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6Jul By David CiccarelliNo Comments

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The AI Search Strategy That Beat Airbnb and VRBO Combined | by David Ciccarelli

Press enter or click to view image in full sizeMost marketers dream of outranking industry giants, but few crack the code on AI search optimization.Lake.com didn’t just crack it , we shattered it, quadrupling our citation share from 8.6% to 35.0% in AI-generated travel recommendations while Airbnb and Vrbo watched their combined dominance crumble.The secret wasn’t throwing money at ads or chasing viral content.Instead, we engineered a systematic approach to semantic search optimization that made AI models choose us over billion-dollar competitors in destination queries, pricing comparisons, platform integrations, and booking tutorials.Here’s the exact playbook we used to become the most-cited travel brand in AI search — and why your competitors probably aren’t ready for what’s coming next....

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1Jan By Kevin BarberNo Comments

B2BMarketing, Blog, Brand Awareness, Collaboration, CustomerRetention. CustomerReviews, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, email outreach, GrowthMarketing, Internet marketing, LeadGeneration, Marketing, Online Marketing, sales

Why The Sales Team Hates Your Leads (And How To Fix It)

You ask the head of marketing how the team is doing and get a giant thumbs up. 👍 “Our MQLs are up!” “Website conversion rates are at an all-time high!” “Email click rates have never been this good!” But when you ask the head of sales the same question, you get the response that echoes across sales desks worldwide — the leads from marketing suck.  If you’re in this boat, you’re not alone. The issue of “leads from marketing suck” is a common situation in most organizations. In a HubSpot survey, only 9.1% of salespeople said leads they received from marketing were of very high quality. Why do sales teams hate marketing-generated leads? And how can marketers help their sales peers fall in love with their leads?  Let’s dive into the answers to these questions. Then,...

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11Sep By Alex SventeckisNo Comments

Digital Marketing, digital mkt, Internet marketing, Marketing, Online Marketing

A marketing pro explains the important elements of a company branding plan

Whenever I work on branding with companies, I see everyone light up about the tactics. It’s fun to play with logo makers, brainstorm names with ChatGPT, or post their first updates on Instagram. (more…)

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12Apr By Christene MarieNo Comments

Blog, Bottom line, Business control, business strategy, Competition, content marketing, Customer relations, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, ecommerce, Entrepreneur Interviews, entrepreneurship, goal setting, Internet marketing, leadership, Marketing, Marketing Agencies, Marketing Management, Online Marketing, Self-awareness, SEO, Social, social media, social media marketing

2 Ways to Take Back the Power in Your Business: Part 2

Before we dive into the second way to assume power in your business, let’s revisit Part 1.  Who informs your marketing strategy?  YOU, with your carefully curated strategy informed by data and deep knowledge of your brand and audience? Or any of the 3 Cs below?  Competitors: Their advertising and digital presence and seemingly never-ending budgets consume the landscape. Colleagues: Their tried-and-true proven tactics or lessons learned. Customers: Their calls, requests, and ideas.  Considering any of the above is not bad, in fact, it can be very wise! However, listening quickly becomes devastating if it lends to their running our business or marketing department.  It’s time we move from defense to offense, sitting in the driver’s seat rather than allowing any of the 3 Cs ...

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29Mar By Bradley BabendirNo Comments

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Catching Up with Customers.ai: What’s New in Q1

Can you believe it’s almost the end of Q1? We most certainly cannot. The past few months have been an exciting whirlwind for us at Customers.ai.  As we get prepped for an even more exciting Q2–can’t say too much but we’re pumped–we wanted to take a moment and reflect.  We’ve launched tons of exceptional new features designed to help marketers overcome the challenges they’re facing now and will face in the future.  Without further ado, let’s run through the greatest hits over the last few months!  See Who Is On Your Site Right Now! Turn anonymous visitors into genuine contacts. Try it Free, No Credit Card Required Supercharge your Meta Ads with Restore It’s been a difficult few years for digital advertisers (to say the least). Sometimes it seemed like you cou...

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28Mar By Bradley BabendirNo Comments

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Catching Up with Customers.ai – What’s New in Q1

Can you believe it’s almost the end of Q1? We most certainly cannot. The past few months have been an exciting whirlwind for us at Customers.ai.  As we get prepped for an even more exciting Q2–can’t say too much but we’re pumped–we wanted to take a moment and reflect.  We’ve launched tons of exceptional new features designed to help marketers overcome the challenges they’re facing now and will face in the future.  Without further ado, let’s run through the greatest hits over the last few months!  See Who Is On Your Site Right Now! Turn anonymous visitors into genuine contacts. Try it Free, No Credit Card Required Supercharge your Meta Ads with Restore It’s been a difficult few years for digital advertisers (to say the least). Sometimes it seemed like you cou...

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26Mar By Christene MarieNo Comments

Blog, Bottom line, Business control, business strategy, Competition, content marketing, Customer relations, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, ecommerce, email outreach, Entrepreneur Interviews, entrepreneurship, goal setting, Internet marketing, leadership, Marketing, Marketing Agencies, Marketing Management, Online Marketing, Self-awareness, SEO, Social, social media, social media marketing

2 Ways to Take Back the Power in Your Business: Part 1

As I considered the topic that would best serve entrepreneurs, business owners, and marketers alike — all of whom I am — I mused over what I needed most throughout the last year.  I needed to take back control of my business.  And I am charging you to do the same.  While I have provided two strategic ways to do so, the first outlined below and the second outlined in this blog post, it is critical that we first identify the root issue.  Why are you and I not operating in the driver’s seat of our marketing and/or businesses?  Three fundamental core challenges come in the form of 3 Cs: Competition, Colleagues, and Customers. Who Are You Listening To? 1. Competition We know the feeling all too well. We feel a pit in our stomach or a slight racing of the heart when ou...

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7Feb By Anna SonnenbergNo Comments

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Top of Funnel Marketing: How Can Marketers Build Successful TOFU Strategies

Top of the funnel often gets a bad rap. After all, people want sales. They want money. The thing is, top of the funnel marketing is the first step in driving those sales. It’s the first step in turning strangers into customers and focusing on awareness and engagement rather than direct sales.  Top of the funnel marketing is all about casting a wide net to attract as many potential leads as possible through valuable content, intriguing campaigns, and strategic outreach.  For marketers, mastering this stage means understanding the right mix of channels, tools, and tactics to capture attention in a crowded marketplace.  To help you better understand how to capture that top of the funnel traffic, we are going to dive deep into what top of the funnel marketing entails, breaking down...

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21Jan By AmyNo Comments

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#645: How To Message Your Digital Product Or Service To Instantly Sell – Amy Porterfield

Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode: #645: How To Message Your Digital Product Or Service To Instantly Sell Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode:#645: How To Message Your Digital Product Or Service To Instantly Sell

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17Jul By AmyNo Comments

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#589: A Real-Life Look At Making The Switch From A Personal Brand To A Company Brand With Clint Salter – Amy Porterfield

Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode: #589: A Real-Life Look At Making The Switch From A Personal Brand To A Company Brand With Clint Salter Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode:#589: A Real-Life Look At Making The Switch From A Personal Brand To A Company Brand With Clint Salter

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21Jun By AmyNo Comments

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#582: The Listening Mindset: My Secret For Understanding My Audience Intimately – Amy Porterfield

Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode: #582: The Listening Mindset: My Secret For Understanding My Audience Intimately Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode:#582: The Listening Mindset: My Secret For Understanding My Audience Intimately

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18Jun By Juana SkyNo Comments

Blog, brand, Brand Awareness, brand identity, brand reputation, branding, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, Internet marketing, Marketing, Online Marketing, target audience

0.146 Seconds: The Power of First Impressions on Your Brand

It takes only 0.146 seconds to love your brand, or at least it should. That’s how long it takes for someone to form a first impression of your brand. And if you’re not making an emotional connection with your audience in that fraction of a second, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to win their hearts and minds. But here’s the thing: visuals aren’t always the best way to make that emotional connection. In fact, when it comes to hitting emotions quickly, audio can often be more effective than visuals. That’s because sound has a direct line to our emotions, bypassing our logical brains and going straight to our hearts. Music to Inspire Music is a powerful tool for inspiring emotions. It has the ability to transport us to different places, evoke feelings of nostalgia, and ignit...

