Face it: content is expensive. Done well, it requires an ecosystem of resources that might include writers, designers, developers or producers. Why bother with all of this expense if it’s not working for you? This Content Marketing Master Class will set you off down the right path on your content efforts. This class is jam-packed with tactics, tools and techniques that you can use to plan a strategic content calendar, create killer content with fewer resources and make your “back catalog” of content work harder for your business. The class will cover content planning and editorial strategy, content production and content optimization. If you are eager to polish your content marketing efforts in 2016, this is the class for you.
Ben and Jerry’s CEO recently said that they view themselves as publishers and their agencies as publishers. Find out why he said that, and what that means for the future of marketing. Additionally, is the “Agency of Everything” an unrealistic fantasy or plausible reality? Attendees will learn what it takes to be one and/or what you have to do to hire one. In this session Simon will also speak about why brands need to uncover their unique Story Platform and how it impacts all future communications.
Before you start creating content, you need to build your strategy. We collected such valuable insights from over 40 major brands and thought leaders that we are rereleasing this ebook to help make your content marketing successful.
It's long been said that digital marketing is a fickle master, and these words are even truer today. But savvy marketers know how to measure only what matters. They also know how to stay one step ahead of the competition, in part by using the latest trends and technology to their advantage.
In this keynote, marketers will walk away with the following:
- What the most important trends are digital marketing
- How these trends are likely to impact their brands in the months and years ahead
- What they can start doing right away to make use of the technology available to them to distance their brand from the rest of the pack
30/ 60/ 10: The Golden Ratio for Social MarketingRallyverse
In planning your social and content marketing strategy, what's the right mix of first-party and third-party content? How often should you post purely promotional messages?
While plenty of people will tell you that it "depends," we're willing to commit to a specific ratio: 30/ 60/ 10. It's how we run our social media and content marketing, and we think it's a good way for you to run yours as well.
Use these tips to make your social media marketing EVEN better! We interviewed marketers who are in the weeds of social media every day to find their best tips for everything from building a quality social following to posting creative social content.
Content Marketing World: Training with Content Marketing Jedi Masters #CMWorldJim MacLeod
For a few days in late 2016, The Content Marketing Institute brought together the world's leaders in Content Marketing. Here are a few of the pearls of wisdom that they delivered to save us from the dark side of Marketing.
Creating Content for Millennials: Why It Matters + Strategies for SuccssNewsCred
Millennials are the most sought-after — and difficult to understand — demographic for marketers today. With purchasing power expected to hit $1.4 trillion by 2020, it’s imperative that brands connect and engage with this audience through content marketing.
Ben and Jerry’s CEO recently said that they view themselves as publishers and their agencies as publishers. Find out why he said that, and what that means for the future of marketing. Additionally, is the “Agency of Everything” an unrealistic fantasy or plausible reality? Attendees will learn what it takes to be one and/or what you have to do to hire one. In this session Simon will also speak about why brands need to uncover their unique Story Platform and how it impacts all future communications.
Before you start creating content, you need to build your strategy. We collected such valuable insights from over 40 major brands and thought leaders that we are rereleasing this ebook to help make your content marketing successful.
It's long been said that digital marketing is a fickle master, and these words are even truer today. But savvy marketers know how to measure only what matters. They also know how to stay one step ahead of the competition, in part by using the latest trends and technology to their advantage.
In this keynote, marketers will walk away with the following:
- What the most important trends are digital marketing
- How these trends are likely to impact their brands in the months and years ahead
- What they can start doing right away to make use of the technology available to them to distance their brand from the rest of the pack
30/ 60/ 10: The Golden Ratio for Social MarketingRallyverse
In planning your social and content marketing strategy, what's the right mix of first-party and third-party content? How often should you post purely promotional messages?
While plenty of people will tell you that it "depends," we're willing to commit to a specific ratio: 30/ 60/ 10. It's how we run our social media and content marketing, and we think it's a good way for you to run yours as well.
Use these tips to make your social media marketing EVEN better! We interviewed marketers who are in the weeds of social media every day to find their best tips for everything from building a quality social following to posting creative social content.
Content Marketing World: Training with Content Marketing Jedi Masters #CMWorldJim MacLeod
For a few days in late 2016, The Content Marketing Institute brought together the world's leaders in Content Marketing. Here are a few of the pearls of wisdom that they delivered to save us from the dark side of Marketing.
Creating Content for Millennials: Why It Matters + Strategies for SuccssNewsCred
Millennials are the most sought-after — and difficult to understand — demographic for marketers today. With purchasing power expected to hit $1.4 trillion by 2020, it’s imperative that brands connect and engage with this audience through content marketing.
In this workshop for LeadsCon Path2Conversion, Michael Brenner explains the importance of content for B2B Marketing in today's digital world.
You will learn:
1. How to build a content marketing strategy
2. Editorial strategy
3. Distribution best practices
4. How to measure results
Content marketing is not a new phenomenon and most marketers will tell you that they practice content marketing in some way – but as content marketing grows, so does the challenge to stand out from the competition. There is an untapped source of competitor insight available to marketers from Twitter, and most brands are barely scraping the surface of what the data can offer! What lies beneath is a treasure trove of data that is seldom translated into actionable intelligence. By tapping into Twitter’s enormous data source you can collect insights that enable you to enrich other areas of your marketing, including your content strategy.
This webinar will explore the essential steps you need to take to get the most out of Twitter data and make more informed choices to fuel your content marketing strategy.
Cassie Hayes is the Marketing Communications Manager at SocialBro, she oversees social media, PR communications and events. Cassie is excited by effective communication, insight-driven marketing and Twitter data. Outside of SocialBro, you’ll find her blogging about the culinary delights of London.
