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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
How To Perform Competitor Analysis for Identifying Link Building Prospects
How do you find new backlink prospects? Some prefer to search for websites on a similar topic. Some look for business directories and web 2.0 platforms. And some just buy backlinks in bulk and hope for the best. But there is one method to rule them all and it’s competitor research. Websites linking to your competitors are likely to be…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
WordPress Plugin: How to Add a Lightweight, Custom Pinterest Pinit Button on Image Hover
If you run a WordPress site and want to make your content more shareable on Pinterest, one of the simplest yet most effective enhancements is adding a Pin It button that appears when users hover over images. While Pinterest offers an official widget script to handle this functionality, many site owners prefer a lighter, more controlled approach that doesn’t rely…
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E-commerce and Retail
Backing Up A Shopify Store: How To Keep Your Online Store Protected
Businesses, big and small, rely on technology to function on a day-to-day basis. This is particularly the case with online stores that work using tools like Shopify. The platform is massive as it currently powers more than a million online stores in 175 countries. From the moment you launch an eCommerce business, your customers are interacting with your Shopify website. So what…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Gravity SMTP: Ensure Reliable Email Delivery of Form Leads Using Gravity SMTP
A colleague of mine requested my assistance after he migrated a client’s WordPress site to a new host, and the email notifications from their Gravity Forms weren’t making it to the client’s inbox. Response times are critical to closing business nowadays, and if you don’t respond quickly, a competitor that does will likely get your business. A quick look and…
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Event Marketing
Livestorm: Drive Leads and Boost Engagement With Your Virtual Events
If there’s one industry that’s exploded in growth due to travel restrictions and lockdowns, it’s the online events industry. Whether it’s an online conference, a sales demonstration, a webinar, customer training, an online course, or even internal meetings… most companies have had to invest heavily in video conferencing solutions. Inbound strategies are being driven by webinars nowadays… but it’s not…
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Advertising Technology
Navigating the Ad Blocker Challenge: Strategies for Businesses and Marketers
The rise of ad blockers has significantly disrupted digital advertising, impacting businesses and marketers who rely on traditional online ads for audience engagement and conversions. With millions of users blocking ads, businesses must explore new strategies to maintain reach and effectiveness. This article examines how ad blockers work, how businesses can detect them, and key strategies—including alternative ad formats, email…
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Advertising Technology
15 Reasons Your PPC Strategy is Failing—And How to Fix Them
Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is a digital marketing model in which advertisers pay a fee each time a user clicks on their ad. It is a performance-based strategy that allows businesses to drive targeted traffic to their websites, products, or services. Unlike traditional advertising, where costs are based on exposure, PPC ensures advertisers only pay for actual engagement. PPC spans multiple…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Mobile Mastery: Unleashing the Potential of Business Apps
In today’s digital age, where smartphones have become an extension of our hands, the role of mobile applications in the business world has never been more vital. From simplifying daily tasks to revolutionizing customer engagement, business apps drive innovation and shape how companies operate in a fast-paced, interconnected environment. The Evolution of Mobile Apps in Business Business apps have come…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Cold Calling: 10 Steps To Master One of the Most Feared Sales Tactics
Cold calling works, but for many sales professionals, it remains one of the most uncomfortable parts of the job. Picking up the phone to reach someone who’s not expecting your call can feel intimidating or even intrusive. But it doesn’t have to be that way. A great phone call is possible when you approach it with preparation, empathy, and curiosity.…
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E-commerce and Retail
Bloomreach: Empowering E-commerce Marketers to Drive More Results with Less Complexity
The past few years have seen e-commerce accelerate at breakneck speed. And while that growth has evened out as of late, the potential of e-commerce has hardly reached its limit. Over two billion people made online purchases in 2022, and those numbers will only continue to increase in the coming year. Yet this poses a challenge for marketers, who not…