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4Jun By AmyNo Comments

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#576: How To Scale Your Business Using The StoryBrand Framework With Dr. J.J. Peterson & April Hawkins – Amy Porterfield

Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode: #576: How To Scale Your Business Using The StoryBrand Framework With Dr. J.J. Peterson & April Hawkins Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode:#576: How To Scale Your Business Using The StoryBrand Framework With Dr. J.J. Peterson & April Hawkins

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25Apr By Lauren PetrulloNo Comments

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Unleashing the Power of AI

Artificial Intelligence seems to be everywhere we look – from streaming services to self-driving cars and virtual assistants — it’s the talk of the town! But what exactly is AI? And how can it benefit businesses and their customers? Let’s take a closer look at artificial intelligence meaning, its rise in popularity, and the advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence to determine if incorporating this innovative tool is right for you. What Is Artificial Intelligence? Simply put, Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a form of computer programming which enables machines to “think” like humans. This intelligence can be used to process data, solve problems, and make decisions automatically. AI uses algorithms that analyze and interpret large amounts of data from variou...

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2Apr By Digital MarketerNo Comments

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Dramatically Maximize Your Content Output [VIDEO]

TikTok Ad Masterclass Join Maxwell Finn, President of Unicorn Inventions and DigitalMarketer’s TikTok Marketing Expert, as he breaks down the Ford Method that will dramatically increase your creative output. Download The Ford Method Ad Checklist to follow along. WHAT IS DIGITALMARKETER: DigitalMarketer is the premier online community for digital marketing professionals. It’s a place where you can learn how to market like a pro, connect with industry experts, and get the strategies and tools you need to grow and scale your business to new heights. The post Dramatically Maximize Your Content Output [VIDEO] appeared first on DigitalMarketer.

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28Mar By Julia McCoyNo Comments

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What Is AIO? The New Model Revolutionizing Content & Predictions About AI

In 1936, the creator of Turing Machines predicted that a machine would one day be able to think like a human, if not even outperform the human.  It’s 2023, and we’re officially here. 82% of marketers believe that AI will be the future of marketing—in fact, many of them already believe AI writes better than a human (Capterra study). Well, with ChatGPT flying past 100 million users in just two months…we’re living in the future. AI is revolutionizing the way we work, think, and create.  I joined Content at Scale as the VP of Marketing this January in a bold move of ‘adapting or die’ for my career in content—one month in, what I’m seeing, learning, and facilitating for marketers and teams is blowing my mind. Let’s talk about it. Reduce Content Overhead Costs and Frustrations ...

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18Mar By David MichaelNo Comments

Blog, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, Influence, Internet marketing, Leaders, leadership, Marketing, Marketing Management, Online Marketing

The Power of Influence: Transforming Lives Through Leadership

Leadership, Vision, Purpose, and the Impact they have on both ourselves and others. Which people, or even more specifically, which characteristics come to mind when you think of the word Leadership? We all have different perspectives of what makes a great leader, and if we were to list names, there would be many types of people on those lists. Some lists would likely have similarities, and some may not. However, I believe that even though there would be different names on each list, the people those names represent would all have some commonalities within the characteristics they exhibit. There have been thousands of books written on leadership. According to an Amazon search, over 57,000 titles with the word leadership in them. That’s a lot of research, opinions, conjecture, and...

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2Mar By AmyNo Comments

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#549: Cut Through The Noise: How To Create A Unique Personal Brand With Rory Vaden – Amy Porterfield

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20Jan By AmyNo Comments

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#536: 2 Million Followers in 2 Years: The Power of Video to Explode your Brand with Shadè Zahrai – Amy Porterfield

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.

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23Dec By Grace LauNo Comments

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How Ecommerce Transformed Marketing  – DigitalMarketer

It’s getting harder to remember a time when the internet didn’t dominate the business landscape. In retail, entertainment, and many other industries, ecommerce and digital services have long surpassed their high-street counterparts.  So, how exactly has ecommerce changed the way we do business? And, in turn, how has that changed the way we market? First, let’s look at how ecommerce affected the balance of the economy. Then we can start to understand why marketing has had to adapt to new digital techniques. What is eCommerce and How Has it Impacted the Economy? Since the early 2000s, the ecommerce market size has been growing rapidly. It only keeps accelerating, too. According to Insider Intelligence, US ecommerce sales are predicted to pass $1 trillion in 2022. Worldwide, they exp...

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9Dec By Susannah Skyer GuptaNo Comments

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How to Use ChatGPT’s AI Chatbot to Save Time Marketing Your App | by Susannah Skyer Gupta | Dec, 2022

If, like me, you work with just a couple other folks or maybe as an indie software developer, you know the challenge of marketing. There’s so much to write, so many people to tell. Sometimes, you’re not sure how exactly to say what’s great about your app. Or, maybe you do have a pretty good idea of what to say, maybe even a content marketing or drip email strategy rolling around in your head but just haven’t found the time to write it all down yet. ChatGPT can help.Like seemingly everyone else in the geekosphere, Jacob Gorban and I have been playing around with how OpenAI’s ChatGPT might help us with our app marketing and other writing. Here’s some of what we’ve learned, along with some tips from others (credited and linked).There’s plenty of useful content you can get right now from ChatG...

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16Nov By Adam KreitmanNo Comments

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How To Sabotage This AI Pizza Making Robot (And Your AI Marketing Campaigns) | by Adam Kreitman | Nov, 2022

Human pizza makers beware… AI robots are coming for your job.Pizzaiola — an AI-driven, pizza-making robot — is serving up slices to customers at a pizza chain in Chicago.When you place an order, Pizzaiola takes care of everything…… it selects, presses and stretches the dough…… it adds the sauce, cheese and toppings of your choice, and…… it cooks, slices and even boxes up your pizza.All without human intervention. All cooked to your exact specifications.(At least for now…Let’s just hope Meta doesn’t buy Pizzaiola. If that happened, Zuck would probably change Pizzaiola’s algorithm to serve up a pizza with the toppings it decides you should have based on all the data it creepily knows about you.And if you didn’t like it, the robot would then chase you down the street until it shoved the pizza...

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2Nov By Adam KreitmanNo Comments

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Kicking Bot Booty: 5 Ways to Keep the Big Bad Bots Off Your Website | by Adam Kreitman | Oct, 2022

Kicking Bot Booty: 5 Ways to Keep the Big Bad Bots Off Your WebsiteIn yesterday’s The Daily(ish) Advocate email newsletter, “The Internet’s Gone Bot Sh!t Crazy,” we wrote about how bots are running rampant online.They eat up budgets in your ad campaigns and affect the quality of traffic on your website.To make matters worse, they’re super hard to avoid, detect and fight.But keep your chin up, Sparky! It’s not all doom and gloom.While you’ll never eliminate them completely, there are things you can do to reduce the number of bots running wild on your site and scarfing up your ad budget like they’re Joey Chestnut at an all-you-can-eat buffet.Here are 5 key bot-busting strategies we’ve discovered as we’ve waged a war against the bots attacking our sites and campaigns…1. Avoid 3rd Party Search...

