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Coke vs. Pepsi Ads: The Story Behind the Biggest Marketing Rivalry

ContentWriters

In 1900, singer and actress Hilda Clark were featured in Coke’s ads (some of which were on tin trays – an early form of practical product promotion) as the 20th century began. The company used this combination in all its advertising to boost its brand awareness and recognition. Enter the Advertising Jingle.

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12 Most Insightful eCommerce Blogs To Follow for the New Year

ContentWriters

As blogging began to grow, WordPress came on the scene in 2003, and in 2004, Merriam-Webster named “blog” as the top word of the year, saying it was the most often looked-up word on its site during the previous twelve months. It’s great for marketing basics, learning how to advertise, and handling customer service.

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236: 5 Areas to Focus on to Grow Your Blogging Income

ProBlogger

Back in, I think it must have been 2004, I’ve been blogging for a couple of years by this point, and for the first year I didn’t even know you could make money from your blog. Like ringing up an advertiser for the first time and saying, “Hey, will you advertise on my blog?” She came to me asking, “How do I double my income?”

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Are Personas Just a Nicer Word for Stereotypes?

Content Marketing Institute

presidential election, and NASCAR dads, which became a target audience in the 2004 elections, are closer to personas, though too thinly described. and creating promotional materials to appeal specifically to that audience. The experience was fascinating to me because, inherently, advertising is about stereotyping.

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How to Make a Full-Time Income From Your Blog

ProBlogger

It took me two years of blogging to get to my income goal ($36,000 USD/year) where I could focus on blogging full time (in 2004). Direct advertising. You could also sell ads on your site to niche advertisers on a monthly basis. Affiliate commission from promoting other people’s ebooks and courses = $400. Be specific.

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Scale Your B2B Content with Artificial Intelligence: Ideas and Tools Marketers Can Try

Content Marketing Institute

Production, the second category of the AI framework, relates to marketing activities like these: creating, curating, and optimizing content, including blog posts, emails, landing pages, videos, and advertisements. Promotion, the fourth category of the AI framework, relates to AI for social media. Production. Personalization.

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PB150: How I Make Money Blogging – My Profit Streams Revealed

ProBlogger

On dPS we do two big promotions every year. On dPS we offer sponsorships to advertisers who want to work directly with our audience. I do some affiliate promotions on both. Over on Digital Photography School, we do two really big promotions every year. The year before that, it was a course that we promoted.

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