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  • Context Is Everything: Transmedia vs. Integrated Campaigns [Video]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Strategy

    Content on different channels and on different devices is consumed in different ways; as a result, there are more challenges for the storyteller, but more opportunities, too—including transmedia storytelling. Find out about the persuasive capabilities of storytelling across platforms.

  • Five Email Trends and Best-Practices for 2019

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Email Marketing

    A change in calendar year is an ideal time to think about where things have been and where things are going. For email marketers, the future is bright—as long as we take advantage of important trends and apply best-practices.

  • 80 Common SEO and Technical Mistakes on E-Commerce Websites [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Websites

    What are some of the most prevalent technical and search engine optimization (SEO) mistakes on e-commerce websites? Which technology, security, performance, and content issues are many firms struggling with?

  • Your Guide to Video Marketing: Crack the Video Code [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Creating content is time-consuming, and video may be the most resource-intensive of all content types. But the payoff can be worth it. See how video is taking over, why you might want to get your brand on board, and which types of video are best for your audience.

  • Five Things Micro-Influencers Want Brands to Understand in 2019

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Marketers who understand the value of engagement in influencer marketing also understand the power of micro-influencers. These are regular people with regular social media accounts who are truly driven to share their passions. As a result, they have passionate followings—and incredible endorsement power. Here's what you need to know to harness that power.

  • The Work-Life Balance of SMB Owners

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Career Development

    Most owners of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) say they work for more than three hours on the weekend and check business-related emails, calls, and texts during their free time, according to recent research from GetResponse.

  • The Worst SEO Mistake You Can Make: Ignoring Content Distribution

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Content marketing has proven itself time and time again, but merely producing content doesn't guarantee business or even marketing success. There's already too much content being produced. So what's the solution to making content marketing work for you? The answer is content distribution, and here's what you can do about it.

  • Get Started on Your Social Media Plan (Because It Matters to Your Customer Marketing)

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Your company probably has some social media presence. But if you're not incorporating it into your strategy for marketing to customers, you're missing out. to expand your customer base, keep current customers engaged, and increase profits, take steps to build a social media marketing plan.

  • Why Consumers Click on Paid-Search Ads

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: SEO

    Consumers say the main reasons they click on paid-search ads are that the units directly answer their search queries and the ads mention familiar brands, according to recent research from Clutch.

  • Eight Tips to Maximize Your Video Marketing Efforts on Facebook

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

    Facebook users watch upwards of 100 million hours of video every day on Facebook, and video has become a powerful medium for brands on the platform. To maximize your reach and engagement on Facebook, follow these 8 guidelines for creating effective videos.

  • How to Measure Your Social Media Marketing Campaigns: Six Sets of Useful Metrics

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Measurement & Analytics

    Despite understanding the value of social media marketing, many businesses are hesitant to engage in it—mostly because they think it's difficult to measure. It doesn't have to be. Here are some ways you can easily measure the success of your social media marketing campaigns.

  • Instagram Benchmarks for Brands: Engagement, Hashtag, and Emoji Trends

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    CONTENT TYPE: Chart | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Video is the content type that tends to spark the most engagement on Instagram, according to recent research from quintly.

  • How to Make an Effective Testimonial Video: A Step-by-Step Guide

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Demand Generation

    Testimonial videos are ideal for the decision stage of the buyer's journey, when prospects are aware of and want to solve a problem, and they are looking for information to help them make up their minds. Help them choose you.

  • Facebook Reactions, Shares, and Comments: A 2018 Year in Review [Infographic]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Infographic | TOPIC: Social Media Marketing

    Some people—including many of your customers—practically live on Facebook (despite all the bad press it got in 2018). So how do they behave? What do they share? Who likes "love" most, or "haha"? Which are the standout brands? And so on and so on. Here's a handy wrap-up of Facebook reactions and actions in the past year.

  • Context Is Everything: Disruption and Perceptual Vigilance [Video]

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    CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Advertising & Promotions

    Disruption can be annoying, but it can also help to grab attention. In this, the first in a series of brief but insight-packed videos, marketing professor Isabelle Szmigin discusses how consumers navigate through messages they do and do not want to receive. Useful, right? Check it out!

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

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    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.

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

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    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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.