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15Oct By Brenda Stokes BarronNo Comments

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10 Email Marketing Platforms for Building an Audience in 2022

If you’re looking to build an audience in 2022 and beyond, you’ll need to set up an effective email marketing campaign. Often, this involves using an email marketing platform to automate your campaigns, contact your subscribers, and track your results. There are a number of great email marketing platforms out there, but which one is right for you? To help you decide, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 best email marketing platforms for building an audience. Your Designer Toolbox Unlimited Downloads: 500,000+ Web Templates, Icon Sets, Themes & Design Assets DOWNLOAD NOW MailChimp MailChimp is one of the most popular email marketing platforms on the market, and for good reason. It’s easy to use, has a wide range of features, and it’s very affordable. It’s often a favorite of those just s...

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28Sep By Jeff HunterNo Comments

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The Simplicity of a Press Badge with Jeff J Hunter [VIDEO]

Jeff Hunter Jeff is the Chief Growth Officer of Branded Media where he creates solid, recognizable, legacy driven personal brands for legitimate companies and influencers. Over the last half decade, and 1000+ paying clients later, Jeff has tested and perfected proven branding strategies, processes, and systems. Jeff is also the Founder and "King of Outsourcing" at VA Staffer. VA Staffer is an inbound marketing agency powered by virtual assistants that helps business owners get things done.

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9Sep By Eric KarkovackNo Comments

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Taking a Look at Google Analytics 4

Google Analytics has been a staple in the toolbox of web designers, marketers, and SEO specialists for years. And although there’s a steep learning curve, it offers an in-depth view of who’s visiting your website and the actions they take. The massive piles of data Google Analytics provide hasn’t necessarily kept up with an evolving web, however. Privacy regulations and competitors with leaner products have forced the venerable tool to reconsider its practices. That’s why the next version is likely to surprise some longtime users. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) takes a vastly different approach, with a focus on user events rather than sessions. This eliminates some privacy concerns – not to mention user-specific data that was of interest to those of us reading the reports. And it’s also going to...

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4Sep By DigitalMarketerNo Comments

Blog, Customer avatar, customer value journey, Digital Marketing, digital mkt, Internet marketing, Marketing, networking, Online Marketing, Online marketing, videos

Build a Real Difference By Building Relationships with Lechon Kirb [VIDEO]

The best way of becoming a thought leader in your industry is to get noticed by other industry leading brands. Lechon Kirb, cofounder and CMO at Ofcourse, helps people take the thing they love and learn the mechanism that will help them put it out in the world in a big way. Extra Resources: How To Be A Thought Leader To Your Customers But Expert To Your Rivals: https://www.digitalmarketer.com/blog/how-to-be-a-thought-leader-to-your-customers-but-expert-to-your-rivals/ It’s Not About Influencers, It’s About Partnerships: https://www.digitalmarketer.com/blog/its-not-about-influencers-its-about-partnerships/ It’s Just Marketing: You Can Stop Using The Word “Digital” Now: https://www.digitalmarketer.com/blog/its-just-marketing-stop-using-digital/ The post Build a Re...

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30Aug By Kasim AslamNo Comments

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Why & How Machine Learning Took Over Paid Advertising

This is a direct excerpt from the Paid Traffic Mastery Certification course by Kasim Aslam. It’s over … machine learning won. Marketers used to win by beating the machines, beating google, beating Facebook. As time wore on, they got too smart. If you do not comply with machine learning, you will lose. It’s added in an entire layer of decision making that we don’t even see. Patience is key when it comes to machine learning. For the algorithm to optimize, it needs to gather as many data points as possible.With a broader targeting strategy machine learning will enable you to discover pockets of viable traffic that you didn’t know existed. </a The post Why & How Machine Learning Took Over Paid Advertising appeared first on DigitalMarketer.

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26Aug By Jeff HunterNo Comments

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Help Build Your Brand with Strategic Partnerships with Jeff J Hunter [VIDEO]

Jeff Hunter Jeff is the Chief Growth Officer of Branded Media where he creates solid, recognizable, legacy driven personal brands for legitimate companies and influencers. Over the last half decade, and 1000+ paying clients later, Jeff has tested and perfected proven branding strategies, processes, and systems. Jeff is also the Founder and "King of Outsourcing" at VA Staffer. VA Staffer is an inbound marketing agency powered by virtual assistants that helps business owners get things done.

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28Jul By Simon TraffordNo Comments

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3 Reasons to Choose Shopify for Ecommerce with Simon Trafford [VIDEO]

Our brand new eCommerce Mastery Certification is available now: https://www.digitalmarketer.com/certifications/ecommerce-marketing-mastery/ Want to know why Shopify should be your number one choice for your eCommerce business? We have three of the top reasons to choose Shopify from the Head Coach of Merchant Mastery, Simon Trafford! Simon Trafford is the Co-founder and Head Coach at Merchant Mastery and one of three world-class instructors for DigitalMarketer’s—NEW for 2022—Ecommerce Marketing Mastery certification course. He’s taught thousands of ecommerce brands how to grow from a tiny mom n’ pop shops to massive global brands through effective marketing. You’ll definitely want to watch as he talks about the 3 email automations you NEED to have so you’re not leaving money on th...

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18Jul By Simon TraffordNo Comments

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Making Your Website Look Expensive with Simon Trafford [VIDEO]

Simon Trafford Simon is the Co-Founder and Head Coach of Merchant Mastery, an 8-week intensive training and coaching program dedicated to helping Shopify store owners master advertising, email marketing, and conversions to grow their ecommerce empire. He is also the Managing Director of Social Lite Communications, a full-stack digital marketing and design agency with expertise planning and executing lead generation campaigns for a wide span of industries in B2B and B2C sectors.

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15Jul By Simon TraffordNo Comments

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Are Your Guarantees Hurting Your Online Sales? with Simon Trafford [VIDEO]

Simon Trafford Simon is the Co-Founder and Head Coach of Merchant Mastery, an 8-week intensive training and coaching program dedicated to helping Shopify store owners master advertising, email marketing, and conversions to grow their ecommerce empire. He is also the Managing Director of Social Lite Communications, a full-stack digital marketing and design agency with expertise planning and executing lead generation campaigns for a wide span of industries in B2B and B2C sectors.

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1Jul By Scott CunninghamNo Comments

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3 eCommerce KPI’s to Master with Scott Cunningham [VIDEO]

Scott Cunningham Scott is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Merchant Mastery, an 8-week intensive training and coaching program dedicated to helping Shopify store owners master advertising, email marketing, and conversions to grow their ecommerce empire. He is also the Founder and Managing Director of Social Lite Communications, a full-stack digital marketing and design agency with expertise planning and executing lead generation campaigns for a wide span of industries in B2B and B2C sectors.

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27Jun By Matt SchlichtNo Comments

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Early Access: This A.I. bot will write your emails for free | by Matt Schlicht | Jun, 2022

Super simple. Works REALLY well.Hi everyone!I recently built an A.I. side project that writes your emails and more for free and in seconds (and it is REALLY good at it). I originally made this for myself, but once I started showing it to people it was clear that I should release it for everyone to use.So here we are!It’s called Octie, and you can sign up for free here: https://octie.aiOver 1,000 brands have already signed up for Octie, some that are small, and many that I bet you saw in a grocery store, or on TV, within the past 24 hours. They have used Octie to write thousands of emails, product descriptions, and more, and these have already been emailed and distributed to millions of people.All of this has happened within the past 7 days, it’s been very wild to watch.I hope you get as mu...