Ask yourself this question: is your approach to digital marketing strategy hitting all of your KPIs and objectives? For many marketers, the answer to that question is a resounding “maybe.” This Digital Marketing Strategy Master Class will give you the tools you need to answer that question. Learn how to research and craft personas, mine data and analytics for planning insights, create amazing planning shortcuts that save you time and optimize marketing campaigns to enhance your brand’s customer experience.
This eBook is the final of three from TopRank Marketing & Content Marketing World. Inside you'll find valuable advice from some of today's top marketers on the importance of content marketing measurement, and what you should be measuring now.
Recording now available! https://soundcloud.com/officialsxsw/go-home-marketing-you-are
"In order to succeed into today's competitive digital landscape, companies must leverage mobile enterprise technologies while engaging in social media cross-channel in agile content marketing blah blah blah."
Sorry, marketers. We can’t hear you, because we have collectively, actively stopped listening. Your ads, your overloaded websites, your sponsored content, your "infotainment series"—these are not the things we want or need. What we need, dear people, is for you to pause … and breathe. Stop treating every day like a fire drill. Momentarily ignore the shiny new trends. Instead, take a look at the things that are (still) fundamentally broken. Your message is splintered. Your teams are siloed. Your technology is backwards. Your content still sucks.
So let's sit down together and talk about a whole new world of marketing, one where pragmatism and principle drive a new kind of innovation: fixing what's actually broken, versus finding new things to break.
Social Media Marketing Trends 2017 by SocialbakersJeraldine Phneah
Social media marketing trends in 2017 backed with data and case studies:
1. Social media adspend on the rise
2. The growth and adoption of Social Video
3. Brands adopting media house approach to content
4. Working with influencers & leveraging user generated content
5. Increased involvement of brands in social activism & politics
This eBook is the second of three from TopRank Marketing & Content Marketing World. Inside you'll find valuable advice from some of today's top marketers on how to take your content from supporting cast, to leading character.
From Fans to Advocates: How to Build Community and Grow #BrandLoveHootsuite
What is community? How can making community central to your business help you grow? Beyond likes, +1s, shares and RTs, how can brands engage with their audiences to build lasting relationships that take them from fans to advocates? Hootsuite’s VP Community & Customer Experience, Jeanette Gibson, and Dr. William Ward, Director, Education Strategy share best practices and real-world examples of how a strong community of fans and followers can become a powerful tool in activating others to get involved and fall in love with your brand.
Everyone says you should work with influencers to help increase word of mouth and online conversations, but how do you actually find influencers that make sense for your brand? And how do you go about building mutually beneficial relationships? This presentation answers these questions and more to help brands start wrapping their heads about the homework and effort it takes to build meaningful relationships with influencers.
Stuff about Twitter & Social Media for Marketing Magazine event (http://bit.ly/31Zea6) October 2009 with case studies from Five by Five & from Phones 4 U.
bluurb.wordpress.com
How Insurance Agents Build Relationships Through Content MarketingOutboundEngine
Watch the webinar recording: http://youtu.be/oCFzjJo9uuw
The number one goal of content marketing for insurance agents is to increase your referrals through better policyholder relationships. There are 5 benefits of content marketing too, each of which helps grow your overall approach to policyholder retention.
Content marketing has taken center stage for many brands and companies in recent years. Storytelling, useful content, and building relationships have increased in importance. How can you make content marketing the star of your marketing? Read more from Content Marketing World 2015 speakers in the 2nd of our three #CMWorld eBooks.
Real estate agents have a tremendous opportunity when it comes to Inbound Marketing. This is the ultimate guide. To learn more about how we help real estate agents and teams with Inbound Marketing visit http://curaytor.com/Inbound
Have you ever suspected that reviews on Yelp, TripAdvisor and Amazon smell a little funny? Prepare to have your suspicions confirmed and your mind blown by the scope of the problem. Manipurated is a hard-hitting look at the powerful and misunderstood online rating-and-review industry – a multibillion-dollar niche business that has operated under the radar since its inception. Outspoken insider Daniel Lemin pulls the plug on the fraudulent, harmful and unethical practices of ratings and reviews companies and gives brands tangible, real-world advice for fighting back and winning. Online reviews are the No. 1 source of prospective customers – if you want to protect and grow your business, you need to know what you’re up against.
In the past few years customer experience has become a competitive differentiator. We’re all in the business of delivering a personalized, unified and all around amazing experience to customers, one that enables the conversion and ultimately builds loyalty. As we talk about providing an optimal cross-channel experience to customers, a new channel is seemingly popping up every month with the continued explosion of mobile and IoT. This means to more moments than ever before challenging us to "get it right," or risk losing relevance and loyalty. People today care about how brands make them feel and how much they anticipate their needs. Patrick Tripp from Adobe will address the question we’re all plagued with as digital marketers: how do you leverage data to master customer experience, and deliver the right offers and messages to people across channels, without overstepping that boundary of “creepiness.”
In this workshop for LeadsCon Path2Conversion, Michael Brenner explains the importance of content for B2B Marketing in today's digital world.
You will learn:
1. How to build a content marketing strategy
2. Editorial strategy
3. Distribution best practices
4. How to measure results
Content marketing is not a new phenomenon and most marketers will tell you that they practice content marketing in some way – but as content marketing grows, so does the challenge to stand out from the competition. There is an untapped source of competitor insight available to marketers from Twitter, and most brands are barely scraping the surface of what the data can offer! What lies beneath is a treasure trove of data that is seldom translated into actionable intelligence. By tapping into Twitter’s enormous data source you can collect insights that enable you to enrich other areas of your marketing, including your content strategy.
This webinar will explore the essential steps you need to take to get the most out of Twitter data and make more informed choices to fuel your content marketing strategy.
