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Crafting Compelling Cyber Monday Email Subject Lines

SendX

Do you have a large email list and want to run a Cyber Monday email campaign for your business with a highly monetizable audience, like iGamers, people who enjoy gambling, or people who are interested in crypto?

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Three Ways To Get More Clients For Your Agency

Webbiquity

Contributed post. Digital agencies, marketing-related or otherwise, have a world of opportunities at their fingertips. Unfortunately, many don’t know how to properly capitalize on these tactics. Image credit: Austin Distel on Unsplash Agency owners continually seek to add more clients, and hence more revenue, to their businesses. As stressful and difficult as this can be, there are ways to make it easier for yourself.

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The Marketing Book Podcast: “The Road To Hell” by Nick Asbury

The Forward Observer

The Road To Hell: How Purposeful Business Leads To Bad Marketing And A Worse World And How Human Creativity Is The Way Out by Nick Asbury About the Book The road to hell is paved with good intentions, says the proverb. Never has that been truer than in the case of corporate purpose, the movement that took over the business and advertising world following the financial crisis of 2008.

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How to Use Audience Segmentation to Win Prospects and Customers

Act-On

You’ve heard it before, right? The age-old advice, “If you’re appealing to everyone, you’re appealing to no one…” And it’s true. But even if you’ve carefully designed your ideal customer profiles, you can still go deeper in your targeting, helping your prospects feel known, understood, and aligned with your products and services. How? The answer is: audience segmentation.

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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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Unmasking thought leadership in law enforcement marketing with Lizzi Goldmeier

Oktopost

BriefCam’s Director of Marketing, Lizzi Goldmeier, stops by the Radically Transparent podcast to unravel the successful role thought leadership content plays in marketing effectively to law enforcement. Listen to the podcast: Watch the live recording: Or subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or YouTube. Episode Summary In this episode of Radically Transparent, host Jennifer Gutmann sits down with Lizzi Goldmeier, Director of Marketing at BriefCam, to explore the vital components that power a m

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First-Of-Its-Kind LLM Benchmark Ranks Generative AI Against Real-World Business Tasks

Salesforce Marketing Cloud

From MMLU to GLUE , the AI world suffers no dearth of LLM benchmarks. These important tools are designed to rigorously evaluate AI models like GPT-4 and Claude to determine which one generates more accurate outputs for a given task. Typically, that task revolves around something rather specific, like solving grade-school math problems, or coding in Python.

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4 Critical Gaps: Gen-Z Expectations vs Higher Ed Marketing

Convince & Convert

89% of higher education marketers believe they have enough budget to meet their marketing goals. This is great news, but a number that high certainly surprised me when I first saw it. This stat is from our recent 2024 Higher Education Marketing Report and is just one of several enlightening stats we found. But I think there’s an important nuance here.

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5 big ways to turn up the voice of your customer in your marketing

Martech

To know and be known is the essence of a relationship. To know — and understand — your customers, you need to listen to them. It seems so obvious, yet many marketing efforts miss this perspective. For all the claims of being “customer-obsessed,” brand stories focus too much on the brand itself and not the reason for its existence. B2B buyers need even more empathy, information and reassurance when deciding to purchase.

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Enterprise Sites Are Where Technical SEO Shines

Ahrefs

Enterprise websites are where technical SEO shines. There’s so much money at stake. One mistake can keep millions of pages out of the index or remove an entire site from search results.

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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 Generative Engine Optimization Redefines User Intent Strategies

SmartBug Media

The best practices for rolling out top-tier content are always changing. That shouldn’t be a surprise, because the tech available to us—and the needs of the people we’re speaking to—is always in flux as well. The latest digital marketing trend, generative engine optimization (GEO), leverages AI to analyze what people want to read and deliver more relevant content to those people.

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What’s Trending in Marketing of June 2024

Stevens & Tate

Welcome to our June 2024 edition of “What’s Trending,” where we bring you the most relevant marketing trends and insights. Stay informed and ahead of the game with our curated collection of marketing trends and reports in summer 2024. Noteworthy Marketing Trends and News X Eliminated “Likes” Social media platform X has removed public “likes.” While users will still be able to see what posts they have liked, and they will be able to see what users liked their posts, they will not be able to look

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5 Things We Learned from the 2024 High Growth Study, Government Contracting Edition

Hinge Marketing

We recently released the ninth edition of our annual High Growth Study, Government Contracting Edition. Today, we want to share a few highlights from the data. If you aren’t familiar with this study, Hinge looks at the industry’s approach to marketing from four angles: marketing & business development, strategy, talent and technology. We pay particular attention to the marketing habits of one group—those firms that consistently outperform their competitors.

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GDPR is a help, not a hindrance, to marketing

Martech

You’ve launched new social campaigns, optimized your website and established thought leadership opportunities. While these are crucial to running a successful business today, there is a critical fourth element that can’t be overlooked: Data privacy. Six years ago, the European Union set global standards for data privacy compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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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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Online Reputation Management: A Beginner’s Guide

Ahrefs

If you’re worried this could impact your business, you’ll need to start online reputation management (ORM). But where should you start with ORM? And what the heck is it?

