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Marketing Infographics
How to Write a Powerful and Effective Explainer Video Script
I’m finishing up the production of a video explainer for a client of ours this week. It’s been a simple process, but it was essential that I narrowed down the script to ensure it was as brief, impactful, and thorough as possible to ensure the explainer video has maximum impact. Explainer Videos Statistics On average, viewers watch 46.2 seconds of…
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Customer Data Platforms
Funnel: Collect, Transform, and Feed Marketing Data
As more and more tools are in your sales and marketing stack, producing centralized reports can be quite a chore. Most marketers I know spend a lot of time collecting and transforming data and then manually producing the reports they need to report on campaigns and other marketing metrics. Funnel: Integrations With Over 500 Data Sources Funnel takes messy, siloed…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Chili Piper: An Automated Scheduling App for Inbound Lead Conversion
I’m trying to give you my money – why are you making it so hard? This is a common feeling across many B2B buyers. It’s 2020 – why are we still wasting our buyers’ (and our own) time with so many antiquated processes? Meetings should take seconds to book, not days. Events should be for meaningful conversations, not logistical headaches. …
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Content Marketing
Examples of Exit-Intent Pop-ups That Will Improve Your Conversion Rates
If you run a business, you know that revealing new and more effective ways of improving conversion rates is one of the most important tasks. Maybe you don’t see it that way at first, but exit-intent pop-ups can be the exact solution you are searching for. Why is that so and how you should use them in your advance? You…
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E-commerce and Retail
How Retailers Are Preventing Losses From Showrooming
Walk down the aisle of any brick-and-mortar store, and chances are, you will see a shopper with their eyes locked on their phone. They may be comparing prices on Amazon, asking a friend for a recommendation, or researching information about a specific product. Still, there’s no doubt that mobile devices have become an integral part of the physical retail experience.…
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Advertising Technology
Five Ways to Infuse Culture in Your Marketing Strategy
Most companies view their culture on a larger scale, blanketing the entire organization. However, it is important to apply your organization’s defined culture to all internal operations, including your marketing team. Not only does it align your strategies with the overall goals of your company, but it sets a standard for other departments to follow suit. Here are a few…
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Content Marketing
Checklist: How to Create Content That Is Inclusive
As marketers focus on content that engages audiences, we often find ourselves ideating and designing campaigns with small groups of people similar to ourselves. While marketers strive for personalization and engagement, being diverse in our messaging is often overlooked. And, by overlooking cultures, genders, sexual preferences, and disabilities… our messages meant to engage can marginalize people who aren’t like us.…
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Content Marketing
Protect Your Blog: Legal Issues Every Blogger Should Understand
Getting caught up in content creation and overlooking the legalities involved is easy. However, failing to understand the laws associated with blogging can lead to severe consequences, from lawsuits to hefty fines. Understanding the main legal issues surrounding copyright infringement, defamation, and email marketing compliance is crucial for anyone building an online presence. Protect your blog, reputation, and finances by…
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Marketing Tools
How Are Drones Being Utilized for Sales and Marketing?
For each roofing client that I’ve had, I encouraged them to buy a drone. I have my own to assist when we need some great photos of the properties they work on, but I encourage them to have them on every job. Today’s drones practically fly themselves, and most have incredible cameras built in with up to 4K resolution. It…
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Content Marketing
The Key Visual Elements of Landing Page Design
The folks at Uplers have produced this interactive infographic, A Deep Dive Into the Use of Visuals in Landing Pages. The infographic covers how landing pages, and each of their critical visual elements, impact conversion rates. Reasons to Utilize Landing Pages Targeting Keywords for Organic Search – By creating a landing page optimized for search engines, you can appeal to…