Cassie Hayes is the Marketing Communications Manager at SocialBro, she oversees social media, PR communications and events. Cassie is excited by effective communication, insight-driven marketing and Twitter data. Outside of SocialBro, you’ll find her blogging about the culinary delights of London.
Ask yourself this question: is your approach to digital marketing strategy hitting all of your KPIs and objectives? For many marketers, the answer to that question is a resounding “maybe.” This Digital Marketing Strategy Master Class will give you the tools you need to answer that question. Learn how to research and craft personas, mine data and analytics for planning insights, create amazing planning shortcuts that save you time and optimize marketing campaigns to enhance your brand’s customer experience.
This eBook is the final of three from TopRank Marketing & Content Marketing World. Inside you'll find valuable advice from some of today's top marketers on the importance of content marketing measurement, and what you should be measuring now.
Recording now available! https://soundcloud.com/officialsxsw/go-home-marketing-you-are
"In order to succeed into today's competitive digital landscape, companies must leverage mobile enterprise technologies while engaging in social media cross-channel in agile content marketing blah blah blah."
Sorry, marketers. We can’t hear you, because we have collectively, actively stopped listening. Your ads, your overloaded websites, your sponsored content, your "infotainment series"—these are not the things we want or need. What we need, dear people, is for you to pause … and breathe. Stop treating every day like a fire drill. Momentarily ignore the shiny new trends. Instead, take a look at the things that are (still) fundamentally broken. Your message is splintered. Your teams are siloed. Your technology is backwards. Your content still sucks.
So let's sit down together and talk about a whole new world of marketing, one where pragmatism and principle drive a new kind of innovation: fixing what's actually broken, versus finding new things to break.
Social Media Marketing Trends 2017 by SocialbakersJeraldine Phneah
Social media marketing trends in 2017 backed with data and case studies:
1. Social media adspend on the rise
2. The growth and adoption of Social Video
3. Brands adopting media house approach to content
4. Working with influencers & leveraging user generated content
5. Increased involvement of brands in social activism & politics
This eBook is the second of three from TopRank Marketing & Content Marketing World. Inside you'll find valuable advice from some of today's top marketers on how to take your content from supporting cast, to leading character.
From Fans to Advocates: How to Build Community and Grow #BrandLoveHootsuite
What is community? How can making community central to your business help you grow? Beyond likes, +1s, shares and RTs, how can brands engage with their audiences to build lasting relationships that take them from fans to advocates? Hootsuite’s VP Community & Customer Experience, Jeanette Gibson, and Dr. William Ward, Director, Education Strategy share best practices and real-world examples of how a strong community of fans and followers can become a powerful tool in activating others to get involved and fall in love with your brand.
Everyone says you should work with influencers to help increase word of mouth and online conversations, but how do you actually find influencers that make sense for your brand? And how do you go about building mutually beneficial relationships? This presentation answers these questions and more to help brands start wrapping their heads about the homework and effort it takes to build meaningful relationships with influencers.
Stuff about Twitter & Social Media for Marketing Magazine event (http://bit.ly/31Zea6) October 2009 with case studies from Five by Five & from Phones 4 U.
bluurb.wordpress.com
How Insurance Agents Build Relationships Through Content MarketingOutboundEngine
Watch the webinar recording: http://youtu.be/oCFzjJo9uuw
The number one goal of content marketing for insurance agents is to increase your referrals through better policyholder relationships. There are 5 benefits of content marketing too, each of which helps grow your overall approach to policyholder retention.
Content marketing has taken center stage for many brands and companies in recent years. Storytelling, useful content, and building relationships have increased in importance. How can you make content marketing the star of your marketing? Read more from Content Marketing World 2015 speakers in the 2nd of our three #CMWorld eBooks.
Real estate agents have a tremendous opportunity when it comes to Inbound Marketing. This is the ultimate guide. To learn more about how we help real estate agents and teams with Inbound Marketing visit http://curaytor.com/Inbound
Have you ever suspected that reviews on Yelp, TripAdvisor and Amazon smell a little funny? Prepare to have your suspicions confirmed and your mind blown by the scope of the problem. Manipurated is a hard-hitting look at the powerful and misunderstood online rating-and-review industry – a multibillion-dollar niche business that has operated under the radar since its inception. Outspoken insider Daniel Lemin pulls the plug on the fraudulent, harmful and unethical practices of ratings and reviews companies and gives brands tangible, real-world advice for fighting back and winning. Online reviews are the No. 1 source of prospective customers – if you want to protect and grow your business, you need to know what you’re up against.
In the past few years customer experience has become a competitive differentiator. We’re all in the business of delivering a personalized, unified and all around amazing experience to customers, one that enables the conversion and ultimately builds loyalty. As we talk about providing an optimal cross-channel experience to customers, a new channel is seemingly popping up every month with the continued explosion of mobile and IoT. This means to more moments than ever before challenging us to "get it right," or risk losing relevance and loyalty. People today care about how brands make them feel and how much they anticipate their needs. Patrick Tripp from Adobe will address the question we’re all plagued with as digital marketers: how do you leverage data to master customer experience, and deliver the right offers and messages to people across channels, without overstepping that boundary of “creepiness.”
Traditional sales is good - but it's dead. What works is first educating customers. In today's digital economy much of that education is delivered through social content. In this master class Ramon shares his proven principles for using engaging content to make sales! Attendees leave with practical insight to take their businesses to the next level using social content. Social content marketing takes time, focus and a plan of action to work and work well - Ramon helps understand this in a simple, energized and humorous presentation. By attending this session, attendees will leave with practical take aways of using social media as a powerful tool for sales and branding. Ramon's unique take on social media will leave attendees with a fresh perspective and insight on using content (including video and more) to generate more sales in their business.