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26Jun By Lauren PetrulloNo Comments

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Hidden Secret For Product Photography with Lauren Petrullo [VIDEO]

Check out our brand new eCommerce Marketing Mastery Certification: https://www.digitalmarketer.com/certifications/ecommerce-marketing-mastery/ It’s IMPERATIVE that you have great photos, because great photos sell your product and start conversations with your customers! Not only are they important for your website, they can be repurposed for your email campaigns, social media, and more! Lauren Petrullo is the CEO and Founder of Award Winning Marketing Agency, Mongoose Media LLC based in Orlando, Florida. She is also the Founder of boutique ecommerce store Asian Beauty Essentials, Chief Marketing Officer of eco-conscious baby swimwear Beau & Belle Littles, co-founder of chatbot service Bot Blondes, AND DigitalMarketer Academy Faculty Member. Lauren is also one of the subject ...

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12Jun By Lauren PetrulloNo Comments

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Everyone THINKS It’s Apple Versus Facebook, But They’re Wrong! with Lauren Petrullo [VIDEO]

You can tell that Facebook has its sights set on Amazon, and the impact that it will have to social commerce is MASSIVE. Apple’s impact to Facebook ads is long passed the conversation. Meta is about to do something BIG, but how exactly are they going to take on Amazon? We’re glad you asked!Lauren Petrullo is the CEO and Founder of Award Winning Marketing Agency, Mongoose Media LLC based in Orlando, Florida. She is also the Founder of boutique ecommerce store Asian Beauty Essentials, Chief Marketing Officer of eco-conscious baby swimwear Beau & Belle Littles, co-founder of chatbot service Bot Blondes, AND DigitalMarketer Academy Faculty Member.  Lauren is also one of the subject matter experts on our new and improved Ecommerce Marketing Certification!Want to learn more about how eCom...

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24May By Scott CunninghamNo Comments

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Product Market Fit with Scott Cunningham [VIDEO]

Scott Cunningham, CEO of Social Lite and Co-Founder of Merchant Mastery, has worked with thousands of ecommerce stores. The one thing he hears ALL. The. Time?  “Facebook doesn’t work for my business.” If you’ve said that about your ecommerce store, listen in as Scott shares what’s missing and how you can overcome that hurdle and start selling. In this video: Start Here to Sell More: 00:22-00:30 What If I’m Selling a Brand New Product? 00:51-1:02The Formula for Winning in Ecommerce: 1:21-1:34 Learn more about ecommerce: The Future of Ecommer Marketing Is Now ➡️ https://www.digitalmarketer.com/blog/future-of-ecommerce-marketing/ Use This Framework to Build Ads That Move Product ➡️ https://www.digitalmarketer.com/blog/offer-harmonics-scott-cunn...

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2Mar By Cloud Ladder ConsultingNo Comments

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Marketing Agencies: Cloud Messaging | by Cloud Ladder Consulting

Text Messaging Service has become a popular way of connecting with clients and consumers as the use of mobile phones has increased. Bulk SMS beats traditional marketing tactics in terms of speed, accessibility, and direct connectivity, and is commonly employed by advertising agencies. The most significant advantage of using Bulk SMS Service is that it allows a company to engage directly with its customers, which is something that no other media can give. According to research, 90 percent of SMS messages are viewed within three minutes of delivery. As a result, Bulk SMS Messaging is one of the most efficient and effective ways to communicate directly with your target audience.Mass Text Messaging: With an SMS Blaster, you can send mass SMS text message blasts to your clients’ contact lists. ...

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4Feb By WotNotNo Comments

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Top Chatbot Marketing Techniques that will Drives your Sales | by WotNot | Feb, 2022

Conversations have always been at the center of sales, and the transition to the digital space hasn’t changed that. Chatbots are at the forefront of facilitating these conversations on the online front. According to stats, 55% of businesses that use chatbots generate more high-quality leads, and chatbots increase sales by 67%.So now you know. Chatbots aren’t just a gimmick or any other tool to add to your tech stack. But instead, here to drive your conversations and demand generation. However, many businesses struggle with the ‘how’ aspect of it.Buying a tool integrating them using chatbot templates is easy. But to be able to drive conversions and generate sales-qualified leads/appointment bookings requires a lot of research and creative content writing skills.Not to worry, though. In this...

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2Jan By Addison DuvallNo Comments

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How Novice Designers Can Improve Their Client Rosters

Ever feel like you’re getting passed over constantly for new and exciting work by other designers who aren’t quite as, well, good as you are? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – and you’re not a bitter jerk for having those thoughts. It’s something that most young freelance designers face, especially as they improve their skills and become better designers, yet their client roster is still as uninspiring as ever. Today, I’m going to give all you young designers out there some tips on what you can do to stop feeling like yesterday’s news, and get in on more of the exciting, high-paying action going on in the design industry. The Web Designer Toolbox Unlimited Downloads: 1,000,000+ Web Templates, Themes, Plugins, Design Assets, and much more! Gaining Entry to the Clubhouse I hate to break it...

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15Dec By Cloud Ladder ConsultingNo Comments

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Target Marketing. What is Target Marketing? | by Cloud Ladder Consulting | Nov, 2021

Target Marketing means breaking the market into different segments and planning strategies for each segment to increase the market share. It aims your marketing efforts at specific groups of customers, makes the promotion, pricing, and distribution of your products and/or services easier and more cost-effective, and provides a focus to all of your marketing activities.Target marketing is like researching and understanding your potential customers, as their interests, hobbies, and needs so that you can focus on what people need and your marketing budget on a specific segment that is most likely to avail/purchase your product or service.As you know, not all products can be consumed by everyone, each product has a separate customer base. To attract a particular segment of the market, the comp...

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3Dec By Cloud Ladder ConsultingNo Comments

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Why MMS Marketing is a good choice | by Cloud Ladder Consulting | Dec, 2021

MMS marketing is a type of mobile advertising that sends enhanced text messages over MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service). Picture messaging is another term for MMS marketing. Because people are more inclined to engage with multimedia content, this marketing strategy has shown to be beneficial to businesses all over the world.Using our Cloud Messaging platform, with eye-catching promotions, vouchers, or special announcements, your company may reach out to thousands of potential customers throughout the world.Create a message that communicates exactly what you want to say to your customers, and deliver it in a way that you know they won’t miss.Instant delivery and creative content: It allows you to send rich content to your audience.See how your campaign is performing in real-time with instan...

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12Sep By Paul SuddonNo Comments

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Preventing Customer Churn with the Right Kind of Data Analysis | by Paul Suddon

When I was a young student and short on cash one Summer, I got a job with a lesser-known comparison line. My job was to take phone calls from the irate British public and convince them to change their telecoms package. You would think that this would be difficult, especially as they were normally coming from your main brand providers and all my company had to offer were companies that, up until that stage, I had never heard of, nor the customer. Well, it turns out that it wasn’t, when people want to leave a company, they really just want to leave.What surprised me though was that most of the callers had been with their provider for a long time and up until this stage had been happy with their service. And, their reasons for leaving were normally easily fixable on the part of the provider. ...

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5Sep By Dmytro SpilkaNo Comments

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How to Win Social Media Conversions After The Holiday Rush

If only the world of marketing came with a little respite once in a while. As a chaotic, tumultuous holiday season packed with desperate brainstorming sessions for new holiday slogans, themed ads and special offers draw to a close, marketers find themselves tasked with campaigning their way through the new year lulls.  While the transitional months from winter into spring are typically quiet for many businesses spanning retail and eCommerce, more companies are assembling marketing campaigns in order to win customers and maximise profits during the spending downturns of January, February and March.  (Image: Statista) As we can see from the chart above, drops in retail sales from the build-up to the festive season into the new year can amount to a 30% fall in purchases among consumers. The ...