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What is B2B Content Syndication (And How it Works)?

Inbox Insight

B2B content syndication has emerged as a powerful strategy for businesses to amplify their reach, generate high-quality leads, and enhance brand awareness. With 46% of B2B marketers focusing on improving their content distribution channels, content syndication has become a crucial component of effective content marketing efforts. What is B2B content syndication?

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Marketing and Sales Collaboration

Full Circle Insights

Marketing and sales collaboration is pivotal to drive growth and Salesforce offers a treasure trove of data that enhances this partnership.

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The Ultimate Guide to Social Media SWOT Analysis (+ Free Template)

SocialPilot

Do you have a personal brand on social media, and are you wondering how well it performs against your competition? Well, looking at numbers might not be the best way to go. You need robust insights that help you understand what you are doing well on social media, where you lack, what you could improve, and what challenges your competitors are presenting.

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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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Spotlight on the expert: Michelle Tackabery

Martech

Our “Spotlight on the expert” series digs deeper into the stories of our expert contributors. This interview has been edited for clarity and length. Michelle Tackabery is a digital asset manager with Turning Stone Enterprises, a collection of hospitality, gaming, recreation, retail and service brands. A content marketing specialist and a digital librarian, she is also, of course, a MarTech contributor.

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How Mid-funnel Content Can Be Your Secret SEO Weapon

Ahrefs

For instance, AI Overviews and the commoditized answers Google serves directly in search results mean fewer top-of-funnel clicks reach websites. There are also fewer clicks for bottom-of-funnel keywords as Google inserts itself in the conversion process.

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Purpose, Training and Emotional Intelligence: How Intuit Aligns EX & CX

CMSWire

How do you truly connect customer experience and employee experience? Marietta Silva-Allison lives that challenge day to day. Continue reading.

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How to Glow Up Your B2B Email Marketing

Square 2 Marketing

Be honest: Are your email campaigns getting the mean-girl treatment? By that I mean you’re seeing fewer clicks, tanking open rates and more unsubscribes. I’m going to be honest, too: It’s not them, it’s you. Let’s shed that tired, dull, lockdown-sweatpants vibe and transform your B2B email marketing approach. Think of it as a free makeover. You’re welcome!

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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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Overgrowing the Garden: How AI Content Becomes Marketing’s Crab Grass and Why Authenticity is Your Weed Killer

Marketri

Ah, the world of content marketing – a landscape so vast and dynamic, it practically echoes the ecological marvels of our very own Mother Earth. Just when marketers thought they had it all figured out, along came generative AI, sprouting content left and right like, you guessed it, crab grass. Now, don’t get me wrong; I’m all for innovation and leveraging new technologies.

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Salesforce’s AI CEO explains why this new AI wave is different

Martech

Clara Shih, CEO, Salesforce AI, speaks at IAB Tech Lab Summit in New York. Image: Chris Wood It seems like every day new AI-powered tools enter the growing martech ecosystem. At the IAB Tech Lab Summit in New York this month, tech leaders discussed real applications for the technology, either available now or soon. The theme of the conference, “The End of the Beginning: Nothing Will Be the Same,” was fitting.

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9 Surprising Takeaways From Analyzing HubSpot’s SEO Strategy

Ahrefs

They have a special place in content marketing and SEO history. They were among the early champions of inbound and content marketing and living proof that SEO is a great marketing tactic.

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Why Building a Trusted Community Outshines Reliance on Intent Signals in B2B Marketing

Oktopost

In B2B marketing, investing in the ability to identify intent signals has become a popular strategy for capturing early interest from target accounts and steering prospects through the buying journey. Yet, I would like to debate the actual value of intent signals actual value and effectiveness. What if there was a more sustainable way for B2B marketing to initiate the intent to buy instead of capturing it?

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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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What Should Agencies Do in a Flat-Growth Year?

Content Marketing Institute

Ad Age released the Agency Report for 2024, and it’s not good news for big firms. Frankly, it’s not that great for small, independent firms either. Find out the possible reasons and what successful agencies should do now.

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SEO in the Age of Generative AI: Mastering Topical Authority and Content Strategy with Bernard Huang

Content Standard

A Content Disrupted podcast with Bernard Huang, founder at Clearscope. Access this and more Content Disrupted episodes on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , or Google Podcasts. How is generative AI disrupting Google search and what does that mean for brands and content creators? In this episode of Content Disrupted, Clearscope Founder Bernard Huang sits down with Skyword EVP Dan Baptiste to discuss the current and future state of SEO and AI-powered search.

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How to measure the impact of brand marketing

Martech

Performance media has enjoyed many years of supercharged growth. Its high trackability in digital media has made it a preferred investment for marketers and CMOs alike, looking to drive direct and measurable impact on the top line. But as many have noted, the pendulum is swinging back. Brands are having a moment. Many advertisers are shifting investment back up the funnel after realizing their performance-heavy investment strategies may have starved their brands of the reach and relevance neede