Sports provide many of us with our most passionate area within our lives and our strongest place for community. People dedicate thousands of hours of their lives yearly to their favorite sports, teams, and sports heroes. Sports take them to their highest highs and lowest lows every week. Brands can tap into this passion around sports and become part of the daily conversation. During this presentation, we will explore how to effectively utilize sports and the creation of compelling sports content to drive a brands messaging, grow its affinity, and ultimately deliver results to the bottom line.
Inbound marketing delivers 54% more leads than traditional marketing. There is a major shift in how buyers make purchase decisions, and it is more important than ever for marketers to adapt to this shift via inbound marketing. This session will provide actionable tips for marketers to use inbound marketing to first drive more qualified traffic to their websites and then convert more of that traffic into leads and customers.
Paid Search, SEO, Video Search, Directories, Content Syndication, Reputation Management… There are few sources of visibility and traffic more valuable than the search engine results page (SERP). In this 2-hour class, we’ll cover the options available to marketers, as well as discuss how specific marketers should maximize the true ROI of every form of search engine marketing. No single strategy works for every marketer, but there are tried and proven ways to dramatically improve your chances of success. We will keep the session interactive for those who have specific challenges they would like to address.
Every business owner wants to attract more customers, convert prospects to sales and want more referrals from customers. Ramon shares how the three principles of "Attract, Sell, Wow" can help your business upgrade its marketing and sales processes and bring in more sales. Marketing and sales can be tough. However, by following these simple principles Ramon helps small business owners and entrepreneurs better understand how they can improve their marketing and get better results. By attending Ramon's session - you'll learn specific best practices to attract more leads (prospective customers). You'll learn that selling is really about further educating the customer. Finally, Ramon will share with you the importance of wowing customers so they buy from you again and refer business to you.
If you’re a marketer or content creator looking to engage your audience in an immersive way, you need to understand 360° VR video.
"Why 360° VR Video is the Future of Social Media Marketing" will open your eyes in all directions and shed some light on how you can utilize this technology for entertainment, engagement and sales.
Brian Cristiano, CEO of BOLD Worldwide will explain the value, excitement and execution of 360° video through an in-depth discussion and real-life examples. Attendees will walk away with a deep understanding of why brands need to use it and how to leverage social media to drive interaction.
While 360° VR video is quickly emerging as a new content frontier, it is still in its infancy. Now is the time to get in the game.
Face it: content is expensive. Done well, it requires an ecosystem of resources that might include writers, designers, developers or producers. Why bother with all of this expense if it’s not working for you? This Content Marketing Master Class will set you off down the right path on your content efforts. This class is jam-packed with tactics, tools and techniques that you can use to plan a strategic content calendar, create killer content with fewer resources and make your “back catalog” of content work harder for your business. The class will cover content planning and editorial strategy, content production and content optimization. If you are eager to polish your content marketing efforts in 2016, this is the class for you.
Your Customer's Journey in the Social EraTara Hunt
I presented this at the United Benefits Advisors' spring conference in May - to answer the question, "Why would benefits advisors use social media?" I presented it like this:
The customer journey is non-linear and unpredictable. It goes online/offline/and more. You need to be on that path in as many places as possible. Social is a good chunk of that now.
Grow Your Business with Social Media optimization | WDP TechnologiesWDP Technologies
By following mentions of your brand name, username, and other relevant terms, you can get a real insight into what people like or dislike about your products and services, customer pain points you can address, and so on.
Visit Us: https://www.webdevelopmentpark.com/grow-your-business-with-social-media-optimization/
Social Media is not a stand alone marketing tactic, but often, the first layer of the sales funnel. Learning the importance of Social Media marketing can improve lead generation and ROI. Social media agencies are focused on building exposure. Marketing companies should be focused on building revenue and increasing revenue.
Axiom9 Marketing, Oakville Ontario, is a nation wide digital marketing company. Our Do It For You platform reduces the drain on company resources.
15 Content Ideas for Social Media to Use in 2022.pdfAdsy
Would you like to deliver top-notch social media content? Then learn more about content ideas you can use to attract more customers and make them more engaged!
15 content ideas that are easy to implement will ensure you also grow your brand's awareness and customer loyalty.
Plus, check the real examples from various brands inside.
Communicating Through Social Media: Essential for RD'sElisabethRD
Registered Dietitians learn how to create a social media strategy to effectively and efficiently use social media to benefit your professional career and business and create opportunities for success.
Content Marketing: Publishing is the New MarketingJoe Pulizzi
Original presentation given in Slovenia by Joe Pulizzi, Junta42 at the POMP Forum - Content Marketing and why Publishing is the New Marketing. Discusses the move from traditional media to content initiatives and why brands are the new publishers. Also includes the eight steps to developing a content marketing strategy.
The Ultimate Guide to using Social Media Media AnalyticsSocialmetrix
How to get insights from quantitative data to improve your
social media performance.
-How do you measure social media?
-How to use quantitative data to improve your Audience.
-How to use your social analytics to create a Content MKT Strategy for social media.
-How to use quantitative data to improve your engagement.
-How to get valuable insights from your Competitors Analytics.
-How to get valuable insights from your Campaign Analytics.
Did you know social media is the number one daily activity among Americans, topping time spent on email and Google?
According to a survey, 93% of marketers use social media to promote their business.
Presenstation made at the Bombay Management Association Seminar on How to use Social Media for Business. Grass root level understanding on using Social Media, Case Studies and suggestions on building Social Media Strategies
How do some businesses manage to grow and scale like rocket ships and other companies can barely get someone to share their content?
This presentation will go through the key components of a growth strategy that are leveraged by some of the most successful brands online.
It will discuss audience acquisition tactics that businesses of all sizes can use to ensure the work they're doing leads to continual growth spurts.
