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Social Sharing Might Get You Sued: Social Media And Copyright Law

Marketing Insider Group

With over 60% of the global population using various platforms, social media is everywhere, and sharing content is second nature for many businesses and individuals. But did you know that copyright law says a simple post or share could land you in legal trouble? Copyright law protects creators’ rights, ensuring third parties use their work appropriately.

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Are These Common Problems Making your Business Inefficient?

Webbiquity

Contributed post. As the CEO of a growing business (or someone who aspires to be), you may feel (at times) like you have everything figured out. You’ve got a great team, and in-demand product, expanding brand recognition, and the future looks bright. Image credit: Christina Morillo on Pexels But if your business grows exponentially, you may end up running into more problems down the line.

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B2B PPC performance optimizations you can’t skip

Envy

Here’s one thing with marketing–you’re never ever really done. You completed one task, three others popped up. You’ve generated 100 opportunities, management now wants 200 more. You’ve released your paid campaigns, and now you have to optimize it. And again. And again. It’s a never ending cycle (but we’re all dopamine addicts, aren’t we) but there are a couple of things that can make your life easier, or at least optimizing your paid campaigns.

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The Hidden Dangers of Over-Personalization in Marketing

CMSWire

Is over-personalization in marketing hurting you? Discover why too much tailoring can backfire and how to strike a balance with AI-driven strategies. Continue reading.

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4 Simple Decisions to Unlock Your Post-Cookie Targeting Strategy

The rise of AI and the fall of the cookie are profoundly changing programmatic advertising. With Chrome’s third-party cookie deprecation looming, the industry must adapt. With an overwhelming array of new and old technologies, many advertisers feel uncertain about how to proceed. Dstillery CEO, Michael Beebe, outlines a straightforward 4-step approach to streamline and enhance your post-cookie targeting strategy: Leverage first-party data.

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Google Ads unveils advanced performance planner for YouTube campaigns

Martech

Google Ads launched advanced “Performance Planner” plans, now including tailored strategies for YouTube campaigns, focusing on demand gen for both Action and Awareness goals. Why we care. The new plans allow advertisers to better align their full marketing strategy with campaign goals, offering customizable options for budget, ad format, buying method, and campaign objectives—whether aiming for conversions or building brand awareness.

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Study says influencers that turn off social media comments aren’t very influential  

Sword and the Script | B2B

This B2B marketing pitfall risks wasting your spend on influencers – and may have implications for social advertising, email marketing and even internal communications The use of influencers is on the rise in B2B marketing. Influencer marketing is like advertising except with a built-in spokesperson that comes with an audience and credibility. If you pick your influencers correctly, you can accelerate awareness and leadgen.

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To Gate or Not to Gate? Is That Really the Question?

Content Marketing Institute

Gating content is a controversial move in some marketing circles. Sales teams want gated content because it drives qualified leads. Some marketing teams say gating creates a barrier between potential audiences (and search engines) and great content. Who’s right?

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SXO Explained: How to Adapt to the New Era of Search

Ahrefs

As search marketers, that’s often what we think happens. But here’s what actually happened: The branch of SEO that cares about journeys like this is search experience optimization (SXO).

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Free trial vs. demo: What’s more effective in B2B SaaS ads?

Martech

The customer journey for B2B software is long and complex for everything but the most basic, inexpensive products. Regardless of the complexity of the product or process, it’s safe to say most B2B SaaS buyers want to see the product in action before they invest. In response, vendors have several strategies to get the product in front of prospects. Free trials: Users try the software for a limited number of days.

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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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Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Digital Disruption 2024

Thinkers360

Here’s the Thinkers360 annual leaderboard for our top 50 global thought leaders and influencers on Digital Disruption for 2024. Congratulations to all our Digital Disruption influencers who participated! Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Digital Disruption 2024 2024 Annual Ranking Find and work with the World’s Premier B2B Thought Leaders, Advisors, Analysts, Authors, Influencers & Speakers (100M+ followers combined).

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The Untapped Potential of Real-Time Voice of Customer Insights

CMSWire

Traditional feedback methods fall short in today’s fast-paced world. Discover how real-time Voice of Customer strategies drive better CX. Continue reading.

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8 Ways To Ensure That Your Content Is Accessible

Content Marketing Institute

Accessible digital content is a must-do for any marketer and brand. To help you welcome all members of your target audience and adhere to accessibility laws, follow these eight tips.

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Will AI in martech make buyer experiences better or worse? It depends…

chiefmartech

How do you know you’re at the peak of a Hype Cycle? When means outweigh ends. Martech professionals and marketing ops leaders are being driven to apply AI in marketing — use it for something, anything! — with the belief that automating and accelerating things with AI, especially with generative AI, must produce beneficial outcomes. It reminds me of the old joke about the overly-optimistic kid excitedly digging through a giant pile of horse manure, “There must be a pony in here somewh

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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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3 ways to use data analytics to connect with Hispanic consumers

Martech

Data analytics is essential for marketers to understand and engage their target audiences. This is especially true when reaching distinct customer segments or attempting to broaden reach into new ones. For businesses serving — or seeking to serve — the U.S. Hispanic market, data analytics is invaluable for optimizing marketing programs to this demographic’s unique needs and preferences while enhancing the overall customer journey.

