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6 Questions to Ask When Creating Your Email Marketing Budget

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In fact, email marketing has a median ROI of 122%– more than 4 times higher than other marketing channels, including social media, direct mail, and paid search ( source ). More than 86% of businesses surveyed in 2016 indicate that they plan to increase their upcoming email marketing budgets ( source )—and you should too.

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How to optimize your marketing budget: Do more with less

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Marketers are finding it increasingly difficult to set the right budget, optimize it and keep the leads flowing. You’ll need a plan to address top budget concerns to provide clarity and control over every dollar spent. Do your research You need to be aware of the market conditions to allocate the right marketing budget.

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Key Things You Need to Know About Email Marketing Software

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Fortunately, on the other hand, marketing automation tools enable you to craft behavior-based automated email sequences that almost make it seem as though you’re writing personalized messages (though they can’t help with the Corona on the beach). Why should you use email marketing software? Email Automation. Market reach.

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Retention Marketing: How to Create a Loyalty Program

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Sephora’s Beauty Insider program offers free merchandise. Ulta’s Ultamate Rewards program provides exclusive discounts and gifts. North Face’s XPLR Pass program (formerly VIPeak) lets members trade points for savings. Ideally, you want to replicate these programs’ successes using your brand’s unique take on loyalty rewards.

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How to Make Your Team Believe in Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

SEO tools prove that consistency and relevancy are crucial parts of the equation. The top placements are usually bought out with enormous amounts of paid search budgets. Two measurable tricks to this approach are consistency and relevance, both of which prove ROI almost immediately. Where do you even start? Indirect Competitors.

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31 free social media templates that will elevate your workflows

Sprout Social

Employee advocacy program launch checklist Employee advocacy can increase brand awareness, drive lead generation, build employer brand and position your employees as experts in your industry—but it’s not a set-it-and-forget-it endeavor. By following this checklist, you can implement and sustain a program set up for long-term success.

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Employee advocacy stats to secure C-level buy-in

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When taking an employee advocacy program up the chain, employee advocacy stats should be the backbone of your pitch. Decision makers want to see proof of success and the measurable benefits your company will gain by launching a brand amplification program. Take IT software company Ivanti. We had similar results at Sprout.

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