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E-commerce and Retail
Priming the Omnichannel for Black Friday and Cyber Monday
There’s no question about it, retail is undergoing a dynamic transformation. The constant flux among all the channels is forcing retailers to sharpen their sales and marketing strategies, especially as they approach Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Digital sales, which include online and mobile, are clearly the bright spots in retail. Cyber Monday 2016 claimed the title for the largest…
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Advertising Technology
4 Strategies to Mitigate the Risk of Rampant Click Fraud
Digital Advertising will most likely be the top media advertising expenditure in 2016 according to comScore. That’s also making it an irresistible target for click fraud. In fact, according to a new report on fraud in the online advertising industry, one-third of all advertising expenditures will be wasted on fraud. Distil Networks and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) have released…
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E-commerce and Retail
Groove: Helpdesk Ticketing for Support Teams
If you’re an inbound sales team, customer support team, or even an agency you recognize quickly how prospect and customer requests can get lost in the tidal wave of emails that each person receives online. There has to be a better means of collecting, assigning, and tracking all open requests to your company. That’s where help desk software comes into…
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Customer Data Platforms
Small Business Data Backup & Recovery: What You Need to Do Now
Data is essential for small businesses. With over ten years of experience in mobile app development, I cannot stress the importance of a strong plan for backing up and recovering data. This is especially important for small businesses, which often struggle to recover from data loss without major disruptions. In this article, I’ll walk you through the necessary steps to…
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Sales and Marketing Training
How to Build a Social Media Marketing Funnel
The word funnel kind of bugs me as I continue to work with clients to improve their online presence and we see the data from sponsors like Right On Interactive. There isn’t truly a one-size fits all funnel out there. Your prospects all take very different paths that may lead them to converting or abandonment. But the term funnel is…
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Event Marketing
Is There a Better Event Marketing Tool than Facebook?
Yesterday, we celebrated our second year with our Music & Technology Festival in Indianapolis. The event is a day of celebration for the tech sector (and anyone else) to take a break and listen to some amazing bands. All of the proceeds go to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in memory of my father, who lost his battle a year…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
MonsterConnect: Pay Your Sales Team to Close, Not Dial
Ask any B2B sales professional what slows their momentum, and they’ll point to the same three frustrations: not enough time to prospect, low connection rates with decision-makers, and unpredictable call outcomes. Traditional cold calling consumes hours with few qualified conversations—and worse, it diverts your top closers from what they do best: closing deals. MonsterConnect MonsterConnect solves this problem by enabling…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
Navigating Copyright and Ownership: The Risks and Alternatives for Brands Uploading Videos on Social Media Platforms
Social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram have become essential tools for brands to reach and engage with their target audience. However, when uploading and sharing video content on these platforms, brands must be aware of the potential risks to their ownership and copyright. Risks of Uploading Videos on Social Media Platforms When brands upload their video content…
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E-commerce and Retail
Marketers: Recognize These Behaviours Central to British Buying
Did you see what I did there? This Midwesterner used the British spelling of behaviour rather than behavior. I just wanted to prove to everyone how worldly I am… or not. I’ve actually never been to the United Kingdom despite Scottish and British heritage on my Mum’s side of the family. (See that? I did it again!) Ok, humour aside…
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Customer Data Platforms
CrankWheel: Bypass Scheduling and Downloads With Instant Browser-Based Demos
Every interaction that’s required between a prospect with an intent to make a purchase and the ability for your sales team to help them convert is likely to reduce the chances of conversion. That includes time to respond, number of clicks, number of screens, number of form elements… everything. The sales professionals that I know just want to get in…
