at the average sellers’ day. But AI isn’t just taking over mundane administrative work. It’s also raising big questions about the future of the sales profession — including lingering worries that many sales jobs could soon be replaced by machines.

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8 Strategies To Help You Increase Email Response Rates

SendX

If you have an email marketing list , there are several factors you need to optimize to have a significant positive return on investment. One of these factors is your email response rate. Your response rates would show you how effective your email marketing strategy is. In this article, we will be looking at strategies you can use to help you increase email response rates.

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Why SEO Optimization is Crucial for Your Website’s Long-Term Success

Marketing Insider Group

Although having a website is vital for businesses of all sizes, it’s only part of the process. You need customers to notice your site to succeed in your industry. Getting your website noticed is where SEO optimization (Search Engine Optimization) comes in. SEO is the task of improving your website’s visibility on Google and other search engines so it’s easier for people to find you when searching for relevant content.

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Beyond the funnel: A new approach to content marketing

Martech

Far too many content marketing programs fail to connect the brand to customer problems before the customer starts looking for a solution. At this crucial and overlooked point in the customer journey, most brands provide content about the product and the industry, when they should address specific customer pain points. There’s “a gap that exists in almost every program … when it comes to how to position your brand to put it into the consideration set,” said Liam Moroney at The MarTech Conference

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Announcing the Thinkers360 Top Voices Latin America 2024

Thinkers360

Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Analysts, Authors, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined). Join Enterprise Lite to work with all of these experts! Announcing the Thinkers360 Top Voices Latin America 2024 We are thrilled to introduce the second annual Thinkers360 Top Voices Award, a prestigious recognition that celebrates the outstanding contributions of our thought leaders within the Thinkers360 community.

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WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook 2024

Elevate your webinar game with WorkCast's Ultimate Webinar Handbook! Packed with insights from our seasoned webinar experts, this comprehensive guide is your go-to resource for mastering the art of B2B webinars. Learn the fundamentals, from defining webinars to exploring their benefits and diverse use cases. Discover the key elements of running a successful webinar, avoiding common mistakes, and making your sessions more engaging.

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5 Bright Ideas To Help Your Content and Marketing Shine in 2025

Content Marketing Institute

Sparks flew at Content Marketing World 2024. Will they help you slow down long enough to bring joy, courage, enchantment, and connection back to your work? There’s only one way to find out. Try these ideas in your work.

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Best Halloween ads 2024

illumin

The spookiest season is upon us and with Halloween comes some of the most playful ad campaigns of the year. Halloween 2024 brought an incredible ad lineup from some of the biggest brands. While All Hallows Eve might not be top of mind when you think of holiday ads, it should be. Halloween is growing in popularity and is the second-biggest retail holiday behind Christmas.

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Why starting small with AI pilots before scaling is a mistake

Martech

Many organizations start small with AI pilots before scaling. But what if this cautious approach is slowing you down? Starting small might feel safe, but it can keep you from achieving your larger goals quickly and effectively. It’s not the best approach for proving the value of AI to senior leaders in your organization. Ultimately, AI pilots lead to disconnected efforts and fail to meet the urgent demands for ROI that many marketing leaders face.

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Beyond Vanity Metrics: SegMetrics’ Keith Perhac on Asking Better Questions of Your Marketing Data (Interview)

Animalz blog

Rather than drowning in data, marketing teams should focus on asking precise questions that drive business growth. That’s the core philosophy of Keith Perhac, founder of SegMetrics, a marketing analytics platform specializing in tracking complex, multi-touch customer journeys. Key insights from this interview: Most teams track too many metrics (aim for 3-5 KPIs max per department).

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The Top 3 Tips for Writing Successful White Papers

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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Essentials of Demand Generation Reporting for Future Readiness

PureB2B

From key demand generation metrics to strategies, learn how to enhance the accuracy of your demand generation reporting.

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I Analyzed 300K Keywords. Here’s What I Learned About AI Overviews

Ahrefs

For instance, one of my favorite stats (although not the favorite – you’ll have to read on for that ) is that 99.9% of AI Overview SERPs display at least one other SERP feature.

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AI & Automation in B2B Marketing: Powerful Tools in the Right Hands

Marketing Insider Group

Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation have emerged as transformative tools, allowing businesses to streamline operations, enhance customer interactions, and optimize their marketing strategies with unprecedented efficiency. These technologies promise immense value—allowing teams to automate repetitive tasks, analyze customer data in real-time, and deliver personalized content at scale.

