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How to Create an Effective Nonprofit Event Marketing Plan

Marketing Insider Group

Effectively marketing a nonprofit event requires more than just hoping it becomes popular through word of mouth. At the same time, your nonprofit needs a way to publicize your event and build excitement without overspending on a limited event budget. If you have a nonprofit event coming up, whether small or large, explore the following key steps to create a plan for marketing your event.

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How GTM Leaders Can Hit Their Revenue Targets Using the Right SaaS Metrics

Webbiquity

Guest post by Aakanksha Gupta. As a go-to-market (GTM) leader or growth strategist, you know the never-ending pressure to hit revenue targets. In most SaaS categories, competition is intense, and you’ll need a solid plan in order to achieve your revenue goals. You need to know where to invest your marketing dollars and efforts and monitor them consistently.

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Retention Marketing: How We Reached 400 Customer Accounts with a Refreshed Program 

Act-On

Is retention marketing on your list of priorities? It’s certainly on ours! Keeping your existing customers happy not only helps secure more referrals but also paves the way for more cross-sells and upsells. In 2022, we decided to relaunch our Power-Up Series , which is a customer success program we paused during the pandemic. The relaunch transformed what was previously a basic webinar series into custom landing pages, office hours, and hands-on workshops.

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Filling the Gaps for a Composable CDP

Customer Experience Matrix

Back in February, I mentioned that CDP Institute had published a Composable CDP Self-Assessment Tool that asks people what gaps they must fill to convert their current systems into the functional equivalent of a CDP. I recently checked how many responses we’ve received, and was disappointed that there were just fourteen. Obviously this isn’t enough to draw statistically meaningful conclusions, especially when you bear in mind that the audience of CDP Institute members can’t be considered represe

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing

Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.

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5 Ways to Achieve Growth Even When Swimming Against the Current

Vision Edge Marketing

Do you ever feel like you’re swimming against the current? As we produce this episode of What’s Your Edge?, The World Economic Forum expects the global economy to remain uncertain, citing that over half of chief economists anticipate it to weaken this year. The report mentioned that while many companies have been reengineering, supply chain disruptions will persist and the costs for raw materials will remain inflated throughout the year; and that many businesses will continue to find themselves

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “The ABM Effect” by Alisha Lyndon

The Forward Observer

The ABM Effect: How to Win, Retain, and Grow Valuable Clients for Market-Beating Growth by Alisha Lyndon About the Book Conventional sales and marketing strategies typically involve pitching to broad markets to establish brand recognition and stimulate demand, ultimately leading to revenue generation. However, a more efficient and impactful approach is to acknowledge and treat each client as a distinct market in its own right.

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What’s The Key to Good Cookieless Targeting? It’s Good Measurement

33Across

Though Google pushed back its cookie deprecation deadline, the industry should continue to right itself on a path not built on third-party cookies. Since Google announced its plan, over 50 alternative identity solutions have become available in Prebid alone. While the industry is gaining strides with targeting users across Safari and other. The post What’s The Key to Good Cookieless Targeting?

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6 Ways To Try Out the Latest AI and Data Innovations From Salesforce

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

Learn to unlock data and build with AI Show off your AI innovations with the #BuiltWithEinstein Quest Join an AI + Data Community Tour stop Attend the AI NOW Tour Participate in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) with Salesforce Developers Attend a World Tour in your city We are in the midst of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, which is creating the most significant shifts and opportunities for Salesforce Admins and Developers in decades.

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Martech spending falls to lowest level in 10 years

Martech

Marketing technology spending fell this year, reaching its lowest level in a decade, according to a new Gartner report. Martech is now getting 23.8% of the marketing budget, down from about 25.4% in 2023, according to Gartner’s 2024 CMO Spend Survey. Spending also fell for staff and agencies, while paid media grew. It went from 25.6% last year to 27.9% in 2024.

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Sales & Marketing Alignment: How to Synergize for Success

Speaker: Carlos Hidalgo, Co-Founder & CEO of Digital Exhaust, Author, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker

Recent research shows that only 50% of B2B organizations state that they have good alignment between their marketing and sales teams. This lack of alignment tremendously impacts the ability to meet business goals, and is a limiting factor for building and maintaining customer relationships. While many B2B organizations continue to struggle with aligning their marketing and sales teams, they can take practical steps to unify both teams and simplify their overall approach.

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How to Craft an Effective Local SEO Content Strategy

Contently

My partner and I have a sacred weekend ritual: Pizza Fridays. A few weeks ago, we found ourselves in Minneapolis, a city neither of us know well, for the occasion. Naturally, we turned to our go-to expert on all things local and delicious: Google. A quick search for “best pizza near me” yielded several promising prospects, and we selected one for our weekly fix.

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Are Branded Podcasts Worth the Investment in 2024?

Convince & Convert

Here’s a bit of trivia to use with your non-marketing friends: the word podcast comes from the combination of two words: iPod + broadcast. The former is in reference to the early 2000s Apple music device that has unfortunately already met its demise by being discontinued from production. Unlike iPods, podcasts have grown into a steady channel that brands and creators continue to invest budget in for both production and sponsorship costs as part of their marketing plans.

