November, 2019

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3 Outdated Grammar Rules That No Longer Apply

ClearVoice

Do grammar rules ever become outdated? Of course, they do. Three primary examples of errors that no longer matter include ending a sentence with a preposition, splitting an infinitive, and beginning a sentence with a conjunction. While language requires structure, it is fluid and changes with the ages. A spirited discussion erupted in the office the other day about ending sentences with a preposition.

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Why Lyft decided to build their own internal martech platform

chiefmartech

A few months ago, I read a fascinating article published by the Lyft Engineering team on Medium, Building Lyft’s Marketing Automation Platform. While we know there are a lot of homegrown martech systems in the wild, it’s rare for them to be described publicly. I’ve referred to them as “dark martech” because of that lack of visibility across the industry.

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9 Email Marketing Subject Lines Live From My Email Inbox — And How To Fix Them

Square 2 Marketing

Email Marketing Won’t Work If Your Subject Lines Are Weak. Email marketing is key to connecting with clients and prospects. Email marketing is also important to continuing the conversation with people when they leave your website. In fact, we could look at the entire buyer journey and find a use case for email marketing at almost every stage. But if you send emails with weak subject lines, you’re wasting your time, money and energy.

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Top 20 Graphic Design Trends to Look Out for in 2020

Bannersnack

We’ve all encountered design trends. The kind that inspire you and the kind that make you question how they even became trends. Like beveled and embossed everything in the 90s—that was never a good idea. Or comic sans. Or worse, intense drop shadows. Nonetheless, trends are drivers of growth and a means of educating creatives […].

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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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Five Innovative Content Marketing Tactics (And Tools) to Embrace in 2020

BuzzSumo

The post Five Innovative Content Marketing Tactics (And Tools) to Embrace in 2020 appeared first on BuzzSumo.

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Animated PNGs in Email: An Alternative to GIFs?

Litmus

Animated imagery is one of the top email design trends for 2019. Email marketers everywhere are looking to add movement to their campaigns—and the most popular way of doing that is by using the power of animated GIFs. But animated GIFs aren’t the only file type that allows you to add movement to imagery. Animated Portable Network Graphics—or APNGs—are an option you might want to explore, too.

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Follow These 5 Steps to Start Building Your Content Strategy

Contently

Imagine you’re planning a road trip. You’re excited for the adventure ahead, but you’re also nervous because there’s so much to consider. Luckily, we live in a world where information can be accessed with a simple click of a button. Have a question you’re trying to answer? Type it into a search engine. That checklist to help plan your route… content.

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The 5 Common Mistakes Every Content Marketer Should Know

Content Marketing Institute

Is your brand’s content marketing performance mediocre or worse? Before you investigate a laundry list of reasons, start with these five frequent, overarching mistakes. It could save you time, money, and even customers. Continue reading → The post The 5 Common Mistakes Every Content Marketer Should Know appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Conversion Rate Optimization Statistics You Need to Know

Optinmonster

Do you feel like your conversion rates are lower than usual? Sometimes seeing the statistics can help you know what works best for your conversion rate optimization strategy. In this article, we’ve picked out the most important conversion rate optimization statistics to help you move forward with your strategy and get more conversions! What Is a Conversion Rate?

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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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A Quick Guide to Bootstrapping Your Digital Marketing Efforts With SEO

Webbiquity

Guest post by Sean Dudayev. Many companies don’t have the budget to launch a full-scale digital marketing campaign. Startups and small businesses have to be clever enough to stay lean and still find ways to scale their business growth. That’s no easy task, and it requires a lot of sweat equity investment from the team—though not necessarily a lot of spending.

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2020 Marketing Trends You Need To Know

Marketing Insider Group

As we’re rapidly approaching the end of the year, it’s a great time to look ahead at where we’re going and the marketing trends we’re likely to see more of in 2020. I’ve already touched on how we can expect marketing to evolve on a strategic level , and in this article, I’ll be looking in more detail at some of the specific trends to look out for. Technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, so of course, some of these trends are focused around technology.

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7-Step DIY Data Segmentation For Account-Based Marketing

Zoominfo

Account-Based Marketing (ABM) always seems like a great idea … until you get into the nitty-gritty. When confronted with the details – database management, customer account segmentation, and content creation – many companies balk and decide that perhaps ABM isn’t the right road after all. Sound familiar? Well, it’s really not as hard as you think. In fact, with just a few simple steps, DIY customer data segmentation for account-based marketing is a great way to get started.

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How To Streamline App Workflow

Biznology

Everyone wants to make their quick fortune by coding the next TikTok and entering the billion-dollar unicorn club. Recently I had to become an expert in the space for a client who wanted me to consult her on the best way to promote a broad portfolio of products and services, some of which include iOS and Android apps. Not only do I need to understand submission and listing but I need to know how to do everything that will lure people gladly into the trap known as downloading, positively reviewin

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How to Improve Email Deliverability and Optimize Each Send

Learn how to optimize email deliverability and drive greater email ROI. What lands your email in the customer’s inbox? Understanding those factors, otherwise known as email deliverability, is critical to getting the most return on your campaign investments. But the “rules” around which factors land you in the spam folder aren’t always easy to keep up with.

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How to Use Personalization and Automation for Small Business Growth

The Daily Egg

New technologies are radically changing the way businesses interact with customers. As a result, customer expectations are constantly changing. Businesses should innovate and evolve in order to meet those expectations and build relationships that customers value. To do this, businesses should rethink their approach to customer experiences and engagement. 84% of consumers consider the experiences […].

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Evolving the Marketo Revvie Awards | 2020 Adobe Experience Makers

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

The extra mile is often a differentiator between great and phenomenal work. Striving for excellence and being thoughtful about the customer journey is great, but nowadays it has become a necessity in order to compete. What makes one’s work phenomenal is reimagining customer experiences by combining the best technology with game-changing ideas and flawless execution.

