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Sales and Marketing Training
How To Create A Marketing Budget: Methods, Line Items, Averages, and Considerations
We recently had a newly launched company that asked us to provide a statement of work (SOW) that incorporated building and executing a strategy for high growth. We did quite a bit of analysis on their system, their competition, and their pricing, in order to set some expectations for their marketing budget and its allocation. After preliminary research, we brought…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
LowFruits: Research And Find Low-Competition, Easy-To-Rank Keywords For Organic Search
Keywords are words or phrases that people use to search for information on search engines like Google. In SEO, keywords are important because they help search engines understand the content on a webpage and match it to a user’s search query. By optimizing a webpage for certain keywords, it can rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs), which can…
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Customer Data Platforms
Formidable: Disable Form Submissions From Human Form Spammers On Your WordPress Site
By far, one of the best decisions I made was to include an hCaptcha on my forms and to purchase the paid version of CleanTalk to end the automated form spam bots. It’s worked. On a daily basis, the plugin blocks over 20 to 30 form bot submissions. But that doesn’t mean that all spam has been halted, though. On…
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Advertising Technology
Google to Sunset Four Attribution Models in Ads and Analytics: Here’s What You Need to Know
Attribution models are frameworks used to analyze and assign credit to different marketing touchpoints throughout a customer’s journey, from awareness through to conversion. They help determine the effectiveness of various marketing channels and campaigns in driving conversions or sales. Attribution models are important for several reasons: Optimize marketing strategies: By understanding which touchpoints are most effective in driving conversions, businesses…
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Advertising Technology
How to Maximize the Impact of Google’s Performance Max (PMax) Features
Google is rolling out several new methods to enhance and demonstrate the incremental value of Performance Max (PMax) campaigns. Google Performance Max is a campaign type that helps advertisers maximize their reach and meet customers across various channels, including YouTube, Search, and Discover. It allows advertisers to access new inventory, formats, and audiences. Key features of Performance Max campaigns include:…
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Artificial Intelligence
20 Tips To Increase Your Customer Survey Response Rate And Ensure Quantifiable, Actionable Results
Customer surveys can give you an idea of who your clients and prospects are. This can help you adapt, and adjust your brand image, and it can also aid you in making predictions about their future wants and needs. Conducting surveys as often as you can is a good way to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
From De-influenced to Authentic: A Societal Shift Reflects Back on Social Media
Social media has given rise to a new generation of influencers seeking fame and fortune. Unlike Hollywood and sports celebrities, anyone can become an influencer if they successfully build a brand and following. However, influencers have recently faced backlash for being inauthentic in their appeal such as their appearances, lifestyle, and what they say and do. We are in the…
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Public Relations
Media Relations Platforms To Find And Pitch Journalists and Influencers
When we’re working with companies to assist in increasing their visibility online for building awareness and acquiring new customers, there are three general strategies that we recommend: Public Relations – pitching media outlets that already have a relationship with your target audience, whether it’s a traditional journalist and media outlet, or a publication (like Martech Zone) with an influencer operating…
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Customer Data Platforms
Address Standardization 101: Benefits, Methods, and Tips
When was the last time you found all addresses in your list followed the same format and were error-free? Never, right? Despite all the steps your company may take to minimize data errors, address data quality issues – such as misspellings, missing fields, or leading spaces – due to manual data entry – are inevitable. Spreadsheet data errors especially of…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: Use WP Activity Log To Monitor and Alert You Of Changes and Errors
One of the tasks we’re often handed with a new client is adopting their WordPress site that has been built in-house or with an inexperienced agency. The result is often a slow site, problems with poorly developed themes, and packed with a ton of plugins. While I’m a fan of WordPress, it’s far too easy to build out an instance…
