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Next Generation Growth Marketing: The Evolution Towards Strategic Demand

ANNUITAS

The Growth Marketing movement (aka growth hacking ) – now nearly ten years old – has had a significant and positive impact on the efficacy of demand marketing. It has brought focus to both customer experience and revenue outcomes – and the relationship between the two – and resulted in growing attention to the science of optimizing conversion. Yet ‘first generation’ Growth Marketing has hit a wall.

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Relatability: The First Step to Great Storytelling

Contently

Growing up, every night before bed was a wild trip to the future. I’d imagine my ascent as a rockstar after starting a speakeasy club in my basement. Or my Super Bowl-winning touchdown as an undersized rookie running back on the New York Giants. (Even as a 10 year-old, I suspected I’d always be short). The clock ticking down, the defenders rushing after me, the ball grazing the left corner pylon as a sea of blue chanted my name.

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Data Shows Tuesdays, Thursdays Best for Marketers Launching Email Campaigns

KoMarketing Associates

Marketers can launch their marketing campaigns on any day of the week, but as new research shows, sending emails on certain days – particularly Tuesdays and Thursdays – may be more efficient. Campaign Monitor recently published its “US Email Marketing Benchmarks (2020): By Day and Industry” guide, and statistics showed that Tuesday and Thursday generally have the highest click-through rates (2.6%).

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20 Pre-Production Tips to Create Successful Video Content in 2020

Single Grain

UPDATED! This post was refreshed with new content for 2020. Enjoy! If you’re an experienced digital marketer, then you know that when it comes to content, video is increasingly more important. Whether it’s on YouTube, Instagram or Facebook, consumers love video. And not just on social media, either. Emails are opened 7% more when they have the word “video” in the subject line.

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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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What Is Marketing Automation? Definition, Types, Objectives, Best Practices With Examples

Martech Advisor

“Marketing automation is defined as the process of using tools and technology to automate repetitive marketing tasks, track and measure campaign performance, improve productivity, and drive efficiency by minimizing manual actions.” Using a variety of marketing automation tools, marketers today can automate anything between bulk email delivery and managing end-to-end, omni-channel marketing campaigns.

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How to Do Visual Content With Low, Medium, and High Budgets

Content Marketing Institute

You don’t need the deepest pockets to create strong visual content. Follow this advice that covers three budget levels from low to high – $5,000 or less; $5,001 to $29,999, and $30,000-plus. Continue reading → The post How to Do Visual Content With Low, Medium, and High Budgets appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Planning Content That Your Customers Can’t Resist

DivvyHQ

Starting with a blank content calendar each year is tough, especially if the stakes are high and you are tasked with attracting an audience that will ultimately grow revenue. How should you go about planning content that will get their attention? Start here.

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Friend or Frenemy: the Synergy Between SEO and PPC

QuanticMind

When it comes to Search Engine Marketing (SEM) programs, the question of the synergy between SEO and PPC eventually comes into play. Does it matter? Do the two interact or influence each other? Which should you prioritize? Here’s everything you need to know about the relationship between SEO and PPC. What is SEO and PPC? Search Engine Optimization, or SEO , is the process of getting traffic from the organic (unpaid) search results on search engines.

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How to Move from the Voice of the Customer to the Heart of the Customer

Marketing Insider Group

Having a rich and unified understanding of the voice of the customer through data and insights is important to any brand. But to truly achieve customer loyalty, reach long-term sustainable growth, and lower your customer acquisition costs, you’ll need to connect with their heart. This shift is essential to any brand that wants to ally with buyers on an emotional level.

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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 Build a Technical SEO Dashboard Using Google Data Studio

Webbiquity

Guest post by Petar Jovetic. Modern SEO demands a lot from marketers, and successful strategies are often highly dependent on third-party tools and the powerful data they provide. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by all of the information that tools offer, and find it difficult to distill the data down into actionable insights. Image credit: Hack Capital on Unsplash.

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5 Effective Paid Strategies for B2B eCommerce Companies

KoMarketing Associates

A change is coming for the world of B2B ecommerce. The days of buying specific parts over the phone are being overtaken by simply shopping online. Meticulous Research study reports that B2B sales will see the fastest growth of all ecommerce categories over the next 7 years. This is due to more B2B ecommerce buyers shopping online, as well as an increase in buyers using mobile devices to shop.

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How to Build a Sales Territory Plan with a Buyer-Centric Approach

Zoominfo

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: new customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. It’s a critical team effort to determine the best place to […].

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What To Do When Your Marketing Event Is Canceled

Marketing Insider Group

Marketing events are one of the best ways to connect with your prospects and close deals. Sometimes due to unforeseen circumstances, they are canceled. Unfortunately, things don’t always go as planned. With the current public health concerns over coronavirus, many companies are backing out of marketing conferences and suspending travel for employees.

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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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The Entrepreneur Interview Series #22: Dustin Bruzenak, Modern Logic

Webbiquity

Differentiating a product is (usually) easy. Differentiating professional services is hard. Take an IT services business for example. They have employees with X years of experience (so do their competitors). They have demonstrated client success stories and referenceable clients (so do their competitors). They have people with certifications in key technologies (so do…you get the idea).

