Nick Ursborne
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
I’m writing this post for YOU. We’ve probably never met. But I try to picture you in my mind as I sit at my computer, pecking away at the keyboard. I might even imagine you here in my home, sitting across from me at the kitchen table. I’m writing to you as if you’re the only person in the world on my mind right now. This means I’ll always talk about you in the singular.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Creating a customer journey map is enough to make even the best marketer freeze in their tracks and realize how little they really know about their prospects. If this sounds like you, don’t worry. Even if you’ve never created a buyer persona before, I’ll help you make sense of the process by giving you a sort of “map” to help you better understand who your customers are and what they want.
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Content Marketing Institute
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
You can’t think like customers unless you go into the field to do your research. Here are five less-used channels and non-obvious, always-rescuing sources to help you create relevant and responsive content. Continue reading → The post 5 Underused Ways to Get Better Content Ideas appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Moz
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Posted by MiriamEllis. Image credit: Elvert Barnes. “Conscious spending with the community can contribute to neighborhood sustainability.” — Christine Araquel, The Park’s Finest. I encountered this quote from a restauranteur on the American Express Small Business Saturday website , and just these few words called a vivid image to my mind: local business owners and customers gazing together toward the horizon, hoping to pierce the clouds of COVID-19 and see them clearing away, revealing communiti
Speaker: Neal Boornazian, President and Nancy Harhut, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer - HBT Marketing
Direct mail has consistently remained a powerful tool in the marketer's arsenal, but in an age of digital dominance, its effectiveness hinges on the strategic integration of behavioral science. 💡 When you incorporate powerful behavioral science principles into your direct mail marketing strategies, you can prompt the hardwired decision-making shortcuts your audience relies on — and that automatically unlocks new avenues for engagement, conversion, and brand loyalty.
Neal Schaffer
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
There are many bloggers out there and some of them blog full time. While it’s easy to blog passively and generate some income, becoming a full time blogger isn’t something that comes easily. To blog full time means to actively involve in blogging and depend on it for livelihood. You make blogging your main source […] 12 Tips to Help You in Becoming a Full Time Blogger appeared first on NealSchaffer.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
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Words Matter by Wix
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Writing about emotions or psychology? You’ve come to the right place! Not writing about emotions or psychology? You can stick to effective and will probably never encounter the word affective again. “Affective” describes something provoked or influenced by feelings, emotions or mood, while something “effective” is successful in achieving the desired outcome.
Neal Schaffer
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
There are many bloggers out there and some of them blog full time. While it’s easy to blog passively and generate some income, becoming a full time blogger isn’t something that comes easily. To blog full time means to actively involve in blogging and depend on it for livelihood. You make blogging your main source of income. And yes, blogging is a massive source of income.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
When the Apple Watch first came out in 2015, there were 3,000 apps available for download. Fast forward five years, and now there are over 20,000 apps —21 of which are built-in. As an entrepreneur, Apple Watches can be an excellent investment, as there is a wide variety of Apple Watch apps designed with business in mind. We’ve researched the top ten Apple Watch apps that may make it easier for you to run a company or excel at your job.
Content Marketing Institute
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Broetry can drive engagement and clicks, but the writing format can undermine your goals in the long term. Here's why you should avoid broetry and what you should do instead. Continue reading → The post Why You Should Avoid the Broetry Writing Trend appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!
ProBlogger
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
The post Face Your Fears and Become a Better Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 54 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week I want to talk about fear. Not about eliminating it or ignoring it, but rather about recognising, harnessing and overcoming it so you can use it to your advantage. Whether you’re a blogger, podcaster, live streamer or social media user, chances are fear has held you back at some point.
Moz
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Posted by ColanNielsen 2020 has been a busy year for Google My Business (GMB). Since January, Google has launched new features, fixed bugs, and had to adapt to the global pandemic. At Sterling Sky, we think it’s important to keep track of all the changes that happen in the local search space in general, and that impact GMB specifically. So far in 2020 we are up to 54 changes.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Amazon continues to dominate as the world’s largest e-commerce site. They already have an existing pool of active users and billions in revenue to plug your store into and start making sales. But as you’ll expect, millions of other store owners are also fighting for a piece of Amazon’s customers. So, with over 2.5 million sellers and more than 353 million different products to contend with, how do you rise above the noise and get your store found?
Content Marketing Institute
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Average email open rate in 2020? 21%. Average Facebook Messenger open rate? Almost 80%. And yet, chatbots remain an untapped channel for many content marketers. Here are six examples of big chatbot marketing success. Continue reading → The post How to Do Chat Marketing: 6 Experts Reveal Their Secrets [Examples] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Speaker: Jeff Tarran, COO, Gunderson Direct & Margaret Pepe, Executive Director of Product Management, U.S. Postal Service
Learn the secrets to direct mail success for growth marketers! Industry veterans Jeff Tarran and Margaret Pepe are here to delve into how direct mail has completely evolved in recent years, and has rightfully earned a seat at the table alongside the email and digital marketing plans of SMBs, enterprise companies, and agencies as they look into strategy for 2024 and beyond.
