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Business Blogging: Boosting Your Financial Institution's Organic Traffic

SmartBug Media

Is business blogging a part of your financial institution’s marketing strategy? If the answer is no, keep reading to learn how blogging can help drive traffic to your website. The History of Blogging. The concept of blogging was introduced in 1994, when a college student wanted to publish his writing online.

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The Power of Guest Blogging for SEO

The Lead Agency

According to marketing guru Neil Patel, guest blogging is the best inbound marketing strategy. Guest blogging benefits both the blog that hosts the content and the person writing the content. In addition, 62.96% of people perceive blogs that have a number of contributors to be more credible.

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The Ultimate Inbound Marketing Glossary

SmartBug Media

I remember my first marketing job like it was yesterday. My boss, the marketing director at the time, asked me: “Do you know what inbound marketing is?”. I knew marketing was about branding, sharing product information, and understanding consumer psychology. My boss told me about inbound versus outbound marketing.

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Your Topmost Misguided Myths About PPC. BUSTED

Hubspot

When you think about inbound marketing, PPC isn't the first thing that pops into your head. But that doesn't mean there's no place for PPC in an inbound marketing strategy. But that doesn't mean there's no place for PPC in an inbound marketing strategy. And what marketer isn't?

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Inbound Marketing Explained in 6 Simple Analogies

Hubspot

Have you ever had someone stare at you blankly when you say you're an inbound marketer? Inbound marketing concepts can be complicated for people to grasp if they're new to things like SEO, social media, blogging, marketing automation -- any kind of digital marketing, frankly. Or class president.

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199 Digital Marketing Stats to Drive Your Marketing Strategy

Marketing Insider Group

Here are 199 Digital Marketing Stats to drive your marketing strategy… Content Marketing Stats. On average, inbound marketing overheads 62% less per lead than outbound marketing, which is more traditional. Blogging Stats. Industries that blog tend to reach 55% more web traffic.

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Think You Know Who Your Competitors Are? You Might Be Missing a Few

Hubspot

In some ways, they''re even more dangerous to the growth of your business than your regular competitors, because 1) they often go unnoticed since your sales organization isn''t competing with them for actual customers, and 2) they might have different business models that enable them to compete on content in a way you can''t.