Convince & Convert

MARCH 4, 2016

According to Gartner, by 2017 the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) will spend more on IT than the CIO. Validating the increase in spending on marketing technology, such as marketing automation and social media management, will require an even more specific understanding of each tool’s ROI. Aligned Goals. Integrated CRM.

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Convince & Convert

MAY 25, 2010

Here are the highlights: A Colossal Opportunity According to Forrester research, from 2009 – 2014, the average annual growth rate in digital marketing expenditures in the U.S. will range from 11% (the relatively mature email marketing), to 34% (social media). Direct mail? Note that I didn’t include Web design.

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SalesChoice

APRIL 3, 2017

This four-part blog series explores the Rise of AI and highlights market dynamics that could be shaping the Perfect AI World, or creating The Perfect Storm. By 2019, according to IDC, the global market for content analytics, discovery and cognitive systems software is projected to reach $9.2 trillion gigabytes to 44 trillion.[i].

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Or have too many social media marketing statistics.” How effective is social media in comparison to other digital marketing channels? How does B2B social media marketing differ in effectiveness from B2C use? Which network drives half of all social traffic to B2B websites and blogs? VentureBeat ). 68% of U.S.

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Buffer Social

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Let’s be honest: you probably didn’t get into content marketing because you love working with numbers.    But I’ve worked in media and content marketing for over a decade now — long enough to know that keeping a close eye on the numbers is essential if you want your content marketing efforts to pay off. 

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SalesChoice

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Market Growth Dynamics. The use of cognitive technologies in enterprise software is only part of the overall trend toward increases use of AI in the larger enterprise market. Machine Learning methods use Random Forests, a term that refers to an analytic technique developed by Leo Breiman and Adele Cutter.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Though the use of social media and social networks for marketing is now nearly ubiquitous, and 78% of companies have dedicated social media teams, many marketers sill struggle with certain aspects of social marketing, such as formalizing strategies and measuring results. How are social media marketing best practices evolving?

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Though social media marketing is now used in about 90% of companies, techniques, platforms and best practices continue to evolve. Increase use of video marketing? Marketing Pilgrim ). 90% of marketers now use social networks in their marketing efforts, but growth has plateaued; the figure was 89% in 2011.

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SalesChoice

JUNE 6, 2017

According to Accenture and CSO Insights (2014), Chief Revenue Officers and sales leaders of the Fortune 500 have low confidence levels (less than 15%) in achieving their sales plans. intensifying competitive market dynamics (i.e.: intensifying competitive market dynamics (i.e.:

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Hootsuite

MAY 26, 2021

Think it’s the same as social media marketing ? LinkedIn first introduced the concept of the SSI back in 2014. 96% of B2B content marketers use LinkedIn for organic marketing. Facebook is the next most popular platform, used by 82% of B2B content marketers. Spoiler: It’s not.). Source: eMarketer.

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Content marketing success starts with developing a strategy and roadmap, but the rubber hits the road with the execution of tactics (and measurement of marketing results to support continual improvement). So it is with Content Marketing Week. Where do you find ideas and inspiration for content marketing topics?

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Webbiquity SMM

JULY 28, 2015

Digital marketing activities and budgets are growing, because they have an impact: more than half of all employed adults say that “digital media has changed the way they work.” Marketers in the U.S. Marketers in the U.S. You’ll find more insights in these 14 dazzling digital marketing facts and statistics.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 13, 2014

Posted in Advertising Behavioral Targeting Big Data Business Intelligence Commerce Content Marketing Conversational Marketing Conversion Optimization Customer Customer Experience Inbound Marketing Influencer Interactive Marketing Lead Generation Lead Nurturing Leadership Online Advertising Online Testing Optimization Strategy Thought Leadership.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

We’re here to show you that analytics aren’t all that scary. In fact, social networks have made a point of ensuring that analytics are simple and digestible for everyone, whether it’s your first day on the job or you’re the CEO. Twitter analytics are a prime example. How to access Twitter Analytics.

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Webbiquity SMM

OCTOBER 8, 2013

The use of social media and social networks for marketing has rapidly advanced in the past few years from the “should I do it?” ” level to the current “how do I measure and optimize social media marketing efforts?” And 92% of small businesses say that social media is an effective marketing technology tool.