Pronto Marketing
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
“Content marketing is all the marketing that’s left.”. Do you agree with best-selling author Seth Godin’s statement? He’s not alone in this belief. 70% of marketers reported having invested in content marketing in 2020. B2B content marketing presents valuable opportunities to articulate the important elements of your company and how you solve problems.
Moz
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Posted by Cyrus-Shepard Are you using internal links to their full potential? Probably not. Luckily, Cyrus is here with five tips to help you boost your internal linking strategy — and your site performance — in this brand new Whiteboard Friday. Resources for further reading: • Should SEOs Care About Internal Links? • Internal Linking Best Practices.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
If you visit the websites of Salesforce, Marketo, HubSpot other top marketing automation tools, what would you see? Lofty promises to grow revenue, get more leads, and make your prospects happier. I wish it was that simple. These tools have a ton of power but no one gets that benefit right after they sign up. It takes a ton of work to set up and manage these tools correctly.
Content Marketing Institute
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Three things to learn from this week’s examples: Suspenseful storytelling isn’t limited to Halloween. Consider how social media can help your SEO. And you can teach your audience how to do what you do – and still stay in business. Continue reading → The post 3 Ideas to Blow Out Your Content Competitors [The Weekly Wrap] appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.
Speaker: Akeel Jabber, B2B SaaS Investor and Growth Marketer at Horizen Capital
⭐ Are you ready to boost campaign success? Consider the untapped potential of integrating direct mail marketing seamlessly with digital marketing strategies. Combining the physical, tangible impact of direct mail with the dynamic reach of digital marketing can be a game-changer, significantly increasing your ROI when done right. Direct mail grabs attention, making it great for reaching your target audience 📩 Digital marketing keeps the momentum going, driving action 📲 So.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Google launched a social platform that, if it takes off, could give Pinterest a run for its money. Called Google Keen, it’s a curation tool that allows users to collect not only content from around the web, but also text and images, and save them to their keens, Google’s version of a board. In a press release announcing its launch, CJ Adams, co-founder of Keen, had this to say about the new social platform: “Keen isn’t intended to be a place to spend endless hours browsing.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Behavioral marketing has changed the way we market. But what should you know about it, and how do you get started? Let’s take a closer look. In the past, marketing to consumers based on actions, like how many pages they visited on a site, were rudimentary at best. These could tell you, broadly, what a customer might be interested in, but didn’t provide in-depth details.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
With over 4 million mobile apps in the major app stores, getting your app discovered is one of the biggest issues facing mobile app publishers today. This is why understanding app store optimization is so crucial. But what is app store optimization, and how can you make the most of it? Here’s what you need to know to help your app rank well. What is App Store Optimization (ASO)?
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Choosing the right Amazon marketing agency can be the difference between becoming a thriving seller on Amazon or one that flops. Do you know why I say so? A pool of more than 2.5 million sellers fights for the attention of Amazon’s customers. Out of this, only 10% generate annual sales of more than $100,000. Only a few sellers make a great income on the platform.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn
Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 6, 2020
What are backlinks to search engine optimization? Short version: They’re signals Google uses to determine if your website is a reputable resource worthy of citation. The long and sweet version? The more quality backlinks pointing to your website, the higher your chances of ranking for profitable keywords and competitive search queries that drive sales.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
We’re expected to perform so many tasks daily, from organizing our content buckets to ensuring a website’s usability to link building to much, much more. It’s a lot — but there is good news. There are a variety of Google Chrome extensions that can make these tasks a lot easier. Google Chrome has gobbled up a substantial market share. As per Stats Counter , Google Chrome has more than 66% of the total market share.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
While we spend a lot of time focusing on keyword optimization , mobile-experience, and backlinks, Google pays a lot of attention to the on-page experience. That’s why they’ve rolled out a new set of signals called Core Web Vitals. These signals will take into account a website’s page loading speed, responsiveness, and visual stability. In this guide, I’ll explain what Core Web Vitals are and help you figure out how it could impact your rankings.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 3, 2020
You already know that WordPress is a popular CMS and that most content marketers love it for their business or personal blog. But there’s a question lingering: How do you choose the right free WordPress theme when there are so many out there? Trust me; it’s not as easy as you think. When I started blogging , one of the crazy activities that killed my productivity was checking out new personal blog themes.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.
Neil Patel
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Do you know what sucks when browsing a website? Getting a 404 page. It doesn’t matter if they mistyped the URL or the page no longer exists. 404 errors can seriously harm your brand and negatively impact your SEO by making it harder for search engines to crawl your site. That means finding and fixing 404 errors needs to be a priority. In this post, I’ll cover everything you need to know about 404s, why they are bad for business, how to find them, and how to fix them.
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