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Sales and Marketing Training
LearnSQL: SQL Is The Essential Skill Modern Marketers Can’t Ignore
AI and automation are increasingly threatening marketing jobs; but one skill stands out as a career safeguard: SQL (Structured Query Language). While it might sound technical, SQL has become an indispensable tool for modern marketers who want to stay competitive and drive data-informed decisions. SQL’s true power lies in its near-universal adoption across modern data platforms and marketing tools. You’ll find…
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Content Marketing
WordPress Security: A 10 Step Guide To Hardening and Securing Your Website in 2024
WordPress powers over 43% of all websites on the internet, including major news outlets, e-commerce stores, and corporate sites. This overwhelming market dominance makes it a desirable target for hackers and malicious actors. Understanding why WordPress sites are targeted helps explain the critical importance of proper security measures. For hackers, WordPress’s massive market share creates an economy of scale. When…
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Customer Data Platforms
Qualtrics: The New Research Imperative and How Market Intelligence Will Transform Business Strategies in 2025
As we approach 2025, market research is undergoing a transformative shift, reshaping how businesses understand their customers and make strategic decisions. The emergence of artificial intelligence, synthetic data, and digital qualitative research tools is creating unprecedented opportunities for organizations to gather deeper insights faster than ever before. Table of ContentsThe Rise of Innovative Research TeamsSynthetic Data: The New Frontier of…
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Marketing Tools
Why Reliable Online Backup Hosting Is Essential to Protect Your Marketing Assets
Marketing assets are the lifeblood of any modern business, representing significant investments of time, creativity, and resources. These digital assets form the foundation of a company’s market presence and customer relationships, from meticulously crafted brand guidelines and custom illustrations to high-production video content and market research data. Add to this the essential email templates, social media content, campaign analytics, and…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Why Website Speed Matters and 5 Ways to Improve Your Pagespeed
Have you ever given up on a slow-loading webpage, tapping the back button to find the information you were looking for elsewhere? Of course, you have; everyone has at one point or another. 40% of people abandon a website that takes more than 3 seconds to load. 47% of consumers expect a web page to load in 2 seconds or…
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Marketing Tools
Shell Script: Append And Minify Your Code Into Files for AI to Analyze
If you’re a developer, you’re likely getting a lot of assistance from generative AI (GenAI). However, all AI platforms have maximum file size and limit the number of files you can upload. This can be frustrating if you’re working with a directory that may have dozens of small files that are organized well. I have encountered this issue repeatedly when…
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Sales and Marketing Training
IoT Applications: Ideas and Examples That Drive Customer Loyalty, Experience, and Build Value
The Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly transforms how businesses interact with customers and deliver value. By connecting everyday objects to the internet, companies can gather valuable data, personalize experiences, and build stronger customer relationships. With the rapid evolution of all digital technology, communications, hardware, software, and IoT mobile app development services are now becoming affordable to many businesses. Just in…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Local SEO: Mistakes To Avoid With Your Organic Search in 2024
This week, I visited the grand opening of a new restaurant in our town after seeing some of the business’s carefully placed signage up and down the main intersections around them. However, they left out the best-performing signage today: having an online presence on maps and local organic search results… for free. After my wife and I had a delicious…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Facebook: Understanding the News Feed Ranking Algorithm
Facebook’s News Feed algorithm has long been a source of curiosity, speculation, and, at times, controversy. With over 2 billion active users, Facebook’s challenge is to present each person with the most relevant and engaging content in their feed. Achieving this requires a sophisticated ranking system powered by machine learning (ML), continuously evolving to meet new challenges such as misinformation,…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Lights, Camera, Close: Mastering the Art of Sales Videos from Your Home Office
In today’s digital world, sales professionals need to master communication across various mediums, and video is increasingly vital. Whether you’re connecting with prospects, presenting to clients, or engaging in team meetings, the ability to deliver impactful sales videos from your home office can set you apart. Setting the Stage for Success When creating sales videos, your home office transforms into…