Similar to Content Marketing Master Class - Daniel Lemin, Convince and Convert (20)
We will explore the transformative journey of American Bath Group as they transitioned from a traditional monolithic CMS to a dynamic, composable martech framework using Kontent.ai. Discover the strategic decisions, challenges, and key benefits realized through adopting a headless CMS approach. Learn how composable business models empower marketers with flexibility, speed, and integration capabilities, ultimately enhancing digital experiences and operational efficiency. This session is essential for marketers looking to understand the practical impacts and advantages of composable technology in today's digital landscape. Join us to gain valuable insights and actionable takeaways from a real-world implementation that redefines the boundaries of marketing technology.
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
In this dynamic session titled "Future-Proof Like Beyoncé: Syncing Email and Social Media for Iconic Brand Longevity," Carlos Gil, U.S. Brand Evangelist for GetResponse, unveils how to safeguard and elevate your digital marketing strategy. Explore how integrating email marketing with social media can not only increase your brand's reach but also secure its future in the ever-changing digital landscape. Carlos will share invaluable insights on developing a robust email list, leveraging data integration for targeted campaigns, and implementing AI tools to enhance cross-platform engagement. Attendees will learn how to maintain a consistent brand voice across all channels and adapt to platform changes proactively. This session is essential for marketers aiming to diversify their online presence and minimize dependence on any single platform. Join Carlos to discover how to turn social media followers into loyal email subscribers and ultimately, drive sustainable growth and revenue for your brand. By harnessing the best practices and innovative strategies discussed, you will be equipped to navigate the challenges of the digital age, ensuring your brand remains relevant and resonant with your audience, no matter the platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your approach and achieve iconic brand longevity akin to Beyoncé's enduring influence in the entertainment industry.
Key Takeaways:
Integration of Email and Social Media: Understanding how to seamlessly integrate email marketing with social media efforts to expand reach and reinforce brand presence. Building a Robust Email List: Strategies for developing a strong email list that provides a direct line of communication to your audience, independent of social media algorithms. Data Integration for Targeted Campaigns: Leveraging combined data from email and social media to create personalized, targeted marketing campaigns that resonate with the audience. Utilization of AI Tools: Implementing AI and automation tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness across marketing channels. Consistent Brand Voice Across Platforms: Maintaining a unified brand voice and message across all digital platforms to strengthen brand identity and user trust. Proactive Adaptation to Platform Changes: Staying ahead of social media platform changes and algorithm updates to keep engagement high and interactions meaningful. Conversion of Social Followers to Email Subscribers: Techniques to encourage social media followers to subscribe to email, ensuring a direct and consistent connection. Sustainable Growth and Minimized Platform Dependence: Strategies to diversify digital presence and reduce reliance on any single social media platform, thereby mitigating risks associated with platform volatility.
This session will aim to comprehensively review the current state of artificial intelligence techniques for emotional recognition and their potential applications in optimizing digital advertising strategies. Key studies developing AI models for multimodal emotion recognition from videos, images, and neurophysiological signals were analyzed to build content for this session. The session delves deeper into the current challenges, opportunities to help realize the full benefits of emotion AI for personalized digital marketing.
In this humorous and data-heavy session, join us in a joyous celebration of life honoring the long list of SEO tactics and concepts we lost this year. Remember fondly the beautiful time you shared with defunct ideas like link building, keyword cannibalization, search volume as a value indicator, and even our most cherished of friends: the funnel. Make peace with their loss as you embrace a new paradigm for organic content: Pillar-Based Marketing. Along the way, discover that the results that old SEO and all its trappings brought you weren’t really very good at all, actually.
In this respectful and life-affirming service—erm, session—join Ryan Brock (Chief Solution Officer at DemandJump and author of Pillar-Based Marketing: A Data-Driven Methodology for SEO and Content that Actually Works) and leave with:
• Clear and compelling evidence that most legacy SEO metrics and tactics have slim to no impact on SEO outcomes
• A major mindset shift that eliminates most of the metrics and tactics associated with SEO in favor of a single metric that defines and drives organic ranking success
• Practical, step-by-step methodology for choosing SEO pillar topics and publishing content quickly that ranks fast
As 2023 proved, the next few years may be shaped by market volatility and artificial intelligence services such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity.ai. Your brand will increasingly compete for attention with Google, Apple, OpenAI, and Amazon, and customers will expect a hyper-relevant and individualized experience from every business at any moment. New state-legislated data privacy laws and several FTC rules may challenge marketers to deliver contextually relevant customer experiences, much less reach unknown prospective buyers. Are you ready?Let's discuss the critical need for data governance and applied AI for your business rather than relying on public AI models. As AI permeates society and all industries, learn how to be future-ready, compliant, and confidentlyscaling growth.
Key Takeaways:
Primary Learning Objective
1: Grasp when artificial general intelligence (""AGI"") will arrive, and how your brand can navigate the consequences. Primary Learning Objective
2: Gain an accurate analysis of the continuously developing customer journey and business intelligence. Primary Learning Objective
3: Grow revenue at lower costs with more efficient marketing and business operations.
Are you struggling to differentiate yourself in a saturated market? Do you find it challenging to attract and retain buyers? Learn how to effectively communicate your expertise using a Free Book Funnel designed to address these challenges and attract premium clients. This session will explore how a well-crafted book can be your most effective marketing tool, enhancing your credibility while significantly increasing your leads and sales while decreasing overall lead cost. Unpacking practical steps to create a magnetic book funnel that not only draws in your ideal customers, but also keeps them engaged. Break through the noise in the marketing world and leave with a blueprint that will transform your sales strategy.
