July, 2018

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5 Sources to Inspire Unlimited Content Ideas

Content Marketing Institute

It was probably 4 in the morning, following a wake-up call from our infant son, when the thought occurred to me: The 10-year anniversary of the start of the Great Recession loomed. As many creatives can commiserate, sometimes content ideas strike at inconvenient and unexpected times. This light bulb turned on when the neighborhood’s lights were off.

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LinkedIn for Content Marketing: What You Need to Know

Content Marketing Institute

If you are a LinkedIn member – and there are more than 500 million – you can be a content marketer on the platform. About two years ago, LinkedIn opened its publishing platform to all members, allowing them to publish blogs directly and promote their content throughout the LinkedIn network and beyond. While LinkedIn is primarily a B2B social media platform, both B2B and B2C brands can benefit from publishing on it.

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10 Webinar Metrics to Measure Success

Zoominfo

B2B marketers have embraced many new strategies to cut through the influx of content in our increasingly digital landscape. Yet, many tried-and-true marketing strategies continue to generate results. Among such strategies, webinars come out on top. Webinars are live or prerecorded online events, used to teach attendees about a specific topic or service.

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The Savvy Sales Pro’s 5-Point Guide to Overcoming Objections

DiscoverOrg

If you’re dealing with an objection, congratulations! You are working with a decision-maker who has some skin in the game, and they’re taking your proposal seriously. That’s exactly where you want to be. A study from Gong.io shows that the more negative sentiment you get during calls, especially in later stages, means the prospect is wrestling internally – hoping you can make them feel good.

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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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How to Hire The Perfect Person To Run Your Social Media

Act-On

Are you thinking about hiring a social media expert to help with (or run) your social marketing? Pro tips for knowing when, why, who - and how - to hire.

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Customer-Powered ABM: How to let your Customers Fuel Your ABM Campaigns

Influitive

Looking to work your way into tough-to-crack ABM target accounts? Let me tell you something. No volume of banner ads, emails, LinkedIn messages, or cold calls will establish the trust you need to start those conversations. Your prospects crave relevancy and authenticity, and they will ignore any messages that don’t speak to them. They want.

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Three Proven Practices to Overcome MarTech Failure

Vision Edge Marketing

How organizations approach their MarTech differs among various organizations. The 16 th annual 16th annual Marketing Performance Management (MPM) benchmark study found that the group known as the Value Creators (those that earn 90 or greater grade by the C-Suite) are far more likely to have a strategic Marketing Ops function. A number of characteristics distinguish this Best-in-Class (BIC) from their colleagues named the Sales Enablers and Campaign Producers (the group earning 80-89 and the g

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18 Jokes for Recruiters and Hiring Managers

Zoominfo

We get it, recruiting can be tough—especially in today’s competitive hiring market. The reality is, as a recruiter, you’re competing with thousands of other recruiters for the same batch of high-quality candidates. In any given day, a recruiter must focus on building strong relationships with both job seekers and hiring managers and put in the effort to stay organized, keep track of scheduling information, minute candidate details, and hiring preferences.

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How to find your best B2B prospects

Biznology

Lead generation is a major preoccupation of the typical B2B marketing department. Indeed, most B2B marketers report that leads—with an emphasis on quality leads—are their primary goal. So, let’s review the top prospecting tools and techniques that are working for B2B marketers today. And if you have any that I’ve missed, please chime in. Model your most profitable customers.

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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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5 Key Differences Between Email Marketing and Marketing Automation

Act-On

Do you need an email marketing solution or a marketing automation platform? Here are 5 factors to better understand the difference between email service providers and marketing automation.

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How to Gain Buy-In for Content Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

You know how powerful content marketing is for brand awareness, lead nurturing, and building lasting relationships with your customers. So do the 91 percent of B2B marketers who are using content marketing today. But, chances are, your organization’s executive team isn’t as excited about your content marketing efforts as you are. While content marketing budgets have been […].

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What We Can Learn From Our Most Frequently Used Emojis

Contently

You can learn a lot about a person based on the “frequently used” section of their emoji keyboard. By now, emojis have made their way into almost all forms of digital communication. Kids, parents, and grandparents all have at least some context for what they mean and how they’re used. My own “frequently used” section, pictured below, seems pretty accurate, apart from the badminton racket.

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Artificial Intelligence: What’s Next?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Artificial intelligence (AI) is an incredible innovation that promises a new scale of human endeavor in both business and personal contexts. Most people do not, and cannot, even begin to understand the technology beyond the abstract idealism of AI innovators or the alarming possibilities raised by opponents. One thing can be said for sure: it is a completely revolutionary technology that will change the way the world operates from the ground up.

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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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6 Important Social Selling Mistakes to Avoid

Zoominfo

Social selling has quickly become one of the most popular and effective selling tactics. As social media platforms grew in popularity, businesses began to recognize how essential social media is to the sales process. Consider these statistics ( source ): 78% of salespeople using social media perform better than their peers. Social sellers generate 38% more new opportunities than traditional sellers. 62% of employees at large companies say social selling enables them to build stronger, more authe

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If you haven’t already transitioned your website to being HTTPS-compliant by July 1, 2018, your website is probably already being blocked as not secure

Biznology

According to Search Engine Land , if you haven’t already transitioned your website to being HTTPS-compliant by July 1, 2018— last Sunday! —your website is probably already being blocked as not secure. That’s right. Be sure to rush over to Squarespace, Wix, Total Choice, A2, and Bluehost and make sure they put you on the path to becoming HTTPS-compliant tout de suite !