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The best Mother’s Day ads of 2024

illumin

Mother’s Day is a fantastic opportunity to share our appreciation with the moms and mother figures in our lives, but it is also prime time to see some great ads. The annual maternal celebration took place on Sunday, May 12 this year. In addition to showering moms everywhere with flowers and cards, advertisers jumped at the chance to share their perspectives on the importance of motherhood.

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2024 Marketing Technology Landscape Supergraphic — 14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY)

chiefmartech

Happy #MartechDay to you! On the first Tuesday of May, we celebrate the martech industry and all the talented marketing technologists and marketing ops professionals who work in it. Cheers to you for all you do in pioneering this wild and woolly field. It’s also the day when Frans Riemersma and I release our annual update to the marketing technology landscape.

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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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The advertising industry “has stalled” as it faces a cookieless future

Martech

Quantcast is a global digital advertising, audience insights and measurement platform. Understandably, it has been following the Google Privacy Sandbox saga with close attention. We sat down with their U.K.-based CMO Amit Kotecha in their New York office for a conversation about recent developments, including the latest delay in cookie deprecation and the new report from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.

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What OpenAI Search Would Mean for Marketers

CMSWire

How this potential innovation could reshape personalized marketing, enhance user experience and diversify search marks a pivotal moment in digital marketing. Continue reading.

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Generative AI

ClearVoice

What is generative AI? “Generative AI” is an all-encompassing term that describes the type of artificial intelligence (AI) technology that can create content based on information provided in a prompt. This content can include writing, imagery, and audio. Why is generative AI so important to your content production? If you haven’t heard about generative AI for content production by now, you haven’t been paying attention.

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How to Create An Advertisement: Guide With 8 Easy Steps

Bannersnack

6 minutes read If you want to learn how to make an advertisement, you are in the right place. Although dedicated to those who are just grasping the surface of this industry, this article may also help skilled marketers better organize themselves. Well, let’s get right to the subject and analyze the most important steps of the process involved in creating an advertisement.

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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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Steal Our SEO Report Template (Inspired by SEO Experts)

Ahrefs

Look at their SEO reports. I’ve seen many SEO reports from consultants, in-house teams, and agencies. I discussed them with SEO experts from our Ahrefs Insider community.

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3 ways to boost digital marketing ROI while reducing carbon footprint

Martech

As businesses grapple with reducing their carbon footprint, optimizing digital marketing is an unexpected solution that can also drive better ROI — a true win-win scenario. The carbon cost of clicks In 2022, fifty-five published a study (registration required) showing that the average media campaign generates 70 tons of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent of seven people’s carbon outputs in an average year.

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Marketing Technology Landscape Grows to 14,106 Solutions

CMSWire

Marketing technology solutions saw a growth rate of 27.8% year over year, according to the martech supergraphic. Continue reading.

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The Future is Flex: How ClearVoice Shifted its Marketing Team from In-House to Fractional Talent

ClearVoice

At ClearVoice, when we say we understand a marketing pro’s content production (and even general marketing) pain points, we mean it. In 2022, our internal marketing team was affected by a mid-year reduction in force, a surprise Q4 budget cut, and other team churn that left us struggling to keep up, let alone grow our lead generation efforts. We were limited by our ability to bring out new full-time employees, so we were forced to innovate with a more flexible solution, and the results were nothin

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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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TikTok monitoring tools to protect your brand and scale your social strategy

Sprout Social

Harnessing the power of TikTok is crucial for staying relevant and engaging with many audiences. The TikTok comments section alone is ripe with information brands can use to form stronger connections and improve their product or services. But navigating the dynamic landscape of TikTok can be challenging. That’s where TikTok monitoring comes into play.

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What Are Redirects? Types, SEO Impact, & More

Ahrefs

When you move to a new address in the US, you set up mail forwarding with the United States Postal Service (USPS).

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Unlocking growth: The power of user communities for B2B SaaS companies

Martech

Building and nurturing an active user community can be a game-changer for B2B SaaS companies looking to drive sustainable growth. Implementing a user community strategy offers myriad benefits, supported by industry data and real-world examples from companies like Gainsight, HubSpot and Rocketlane. Understanding user communities About six years ago, I led a global team at a B2B SaaS startup company.

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Customer Journey Mapping: A How-To Guide

CMSWire

Craft exceptional experiences with insightful customer journey maps. Understand customer behavior and drive conversions. Start mapping today! Continue reading.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.

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Consumer And Retail Display Advertising Trends | 2021

Bannerflow

E-commerce and online shopping saw a huge increase in sales during 2020. A survey by Deloitte in the UK found around 40% of respondents did more online shopping during lockdown than before. Grocery shopping specifically saw a huge surge in sales, with the share of e-commerce sales increasing from 7% to 15% at their peak.

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Time To Evolve Your Social Media Strategy for 2024

Content Marketing Institute

The TikTok “ban” grabs the headlines. But TikTok’s impact on other social media algorithms has a bigger impact for marketers. Is your content and marketing strategy ready?

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Why You Need to Build a Mailing List Right Now

Optinmonster

Are you looking for new ways to grow your business? Not sure how to build a mailing list or what are its advantages? For some business owners, email marketing may seem archaic. With the prevalence of social media and a hundred other forms of messaging, the traditional email format might feel relatively old. However, email remains one of the most powerful forms of business communication.