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
Mastering Local SEO for Service Businesses in the AI Era is tailored specifically for local service providers like plumbers, dentists, and others seeking to dominate their local search landscape. This session delves into leveraging AI advancements to enhance your online visibility and search rankings through the Content Factory model, designed for creating high-impact, SEO-driven content. Discover the Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy, a cost-effective approach to boost your local SEO efforts and attract more customers with minimal investment. Gain practical insights on optimizing your online presence to meet the specific needs of local service seekers, ensuring your business not only appears but stands out in local searches. This concise, action-oriented workshop is your roadmap to navigating the complexities of digital marketing in the AI age, driving more leads, conversions, and ultimately, success for your local service business.
Key Takeaways:
Embrace AI for Local SEO: Learn to harness the power of AI technologies to optimize your website and content for local search. Understand the pivotal role AI plays in analyzing search trends and consumer behavior, enabling you to tailor your SEO strategies to meet the specific demands of your target local audience. Leverage the Content Factory Model: Discover the step-by-step process of creating SEO-optimized content at scale. This approach ensures a steady stream of high-quality content that engages local customers and boosts your search rankings. Get an action guide on implementing this model, complete with templates and scheduling strategies to maintain a consistent online presence. Maximize ROI with Dollar-a-Day Advertising: Dive into the cost-effective Dollar-a-Day advertising strategy that amplifies your visibility in local searches without breaking the bank. Learn how to strategically allocate your budget across platforms to target potential local customers effectively. The session includes an action guide on setting up, monitoring, and optimizing your ad campaigns to ensure maximum impact with minimal investment.
In the digital age, businesses are inundated with tools promising to streamline operations, enhance creativity, and boost productivity. Yet, the true key to digital transformation lies not in the accumulation of tools but in strategically integrating the right AI solutions to revolutionize workflows. Join Jordache, an experienced entrepreneur, tech strategist and AI consultant, as he explores essential AI tools across three critical categories—Ideation, Creation, and Operations—that can reshape the way your business creates, operates, and scales.This talk will guide you through the practicalities of selecting and effectively using AI tools that go beyond the basics of today’s popular tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Midjourney, or Dall-E. For each category of tools, Jordache will address three crucial questions: What is each tool? Why is each one valuable to you as a business leader? How can you start using it in your workflow? This approach will not only clarify the role of these tools but also highlight their strategic value, making it perfect for business leaders ready to make informed decisions about integrating AI into their workflows.
Key Takeaways:
>> Strategic Selection and Integration: Understand how to select AI tools that align with your business goals and how to conceptually integrate them into your workflows to enhance efficiency and innovation.
>> Understanding AI Tool Categories: Gain a deeper understanding of how AI tools can be leveraged in the areas of ideation, creation, and operation—transforming each aspect of your business.
>> Practical Starting Points: Learn how you can start using these tools in your business with practical tips on initial steps and integration ideas.
>> Future-Proofing Your Business: Discover how staying informed about and utilizing the latest AI tools and strategies can keep your business competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
The Forgotten Secret Weapon of Digital Marketing: Email
Digital marketing is a rapidly changing, ever evolving industry--Influencers, Threads, X, AI, etc. But one of the most effective digital marketing tools is also one of the oldest: Email. Find out from two Houston-based digital experts how to maximize your results from email.
Key Takeaways:
Email has the best ROI of any digital tactic
It can be used at any stage of the customer journey
It is increasingly important as the cookie-less future gets closer and closer
Make Your Analytics Work for You
In today’s data-driven landscape, we all recognize the importance of data. We collect it, analyze it, but often struggle with interpreting and applying it effectively. Behavioral analytics helps you answer your questions about why things aren't working, and with the power of AI it can also answer the how. In this talk we’ll cover how you can improve your website, conversions and your business by showing how we used our data as Microsoft Clarity to improve the Clarity website and achieve our goals.
The Secret to Engaging Modern Consumers: Journey Mapping and Personalization
In today's digital landscape, understanding the customer's journey and delivering personalized experiences are paramount. This masterclass delves into the art of consumer journey mapping, a powerful technique that visualizes the entire customer experience across touchpoints. Attendees will learn how to create detailed journey maps, identify pain points, and uncover opportunities for optimization. The presentation also explores personalization strategies that leverage data and technology to tailor content, products, and experiences to individual customers. From real-time personalization to predictive analytics, attendees will gain insights into cutting-edge approaches that drive engagement and loyalty.
Key Takeaways:
Current consumer landscape; Steps to mapping an effective consumer journey; Understanding the value of personalization; Integrating mapping and personalization for success; Brands that are getting It right!; Best Practices; Future Trends
First Things First: Building and Effective Marketing Strategy
Too many companies (and marketers) jump straight into activation planning without formalizing a marketing strategy. It may seem tedious, but analyzing the mindset of your targeted audiences and identifying the messaging points most likely to resonate with them is time well spent. That process is also a great opportunity for marketers to collaborate with sales leaders and account managers on a galvanized go-to-market approach. I’ll walk you through the methods and tools we use with our clients to ensure campaign success.
Key Takeaways:
-Recognize the critical role of strategy in marketing
-Learn our approach for building an actionable, effective marketing strategy
-Receive templates and guides for developing a marketing strategy
Everyone knows the power of stories, but when asked to come up with them, we struggle. Either we second guess ourselves as to the story's relevance, or we just come up blank and can't think of any. Unlocking Everyday Narratives: The Power of Storytelling in Marketing will teach you how to recognize stories in the moment and to recall forgotten moments that your audience needs to hear.
Key Takeaways:
Understand Why Personal Stories Connect Better
How To Remember Forgotten Stories
How To Use Customer Experiences As Stories For Your Brand
Short video marketing has sweeped the nation and is the fastest way to build an online brand on social media in 2024. In this session you will learn:- What is short video marketing- Which platforms work best for your business- Content strategies that are on brand for your business- How to sell organically without paying for ads.
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Financial curveballs sent many American families reeling in 2023. Household budgets were squeezed by rising interest rates, surging prices on everyday goods, and a stagnating housing market. Consumers were feeling strapped. That sentiment, however, appears to be waning. The question is, to what extent?
