The Marketing Blender

MARCH 22, 2024

A robust B2B digital marketing strategy can and WILL drive growth in revenue, reputation, and resilience for your business. Otherwise, you’ll get overwhelmed by ALL the options available for marketing online. This knowledge forms the foundation of your digital marketing efforts.

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Oktopost

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

B2B advertising expenditures in the United States totaled $32 billion in 2022, an increase from the $28.9 Jump ahead: Examples of Paid Media for B2B Marketers Why Do You Need A Paid Media Plan in Digital Marketing? Why do you need a Paid Media Plan in Digital Marketing?

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Digilant

JULY 10, 2022

This is great news for companies with omnichannel marketing strategies designed to follow individuals as they move through their daily routines. But too many marketers have focused their omnichannel strategies entirely on the online world. What about physical advertising ? DOOH Advertising, Explained.

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Sprout Social

JULY 25, 2023

With practical data such as tracking your social efforts against actual revenue-generating clicks, sign-ups and subscriptions, and giving you in-depth audience insights, Google Analytics provides contextualized social metrics to elevate your marketing strategy without overshooting your budget.

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illumin

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

YouTube is a digital advertising powerhouse and has been since its founding in 2005, and so are the creators on its platform. User creation is the heart of the video-sharing site’s business model, and it should be at the heart of advertisers’ strategy too. However, there is a relationship between the two.

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Unbounce

JUNE 1, 2021

You know that one ad you keep seeing: The one for that embarrassing t-shirt your friend messaged you about that just couldn’t be real? ( Nobody wants to be that type of marketer.). But the truth is that most people kinda like retargeted ads —when they’re well-targeted. Because let’s face it: The internet can be distracting.

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Brandpoint

APRIL 13, 2023

Marketers have been preaching its rising value for years, and the statistics overwhelmingly affirm the medium. 91% of businesses use video as a marketing tool – an all-time high since 2016. 87% of marketers say that video has a director and positive impact on sales. 80% of all videos created in 2021 were used-generated.

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The Marketing Blender

JULY 19, 2022

How To Build A B2B Marketing Funnel. When you’re in the business of marketing B2B products or services, it’s crucial to create a B2B marketing funnel that will guide potential customers through the buying process. That’s why it’s so important to have a well-defined digital marketing funnel in place.

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Martech

JANUARY 30, 2024

How do you do digital marketing without third-party cookies? How will it impact your marketing and your marketing technology? Despite several years of warnings, half of marketing professionals don’t think their organizations are ready for deprecation, according to a study by Basis Technologies.

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Digilant

JANUARY 17, 2024

In the last installment of our 2024 Partner Predictions series, we met with Crissie Perez, Head of South, Midwest, and West Emerging Sales, at Samsung Ads to discuss her predictions for CTV advertising in 2024 and beyond. Check out our previous predictions featuring insights from FreeWheel , Or acle Advertising , and Audigent.

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ClearVoice

JULY 22, 2022

Every piece of content should have a call to action (“CTA” in marketing speak). This is Digital Marketing 101 stuff. Just like it’s become second nature for searchers to ignore the paid ad results, many users today simply gloss over that riveting “learn more” button. What makes a good call to action in marketing?

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SmartBug Media

AUGUST 27, 2021

There are three distinct types of media that make up any digital marketing mix: earned, owned, and paid media. Inbound marketing traditionally couples the latter two; it’s a method to draw in your audience with stellar website content, blog articles, premium content, and social media engagement.

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Digilant

APRIL 23, 2024

In today’s screen-obsessed world, digital audio isn’t always at the forefront of marketing conversations—but it should be. adults are spending with digital audio has been growing for years. In fact, in 2024 , the average daily time spent with digital audio in the U.S. The amount of time that U.S.

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Digilant

APRIL 23, 2024

In today’s screen-obsessed world, digital audio isn’t always at the forefront of marketing conversations—but it should be. adults are spending with digital audio has been growing for years. In fact, in 2024 , the average daily time spent with digital audio in the U.S. The amount of time that U.S.

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Digilant

APRIL 23, 2024

In today’s screen-obsessed world, digital audio isn’t always at the forefront of marketing conversations—but it should be. adults are spending with digital audio has been growing for years. In fact, in 2024 , the average daily time spent with digital audio in the U.S. The amount of time that U.S.

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illumin

APRIL 18, 2024

Data privacy is critical to successful marketing. Effective marketing requires the collection and analysis of user data across digital platforms. Customer data lets marketers impactfully speak to their audience – driving conversions or brand awareness for their clients without annoying their customers.

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Martech

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For years, marketers have engaged audiences with account-based marketing strategies to better align sales and marketing practices and, in turn, provide more relevant, personalized content and messaging. She added, “That’s why it’s important to focus on buying groups.”. Get the daily newsletter digital marketers rely on.

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Brightedge

JULY 1, 2020

5 min read While SEO and PPC are unique channels that both work well alone, combining insights and data from the two for greater results and more visibility can help your overall digital marketing strategy and help increase your ranks in the SERPs. Both SEO and PPC ads focus heavily around optimizing for specific keywords.

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Choozle

JULY 5, 2022

Digital marketing budgets continue to shift in an effort to keep pace with changes in consumer shopping behavior. For the most part, brands are embracing the evolving digital marketing landscape, where consumers expect highly targeted content and offers that are readily available online. Full-funnel budget alignment.

