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Advertising Technology
How to Register Your Email Address For A Google Account Without a Gmail Address
One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is that businesses both large and small often have a registered Gmail address that owns all of their Google Analytics, Tag Manager, Data Studio, or Optimize accounts. It’s often the {companyname}@gmail.com. Years later, the employee, agency, or contractor that set up the account is gone and no one has the…
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Content Marketing
Typography Terminology: From Apex to Swash and the Gadzook In Between… Everything You Need To Know About Fonts
My main hobby growing up, when I wasn’t getting into trouble, was drawing. I even took a couple of years of drafting courses while in High School and loved it. It may explain why I often post articles on graphics, Illustrator, illustrations, and other design topics. Today, it’s typography and the design of fonts. Typography and the Letterpress If you…
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Martech Zone Apps
App: What’s My IP Address
If you ever need to know your IP address as viewed from an online source, here you go! I’ve updated the logic on this app to attempt to find the user’s true IP address. The challenges are found in the article below. Your IP Address Is IP is a standard defining how devices on a network communicate with each other…
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Sales and Marketing Training
What Is A Marketing Strategy?
A marketing strategy is a detailed plan that outlines how a company will reach its target audience, promote its products or services, and achieve its overall business goals. It’s a roadmap that guides all marketing efforts and ensures they align with the broader company vision. Marketing strategies often don’t get the attention they deserve, causing many downstream issues. A well-crafted…
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Marketing Infographics
What Roles Are Needed in Today’s Digital Marketing Department?
For some of my clients, I manage all of the talent necessary for their digital marketing efforts. For others, they have a small staff and we augment the skills necessary. For others, they have an incredibly robust team internally and are just needing overall guidance and an external perspective to help them stay innovative and identify gaps. When I first…
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Customer Data Platforms
Optimized Marketing: Why You Should Align Brand Segmentation to Activation & Reporting
With high volumes of data created across multiple marketing channels, brands are challenged to organize and activate the right data assets to maximize cross-channel performance. You must align your brand segmentation with digital activation and reporting to understand better your target audience, drive more sales, and reduce marketing waste. You must align the why they purchase with the who that…
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Customer Data Platforms
What Are Buyer Personas? Why Do You Need Them? And How Do You Create Them?
While marketers often work to produce content that differentiates them and describes the benefits of their products and services, they often miss the mark on producing content for each type of person buying their product or service. For instance, if your prospect seeks a new hosting service, a marketer focused on search and conversions may prioritize performance, while the IT…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How to Measure the Impact of Social Media By Marketing Strategy
Social media marketing has become an essential component of any successful business strategy. However, to truly harness its power, it’s crucial to measure the impact of your social media efforts. This comprehensive guide will explore various strategies for measuring social media impact, including acquisition, purchase, awareness, nurturing, community building, and influencer marketing. Table of ContentsAwareness Strategy MeasurementAcquisition Strategy MeasurementPurchase Strategy…
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Content Marketing
What Time Is It? How Our Systems Display, Calculate, Format, and Synchronize Dates and Times
That sounds like a simple question, but you’d be surprised at how complex the infrastructure provides you with an accurate time. When your users exist across time zones or even travel across time zones while using your systems, there’s an expectation that everything works seamlessly. But it’s not simple. Example: You have an employee in Phoenix who needs to schedule…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How Is Social Media Marketing Different Than Traditional Marketing?
Businesses continually adapt their strategies to reach and engage their target audiences effectively. Two major approaches have emerged: traditional marketing and social media marketing. While both aim to promote products or services, they differ significantly in their methods, reach, and effectiveness. This article explores the key differences between these two marketing paradigms and their strengths and weaknesses. Traditional vs. Social…