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12 Tips for Amazingly Effective Email Subject Lines for 2018

Act-On

How to write email subject lines your audience actually wants to click! Read these tips for more effective email subject lines, then start experimenting and testing.

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Ways To Fuse Social Media With Print Media

Marketing Insider Group

Creating a publicity campaign could never be easier now thanks to social media. Gone are the days of printing out thousands, if not millions, of flyers. No more buying up space in your local newspaper and plastering your logo on billboards. Digital marketing can spread your brand to users all over the globe. Or can […]. The post Ways To Fuse Social Media With Print Media appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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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 Instagram’s IGTV Can Offer Brands

Contently

After taking on Snapchat with ephemeral content, Instagram is now vying for YouTube’s video throne. In late June, Instagram launched IGTV, its longform video platform. Users can now post videos up to an hour in length, and the videos are viewed vertically, the way we naturally hold our phones. Instagram’s new venture raises some questions—namely, what sort of content can we expect from the platform, and how should brands get involved?

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How to Use Instagram Like a Millennial For Your Business

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

I am a millennial. And as such, I am fluent in social media. Social media is like a language you invent with your sibling that only the two of you speak and your parents barely understand. Everyone, even the smallest of businesses, has jumped on social media and attempted to utilize any channel they can to humanize the company that they run. I think, though, that the most untapped social medium is the one that most companies are most afraid of: Instagram.

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4 Tips for Selling to the Social Savvy Buyer

Zoominfo

We know B2B decision makers are using social media to inform their buying decisions. In fact, a recent study suggests that 91% of B2B buyers are active and involved in social media, while 75% are significantly influenced by social content when forming their buying decisions ( source ). But—as B2B marketers and sales professionals—we have a lot to learn about social selling.

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3 digital marketing tactics that will increase conversions now

Biznology

If you pause for a moment, you will realize that digital marketing is quite amazing. Even twenty years ago, marketing options for a small business included a radio or television ad (if you had the money). Fast forward to the present day and every business under the sun has the opportunity to share how it feels with millions of people. While this can be pretty great, the eruption in digital marketing popularity has also brought some speed bumps small business owners have to work around.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Google Maps API Changes and What It Means For Your Website

Roketto

As of May 2, 2018 Google Maps made some big changes to the way their Maps products work. Because of these changes, effective July 16, 2018 maps that currently exist on websites could see a service interruption unless billing information is added to the Google Account being used to access the map. To help you avoid service interruptions on your maps, we're here to help.

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4 Lessons to Remember Before Rebranding Your Business

Marketing Insider Group

There are many reasons to rebrand your business. It could be anything from updating your logo and design themes to be more modern, to reinventing your business to better match its current situation or products. Yet, rebranding should never be taken lightly. A good rebrand can help a company connect with a new or changed […]. The post 4 Lessons to Remember Before Rebranding Your Business appeared first on Marketing Insider Group.

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Ask a Content Strategist: Why Are Brand Blogs So Ugly and Outdated?

Contently

Which comes first, content or design? Jannelle, Halifax, Nova Scotia. In our weekly editorial meetings, we go around the room pitching stories. The vibe is fairly professional and even-keeled … until it comes to me. I might start out measured, but inevitably, I’ll launch into a PG-13 tirade about some content marketing topic. Editorial meetings are my safe space, and my creative process (unfortunately and unintentionally) involves channeling Gary Vaynerchuk.

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Customer Lifecycle Marketing: Best Strategies to Increase Profit

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

If you want to run a successful business, you need to take care of establishing and managing customer relationships. It doesn’t matter if you are a business owner or a marketing specialist, it’s important to be aware of the most common ways and methods of growing a community of loyal customers. Part of encouraging community growth is knowing the journey that your clients take across your website and other digital properties.

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1st, 2nd, and 3rd Party Intent Data: Which Is Right for You?

How do 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party intent data compare? 1st, 2nd, and 3rd party data each have specific advantages and disadvantages. It comes down to four factors: accuracy, cost, control and quantity. This infographic explains the pros and cons of each and helps you understand which one is best for meeting your business objectives. Intent data can be a great way to fill your pipeline and close more deals.

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57 Essential Multichannel Marketing Statistics

Zoominfo

The world of B2B marketing underwent a dramatic transformation in recent years—and unfortunately for us marketers, we no longer have such rigid control of the buyer’s journey. Instead, we’re operating in a business environment dictated by the wants and needs of our customers. Think about it, the internet has given modern buyers an expansive list of options to choose from—what brands they buy from, what content they consume, which products they purchase, what channels they use, and so much more.

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Why your sales team thinks marketing is useless

Biznology

If you are in marketing, you are used to handing off your leads to the sales team and hearing two complaints back: First, the leads are no good. Second, there aren’t enough of them. It has always reminded me of the old joke where two guys are complaining about the restaurant they are eating in. “The food at this restaurant is lousy,” said the first.

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7 Interactive Lead Generation Ideas to Try at Your Next Trade Show

Lead Liaison

Let’s face it: generating leads at trade shows isn’t as easy as it once was. Vibrant booth displays and creative signage may catch the eye of trade show attendees, but this alone won’t result in new leads for your business. We’ve rounded up a few interactive lead generation ideas that you can use to maximize the success of your next trade show.