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26Aug By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How YouTube is Supporting Black Creators and Artists

January 12th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry Last summer admist the Black Lives Matter Movement and protests in support of George Floyd, YouTube announced the launch of a multi-year $100 million fund dedicated to amplifying and developing the voices of Black creators and artists and their stories. More specifically, the fund has supported programs such as 2 Chainz’ “Money Maker Fund” series highlighting HBCU entrepreneurs an...

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2Aug By Carrie HillNo Comments

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Ultimate Guide to Getting Started with Email Marketing for SMBs

Posted Aug 2, 2021 by Carrie Hill Your Small Business Competitors Suck at Email Marketing. …or they do it completely wrong. …or they don’t even do it. And this means with a little bit of planning and effort, you can get some big wins with this tactic. Why Email Marketing for SMBs? I have long been a proponent of any amount of time a small business can spend growing and cultivating an exceptional email marketing presence and leveraging that content across multiple channels and opportunities. The issue for small businesses has always been time, consistency, and content. Image via AlphaInvestors.com & Oberlo The truth is, a list of 70 past customers, or a list of 10,000 leads and customers are bot...

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2Aug By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How TikTok is Supporting Creators and Fostering New Talent

January 26th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry With TikTok expected to reach 1.2 billion active users this year, the app is wasting no time executing efforts to foster new talent and double down on its efforts to help its community of creators thrive. This includes helping talent find innovative ways to connect with their audience and cultivate best practices to bring their videos to the next level. Here’s a quick overview as ...

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28Jul By GameOn TechnologyNo Comments

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A.I. with Attitude: Building a chatbot with personality | by GameOn Technology | Jul, 2021

By Jeff Betts, Head of ProductConversational AI experiences have made great strides in recent years to support a growing number of use cases with an often unnoticed efficacy. From ordering a pizza to more serious matters like securing COVID-19 vaccine appointments and locating where people can register to vote, chat experiences have helped connect users to an incredible amount of resources. Despite this growth, one thing many conversational AI experiences have lacked is a unique voice.Not a literal voice, but rather a personality and tone that communicates to us as an extension of a brand always available to help solve a problem or accomplish a goal. There are many reasons a brand might opt to include a personalized voice in a chat experience like leveraging a consumer connection with a te...

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25Jul By sejal vasanNo Comments

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Top Marketing Chatbot Trends To Explore In 2021 | by sejal vasan | Jul, 2021

Did your employee of the year work around the clock or never took sick leave without fail? No, right? Operating 365 days with no breaks sounds next to impossible, but we have a new candidate who successfully offers the above and much more. Chatbots are the new favorite employee of every company. Chatbot training is gaining traction in today’s marketplace due to the drastic shift from product-centric to customer-centric services. Chatbot programming is focused on making the customer experience hassle-free, quick, and satisfying. In this article, we will talk about the top marketing chatbot trends worth checking out.Listed below are some marketing trends that you don’t want to miss out on in 2021.More AI IntegrationThe AI chatbot builds better relationships with customers by providing tailor...

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22Jul By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Pinterest is Expanding its Product Promotion and AR Capabilities

January 26th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry In its recent State of Mobile report, App Annie found that global downloads of Instagram and Pinterest worldwide grew 50 percent and 20 percent YoY, respectively. With the acceleration of e-commerce poised to continue, platforms are doubling their efforts in the space with good reason. This was further supported by Shopify’s annual “The Future of E-Commerce report covering key gl...

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12Jul By SMW StaffNo Comments

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5 Insights to Chart Your Brand’s Path to Digital Growth in 2021

February 2nd, 2021 Marketing SMW Staff As marketers, it’s easy to find comfort in our respective lanes and fall back on data that validates our assumptions about what will work or not. 2020 proved that in order to be a leader, you must find opportunities to be a challenger. The best way to do this is by constantly bursting your own bubble and keeping an open mind. A new report by Hootsuite, in partnership with We Are Soc...

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2Jul By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Twitter is Supporting a Community of Thought Leaders and Fact-Checkers

February 3rd, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry According to the PEW Research Center, about four-in-ten (40%) Americans got their news from Facebook — and these numbers only continue to grow. With this, fact-checking groups and organizations continue to gain popularity all over the world and remain on the upswing as the line between opinion articles and credible sources have grown increasingly blurry over the last decade. A com...

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22Jun By Zeke CohenNo Comments

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How to Gain New Customers and Reduce the Cost of Acquisition

February 5th, 2021 Marketing Zeke Cohen We all hope that we can get new customers on the fly with as little spend as possible. Unfortunately, such optimism is rarely rewarded.https://socialmediaweek.org/blog/2021/02/how-to-gain-new-customers-and-reduce-the-cost-of-acquisition/?preview=true Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) has been (rightly) called the startup killer. New entrepreneurs often have an unfounded optimism in w...

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21Jun By Born Digital s.r.o.No Comments

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Conversational AI in marketing | Born Digital

The current market is like a sea. And if the customers are fish, the companies offering their products are fishermen. And since the number of fishermen grows constantly, they are looking for new ways to lure fish into their nets. And that’s where artificial intelligence joins the game. AI is not only a great tool to help companies to attract and keep new customers, but more importantly, it offers customers a new level of accessible, pleasant, and personalized service.The release of a new product is often preceded by a marketing survey. Its task is to observe the target audience and its needs. Today, however, it rarely happens that a marketer stops you on the street and starts asking questions about which notebook or kind of soap you use. The process of data collecting has mostly moved to t...

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10Jun By Erica PerryNo Comments

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3 Trends Disrupting Mobile in 2021

February 9th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry The world changed drastically in 2020 and several of these shifts are here to stay including the uptick in mobile usage. With people staying home, mobile devices became the cement, the go-to tool for managing our day-to-day lives. Transforming nearly every vertical in the industry in the process, from how we entertain ourselves to how we plan and organize our finances and everythi...

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30May By Vlad FalinNo Comments

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How To Drive Traffic From TikTok In 2021

The importance of social media is increasing significantly. Brand storytelling is evolving, influencers experience a sharp rise into fame, and social media campaigns are becoming the main traffic source of many companies. In this piece, we’ll talk about a specific and very platform, TikTok, and walk through the various ways for how to drive traffic from it. Let’s get to it. Driving Organic Traffic Image source: https://www.marketingcharts.com/digital/social-media-108342 Organic traffic is the best, free way to drive traffic from TikTok. Haf (50%) of the users are under the age of 34. What is also interesting is that around 50% of the users are in the $75k+ household income bracket. Complete your Bio On TikTok, clicks can come only from the links shared in your bio. That is, you can not ...

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18May By Dmytro SpilkaNo Comments

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How The Clubhouse Phenomenon Could be Utilized as a Marketing Strategy

If you don’t happen to be familiar with the unique audio-based social network, Clubhouse, don’t worry, you’re not alone. Many haven’t had the chance to use it because they’re either not on an iOS device or they haven’t received an invite. However, it’s likely that marketers will soon wake up en masse to the potential of this platform as a unique opportunity to win new leads and leverage fresh conversions for their business.  Despite launching in May 2020, by the end of the year Clubhouse was enjoying having over 600,000 registered users, despite a lack of presence on Android devices and online.  (Image: Backlinko) As we can see, in early 2021 Clubhouse downloads have spiraled past six million thanks in no small part to Elon Musk’s advocacy of the platform. The growth of Clubhouse appears ...

