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- Analytics & Testing
It’s Time for Your Year-End Marketing Review
It’s that time of year again… when you must put time aside to review your annual marketing plan. Next year may be more important than any year previous with the rapid adoption of social media strategies. Here’s what I recommend collecting: Marketing Spend by Medium – this is actual money paid for external marketing and advertising efforts. Breaking this down…
- Content Marketing
WordPress: Add Author Information in Sidebar
UPDATE: I’ve developed a Sidebar Widget to display your Author Information. Today’s post by Jon Arnold was fantastic on tips for designing a website, but I noticed the first comment attributed the post to me. That’s a telltale sign I need to make the author information more prominent. I’ve not created a widget for this (and I’m surprised that no…
- Marketing Infographics
How to Get More Shares on Facebook
Companies who market via Facebook often don’t realize the damage that they do by not making each and every update a compelling one. There’s so much activity happening around each user that Facebook can’t possibly display every update. As a result, they often only display posts that are shared and/or discussed to a great extent. Shares have more weight in…
- Content Marketing
MainWP: Centrally Manage Your WordPress Sites
The great folks at Automattic have been closely integrating centralized WordPress management through their Jetpack plugin. I’ve already run into one issue with it, though, losing all of my past Jetpack analytics when my site somehow got disconnected and a staging site was connected instead. It was quite a bummer – and I’m thankful that I have Google Analytics also…
- Marketing Infographics
Social Media for Startups: Launch, Distribution, Buzz and Bucks
We shared a pretty comprehensive list of 40+ sites to promote your startup that you should check out (and check off) as you plan the launch of your own startup. There is still a lot of buzz around using social media to get word out about your startup. And there continues to be some very entertaining and original ideas in…
- Sales and Marketing Training
The Hidden Value of Marketing: Navigating Challenges and Proving Worth in a Complex Landscape
Marketing departments are finding themselves in a precarious position. Despite their critical role in driving sales and brand awareness, marketing teams are frequently undervalued and misunderstood. This misconception can lead to budget cuts, unrealistic expectations, and unfair judgments about the effort and expertise required to execute effective marketing strategies. The Evolving Marketing Landscape The marketing landscape has undergone a seismic…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Media Is the New PR
I recently had lunch with some of my fellow public relations professionals, and as always the conversation turned toward tactics and techniques used in our industry. As the only one in the group utilizing social media as the sole form of communications for clients, my portion of the conversation would seemingly be the shortest of the group. This turned out…
- Advertising Technology
The Top 3 Drivers of User Acquisition Campaign Performance
There are dozens of ways to improve campaign performance. Everything from the color of a call to action (CTA) button to testing a new platform can improve results. But that doesn’t mean every UA (User Acquisition) optimization tactic you’ll encounter is worth pursuing. This is especially true if you’ve got limited resources. If you’re on a small team or have…
- Customer Data Platforms
Stick or Twist? How the Martech Industry Should Respond to Google’s Cookie U-Turn
Just last week, Google reversed its plan to eliminate third-party (3P) tracking cookies on its Chrome browser. Instead, according to the UK’s competition regulator (the CMA), users will be presented with a choice between keeping their third-party cookies or doing away with them. Sound familiar? Well, there’s a reason: Apple introduced App Tracking Transparency (ATT) a couple of years ago,…
- Artificial Intelligence
How to Humanize AI Content for Free and Bypass ZeroGPT and Other Detection Tools
In the rapidly evolving digital marketing landscape, AI-generated content has become a cornerstone for businesses aiming to scale their content strategies efficiently. However, as GenAI tools become more sophisticated, so do detection mechanisms like ZeroGPT, which can identify and flag AI-generated content. This poses a significant challenge for marketers who strive to maintain authenticity and engagement without compromising efficiency or…
