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5 Marketing Budget Mistakes to Avoid
One of the most shared infographics we did was speaking to SaaS Marketing Budgets and exactly what percent of total revenue some companies were spending to maintain and acquire market share. Setting your marketing budget to an overall percentage of revenue, it provides your marketing team to incrementally increase demand as your sales team requires it. Flat budgets produce flat…
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SQL: Full Table Lookup for States and Provinces for the US and Canada
The more work I do in this industry, the more I have to utilize SQL almost daily to extract the information I need from CRM databases, website CMS platforms, and CDPs. I’d encourage any marketer to learn SQL. SQL isn’t just for pulling the information you need; it’s also for storing it. For one client, I built an online store…
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Adapting and Responding to Feedback Drives Content Marketing Results
How quickly and effectively marketers respond and adapt to ongoing consumer feedback has become a new determinant of brand performance. According to 90% of the 150 brand marketers surveyed, responsiveness—or the ability to source, understand and then quickly react to feedback, preferences, and needs—is important, if not critical, to the delivery of an exceptional customer experience. Only 16 percent of…
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Insights: Ad Creative that Drives ROI on Facebook and Instagram
Running effective Facebook and Instagram advertising campaigns requires excellent marketing choices and ad creative. Choosing the right visuals, ad copy, and calls-to-action will offer you the best shot at achieving campaign performance goals. In the market, there’s a lot of hype out there about quick, easy success on Facebook – first off, don’t buy it. Facebook marketing works extremely well,…
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Influencer Marketing: History, Evolution, and the Future
Influencer marketing has transformed how brands engage their audiences. By leveraging the voices of individuals with trust and influence, companies can authentically connect with consumers and drive action. But how did we get here? Influencer marketing isn’t as new as you might think — it’s a strategy that’s been evolving for centuries, shaped by culture, technology, and consumer behavior. What…
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How to Polish Mobile App Store Product Pages in Pre-launch
Pre-launch phase is one of the most critical periods in the lifecycle of an app. Publishers have to deal with myriads of tasks which put their time management and priority setting skills to the test. However, an overwhelming majority of app marketers fail to realize that skillful A/B testing can smooth things down for them and assist in various pre-launch…
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7 Content Marketing Strategies That Inspire Trust and Shares
Some content tends to perform better than others, winning more shares and more conversions. Some content gets visited and shared over and over, bringing more and new people to your brand. In general, these are the pieces that convince people that your brand has worthwhile things to say and messages that they would like to share. How can you cultivate an…
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Eight Tips For Recent Grads Who Want To Get Jobs In Marketing
Congratulations, college graduate! You’ve successfully completed a life goal that has provided you a foundation in marketing communications, taught you critical thinking, and provided you with the confidence you need to go out and build that career you always wanted. However, it’s imperative you realize that acquiring your degree was only the first step up the mountain to success. Our…
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This is not an Influencer Marketing Strategy, Stop It!
There’s so much noise on social media that it’s sometimes tough to keep up. I love the fact that I have a large following online and I try to engage and respond to everyone who makes a request. When it’s a company that I have previously communicated with, I especially make time and respond accordingly. That said, there’s a nefarious…
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LegalZoom Implements Artificial Intelligence Using Veritone One
In an instantaneous world of online media, brand reputation should be seen as a matter of life and death. But, when it comes to broadcast media, managing everything people say about a brand can feel next to impossible. The FCC documented more than 32,000 television and radio stations broadcasting daily, leaving branding and marketing experts scrambling to review and stay…