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Oktopost

APRIL 9, 2024

59% of marketers attribute revenue growth to marketing-generated leads , so demand-generation tactics remain a non-negotiable among marketing teams. However, you need to freshen up your strategy to account for the needs and expectations of buyers in the current digital environment.

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ClickZ

JULY 16, 2020

30-second summary: CallTrackingMetrics, an SaaS provider of call tracking and contact center solutions, published an e-book aimed at helping advertisers increase revenue from their digital ads. To this end, CallTrackingMetrics recommends performing market research to get a better understanding of the benchmarks in your industry.

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Madison Logic

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

According to LinkedIn’s 95/5 rule , only 5% of your target accounts are in-market, which means that 95% of accounts aren’t ready to buy just yet. While it’s important to invest in efforts that target the 5% of people who are “in-market” today, you need a full-funnel strategy that delivers persistent messaging with the other 95% as well.

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Martech

MARCH 4, 2022

This metric alone is not the measure of success, but it is a milepost on the way towards figuring out the return on investment (ROI) of the marketing spend. CPA “is not a standalone metric,” said Michael Brenner, CEO at Marketing Insider Group. What CPA really does is measure the efficiency of the marketing campaign, Brenner said.

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Stevens & Tate

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Welcome to our November 2023 edition of “What’s Trending,” where we bring you the most relevant marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our curated collection of marketing trends and reports in winter 2023. The National Retail Federation predicts a 3-4% increase in US holiday spending.

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Velocity Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

If you haven’t come across it yet, it’s an insightful framework that challenges the outdated strategies we B2B marketers have relied on to spur growth over the last decade. Something is shifting in the realm of B2B marketing It’s hard to put your finger on it just yet, but it’s there, quietly brewing beneath the surface.

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Paid Content Paid Search Agency Lead Ranking Planning 78

Learn from the Pros

MARCH 11, 2024

The digital marketing landscape is undergoing a seismic shift as we move towards a world without third-party cookies. For years, marketers have relied on cookies to track user behavior, target ads, and personalize experiences across the web. Due to privacy concerns, the tide has turned against third-party cookies.

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Lead Ranking Multi-Touch Attribution B2B Marketing Lead Scoring 52

DealSignal

APRIL 10, 2024

Wouldn’t it be great to communicate directly with folks in the market, actively looking for solutions that your company offers? For example, when online users browse the internet, they leave a trail of intent signals in their path—page clicks, time spent on a page, and more. Comparing vendors on a third-party review website.

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Salesforce Marketing Cloud

APRIL 21, 2022

The ways companies collect user data have been under the microscope recently, and announcements from Apple and Google are forcing marketing changes across the board. Taken together, these updates signal a new era in marketing data analytics that reflects a shift in the way companies can use data to understand and create customer experiences.

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Content Standard

AUGUST 24, 2021

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter , Content & Context, to receive future insights and updates on the content marketing world from Skyword CEO, Andrew C. The feudal system is alive and well in digital marketing. Despite pandemic-induced budget cuts, digital ad spending grew to $139.8 billion in 2020.

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Choozle

APRIL 12, 2022

Before a consumer makes a purchase, they are exposed to roughly six to eight marketing touchpoints before they make a decision. So how do you follow up and make the six to eight contacts required to build trust and earn attention throughout the marketing funnel? The solution is digital ad retargeting.

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Choozle

JULY 26, 2023

Almost every sector is directly impacted by this, and digital advertising is no different, as brands and agencies may be considering reducing their ad spend or pausing it altogether. Many brands have been tightening their approaches to stay afloat – and in a time of unpredictability, it’s common to see marketing budgets trimmed.

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Full Circle Insights

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Account Based Marketing, commonly referred to as ABM, has taken the B2B marketing world by storm. According to HubSpot , 70% of marketers reported using ABM last year, which is a 15% increase from the prior year. According to a survey conducted by ITSMA , 87% of marketers say that ABM efforts outperform other marketing efforts.

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Contently

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

I’ve heard variations of it from marketers, freelancers, journalists, and students looking to start their careers. Sure, writing is at the core of multiple marketing jobs, but there are key distinctions. Copywriting and content marketing call for different skills and success metrics. For ads, I want creativity.

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Liveintent

AUGUST 3, 2022

Before 2020, direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands were booming, disrupting traditional retail markets with targeted, direct-to-consumer digital tactics. Unfortunately, some of the very same tactics that enabled D2C success are hindering scale and growth, namely performance marketing. Keep reading — trust us. Let’s dive in.

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Choozle

MARCH 15, 2024

Retail media is taking a strategic position in the digital advertising space, emerging as a powerful, future-proof channel to bring brands closer to their target audiences. According to a recent forecast by eMarketer, omnichannel retail media ad spend is set to hit $59.98 billion in 2024. What is retail media?

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FunnelEnvy

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Anyone working in marketing today is probably aware of the importance of creating content. Thanks to the growth of content marketing over the last decade or so companies in every field are rushing to produce content they believe will drive revenue and improve their brand awareness among their target audience.

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Rev

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

That’s where marketing qualified leads, or MQLs, come into play. You’ll also learn how MQLs compare to sales qualified leads, (SQLs) and how they work together in the sales funnel. What is a marketing qualified lead (MQL)? MQLs are leads your marketing team has identified as having the potential to become customers.

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