Fri.Dec 11, 2020

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2021 Job Market: Watch for Funding, Flexibility, and Diversity

Zoominfo

Job seekers face a new workplace in 2021 that reflects the harshness of the prior year. A public health crisis, limping economy, divisive election, and heavy unemployment have all made the job market unpredictable. Throw into the mix the lack of in-person interviews and continued work-from-home arrangements, and it’s clear candidates will deal with new disruptions perhaps not seen since internet job postings replaced help-wanted ads in the newspaper.

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What Is Inbound Marketing and Why Is It Important?

Heinz Marketing

By Stephanie Carrillo , Senior Marketing Consultant at Heinz Marketing. The inbound methodology is creating and distributing content utilizing marketing channels like organic search, social media, blogging, lead nurturing, and live chat, to name a few. Inbound marketing focuses on providing content to the buying committee responsible for making a purchase decision for your services or product.

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2021 Job Market: Watch for Funding, Flexibility, and Diversity

Zoominfo

Job seekers face a new workplace in 2021 that reflects the harshness of the prior year. A public health crisis, limping economy, divisive election, and heavy unemployment have all made the job market unpredictable. Throw into the mix the lack of in-person interviews and continued work-from-home arrangements, and it’s clear candidates will deal with new disruptions perhaps not seen since internet job postings replaced help-wanted ads in the newspaper.

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Adventures in Teamlancing Part 7: How to Manage Hours and Expectations

ClearVoice

For the past six weeks, I’ve been writing a series called Adventures in Teamlancing (catch up on the series here ) and chronicling my own sometimes twisty path from dedicated freelancer to committed teamlancer. As I started to write this penultimate article in the series, I realized that one of the things I’m most aware of when working on my steady teamlancing gig is the almighty timer tracking my billable hours.

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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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Analyzing Google’s December 2020 Core Update

SEMrush

On December 3rd, 2020 Google announced that a core algorithm update was starting to roll out. Check what has happened so far, and which industries seem to be SERP winners and losers, and which websites seem to be the most affected ones.

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9 Salesforce Alternatives You Need to Know About for 2021

SmartBug Media

Guest author Irina Nica is a Senior Marketing Manager at HubSpot , Customer relationship management (CRM) software empowers sales teams to manage customer interactions and data. Salesforce is one of the most prominent CRM software providers. However, the most popular CRM isn’t always the best CRM for you. Keep reading to learn: Why businesses might want to switch from Salesforce.

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Best Learning Management Systems

The Daily Egg

Schools and universities adapt to match businesses’ evolving needs and businesses continuously evolve as new educational methods emerge. It’s a non-stop back and forth that continuously evolves the way people learn, both in school and after. When you introduce our current technological revolution into the mix, you get learning management systems (LMS) that combine the […].

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We Want a Snow Day, a Mailbox Delivery and More [The Weekly Wrap]

Content Marketing Institute

As December debuts with colder and snowier weather, we’re wishing for snow days, warming up with a print magazine, and answering questions about writing. These are the three things we noticed this week. Continue reading → The post We Want a Snow Day, a Mailbox Delivery and More [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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The 'Ethics' You Didn't Know Existed in Design

Hubspot

Just the other day, I was Googling something in a rush and came across a blog post that I thought would give me all the information I needed. But, when I clicked on the page and tried to start reading the post, the entire screen went dark and a giant "Subscribe to our email" CTA popped up -- completely interrupting my experience. I looked around for a "No thanks" button or an "X", but I almost couldn't find one.

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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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How to Create a 3dcart Popup That Boosts Sales (The Easy Way)

Optinmonster

Do you want to use a 3dcart popup to boost your sales? Whether you want to make more sales or grow your email list, popups can help you easily draw your visitors’ attention and convert them into leads and customers. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll know exactly how to easily create a 3dcart popup that increases your sales. Why Use a 3dcart Popup. 3dcart is one of the popular eCommerce platforms that make it easy to sell your merchandise online.

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2020 Year in Litmus Product Updates: Webinar Recording + Q&A

Litmus

We had a few major updates to the Litmus platform this year to continue helping you send on-brand, error-free emails faster—especially as brands have leaned more heavily into email marketing. In one of our last webinars of the year, Principal Product Manager Scott Epple and Technical Program Manager Chris Tucker Mear walked marketers through our platform updates (did someone say Visual Editor?!).

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How to Prove Your SaaS Product’s ROI [Updated]

Golden Spiral

Updated from July 23, 2019. 1. Back up Your Claims with Social Proof. In his indelible book, Influence: the Psychology of Persuasion , Robert Cialdini defines and explains the concept of social proof: [Social proof] states that we determine what is correct by finding out what other people think is correct. We view a behavior as correct in a given situation to the degree that we see others performing it.

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HP – Customer Success Story

SWZD

SWZD created a turnkey program tailored for the HP partner ecosystem, aimed specifically at lead generation and brand awareness, to provide partners maximum benefits with minimum effort.

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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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New Faces, The Retail Apocalypse and Predicting the Unpredictable… The November Round-Up

Champion Communications

What have you learn ed from this month’s news agenda ? We discovered that: . Dark Stores , retail stores that cater exclusively to online shopping, will become increasingly popular over the next 6-12 months . We are entering the age of the Everywhere Enterprise, in which. work takes place anywhere and data resides everywhere. Twitter is allow ing all employees to work from home forever if i t suits them .

