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Content Marketing
Five Ways to Step Up Your Content Marketing Game
If you’re engaging in content marketing of any kind, then you’re using a strategy. It might not be an official, planned, or effective strategy, but it’s a strategy. Think of all the time, resources, and effort that go into creating good content. It’s not cheap, so it’s important that you direct that valuable content using a proper strategy. Here are…
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Content Marketing
Why Your Corporate Videos Miss The Mark, And What To Do About It
We all know what someone means when they say “corporate video.” In theory, the term applies to any video made by a corporation. It used to be a neutral descriptor, but it’s not anymore. These days, many of us in B2B marketing say corporate video with a bit of a sneer. That’s because corporate video is bland. Corporate video is…
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Content Marketing
What Marketers Can Learn from Dell’s IT Transformation Research?
Dell defines Information Technology Transformation as the process of enhancing information and communication technology so as to make human lives more efficient and better. IT transformation also centers on improving infrastructure so as to encourage efficiency in systems due to a reduction in the wastage of resources. I’ve been working with Mark Schaefer and his client, Dell Technologies, over the…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
In A Global Recession, Customer Advocacy Will Be Crucial To Brand Survival
A recession is coming. While no economist can predict its severity or length, the cost of living squeeze we’re already feeling is set only to worsen. Meanwhile, the modern marketing stack is close to toppling. With each new widget, each new software solution, and each new channel, the pile continues to grow. And with every addition, brands risk simply finding…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
The Changing Marketing Funnel?
As we all know, sales and marketing are constantly changing. Therefore, the sales and marketing funnels are changing. While we might not like it, we have to adapt. RainToday.com recently published a post on this very topic, featuring our very own marketing automation sponsors, Right On Interactive. Troy Burk, CEO and founder, makes some good points. But there is one…
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Content Marketing
Why I Don’t Make Predictions Anymore: A Cautionary List of Confidently Wrong Technology Forecasts
I’ve always been hesitant to make predictions—not because I lack opinions, but because I’ve been wrong too many times to count. There’s a special kind of humility that comes from watching the world defy your certainty, especially in technology. What once seemed obvious fades, and what once seemed laughable becomes the new standard. I’ve learned to treat bold predictions with…
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Advertising Technology
MarketerHire: Where To Hire A Vetted Freelance Marketer
This year has been a challenge for many organizations. Despite it being anecdotal, three trends that I’m observing are: Digital Transformation – the previous focus on external customer experience has shifted to internal automation and integration with large organizations as they reduce staff and expenses.Remote Teams – because of the shift to working from home during the pandemic, companies have…
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Marketing Infographics
How to Improve Engagement at Your Next Conference
This infographic from The Europe Hotel & Resort, a five star luxury hotel in Ireland, provides some an overview of trends in MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions): Meeting spend is rising globally with a 2.1% expected rise predicted for 201636% of #travel industry professionals expect to spend more than $4,000 per person in incentives in 2016Exhibitions within the trade…
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Advertising Technology
How Startups Can Overcome Common Marketing Technology Challenges
The term “startup” is glamorous in the eyes of many. It evokes images of eager investors chasing million-dollar ideas, stylish office spaces, and limitless growth. But tech professionals know the less glamorous reality behind the startup fantasy: just gaining a foothold in the market is an enormous hill to climb. At GetApp, we help startups and other businesses find the…
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Marketing Tools
Ticksy: Simple, Inexpensive SaaS Customer Support
In our interview with Formstack on Friday, we discussed how great apps continue to hit the market that offer inexpensive solutions that can grow with your business. As I was writing to a developer on an issue we had with his plugin, I logged into the ticketing system they had implemented, Ticksy. If you’re a growing business, this may be…