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26Apr By Erica PerryNo Comments

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3 New Ways Facebook is Helping Brands Manage Their Content and Communities

April 19th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry According to Facebook‘s recent State of Small Business Report, more than half (55%) of small businesses say they’re using digital tools to communicate with customers. On the heels of this research, the platform announced several new tools and features to help businesses connect with their customers online and grow their communities more efficiently. Building Community For businesse...

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24Apr By Pawan KumarNo Comments

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How to Win Customers With Personalized Chats? | by Pawan Kumar | Apr, 2021

You walk into a retail store. A salesperson approaches you, asks you questions, tries to understand your needs, and then recommends a perfect product based on your responses.In another case, you go to a shop, and the sales rep directly slaps you with the plethora of products they have at the store.What do you like more?The first case, right?And this is how every customer experience must be personalized, whether it is in-store or via chats!In today’s world, where more and more customers are purchasing online, chats replace physical representatives. Even customers love it! Statistics suggest that nearly 63% of the customers would return to a website that offers chat support.Despite the chat’s popularity, surprisingly, most of the chat conversations are impersonal. However, the brands that ta...

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14Apr By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Facebook is Diversifying Monetization Options for Creators

March 22nd, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry Per new Facebook reports, fom 2019 to 2020, the number of content creators earning the equivalent of $10,000 per month grew 88 percent and content creators earning $1,000 per month grew a whopping 94 percent. To further support its bustling community of creators, the platform recently unveiled several new updates and features to help them diversify their revenue options whether it’s...

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21Mar By Erica PerryNo Comments

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3 Ways Gen-Z is Empowering a Digital Economy

March 15th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry In partnership with Oxford Economics, Snapchat recently set out to explore the role of Gen Z in driving the post-pandemic recovery, digital economy, and their impact in marketing efforts and what this means for the industry at large. We’ll take a closer look at some of the themes and trends unveiled by the findings, but amongst the key pieces of information in the report include: G...

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9Mar By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How TikTok and Shopify are Maximizing E-Commerce Revenue Options

February 17th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry Over the past several years the way we shop has changed dramatically. As social platforms evolve into the new-age shopping malls, a trend largely fueled by the pandemic, consumers will continue to prioritize relationships with brands based on the online experience they provide every step of the way. In this spirit, in October 2020, TikTok and Shopify announced a global partnershi...

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25Feb By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Social Platforms Are Supporting a Growing Community of Digital Advertisers

February 17th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry This year social media will play perhaps the largest role in client marketing and advertising ever. To succeed, marketers need a clear understanding of how consumer behavior on social media has changed, which platforms they’re now turning to, and feel confident they have the tools and resources to remain agile to address the changing digital landscape and the rising creator movem...

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25Feb By Virginia NusseyNo Comments

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50 Best Marketing Books for Beginners in 2021

If you’re looking for the best marketing books for beginners in 2021, bookmark this article now, because we’ve got a list of 50 to get you started.  Did you know that most CEOs read approximately 60 books a year? That’s about 4-5 books a month. Yet, according to the Pew Research Center, the average person in the United States reads 12 books a year.  Why are leaders and executives reading exponentially more?  Because they’re the ones who are spearheading the path for their organizations. Reading not only inspires and enlightens people from all walks of life, but also provides a foundation for innovation by learning from other cultures, societies, and perspectives on a myriad of issues and industries. Become a life-long learner, and you’re not only keeping your brain active t...

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13Feb By AmyNo Comments

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#361: Your Clubhouse Invite: Is This Social Platform Right For You With Coach Glitter – Amy Porterfield

Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode: #361: Your Clubhouse Invite: Is This Social Platform Right For You With Coach Glitter Listen To My Latest Podcast Episode:#361: Your Clubhouse Invite: Is This Social Platform Right For You With Coach Glitter

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5Feb By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How YouTube is Expanding into Short-Form Video Territory with ‘Clips’

February 3rd, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry Move over, Twitch. YouTube is testing the ability for viewers and creators to make clips of longer videos, allowing for the sharing of short, bit-sized clips of a video. Sound familiar?The feature is currently “in testing” with a small group of channels while YouTube gathers feedback. “We’ve heard a lot of feedback from creators and viewers who have wanted an easy way to capture s...

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24Jan By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Twitter is Expanding its Reach in Audio

January 12th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry In June 2020, Twitter introduced audio tweets where you can record your voice and share that audio as a tweet to your followers. A perk? These can also be listened to while you multi-task across other day-to-day activities including checking email or working on a document — comparable to a micro podcast. There’s a lot that can go unsaid or uninterpreted via text, so the platform’s...

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19Jan By Colan NielsenNo Comments

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Should a Small Business Have a Blog in 2021?

Posted Jan 19, 2021 by Colan Nielsen Should a small business have a blog? This is a question that we get asked all the time by both business owners and marketing agencies. Carrie Hill posed this question to the Twitterverse in November.   Here’s a controversial topic – Local SEOs – should local businesses that have a fixed, geographic area they serve, blog (given they write content approx. 1x a month.) We’re discussing at the @LocalSearchLink https://t.co/knZVRfsKlh#localseo #localuPlease vote/share! — Carrie Hill 🗺️🎙️ (@CarrieHill) November 16, 2020  What is the Value of a Blog for Local SEO (A Discussion)? A lengthy and insightful discussion was started at the Loca...

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16Jan By OriNo Comments

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How intelligent and automated conversational systems are driving B2C revenue and growth. | by Ori | Jan, 2021

And how your business can tap into this potential 10X revenue multiplier.Accelerate Sales, Retention, Customer Loyalty through Conversations.If you thought it was just about chatbots and cognitive virtual assistants, you’ve been holding off a potentially 10X revenue multiplier under the hood.Read on to know more about how conversational marketing can massively accelerate your automated conversions.So, what is conversational marketing?Photo by Headway on UnsplashConversational marketing is the art of giving your users the information they need to buy your product, as relevant and crisp answers to all the questions they may already have about your product. When executed well, conversational marketing has been known to deliver upwards of 100% revenue growth from digital channels, making it al...

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12Jan By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Google is Preparing for Fully Immersive AR Environments

January 5th, 2021 Marketing Erica Perry Since its inception, one of the biggest use cases of AR on mobile remains the ability to play with your appearance whether through clothes, accessories, or makeup. Snapchat and Instagram are no stranger to this trend, and now Google is making its mark in the space with its own update. Specifically, the tech giant tapped ModiFace and Perfect Corp, two companies highly involved in AR...

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12Jan By Vibhu DhariwalNo Comments

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Everything You Need To Know About Linkedin Marketing Automation & SMM Chatbot | by Vibhu Dhariwal | Jan, 2021

There was a time when you need to connect offline with businesses for a B2B partnership. However, now you just need to search for them on LinkedIn and click on the connect button.Every marketer and business knows how much LinkedIn is important for their growth. Alike other social media platforms, LinkedIn is not a general content-sharing social media platform. It is more of a professional platform and was built to bring professionals together for business, career, and company profile building.The revolutionization of technology and marketing practices has taught marketers how they can get even more from LinkedIn. It is now being used to generate leads too for businesses. Businesses search for prospects on LinkedIn, send them a connection request, and texts them to offer and discuss partner...

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2Jan By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Google is Helping Marketers Navigate Shifting Shopping Behaviors

October 20th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry The 2020 holiday season will undoubtedly look a little different this year, but one thing that is unchanged: it is still a time of peak demand and a critical time to connect with consumers. With just under 70 days until Christmas, brands are scaling their efforts as best they can and learning along the way as they reinvent and maximize opportunities. In support of this, Google la...