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Survey: Marketers May Benefit from Building More Trusting Customer Relationships

KoMarketing Associates

As marketers look for new ways to resonate with customers and prospects, new research indicates that they may want to focus on establishing more trusting relationships. The February 2020 edition of “The CMO Survey” recently suggested that 27.2% of customers have made it a top priority to develop a trusting relationship with marketers over the next 12 months.

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The Powerful Relationship Between Culture and Growth

Vision Edge Marketing

There is a powerful relationship between culture and growth. David Altounian , the Associate Dean of Academic Programs and the MBA director at the Bill Monday School of Business at Saint Edwards and Linda Ginac , CEO of TalentGuard, share their perspective on culture, a fundamental part of the axle component within the Circle of Traction, the framework presented in Fast-Track Your Business.

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3 Ideas to Drive Employee Engagement During Difficult Times

Marketing Insider Group

Your employees are the most important asset in your organization. Investing in employee engagement means more than just implementing initiatives to keep your employees happy. Highly engaged employees are the driving force behind any successful organization. When your employees truly believe in your company values and that the work they are doing is important, they’ll go above and beyond to help achieve your mutual business goals.

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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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How to Build a Sales Territory Plan with a Buyer-Centric Approach

Zoominfo

There’s a lot to think about when developing an annual sales plan to support your organization’s strategy and objectives: new customer acquisition, customer retention, increasing share of wallet, resource budgeting … just to name a few. But don’t forget about your sales territory plan. It’s a critical team effort to determine the best place to […].

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Do You Have The Videos You Need to Support an Online Conference?

Biznology

This article continues a special series titled “Creating Resiliency During the COVID-19 Crisis.”. This series is brought to you by Consultants Collective member consultants, advisors and coaches, whose experience and expertise includes risk and change management, Asia, China, offshoring, leading distributed global teams, managing crises and internal communications, deploying and managing online collaboration tools that enable people to work together virtually, developing new models, as well as e

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The State of SaaS Landing Pages in 2020

Unbounce

SaaS landing pages have changed a lot over the last 10 years. Long gone are the days of blocky designs, cold informational copywriting, and generic stock photos that show suspiciously-attractive people shaking hands in what looks like a very important business meeting. To get the best possible conversion rate in 2020, you need to explain the complexities of your software without boring the pants off your prospects.

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Five technology + trends changing digital marketing in 2020

ClickZ

30-second summary: Emerging AI developments that boost Google conversion values by 30% or more. Practical video marketing strategies that increase engagement on Amazon, Facebook, and YouTube. The new multi-channel, multi-device approach to attribution that accurately tracks consumer behavior through the entire buyer’s journey. How to keep consumer trust amidst heightened data privacy concerns.

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Let's 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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How to Make Demo Videos That Drive Pipeline and Revenue

Vidyard

Think about the last infomercial you saw, maybe showing the amazing qualities of some revolutionary cleaning product (Shamwow, anyone?). Imagine the most recent time you went to a big box store and there was someone there showing off the features of a fancy new blender. These displays can be borderline mesmerizing. But why? There’s just something about seeing a product in action that piques peoples’ interest and captures their attention.

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Making Text Work Harder in Video

Biznology

It’s always been sort of axiomatic that the main reason people watch digital videos like explainers and tutorials is to avoid reading text. “ 59% of executives prefer video to text ” is every sales and marketing video producer’s favorite statistic. I’ve always felt that using text within videos — instead of pictures — is a bit of a cheat. A picture is supposed to be worth a thousand words, after all.

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The Difference Between Content Marketing & Content Strategy (& Why You Need Both) via @JuliaEMcCoy

Search Engine Journal

Content marketing and content strategy complement each other perfectly, but they’re not the same thing. Learn how they differ here. The post The Difference Between Content Marketing & Content Strategy (& Why You Need Both) via @JuliaEMcCoy appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

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8 Steps to Success with Manufacturing Marketing

Oktopost

If I asked you to think back on your last meaningful purchase, there’s a very high chance that online research was involved in your process. When you think of it the buying journey of 2020 is not the same as 2010, and definitely not the same as pre 2000. The 2020 buyer journey is an online journey. In fact, the whole concept of “buyer journey” has become commonplace because of the complexity of online purchasing and research.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis

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Top Marketing Podcasts You Should Follow in 2021

SEMrush

Check out our list of the best marketing podcasts for 2021 with insights on business, marketing, SEO, content, social media, and much more. These podcasts were recommended by our community as actionable, entertaining, and helpful for marketing strategies. See the podcasts you can‘t miss!

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Can Working Remotely Be The Answer To The Perfect Work/Life Integration?

Biznology

This article, authored by our Senior Advisor Dana Look Arimoto , continues a special series titled “Creating Resiliency During the COVID-19 Crisis.”. This series will feature articles, podcasts and additional resources from our Consultants Collective member consultants, advisors and coaches, whose experience and expertise includes risk and change management, Asia, China, offshoring, leading distributed global teams, managing crises and internal communications, deploying and managing online colla

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Create a Seriously Effective B2B Content Marketing Strategy

Roketto

You’re feeling it aren’t you? A little bit overwhelmed, a little bit excited, a little bit I’ve-got-so-many-ideas-and-I-don’t-know-where-to-start. B2B content marketing is a huge beast to tackle.