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The biggest ideal customer profile mistakes businesses make — and how to fix them

Martech

I was approached by a pair of founders at an event the other day. They are struggling to grow their business. I started with my usual first question, “Who is your customer?” This may seem basic, but success in the basics spells success everywhere else. The founders had theories and ideas but didn’t actually know who their customers were. This is not surprising, as most of the teams I speak with have misidentified their customers.

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21 Advanced ChatGPT Prompts To Take Your Social Media to the Next Level

Upgrade your social media game with our in-depth playbook: "21 advanced ChatGPT prompts for social media managers". These powerful prompts are tailored to supercharge your content creation, strategy development, and results analysis. Say goodbye to writer's block and hello to endless creativity as you effortlessly generate engaging posts, come up with original strategies, and optimize your social media performance - all in a fraction of the time.

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Building Trust with Tech Buyers Throughout Their Digital Journey: Brand Consideration

SWZD

Discover strategies to earn tech buyers' trust during the consideration phase, with insights from Aberdeen.

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5 Ways To Build Trustworthy AI Agents

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Imagine a world where AI agents handle many of your everyday tasks, freeing you up to focus on what truly matters — building relationships, making strategic decisions, and innovating. This isn’t a distant dream, though: It’s the reality we’re shaping in partnership with our customers at Salesforce. But the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) agents can only be realized if they’re trusted to act on someone’s behalf.

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58 Affiliate Marketing Statistics for 2024

Ahrefs

Don’t worry—I’ve done the hard work for you and trawled the internet to curate, vet, and categorize 58 affiliate marketing statistics for your delectation. Ok—let’s jump straight in.

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How AI can drive modern marketing transformation

SmartBrief - Marketing

The world of marketing moves at a rapid pace, yet nothing appears to break from traditional out-of-home advertising. OOH gives brands the opportunities to connect and engage with members of, and around, their target audiences in the real world. Billboards, transit ads and digital signage, among others, have been tried and true methods for decades. But as the digital marketing transformation continues to spread throughout myriad industries, one question remains: Are OOH marketers ready for the ri

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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Why account-based expansion is B2B’s next growth lever

Martech

As customer acquisition costs climb and economic pressures mount, B2B companies must look beyond the classic approach to chasing new accounts. But what if there was a way to unlock significant revenue by shifting focus? Account-based expansion — targeting growth within existing customer accounts — could be the key to sustainable growth, faster sales cycles and lower acquisition costs.

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Content Gamification Turns Marketing Into a Playground for Engagement

Contently

You know that feeling when you open a game on your phone to kill five minutes and suddenly realize an hour has passed? Games have the power of pulling us in so deeply that time seems to disappear. But it’s not merely a mindless escape — games tap into a fundamental need for play that all humans have, no matter their age. Tie that same concept into content marketing, and you’ve got gamified content.

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The Role of Authenticity and Truth in Marketing

Acrolinx

With the rise of fake news and misinformation , people have come to crave honesty and authenticity from the brands they support. Frankly, it’s only logical — as our customer experiences become more virtual, we hunger for something more genuine. And with the introduction of generative AI , that need has only magnified. And don’t be misled. In an era of post-truth, your customers are informed, socially aware, and most importantly, empowered.

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3 Common Issues We See with Google PPC

ATAK Interactive

In the world of digital advertising, Google Ads has established itself as a high-impact tool for businesses aiming for measurable ROI. Yet, despite the promise of a seamless "dollar in, dollar out" scenario, Google PPC campaigns often bring unexpected challenges. To shed light on these issues, our Senior Growth Strategist Christine Packner joins the conversation, discussing three common PPC hurdles our clients face, and how we tackle them.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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How Salesforce Blazed Award-Winning Content Trail for Sales Pros

Content Marketing Institute

Ever wonder how Salesforce keeps coming up with so many content ideas that make a measurable impact on the company’s business? The story behind the company’s latest award winner reveals its winning roadmap.

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Get more out of your webinars and virtual events with 24/7 engagement by Edna Chavira

Martech

Virtual events and webinars don’t stop when the live stream ends! That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Imagine if your virtual events could continue driving engagement, generating leads, and boosting your ROI for months to come. It’s possible with the right on-demand strategy. Join webinar and on-demand experts from Goldcast for Get More Out of Your Webinars: Strategies for 24/7 Engagement.

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Uniting revenue teams with Michelle Urwin

Oktopost

Michelle Urwin, EVP of Marketing at Skai, joins the Radically Transparent podcast to share how marketing and sales leaders can align teams under a unified revenue strategy. She provides sharp insights on breaking down silos, optimizing go-to-market plans, and redefining metrics that drive growth and efficiency. Listen to the podcast Watch the live recording Catch on LinkedIn Live , Spotify , Apple Podcasts , YouTube Episode Summary Have you ever wondered if breaking down the walls between sales