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31Dec By Virginia NusseyNo Comments

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+50 Examples of How to Write the Best Email Opening Lines

“Email has an ability many channels don’t: creating valuable, personal touches – at scale.” – David Newman Today we’re bringing you a guide to help you write the best email opening lines for all professional tasks to be done. Email is one of the prominent, universal ways of staying in touch. Whether you want to address an existing customer, a new lead, employees, a new boss, or a business correspondence, emails are a fantastic re-engagement communication channel, alongside other re-engagement channels like text messaging and Facebook Messenger.  When we talk about the best email opening lines, we’re talking about email opening lines and subject lines that: Get more opensGet more responsesDrive positive outcomes toward your business goals Here’s the good news. You DO N...

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31Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Zoom’s New Spin Off Platform is Catering to the Virtual Event Trend

October 20th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry It’s no secret Zoom has come into its own over the course of 2020 — evolving from a niche enterprise solution to a frequently used verb and video conferencing app integral to carrying out our day to day lives both personal and professional. For context, the app surged from 10 million daily active users in December 2019, to 200 million in March 2020. Further, at one point earlier ...

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31Dec By Guy SheetritNo Comments

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5 Best Practices for Twitter Video Marketing

October 20th, 2020 Marketing Guy Sheetrit Contrary to what many might think, Twitter is actually a gold mine for video marketing. There has been a 95 percent increase in daily video views on Twitter over the past 18 months. Likewise, there has been an 85 percent year-over-year increase in watch time on Twitter. More so, you are losing out if your Twitter marketing strategy does not include videos. Why? Apparently, tweets...

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30Dec By SMW StaffNo Comments

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Watch New Content Series “The Business of Empathy” Exclusively for SMW+

October 27th, 2020 Marketing SMW Staff Since we launched SMW+ in August we’ve dropped 20+ original shows on the platform, hosted by some of the smartest people in the industry spanning brands, platforms, and agencies. Today, we’re excited to announce a new series in partnership with Facebook and The 404 titled, “The Business of Empathy.” Across three different conversations, the series, hosted by Michael Ventura, author ...

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30Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How LinkedIn is Combining Paid and Organic Tools to Boost Virtual Events

October 28th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry In May Linkedin debuted Virtual Events to help smooth the transition to virtual events. Since then, more than 200,000 events have been hosted on the platform, reaching nearly 10 million digital attendees. Seven months of this “new normal,” however, there is still a lot to navigate and new questions and virtual surrounding hybrid and virtual events continue to surface. To improve i...

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30Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Pinterest is Advocating for Underrepresented Communities and Cultural Sensitivity

October 28th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Earlier this year, in a push to create a more diverse community and deliver unique and hyper-refined results for every person, Pinterest upgraded its skin tone feature launched initially in 2018 and opened it to more regions including the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The move was fueled by earlier research that found over half (60%) of the top 100 search terms for skin-...

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30Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How TikTok and Shopify are Fueling Shoppable Videos

October 28th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Earlier this year, TikTok announced a $200 million creator fund with a goal of helping more leading creators in its community sustain themselves financially solely through TikTok. More recently, the platform announced a partnership with Teespring allowing creators to sell merchandise they design and create directly to fans via the app itself. As social commerce continues to prolif...

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29Dec By Toby DanielsNo Comments

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Invest in Your Professional Education with SMW+

November 10th, 2020 Marketing Toby Daniels During the Pandemic, the number one thing that we have heard from our community is that professional learning opportunities are more important to them today, than ever before. At Social Media Week we have been committed to helping professionals grow in their careers for more than a decade and today, I am excited to share with you the latest iteration of SMW+, our streaming platf...

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29Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Pinterest is Helping Retailers Through Enhanced Discovery and New Ad Options

November 11th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry While COVID-19 may have closed brick and mortar stores, it also has proven the efficiency in e-commerce when it comes to scaling sales and setting up shop and platforms are finding their role in the shift. Pinterest, most recently introduced including a new storefront profile, faster Catalogs feed ingestion, collections as a shopping ad format, video for collections, automatic bi...

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28Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Facebook is Helping Brands Adapt for the Mindful Consumer

November 11th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry 2020 has been a challenge — particularly when it comes to mental health. From online fitness classes to recipe inspiration and DIY projects — consumers have a renewed sense of appreciation for the simpler things in life as they carve out new mindful habits. While this has become apparent, what this will ultimately spell out for the industry is still up for discussion. Facebook...

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28Dec By Murad ZamanovNo Comments

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The Main Chatbots Trends in 2020. A quick look at the chatbots trends in… | by Murad Zamanov | Dec, 2020

Despite how painful this year was for the many industries, it would be interesting to look at how it impacted chatbots, the positive and negative sides, key takeaways, etc.In 2019 there were lots of promises not only to 2020 in general but also for the chatbots industry.Let’s look at some promised trends:The chatbot market size is projected to grow from $2.6 billion in 2019 to $9.4 billion by 2024 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29.7%. (BusinessInsider)80% of businesses are expected to have some sort of chatbot automation by 2020. (Outgrow)Chatbots can save up to 30% on customer support costs. (Invespcro)It is no secret that chatbots are the driving force to run business communications across the whole digital globe. Natural language processing (NLP) does its best to analyze the...

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28Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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5 Mobile Trends Marketers Should Know for 2021

November 11th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry In 2020 consumers have reshaped their daily lives. They expect brands to tap into innovative ways to engage with them at virtually every stage of the journey in a world where digital connections are the new norm. Through mobile devices and video we’ve endeavored to create shared experience and a sense of belonging. According to a new report by App Annie, several of these trends a...

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27Dec By SMW StaffNo Comments

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Announcing The Social Media MarTech Index

November 17th, 2020 Marketing SMW Staff Brought to you by Social Media Week, The Social Media Martech Index is a global list of all the companies that provide marketing technology solutions to the social media industry. The Index is designed to help social media marketers as they think about their social media tech stack over the coming 6-12 months. How is the Index organized? The Index contains 21 different data points ...

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27Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

e-commerce, facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, Marketing, redesign, Reels, Shop tab, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, tiktok

How Instagram’s New Redesign is Driving Short-Form Video and In-App Shopping

November 18th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Instagram launched Reels in August after a year of testing, and now the platform is getting serious about its leadership in the e-commerce space, and more specifially competing with the likes of TikTok, through some bold real estate changes that give it direct exposure on the main screen. Here’s a look at some of the updates brands and marketers can expect on their feeds and how...

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26Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How to Use Exaggerated Emotion and Original Audio to Drive Your TikTok Engagement

November 18th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Since 2018 TikTok has nearly tripled in size. Among U.S. users 18 and older, TikTok brought in 22.2 million mobile unique visitors in January 2020, 23.2 million in February and 28.8 million in March. In April, that number skyrocketed to 39.2 million. Looking ahead to 2021, new projections find that the platform will exceed one billion users. Despite this growth, it remains an unt...

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25Dec By Luke FitzpatrickNo Comments

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5 Creative Ways Brands Are Using Influencers

Most people tend to associate influencers with social media. However, influencers have been around for a lot longer than most people might think and can be dated as far back as the middle ages with royalty, popes, knights, earls, and artists.  In recent years, influencers have exploded in popularity on social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Snap, Pinterest, and TikTok. This has resulted in the emergence of 4 distinct influencer types: nano, micro, macro, and celebrity influencers. Image courtesy of Tribe Brands, both large and small are tapping into the influencer space at an ever-increasing rate. That’s why it may not come as a surprise to hear that the market has been forecasted to be worth more than $15 billion by 2022. Here’s a fresh look at some creative ways brand...

