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9 Tools & Tactics for Effective Paid Content Distribution

Marketing Insider Group

With Sponsored Updates , brands can reach members with their News Feed, bringing them valuable information and insight wherever they are, on their desktop, mobile or tablet device. Its software integrates branded content from marketers like Intel and Pepsi into the feeds of publishers like Forbes and Time Inc. Why Sponsored Updates?

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Does Marketing Have A Marketing Problem?

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing suffers from a poor job of branding. Many CMOs still measure their success based on the size of their budget, and the awareness of their brand. Traditional advertising campaigns from the 1950s and 60s were translated into banner ads which was fine when click-through rates saw double digit percent.

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The 4 essential elements of effective in-app advertising

ClickZ

30-second summary: In-app marketing has many benefits, including the ability to granularly target audiences, tools to measure results and optimize efficiently, brand safety and a variety of formatting options to drive engagement. It’s not enough to take creatives used for television or web and port them over to in-app as-is.

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The Beginner’s Guide to YouTube for B2B Marketing

Zoominfo

6 out of 10 people prefer online video platforms like YouTube to live television. Brands that market directly to consumers recognize YouTube as a powerful tool. Although this is by no means a comprehensive list, here’s what we view as the three most important reasons to promote your brand or company on YouTube: Expand your audience.

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How to build the best social strategy

illumin

This massive marketplace can be hard to dive into, especially as it continues to become crowded with competing brands. These can be video ads that play on platforms like TikTok and Instagram or banner ads that appear on Pinterest or Facebook. Knowing how to stand out, while engaging with audiences is crucial.

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The State of Banner Ads

Bluetext

October 26, 1994 is a day that will be forgotten by few…it was the first day a banner ad (or any ad for that matter) was posted on the internet. AT&T paid $30,000 for the appearance of the first banner ad. Banner ads are rectangular displays that appear on web pages but can vary in appearance, theme, and content.

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Why Display Ads Are a Waste of Money—And What You Should Do Instead

Contently

While traditional advertising—television, billboards, radio, sponsorships—could only be correlated with sales, display advertising promised marketers the dream of something that had long eluded them: precision. Barely a month goes by without us hearing about a major brand realizing that their display performance was all smoke and mirrors.