To take the pulse of consumers’ feelings about their financial well-being ahead of a highly anticipated election, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey. The survey highlights consumers’ hopes and anxieties as we move into 2024. Let's unpack the key findings to gain insights about where we stand.
The session includes a brief history of the evolution of search before diving into the roles technology, content, and links play in developing a powerful SEO strategy in a world of Generative AI and social search. Discover how to optimize for TikTok searches, Google's Gemini, and Search Generative Experience while developing a powerful arsenal of tools and templates to help maximize the effectiveness of your SEO initiatives.
Key Takeaways:
Understand how search engines work
Be able to find out where your users search
Know what is required for each discipline of SEO
Feel confident creating an SEO Plan
Confidently measure SEO performance
AI-Powered Personalization: Principles, Use Cases, and Its Impact on CROVWO
In today’s era of AI, personalization is more than just a trend—it’s a fundamental strategy that unlocks numerous opportunities.
When done effectively, personalization builds trust, loyalty, and satisfaction among your users—key factors for business success. However, relying solely on AI capabilities isn’t enough. You need to anchor your approach in solid principles, understand your users’ context, and master the art of persuasion.
Join us as Sarjak Patel and Naitry Saggu from 3rd Eye Consulting unveil a transformative framework. This approach seamlessly integrates your unique context, consumer insights, and conversion goals, paving the way for unparalleled success in personalization.
The digital marketing industry is changing faster than ever and those who don’t adapt with the times are losing market share. Where should marketers be focusing their efforts? What strategies are the experts seeing get the best results? Get up-to-speed with the latest industry insights, trends and predictions for the future in this panel discussion with some leading digital marketing experts.
How to Use AI to Write a High-Quality Article that Ranksminatamang0021
In the world of content creation, many AI bloggers have drifted away from their original vision, resulting in low-quality articles that search engines overlook. Don't let that happen to you! Join us to discover how to leverage AI tools effectively to craft high-quality content that not only captures your audience's attention but also ranks well on search engines.
Disclaimer: Some of the prompts mentioned here are the examples of Matt Diggity. Please use it as reference and make your own custom prompts.
5 big bets to drive growth in 2024 without one additional marketing dollar AND how to adapt to the biggest shifting eCommerce trend- AI.
1) Romance Your Customers - Retention
2) ‘Alternative’ Lead Gen - Advocacy
3) The Beautiful Basics - Conversion Rate Optimization
4) Land that Bottom Line - Profitability
5) Roll the Dice - New Business Models
As the call for for skilled experts continues to develop, investing in quality education and education from a reputable https://www.safalta.com/online-digital-marketing/best-digital-marketing-institute-in-noida Digital advertising institute in Noida can lead to a a success career on this eve
[Google March 2024 Update] How To Thrive: Content, Link Building & SEOSearch Engine Journal
March 2024 disrupted the SEO industry. Websites were deindexed, and manual penalties were delivered—all to produce more helpful, more trustworthy search results.
How did your website fare?
Watch us as we delve into the seismic shifts brought about by Google's March 2024 updates and explore strategies to not just survive, but thrive in this dynamic digital landscape.
You’ll learn:
- How to create content that is valuable to users (not just search engines) using E-E-A-T.
- How to build links that can boost rankings and withstand algorithm updates.
- Best practices for content creation and link building so you can thrive during algorithm updates.
With Vince Ramos, we'll examine the implications of the latest algorithm changes on content creation, link building, and SEO practices, and offer actionable insights from businesses like yours that have remained steadfast amidst the volatility.
Using real-life case studies, we’ll also show you the effectiveness of manual link building techniques and person-first content strategies.
Whether you're a seasoned SEO professional, a budding content creator, or anyone in between, this webinar will help you weather the changes in Google's algorithms and capitalize on them for sustained success.
Check out this webinar and unlock the secrets to thriving in the new Google era.
The What, Why & How of 3D and AR in Digital CommercePushON Ltd
Vladimir Mulhem has over 20 years of experience in commercialising cutting edge creative technology across construction, marketing and retail.
Previously the founder and Tech and Innovation Director of Creative Content Works working with the likes of Next, John Lewis and JD Sport, he now helps retailers, brands and agencies solve challenges of applying the emerging technologies 3D, AR, VR and Gen AI to real-world problems.
In this webinar, Vladimir will be covering the following topics:
Applications of 3D and AR in Digital Commerce,
Benefits of 3D and AR,
Tools to create, manage and publish 3D and AR in Digital Commerce.
Influencer marketing isn't just for big brands or consumer products anymore. In 2024, marketers face hurdles like escalating paid channel costs, diminishing organic reach, and building trust in their ideal customer accounts. This session offers practical ways to bring influencer marketing into your organization, to provide cost-effective access to niche audiences, countering budget constraints and rising CPMs. We'll discuss the impact of social algorithms on reach, the trust deficit in traditional advertising and how influencer partnerships offer genuine connections with audiences. Attendees will gain actionable insights to integrate influencer marketing into their strategies, leveraging influencers for impactful campaigns in both B2B and B2C environments. Join us to unlock the potential of influencers in navigating the evolving marketing landscape of 2024 and driving meaningful business growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Educate on the various types of influence we can use as marketers
- Establish the problems that make influencers a priority
- Walk through some practical tactics on HOW to run a program leveraging several of these influence channels
When most people in the industry talk about online or digital reputation management, what they're really saying is Google search and PPC. And it's usually reactive, left dealing with the aftermath of negative information published somewhere online. That's outdated. It leaves executives, organizations and other high-profile individuals at a high risk of a digital reputation attack that spans channels and tactics. But the tools needed to safeguard against an attack are more cybersecurity-oriented than most marketing and communications professionals can manage. Business leaders Leaders grasp the importance; 83% of executives place reputation in their top five areas of risk, yet only 23% are confident in their ability to address it. To succeed in 2024 and beyond, you need to turn online reputation on its axis and think like an attacker.\
Key Takeaways:
- New framework for examining and safeguarding an online reputation
- Tools and techniques to keep you a step ahead
- Practical examples that demonstrate when to act, how to act and how to recover
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Boost your social media marketing with our SMM Panel services offering SMM Cheap services! Get cost-effective services for your business and increase followers, likes, and engagement across all social media platforms. Get affordable services perfect for businesses and influencers looking to increase their social proof. See how cheap SMM strategies can help improve your social media presence and be a pro at the social media game.