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What We Learned From Refreshing a Decade’s Worth of Blog Content

Contently

I’ve always been a data nerd at heart. Words like “audit” and “A/B testing” don’t scare me. Still, when I set about refreshing more than 10 years’ worth of branded content to bring The Content Strategist up to date with our current web optimization and brand standards, I knew I had my work cut out for me. We started writing blog content in 2011—back when Facebook fan pages and Klout scores were the marketing trends of the moment.

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“Education” Isn’t Enough: How to Market When Information is Dirt Cheap

Ahrefs

In the pre-AI world, that was true. Accurate, relevant information was rare. Curating the web’s content into more accessible formats was a real value-add. Education was the engine that fuelled growth. But today, information has become impossibly cheap.

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Go for the Win-Win: Game Your Paid Media Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Big brands like Disney and Amazon have upped their advertising options with interactive “advergames.” The technique is a play that B2B marketers should consider for their paid advertising strategies.

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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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IRS Customer Service: Transforming Taxpayer Customer Experience

CMSWire

Years of underinvestment left IRS customer service in chaos. How is it planning to upend taxpayer experience? Continue reading.

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Apple, Netflix, Google, Ford, and Nike are attending MarTech for free. Are you?

Martech

No company can exist without marketing. And no modern marketer can operate without technology. That’s why thousands of marketers from some of the world’s most iconic brands – from Amazon to Apple, General Mills to Google, Netflix to Nike – are attending MarTech , online September 24-25, for free. Join them to unlock a treasure trove of cutting-edge solutions and strategies that will help you get the most out of your marketing technology investments and drive better business results for your orga

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How to Add a Human Touch to B2B Social Media

Oktopost

In this episode, Bella Rose Mortel shares how she’s successfully brought a human touch to B2B marketing at beehiiv and why it’s helping her grow their brand presence and build an engaged audience. Listen to the Podcast: Or subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or YouTube Watch the live recording: Episode Summary “Trial and error is better than generic and safe.

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B2B Demand Generation Trends You Need to Watch for a Winning Marketing Strategy

Only B2B

Imagine spending countless hours crafting the perfect B2B marketing strategy—only to find out it’s not just ineffective, but completely irrelevant. Hard truth: Many businesses are stuck in a cycle of outdated tactics; because the rules of the game have fundamentally changed. Demand generation is no longer about casting a wide net; it’s about Precision, Personalization, and Leveraging Technology- to build genuine connections.

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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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How To Create a Video Strategy for Now and the Future

Content Marketing Institute

Creating more videos for the sake of video won’t get you far (even when the requests come from your CEO or other executives). But a customer-centric video strategy will. Here’s what to consider as you build yours.

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How first-party data can help travel advertisers execute successful campaigns

SmartBrief - Marketing

This post is sponsored by Expedia Group Media Solutions Over the past few years, there’s been a lot of talk about sunsetting third-party cookies. This has grabbed the attention of travel advertisers and marketers, generating anxiety about the future of addressability and attribution. Why are advertisers concerned? For almost 30 years, the digital advertising industry has relied on third-party cookies to understand, target, retarget, track and report on consumers’ purchasing journey.

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One way or another, cookies are going away

Martech

“At the moment, I feel like the industry has stalled; there’s not much innovation happening because everyone is waiting to see what Google does.” That was Amit Kotecha, CMO at digital advertising , audience insights and measurement platform Quantcast, talking to us back in May of this year. It turns out that three months is a lifetime in adtech.

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How to Measure Display Advertising Campaign Success?

PureB2B

Measure your display advertising campaign success with these key metrics that will provide you with insights into campaign performance.

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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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Marketing as a team sport: Breaking silos and leading with purpose with Eric Herzog

Oktopost

Eric Herzog CMO of Infinidat, Eric Herzog, pulls back the curtain on the transparent realities of leading a marketing team and tackles the issue of marketing operating as a silo. Drawing from his own experiences, he contrasts the demands of B2B marketing with B2C, noting how critical it is for marketing efforts to have tangible substance rather than being all fluff.

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B2B Marketing Ideas: 7 Ways to Generate More Quality Leads

Launch Marketing

Lead generation is at the top of everyone’s minds right now. How can your organization generate more leads? What marketing methods are the most effective to fill the sales funnel with qualified prospects? How can you convert more leads? We’ve got you covered. Our B2B marketing consultants have compiled a list of seven B2B marketing ideas that will help you generate more quality leads and fill the sales funnel with more quality prospects. 1.

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How To Get Clients As a Freelancer: 5 Simple Steps

CopyBlogger

These approaches to getting clients as a freelancer have a low success rate: While you might get the occasional job. Continue Reading The post How To Get Clients As a Freelancer: 5 Simple Steps appeared first on Copyblogger.

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