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Marketing Infographics
The Economics of Going Viral
I’m not a fan of companies risking it all on trying to go viral… most can’t get the formula down and risk too much. That doesn’t mean you can’t capitalize on the huge growth in viral videos, though. One HUGE statistic on this infographic from Masters in Marketing, The Economics of Going Viral, stands out… the advertising. Purchase consideration/intent increases…
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Content Marketing
How To Repurpose Content Effectively
Most marketers understand the value of high-quality content, but fewer consistently maximize its value through effective repurposing. Repurposing content is the practice of taking an existing asset and transforming it into multiple formats, experiences, and channels to reach broader audiences and drive stronger results over time. With so much competition for attention across platforms, repurposing is no longer optional. It…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Email Preference Center and Unsubscribe Pages: Using Roles vs. Publications
We’ve been working with a national non-profit on a complex Salesforce and Marketing Cloud migration and implementation. Early on in our discovery, we pointed out some key issues regarding their preferences, which were very operations-based. When the company designs a campaign, it creates a list of recipients outside its email marketing platform, uploads it as a new list, designs the…
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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…
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Artificial Intelligence
Otter: Real-Time Meeting & Podcast Transcription With Highlights
This week, I was attending a video conference call using Zoom. In the chat window, I noticed that there was a link inserted in the chat window by an application, Otter. When I clicked on the link, I was absolutely blown away… it opened a window where I was watching the conversation be transcribed in real-time. Because it was fully…
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Content Marketing
10 Ways to Ensure Content Marketing Success
Ready to give your content marketing efforts a boost? It takes some time and forethought to make your content work for you, but with a little planning, it’s more than possible. Here’s a checklist for you to follow to take your already awesome content to the next level. 1. Be Purposeful Before you even get started with your content marketing…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Could a Snap Be The Next Step In Your Buyer’s Journey?
In many ways, this all depends on who your customer is and what their journey is. Everyone knows about Snapchat at this point, right? Anyone still in the dark on this one? If so, here’s all you need to know… It’s one of the most popular social networks among 16 – 25 year olds, it’s worth a rumored $5 Billion,…
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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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E-commerce and Retail
Index Quick Chip: A Faster, Better EMV Experience
This afternoon, I visited my daughter at her office (how cool a Dad am I?). I stopped at the store across the street, The Fresh Market and picked up a nice flower arrangement for her desk and some treats for the staff there. When I checked out, I was blown away… I inserted my EMV credit card and it worked…
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Analytics & Testing
Stirista Powers Its New Identity Graph with Real-Time Data
Consumers make purchases at an online store from your home computer, visit a product page at another site on a tablet, use a smartphone to post about it on social media and then go out and physically buy a related product at the nearby shopping center. Every one of these encounters helps to develop a complete user profile, but they…
