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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
The Best Customer Acquisition Strategies Online
Whether you like it or not, every business has a revolving door of customers coming and going. We can all do things that increase retention and alleviate the additional costs and efforts associated with finding new customers, but old customers will still leave for reasons outside of our control. ELIV8 has designed another exceptional infographic with 7 outstanding acquisition strategies…
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Marketing Books
Agile Marketing is Evolution, Not Revolution, and Why You Must Adopt It
From building buildings to building software. In the 1950’s the Waterfall Development Model was introduced into software design and development. The system is a relic of the manufacturing industry where, by necessity, the right answer had to be devised before work started. And, in that world, the right answer makes sense! Could you imagine a scenario where you decided to…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How Social Media Apps Use Location-Based Data… and Why It Matters For Your Business
For years, many business owners have encouraged customers to check in at their physical locations, tag themselves on social media, share photos, or use branded hashtags as a form of digital word-of-mouth (WOM). These tactics are still valid in many cases, but what most businesses fail to realize is that location-based data in social media goes far beyond public check-ins.…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Social Media Logins For Business Registration
A social media login, also known as social login or social sign-in, is a feature on websites and applications that allows users to log in or create an account using their existing credentials from social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, or LinkedIn, instead of creating a separate username and password for the specific website or app. Here’s how…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: If You Don’t Know What a Child Theme is…
You’re modifying WordPress themes incorrectly. We’ve worked with dozens of clients and built hundreds of WordPress sites. It’s not that our job is to create WordPress sites, but we wind up doing it for many clients. Clients don’t come to use WordPress sites very often. They typically come to us to help optimize their sites for search, social, and conversions.…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: Build a Modal To Dynamically Populate From A Custom Post Type Using Ajax
One of the major projects that I’ve worked on in the last year is building out an acronym library using a custom post type (CPT) on Martech Zone. I’ve defined over 1,000 marketing, sales, and technology-related acronyms on the site! It’s been quite popular and drives much engagement with readers and search engine referrals. While I’m happy with the engagement,…
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E-commerce and Retail
Mastering the Modern Omnichannel Buying Journey: A Retailer’s Guide
In today’s hyperconnected retail and e-commerce landscape, the path to purchase has become increasingly complex. The traditional linear funnel has evolved into a dynamic, multi-directional web of touchpoints, driven by empowered consumers who seamlessly switch between digital and physical environments. For retailers and online sellers alike, understanding and optimizing the omnichannel buying journey is no longer optional—it is mission-critical for…
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Customer Data Platforms
6 Steps to Get Customer Data Platform (CDP) Buy-in With Your C-Suite
It would be easy to assume that in the current frighteningly uncertain era, CxOs aren’t ready to make major investments in data-driven marketing and company operations. But surprisingly, they’re still interested, and it might be because they were already expecting a recession. Still, the prospect of the rewards of understanding customer intent and behavior was too important to ignore. Some…
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Analytics & Testing
Onclusive Social: Unleash Data-Driven Insights with AI-Driven Social Listening and Market Intelligence
Staying informed on consumer trends, brand reputation, and competitive shifts is critical. Companies need a tool beyond basic data collection to offer deep, actionable insights in real-time. Traditional market research can be slow and cumbersome, disadvantaging businesses. This is where Onclusive Social steps in. Onclusive Social (formally Digimind) Onclusive Social is a leading, AI-driven intelligence platform designed to help businesses…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Media Explained with Coffee
Coffee is one of those incredible pleasures in my life that I can’t do without. I’m sipping on a freshly roasted dark French Roast right now, and it’s fantastic, brewed in my stovetop espresso maker. My best friends own a coffee shop. There’s nothing I love more than discovering some non-chain coffee house when I’m on the road. Most of…