Monthly Social Media News Update May 2024Andy Lambert
TL;DR. These are the three themes that stood out to us over the course of last month.
1️⃣ Social media is becoming increasingly significant for brand discovery. Marketers are now understanding the impact of social and budgets are shifting accordingly.
2️⃣ Instagram’s new algorithm and latest guidance will help us maintain organic growth. Instagram continues to evolve, but Reels remains the most crucial tool for growth.
3️⃣ Collaboration will help us unlock growth. Who we work with will define how fast we grow. Meta continues to evolve their Creator Marketplace and now TikTok are beginning to push ‘collabs’ more too.
Mastering Multi-Touchpoint Content Strategy: Navigate Fragmented User JourneysSearch Engine Journal
Digital platforms are constantly multiplying, and with that, user engagement is becoming more intricate and fragmented.
So how do you effectively navigate distributing and tailoring your content across these various touchpoints?
Watch this webinar as we dive into the evolving landscape of content strategy tailored for today's fragmented user journeys. Understanding how to deliver your content to your users is more crucial than ever, and we’ll provide actionable tips for navigating these intricate challenges.
You’ll learn:
- How today’s users engage with content across various channels and devices.
- The latest methodologies for identifying and addressing content gaps to keep your content strategy proactive and relevant.
- What digital shelf space is and how your content strategy needs to pivot.
With Wayne Cichanski, we’ll explore innovative strategies to map out and meet the diverse needs of your audience, ensuring every piece of content resonates and connects, regardless of where or how it is consumed.
97. The See-Think-Do Model
See: Awareness
Think: Consideration, Research
Do: Conversion Action
Share: Sharing Activity, Public
Reviews/Opinion, User Generated
Content
SEE
THINK
DO
SHARE
98. For every big piece of content that you launch,
it should be able to produce at least eight
additional pieces of content in various media
types that tie back to this concept
Your team should plan the additional eight
pieces of content when starting to plan for each
major content effort
Follow the 1:8 Rule
100. 100
Amplify Through
Brand Ambassadors
For each brick you should tap into engaged consumers
as a way to amplify content and messages
Why is this important? Word-of-mouth is among the most
trusted referral sources among consumers
A tool like SocialToaster allows you to send prewritten
social media messages to consumers enrolled in the
program, and when they share the content they’re
rewarded with prizes
102. Be There When Fans Are
Peak usage is between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Ensure publishing window to aligns
with hours fans are on Facebook:
7am - 8pm MST. Increase post
frequency during these hours (or
optimize and republish as needed)
Consider publishing content with a
strong call-to-action (purchase)
Thurs-Sun as customers gear up for
weekend
108. ‹#›
Key Principle
Understand the questions that customers
must answer before buying, and answer
those questions – for every persona –
proactively, with content
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
According to the Content Marketing Institute, 70% of B2B marketers say they are creating more content in 2015 than they have in the past. That's probably true for many of you as well. First, a show of hands: How many of you are in marketing (hands). Great, welcome! Now how many of you are in sales are some other non-marketing role? (hands) Fantastic. Thanks for joining us today. For you marketers, show of hands, how many of you are creating more content now than you used to? There you go. The trend holds true here as well.
But here’s the interesting thing about B2B content marketing. 70% of companies are creating more content than ever, but only 38% of them – and perhaps you – say that content marketing is clearly effective.
And that’s what we’re going to work on today….understanding how to create content that makes a difference in your business.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
According to the Content Marketing Institute, 70% of B2B marketers say they are creating more content in 2015 than they have in the past.
I don't know about you, but for me it sometimes feels like marketing has changed more in the past five years than in the 20 years before that. Of course, there are many, many new ways to communicate and interact with customers and prospects. Social media and all of its permutations. Marketing automation, which has really ramped up in the past few years. And certainly, the importance of mobile.
But even more than those developments, something bigger and more fundamental has happened. A shift that has revolutionized how we communicate to prospects and customers. And a shift that is changing the very nature of marketing and sales, and how they work together.
And that shift is content marketing and its impact on customer experience.
Thanks Jay. At Cisco, we are all-in on Youtility and the concept of making useful marketing. One of our newest initiatives is right on our home page. It’s a partnership between Cisco and Gartner, where you can answer a few questions about your business using our web-based tool, and based on those answers you immediately receive a customized, free assessment of your best path to digital excellence. Participating also unlocks a lot of other guides and resources that can help businesses get better.
Another classic example of B2B Youtility is from Adobe. Their CMO.com site is a marvel. Many of you may have seen it. They produce a tremendous amount of high quality content and information for marketing professionals, but very rarely do they try to sell you something from Adobe. Like Hilton Hotels in Jay’s example, they trust that the visitors to that site – at least some of them – will reward Adobe eventually with their business. And we trust that at least some of the companies that use our free assessment tool will reward Cisco too.
The key principle for self-serve information is to understand the questions that customers must answer before buying, and answer those questions – for every persona – proactively, with content.
The key principle for self-serve information is to understand the questions that customers must answer before buying, and answer those questions – for every persona – proactively, with content.