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It’s Black Friday Into December for MarTech Tools

Webbiquity

It’s clear from my analytics that this blog has the smartest readers on the planet. You come here for the latest trends and critical insights for B2B digital marketing. You want to be the expert your company or clients turn to. You also need marketing technology (martech) tools. Applications that help you plan, create, promote, and measure the performance of content, more efficiently and effectively.

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4 Trends You Need to Know On Martech’s Evolution

Marketing Insider Group

Technology should make life easier, not harder. So far, martech tools have delivered in both directions. While some tools empower marketing departments to accomplish more with fewer resources, many would-be miracle cures only lead to more headaches. Fortunately, martech has begun to mature. A few years ago, the landscape was doubling or tripling annually; last year, it grew by just 36%.

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.

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The Content Marketing Intern’s Syllabus

Contently

When I started as an editorial intern at Contently, the first thing I realized was that I had a lot to learn about content marketing. In college, I majored in mass communication with a media studies concentration. Like many people entering the job market, I wanted to write and edit, and I was interested in exploring different ways to make a living with those skills.

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Tips for Protecting Your Internet Privacy on Social Media Apps

Biznology

Social media platforms are gigantic. More than half of the population has an account on some of the popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. While the companies running social media platforms invest heavily in protecting their user data and privacy, the same can’t be said for the companies that stand behind third-party social media apps.

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Grow Your List for Free with ConvertKit Landing Pages & Forms

ConvertKit

Something magical is happening on the web: more and more creators who were stuck on the sidelines are now launching their ventures as the tools get better and easier to use. What used to require buying a domain, setting up hosting, installing WordPress, choosing a theme, and adding opt-in forms—all just to validate a creative idea—is now available in one tool with ConvertKit.

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Successful Rebrand: What to Watch Out for and How to Make It Rewarding

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

When a computer malfunctions, the easiest step is often a quick reboot. For many tech hiccups, that’s all it takes to get back on track — problem solved. If only a company rebrand were that simple. A comprehensive rebrand is more intentional and nuanced than hitting “reset” or initiating superficial changes. After purchasing Whole Foods, Amazon had to shed the grocery chain’s “Whole Paycheck” image.

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Lets Get Physical: How to Blend Direct Mail Marketing with Your Digital Strategy

Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital

⭐ Are you ready to boost campaign success? Consider the untapped potential of integrating direct mail marketing seamlessly with digital marketing strategies. Combining the physical, tangible impact of direct mail with the dynamic reach of digital marketing can be a game-changer, significantly increasing your ROI when done right. Direct mail grabs attention, making it great for reaching your target audience 📩 Digital marketing keeps the momentum going, driving action 📲 So.

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Five Reasons Why You Absolutely, Positively Need to do Online Brand Monitoring

Webbiquity

You’d never speed down the freeway at night with your headlights turned off. You’d never walk down a busy city street blindfolded. And you’d certainly never talk about your brand or product at a business conference or networking event…while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. It’s preposterous even to suggest such things.

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What Does Company Culture Have to Do with Marketing?

Marketing Insider Group

All too often, company culture becomes an excuse for not hiring a diverse range of otherwise qualified candidates. In fact, according to HR platform provider Onbordia , over half the nation’s companies use “cultural fit” as a way to exclude rather than include. Yet I would argue that this misuse of company culture dampens the organization’s potential.

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How 7 Brands Are Using Text and Social Messaging Apps for Content Marketing

Content Marketing Institute

You can’t overestimate the power of a positive one-to-one relationship with your audience. That’s why discerning content marketers evaluate the power of direct messaging via text and social media. Find out what seven brands learned. Continue reading → The post How 7 Brands Are Using Text and Social Messaging Apps for Content Marketing appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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5 Common Demand Generation Plan Problems to Avoid

Only B2B

Creating a successful demand generation plan is not easy. But then if it were, every B2B marketer would be driving full-funnel results remarkably. The top B2B marketing players are cutting down the complexities of demand generation strategies that cover different marketing targets, channels, and lead sources. If any aspect of your demand generation plan doesn’t work accordingly, you will not be able to see the result that you need.

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ABM Evolution: How Top Marketers Are Using Account-Based Strategies

In times of economic uncertainty, account-based strategies are essential. According to several business analysts and practitioners, ABM is a necessity for creating more predictable revenue. Research shows that nearly three-quarters of marketers (74%) already have the resources needed to build successful ABM programs.

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Marketing to C-suite Executives

Hinge Marketing

It was late one Tuesday afternoon when my office phone rang. I braced myself for another annoying cold call. It would be the fifth or sixth of the day—I’d lost track. As the Managing Partner of our firm, I’m on the receiving end of a steady stream of calls from people who want to “partner” with us. And by “partner,” they mean writing them a check for whatever they are selling.

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Top Tips for Creating a Budget for your Email Marketing Campaign

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Email, although a conventional mode of marketing and communication, has weathered the storms of Twitter, Facebook, Slack, Mobile, and even RSS. What has helped email become a valuable medium over time is its periodic evolution. From plain-text messages to highly targeted and automated emails, they have now mastered features like HTML and CSS coded design, interactivity, videos, and even live feeds.

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How to Establish a Healthy Work-From-Home Routine

ClearVoice

There are numerous pros with working from home — like wearing hideous, cat-hair-covered sweatpants and dodging soul-sucking commutes. The cons? Procrastination and overwork. When you’re a freelancer, you are your own boss. You decide your direction and your fate. There is no one to blame, no one handing out gold stars. You must continually find work and keep your pipeline healthy.

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