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  • How Your B2B Company Can Thrive in a B2C Search Space

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: SEO

    You have a business that specializes in providing a B2B service or product. But all your keyword search terms return results that are B2C. The unpleasant outcome? High bounce rates, irrelevant traffic, and low conversion percentages. So, how can you attract the right kind of audience via search?

  • Naming Your Product: Shades of Meaning (An Inside View Into Nail-Polish Naming)

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Branding

    Baffled. Enthralled. Amused. Maybe insulted. Those are just a few reactions you might experience when encountering a nail polish name. Whatever the emotion, top marketing executives agree the name is nearly as important as the color. That can be true for other products as well. Here's a high-level look at a naming project—along with naming tips and techniques that might prove useful for brand managers and marketing execs.

  • The Proverb Effect (And How Marketers Can Use It): Author Ron Ploof on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Storytelling and marketing expert Ron Ploof shares insights from his new book, The Proverb Effect: Secrets to Creating Tiny Phrases That Change the World.

  • 10 Ways to Build Trust With Employees [Infographic]

    Infographic

    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Marketing Management

    Brands with higher levels of employee trust tend to outperform brands where trust is an issue. Trust creates better innovation and employee satisfaction, and it's an important part of running a successful brand. Here's how you can build—and keep—the trust of your employees.

  • How Customer Service Preferences Are Changing

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Customer Experience

    Although the phone remains the most used customer service channel by consumers, its appeal appears to be declining, according to recent research. See what other channels are being used and by which generations.

  • Six Lead Generation Tactics to Use in Your Social Media Channels

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Demand Generation

    Each of these handful of tactics you can use in conjunction with your social media efforts can boost your lead counts. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, however; you'll need to experiment to find which work best for you. Check out these potentially winning lead-gen tactics.

  • A Brand Storytelling Framework From Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Writing

    The beloved American children's classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was published in 1939 by the Montgomery Ward department store. So it's tempting to think of it as yet another lasting piece of seasonal content marketing. Except Rudolph is so much more than that. It's also a handy framework for telling our own brand stories.

  • 2018 Year-end Episode of Marketing Smarts: What Marketers Need to Know for 2019 [VIDEO]

    Podcast

    CONTENT TYPE: Podcast | TOPIC: Marketing Strategy

    21 industry stars, 21 pieces of valuable advice for you to up your marketing game in the new year: don't miss this special yearend video episode of the Marketing Smarts podcast!

  • 2018 Holiday Sales Kickoff: Record-Breaking E-Commerce Results? [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Marketing Strategy

    If initial holiday sales figures generated between Thanksgiving Eve and Cyber Monday are any indication, 2018 could be a record-breaking year for e-commerce. Check out some of the more interesting stats and initial figures behind that proposition.

  • How Quickly Should Brands Respond to Consumers on Social Media?

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Most US adults say brands should respond to consumers' comments on social media within a day, according to recent research from Clutch.

  • Maximize Customer Engagement With the Right Insights From the Right Data

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

    Effective data collection and analysis are essential for better customer relationships. From achieving true personalization to predicting behavioral patterns and creating ongoing conversations, improving customer engagement all starts with deriving insights from data. Take these three steps to get there.

  • SEO Professionals: Why You Should Guarantee SEO Results

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: SEO

    Dear SEO professionals: Clients don't simply want our SEO recommendations... they want guaranteed results. Why should you offer SEO guarantees? When should you offer SEO guarantees? And what kind of SEO guarantees should you offer? Read on to find out.

  • Going Hyper-Local: How Sponsoring an Event Can Grow Your Business [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Event Marketing

    Sponsoring an event can be an effective way to improve brand awareness, and it can even help your local SEO efforts. And sponsorship doesn't have to be monetary. Your company can give back in many ways—and get positive recognition in return.

  • Local Business Reviews on Google: Ranking and Rating Trends

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: SEO

    Business that rank among the top 3 in Google's local search results tend to have more reviews and a slightly higher average star rating than businesses that rank in the fourth through tenth positions, according to recent research from BrightLocal.

  • CMOs Need to Focus to Survive: Three Priorities to Ditch and Three to Latch On To

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Strategy

    Here's the hard truth: Most CMOs will never be able to get all their work done. Yet, Marketing is critical to the success or failure of organizations. The solution? A rigorous focus on the things that matter most. So here are three areas for CMOs to prioritize, and three to let go of.

  • The Three Areas of Marketing That AI Will Reinvent First

    Article

    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Martech

    Why is online marketing poised to be heavily influenced by AI? Because many marketing processes are already automated—and so can be managed by AI technologies relatively easily. And because AI can improve the performance of marketing campaigns and drive revenue. These three areas of marketing will likely be affected first.

  • A Small Business Guide to Facebook Chatbots [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Martech

    Small businesses have a reputation for being more personal than big corporations, but that doesn't mean that technology can't help. In fact, chatbots may be a way to give your customers even more customized attention than you could otherwise. Check out the infographic to see how.

  • 2019 B2C Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets, and Trends

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Most B2C marketers are seeing improved results from content marketing and plan to increase their spending on it in the year ahead, according to annual research from MarketingProfs and Content Marketing Institute.

  • How to Use the Right Charts and Graphs for Your Data [Infographic]

    Infographic

    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Measurement & Analytics

    It's one thing to have data to share. It's another to communicate your data in a way that helps you demonstrate your point. If you want to be persuasive, you have to show your data in a useful way. Here are several types of charts and graphs with explanations of when to use (and not use) each.

  • How to Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Inbound Sales Inquiries: Get Found by Buyers

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Demand Generation

    Many of us make the mistake of treating LinkedIn as simply an online Rolodex or a glorified CV, rather than an inbound marketing channel that can be optimized for sales inquiries. That is a huge misstep. Find out how to turn your LinkedIn profile into a powerful inbound sales asset.