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Avoiding Awkward Chatbot Conversations – Social Cast Ep. 28

Emplifi

Learn about social media marketing and more with Socialbakers’ podcast.

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Video Marketing Ideas: Using Storytelling In Social Media

Stevens & Tate

Storytelling is one of the most important aspects when it comes of successfully conveying your message to your audience and giving them an idea of who your brand is and what you stand for. While storytelling is something that can be done via all types of content across all platforms, it’s particularly effective in video content on social media.

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How a Little-known Marketing Framework Ignited New Client Revenue by 112% — Despite a Pandemic and Economic Recession

MindFire

Marketing & Sales Pros Frustrated by COVID: If in a 90-min training, we teach you a way to grow your leads and sales … Without spending a penny more on advertising … Without buying new pricey technology … Without adding staff … Without you having to become some sort of super salesperson …. And if we show you behind the scenes, step-by-step ….

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service

Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.

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Google Index Reports: Our Comprehensive Guide to Understanding site errors

Method and Metric

Not every page on your website is suited for Google’s index. As a marketer, it is your job to make sure that we communicate your wishes to Google or else Google is going to decide for itself, and that often leaves many an SEO smoking at the ears. . Thankfully by using the index coverage reports in Google Search Console, we can get a clearer picture of how Googlebot is interpreting your site. .

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6 Steps to Building an In-House Agency

Ledger Bennett

Building product knowledge in-house is the easy part for revenue marketing leaders, it’s getting the ownership and buy-in from your external partners where the challenge lies. Getting great creativity and innovation from your partner network is great too but, in a world where you get what you pay for, boy can it be expensive! What if you could get all the experience, product/business knowledge and creativity held within external partners built within an in-house agency framework; way more cost e

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Blog: 4 Tips to Carry Revenue-Generating Teams into the New Year

Conversica

In many ways, 2020 is a year of hibernation as people delay travel plans, socially distance themselves to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and cancel big events. But for revenue-generating teams of Marketers, Salespeople, and Customer Success professionals, the year turned out to be extremely busy as they rapidly adjusted to new challenges. We here at Conversica dealt with many of the same challenges facing our customers.

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6 Steps to Building an In-House Agency

Ledger Bennett

Building product knowledge in-house is the easy part for revenue marketing leaders, it’s getting the ownership and buy-in from your external partners where the challenge lies. Getting great creativity and innovation from your partner network is great too but, in a world where you get what you pay for, boy can it be expensive! What if you could get all the experience, product/business knowledge and creativity held within external partners built within an in-house agency framework; way more cost e

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission

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What’s B2B Retailers Have on Their Wish Lists for 2020

NetLine

This post was originally published on the Marketing Insider Group blog , our 4th in a series exploring B2B content consumption trends using Audience Explorer. With the holidays rapidly approaching, we wanted to share this piece with you so you could see just how diverse and fascinating the B2B retail industry truly is. Enjoy! Black Friday. Cyber Monday.

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The Complete Guide to Google Search Console Index Coverage Report

Method and Metric

Not every page on your website is suited for Google’s index. As an SEO, it’s your job to make sure that we communicate your wishes to Google or else Google is going to decide for itself, and that often leaves many an SEO smoking at the ears. And if you’re running a large website, then you also have your crawl budget to contend with. Thankfully, using the index coverage reports in Google Search Console, we can get a clearer picture of how Googlebot is interpreting your site.

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3 Pillars of Creative Planning for 2021

The Mx Group

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6 Ways to Get Results from Your Video Marketing in 2021

Vidyard

2020 was the year of video marketing as businesses went all-in on digital. To acknowledge the hard work it took for organizations to shift to digital-first campaigns and experiences, we’ve rounded up the best video marketing examples of 2020 from our Video in Business Awards submissions. The rapid shift to remote work has clearly shown us what works within a digital-first environment and what doesn’t.

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The AI-Enabled CMO: Practical Tips for Today's B2B Marketers

Speaker: Paul Slack, Vende Digital CEO

On October 11th, understand how to navigate the AI landscape confidently, turning insights into groundbreaking strategies that set you apart. Why attend? You'll learn: Practical applications/Use cases How to find and assess the right AI technology Prioritizing quick wins Mastering prompt engineering Solving marketing challenges efficiently Strategies to launch pilot programs Case studies of B2Bs building smarter businesses with AI Exclusive bonus content: Actionable frameworks to get started qui

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“No Time Like The Future”

Biznology

In this week’s post, we will be going over three themes rather than a single unified theme. We will be going over 1) the need for self-awareness into our leadership blind spots and practical tips to mitigate them, including leveraging your existing strengths; 2) the importance of strategic, thoughtful, and audience-specific communication, including tips specific to the COVID pandemic, as well as an array of pragmatic advice, models, etc. for increasing our messaging effectiveness and value

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Persona Research: Support Buyer-Focused Content with New Insights

Content4Demand

Few items in the B2B marketer’s tool kits are as helpful as accurate buyer personas and messaging maps. What’s changed for your buyers in this year of dramatic disruption? It may be worth your while to conduct new persona research to understand what they need from you now. Persona research was just part of the discussion when we presented our session at the recent Strategy & Planning Series hosted by Demand Gen Report.