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zipBoard: Streamlining Proofing and Collaboration Workflows for Any Digital Asset
Online proofing has become an essential process in the digital age, ensuring accuracy and effectiveness in various content creation, document collaboration, and marketing collateral. This systematic approach involves several prioritized steps, each crucial in maintaining the integrity and appeal of digital content. Brands utilize proofing processes and workflows to collaborate, verify, and approve: Accuracy and Quality: The primary goal of…
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Marketing to Intent, Not Eyeballs
Old school marketers always seem to get hung up on the number of eyeballs. I’ve always been a database and direct marketer, so I liked getting the right eyeballs rather than pushing advertisements in front of all of them. Businesses like the Yellow Pages like to tout the big numbers, too. I read once that 87% of the U.S. Population…
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3 Real-Time Content Localization Methods to Increase Engagement
When people think about content personalization, they think about personal data that’s incorporated into the context of an email message. It’s not about just who your prospect or customer is, it’s also about where they are. Localization is a huge opportunity to drive sales. In fact, 50% of consumers who search locally on their smartphone visit a store within a…
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Help Lead the Marketing Rebellion
The first time I met Mark Schaefer, I instantly appreciated his experience and deep insight. Mark works with leading companies to improve their marketing efforts. While I’m a competent practitioner in this industry, I look to a handful of leaders for vision—Mark is one of those leaders that I pay attention to. While Mark is a seasoned marketing veteran, I…
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Google Authorship Was Discontinued, But rel=”author” Doesn’t Hurt
Google Authorship was a feature that allowed Google to identify the author of a piece of content and display their name and profile photo alongside the content in search engine result pages (SERPs). It also was included as a direct ranking factor for content. Authorship was designated by adding rel=”author” markup to the content, which linked it to the author’s…
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Social’s Media’s Road to Longevity under GDPR
Spend a day walking around London, New York, Paris or Barcelona, in fact, any city, and you would have reason to believe that if you didn’t share it on social media, it didn’t happen. However, consumers in the UK and France are now alluding to a different future of social media altogether. Research reveals gloomy prospects for social media channels…
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ShippingEasy: Shipping Pricing, Tracking, Labeling, Status Updates, and Discounts For Ecommerce
There’s a ton of complexity with e-commerce – from payment processing, logistics, fulfillment, through to shipping and returns – that most companies underestimate as they take their business online. Shipping is, perhaps, one of the most important aspects of any online purchase – including cost, estimated delivery date, and tracking. Additional costs of shipping, taxes, and fees were responsible for…
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SEO: 5 Trends to Optimize for Google Organic Search
A question that I’ve fielded at two events I spoke at regionally was how companies should be dividing their marketing budget for maximum impact. There’s no easy answer to this. It requires that companies fully comprehend the impact of their current marketing dollars, understanding how each channel impacts the other, and still have some funds for testing and innovation on…
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How Doctors Are Utilizing Social Media To Expand Their Online Reputation
Social media is a driving force in brand perception. Neglecting to build a presence on these platforms means missing an opportunity to reach a new audience. 75 percent of consumers acknowledge being influenced by online ratings and reviews when selecting a healthcare provider. The number of respondents who research physicians on social media specifically when making this decision shot up…
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Transparency is Optional, Authenticity is Not
In the last few years, I’ve been in the enviable position of sharing most of my personal life online. I have shared much of my weight loss journey, I debate politics and theology, I share off-color jokes and videos, and most recently – I shared an evening out where I had quite a few drinks. I’m still not totally transparent…