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25Dec By SMW StaffNo Comments

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A New SMW+ Series in Partnership with Triller

November 19th, 2020 Marketing SMW Staff Following the announcement of our subscription packages for SMW+, we’re excited to introduce a new branded content series in partnership with Triller and Beats & Bytes to the platform. If you haven’t already, be sure to browse our suite of subscription options and activate your membership so you can tune in to all of the latest content live and on-demand including this new seri...

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24Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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What Your Brand Should Know

December 2nd, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Music has always played a special role in culture but this year particularly people are tuning into more audio content via YouTube and YouTube Music. This is largely in an effort to combat Zoom fatigue and make it easier to absorb content whether tutorials, lectures, classes, meetings while juggling the obstacles of a remote work environment. In response to this trend and in an ...

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24Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

facebook, facebook marketing, For You, instagram, Marketing, Reels, snapchat, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Sounds, Spotlight, tiktok, youtube

How Snapchat is Preparing for the Next Creator Movement

December 2nd, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry 2020 has seen many brands and platforms step outside of their comfort zones and experiment with ways they can deliver content at scale and create personal experiences. A player of late that has stood out in departure from the original focus on intimate communications is Snapchat. Here’s a breakdown of what the company has released these past few weeks and what they could mean fo...

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24Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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How Instagram is Expanding its Branded Content Offerings

December 2nd, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Instagram recently unveiled a new redesign of its main home screen on the app in an effort to combat the rise of TikTok. Specifically, the Reels icon is now front and center in the app and directs users to a dedicated page of curated content organized by people they follow and your previous engagement patterns and interests. Now, the platform is taking additional steps to ensure c...

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24Dec By Dmytro SpilkaNo Comments

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7 Key Tips For Optimizing Your Email Marketing Ahead of Holiday Season

It’s that time of year again. As the holiday season fast approaches, the nights are beginning to draw in, the temperature is beginning to drop, and marketers are hard at work figuring out a winning strategy to entice customers into their sales funnels.  The winter period is an extremely busy period for online marketers as businesses ramp up their efforts to appeal to buyers in the run-up to Christmas.  (Image: Clicky Blog) In fact, in the US, the busiest five days in the calendar year for email marketers all fall between Thanksgiving Day and mid-December. That’s a hectic schedule, so it’s vital that a plan is in place to make the most of your email marketing efforts.  Although marketing has evolved at a rapid pace in the 21st Century, email marketing has proven itself time and time again ...

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24Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

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TikTok’s Top 100: 2020 in Review

December 9th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry Since September 2020, TikTok has amassed more than 800 million active users worldwide and the app has been downloaded over 2 billion times on the App Store and Google Play. To commemorate a year of success, the app released its annual edition of TikTok 100 — a year-in-review roundup highlighting the top videos, genres, creators, and memes that took the Internet by storm. “From a ...

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23Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

e-commerce, facebook, facebook marketing, in-app shopping, instagram, Marketing, online shopping, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Whatsapp

How WhatsApp is Streamlining In-App Shopping

December 9th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry In May, Facebook Shops made its debut streamlining the process for businesses to set up a single online store for customers to access on both Facebook and Instagram. In order to best facilitate the new on-platform shopping experience, the platform has also expressed its interest leading the path for customers to message businesses from their shop listings, via its family of apps i...

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23Dec By SMW StaffNo Comments

engagement, facebook, facebook marketing, Hootsuite, Marketing, purpose-driven, purpose-driven marketing, ROI, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

5 Insights to Boost Your Brand’s Social Presence in 2021 and Beyond

December 10th, 2020 Marketing SMW Staff It’s been a whirlwind of a year and anticipating what lies ahead is no easier to navigate. Our friends at Hootsuite launched their 5th annual Social Trends report illuminating the top trends set to shape brands in 2021 and how to adapt and thrive. You can download the full report here, but here’s a peek at some of the high-level insights backed by the brightest minds in marketing a...

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23Dec By Kevin GeorgeNo Comments

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How to Effectively Engage Your Audience Through Email Marketing

December 22nd, 2020 Marketing Kevin George Gone are the days of Spray and Pray email marketing. You cannot do those once customary ‘Email blasts’ to every subscriber on your contact list. The email marketing landscape has changed rapidly, thanks to the ever-increasing demand for personalized messaging. Striving for higher subscriber engagement is the primary reason behind this transition. However, things are not as simpl...

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22Dec By Kristen MatthewsNo Comments

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How to Build a Brand Ambassador Network on Instagram

December 22nd, 2020 Marketing Kristen Matthews Can you believe Instagram turned 10 in 2020? Boasting 1 billion users, it’s surely not a platform that you have ignored as a marketer or business owner. However, I see many brands fall short with their Instagram marketing strategy. I don’t want you to be one of those brands so I’ve created this post on how you can boost the effectiveness of your Instagram presence with brand...

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21Dec By Toby DanielsNo Comments

facebook, facebook marketing, Marketing, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing

Your Path to Becoming a Powerful and Transformative Leader

December 11th, 2020 Marketing Toby Daniels Empathy, a word that has been used extensively during 2020. It is abundant yet also scarce. It is a foundational part of being human, however, when we look at what has happened this year and when we think about our politicians, the News Media, Social Media and the role of Corporations, you can argue that empathy is very much in short supply. This is why we teamed up with Faceboo...

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21Dec By SMW StaffNo Comments

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An Undervalued Asset in Marketing

December 15th, 2020 Marketing SMW Staff Hosted by Jesse Kirshbaum and in partnership with Triller, Beats, Bytes, and Brands is a show exploring the future of music marketing and how innovations in social media and shifts in consumer behavior are reshaping how music is made, consumed, and shared and how brands will need a music strategy to ensure they keep pace with culture. As Triller continues to grow in popularity, the...

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21Dec By Ann SmartyNo Comments

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4 Data-Driven Digital Marketing Tactics to Embrace in 2021

The new year is fast-approaching, so it’s high time that we evaluate our marketing strategy and come up with tactics to shake things up. Digital marketing is one of the fastest-changing industries out there – is your marketing strategy agile enough to adapt? There have been multiple marketing innovations introduced in 2020 (driven by both technology and the pandemic that has changed all the aspects of our lives), yet one trend is the most prominent one: Data Never before have brands had access to so much marketing data that includes: Internal / private data (customers’ emails, buying preferences, etc.) Public data (like competitors’ identifiable marketing tactics, overall shopping trends, etc.) You don’t need to be a data scientist or invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in data colle...

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21Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

facebook, facebook marketing, instagram, linkedin, Marketing, snapchat, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, Squad, tweets, twitter, video

How Twitter is Driving Tweet Exposure and Virtual Hangouts

December 16th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry It’s hard to believe more than seven years ago Snapchat unveiled “Stories,” a feature allowing consumers to string together images and videos into a digestible, diary-esque sequence that would disappear after 24 hours. It proved so popular that several other prominent players including Instagram and LinkedIn created their own Stories doppelgängers. Most recently, Twitter is carvi...

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21Dec By Erica PerryNo Comments

Dubsmash, facebook, facebook marketing, Marketing, reddit, Social Marketing Strategies, social media, social media marketing, tiktok, video, video streaming

How Reddit is Expanding its Video Presence with Dubsmash

December 16th, 2020 Marketing Erica Perry 2020 has seen a surge in the ever-expanding category of video offerings, particularly short-form, geared toward younger audiences. The latest to make a place in the space? Reddit. The platform recently revealed its acquisition of short video platform Dubsmash. While the app will retain its own platform and brand, Reddit will integrate its video creation tools to help boost the cr...

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