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Sprout Social

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Food for thought: 70% of marketers say that consistent branding is the most important element of building a community and retaining customers. For example, changes in your branding and marketing messages might reflect: Simplifying (or expanding) your product offerings and features. Marketing messaging. Marketing teams.

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Twist Image

JUNE 19, 2014

How much will marketing change in the next five years? So, the question becomes: what is a Chief Marketing Officer to do? At the end of CTRL ALT Delete, I write about how marketing must shift from a vertical within the organization to a horizontal that flows through every department at every level. It is a must-read.

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Hootsuite

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

We’re here to show you that analytics aren’t all that scary. In fact, social networks have made a point of ensuring that analytics are simple and digestible for everyone, whether it’s your first day on the job or you’re the CEO. Twitter analytics are a prime example. How to access Twitter Analytics.

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Oktopost

AUGUST 13, 2019

Consider this: You look at a company’s LinkedIn page and see that: (a) their profile picture is a low-res GIF of their logo and (b) their banner image is a blurry group photo from the 2014 company picnic. companies doing business in today’s markets, don’t get to be coy. . B2B – Step into my Office. Claim Your Headline!

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In 1996, Bill Gates declared that “ content is king ,” and, twenty years later, his words apply to marketing in ways he never anticipated. The success of content marketing makes sense. People don’t like to be told what to do, so marketers have to find ways to pitch a product or service without sounding presumptive or self-interested.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In 1996, Bill Gates declared that “ content is king ,” and, twenty years later, his words apply to marketing in ways he never anticipated. The success of content marketing makes sense. People don’t like to be told what to do, so marketers have to find ways to pitch a product or service without sounding presumptive or self-interested.

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Webbiquity SMM

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Marketers, we’re told, need to think like publishers. How widespread, really, is the use of social media for marketing? How are B2B marketers using social media differently from their B2C counterparts? How are marketers measuring social media success? We’re all hungry for data.

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Convince & Convert

AUGUST 11, 2015

Content Marketers continue to struggle with production and execution of high quality content. The number one challenge for content marketers cited in Content Marketing Institute’s 2015 B2B Content Marketing Benchmarks, Budgets and Trends is ‘creating engaging content’. See Your Content Marketing Future.

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Diva Marketing Blog

MARCH 13, 2014

In 2014, websites, blogs, social networks influence how we tell and pass along our stories. The challenges of our traditional media friends are not so different from what a B2B, B2C or nonprofit brand encounters. Track and analyze the social shares and interactions -- Identify a few tools that track social media analytics.

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Webbiquity SMM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

As social media marketing has become ubiquitous ( 88% of marketers say social media is important for their businesses), hundreds of new tools have developed just in the past few years: tools for social media management, monitoring, measurement, automation, identifying influencers, creating graphical content, and more.

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Webbiquity SMM

MARCH 31, 2015

A well-written and consistently updates business blog is a vital core element of a successful content marketing program. Yet blogging requires considerably less expense and effort than other top marketing tactics like live events, webinars, and video. How can you increase your content marketing footprint through guest blogging?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Research by the Content Marketing Institute conducted in 2014 shows that roughly half of the B2B bloggers in the United States have trouble pinpointing the value of their content. Among the most important indicators of the value of your content can be found with the help of your website analytics. Social media metrics.

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Webbiquity SMM

APRIL 29, 2014

Yet despite the analytical and strategic power of the model, WPO still largely remains the concept that everyone talks about, but no one names. Beyond Search & Social: Online Marketing in 2014 by Search Engine Journal. Convergence: Merging Disciplines Between PR and Marketing by InNetwork. email marketing.

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Sprout Social

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Social media marketing evolved from something only a few cutting-edge brands did to an integral piece of every company’s marketing strategy. If social media marketing hasn’t been working for you, the problem could be you’re focusing on the wrong channels. You can track this in Google Analytics.

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Visually SM

OCTOBER 20, 2014

This post was originally published on Feb 4, 2014, and updated on Dec 2015. In addition to monitoring and managing multiple social networks, SproutSocial’s clean interface also delivers deeper analytics. Visually’s Google Analytics Report. Pricing: Free for basic Facebook analytics. Yes we have tools, too!

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Writtent Blog

JULY 6, 2016

Content production is so great today that 60 to 70% of content marketing remains unused – an indication of the need to revolutionize the content turnover for B2B organizations. 83% of B2B marketers prioritize focusing on lead quality rather than quantity. Image Credit: Content Marketing Institute. Source ).

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