2021

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A Marketer’s Guide to the Metaverse

Neil Patel

Technology is ever-changing and, because of that, so is marketing. The evolution of the metaverse is just one recent development in the world of technology, but one that will have a huge impact on the human experience as we know it. While digital marketing has seen many advances over the last few decades, the metaverse is one that has stumped many companies and marketers.

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8 Fresh Content Types Every Marketer Should Consider in 2022

Content Marketing Institute

Like content, content types can also go stale – or at least become less tasty – to consume. These eight formats can help attract and engage your audience members who prefer visuals over text-dominated content. Continue reading → The post 8 Fresh Content Types Every Marketer Should Consider in 2022 appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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The Ultimate Guide to Bing SEO

Neil Patel

When we talk about SEO, Google comes to mind for most search engine marketers. It makes sense. If you can please the search giant, other search engines will follow along and send traffic to your website. Right? Most marketers don’t consider Bing (the second most used search engine) a lucrative channel, but it can be if you’ve optimized your site for Bing SEO. .

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An In-Depth Guide to Google Analytics 4

Neil Patel

When it comes to website analytics, Google Analytics is second to none. With the rollout of the latest release, Google Analytics 4 (GA4), the same can now be said of applications analytics, too. Google Analytics 4 was designed to be the latest generation of web analytics platforms—providing a base for marketers around the world to effectively analyze important customer usage metrics.

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How to Leverage Behavioral Science Insights for Direct Mail Success

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.

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23 Low Budget Online Marketing Strategies for Small Businesses

Neil Patel

If you’re reading this, I assume you’ve heard of the Internet. Most people have. At the time of writing this, InternetLiveStats shows that over 5 billion people are using the Internet. That’s a lot of people! The user base is steadily growing. That’s why eMarketer estimated that digital ad spending will grow to $191.01 billion which is a 25.5 percent increase from last year.

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How to Use Google Trends in Marketing

Neil Patel

As marketers, our job is to capitalize on what’s popular in the “here and now.” One great way to figure out what is popular is with Google Trends. This tool identifies current and existing trends in search marketing. You can then take what you’ve learned and apply it to any (and all) of your marketing strategies. This article will help you understand how to use Google Trends and the specific steps you can take to maximize your efforts.

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How to Do Quarterly SEO Planning for 3x the Results

Neil Patel

Let me guess. You’re not seeing results from your SEO strategy, and you’re about one ranking away from throwing your laptop out the window. After all, you’re doing everything right. You’re publishing new content consistently. You spend hours researching keywords. You have a thorough content promotion strategy. Yet, crickets. What gives?

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100+ Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for Success in 2022

Content Marketing Institute

We asked more than 100 thought leaders, award winners, and subject matter experts for their take on the content marketing trends that will have the most impact in 2022. Find out if you're up on the latest (and where to focus if you're not). Continue reading → The post 100+ Content Marketing Trends and Predictions for Success in 2022 appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Automate Your Instagram Marketing and Get 132% More Engagement

Neil Patel

If you know me, you know I love Instagram. Why? Because it is one of the only social networks left that is truly “personable” and the engagement is still decent because of it. But just like any social network, it requires a lot of time and work. Here’s the thing though, by automating your Instagram, you can deliver great content, and also spend less time doing it.

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18 Ways to Improve Your Organic Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Neil Patel

Many times, marketers focus their SEO efforts entirely on discoverability. They want to tick that careful balance between keyword optimized and “ keyword stuffed ,” but here’s a secret: being on the first page of search engine results pages (SERPs) won’t do you any good if searchers aren’t interested in your content. Instead of focusing all your efforts on creating local SEO content to bag that top spot, you need to understand what turns searchers into readers, and readers into customers, throug

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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!

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How to Make Money on Instagram With & Without Followers

Neil Patel

There’s no hiding it, Instagram is one of my favorite social media channels. Not only is it a great way to share your life with friends and family and promote your business, but it’s also a great way to make a lot of money. Best of all, you don’t need a big following and there are several different ways to earn an income. In this article, I’m going to show you how to make money on Instagram using seven of my favorite strategies: Get paid for sponsored posts.

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9 AI Tools For Media Creation

Neil Patel

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools for media let you create content at scale in a previously impossible way and you don’t even need design experience to create something impressive. AI isn’t new. The film and gaming industries both use it regularly, for instance. But, these sectors have only scratched the surface of AI capabilities. On a seemingly daily basis, new AI tools emerge to help people create articles, video scripts, logos, and more.

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5 Hacks to Attract Gen-Z Consumers

Neil Patel

Article sponsored by PayPal. Gen Z’ers, which includes those born between 1996 and 2012, now make up 20 percent of the US population and account for $143 billion in direct spending. If you are still focused on millennials, it’s time to start paying attention to a new generation of consumers. Here are five ways to attract and keep Gen Z customers. 1.

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How to Write Compelling Meta Descriptions That’ll Boost Your Rankings

Neil Patel

If you’re looking to increase your organic SEO rankings, meta descriptions might be the answer. That is, if they are written well! A great meta description should compel users to click on your page in the search results to learn more. It should also contain keywords to boost your SEO. Below, we’ll explain the best practices for creating meta descriptions to help you dominate Google search results.

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The Resurgence of Direct Mail as a Growth Marketing Strategy

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.

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7 Insights To Improve Your Content Marketing SEO in 2022

Content Marketing Institute

Given the rapid evolution of search, content marketers cannot solely rely on historic performance data. Here are seven ways to help your content deliver better search results (and results from search) in 2022. Continue reading → The post 7 Insights To Improve Your Content Marketing SEO in 2022 appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Here’s a Customized List of Keywords You Can Rank For Today

Neil Patel

Everyone says SEO takes a while and it does. Especially if you want to rank for competitive terms like “auto insurance” or “credit cards”. But there must be a list of keywords that you can rank for today that is super easy to rank for, yet the keywords are still good in which they will drive traffic and sales. And to help you find those keywords we released a new Ubersuggest feature that will show you a list of keywords that are perfect for your site in less than 60 seconds.

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CPA Marketing: 5 Actionable Strategies to Grow Your Accounting Firm

Neil Patel

Are you struggling to get more clients for your accounting business? You’re not alone. A study by Hinge Marketing found accounting and financial service firms were the slowest growing of all professions studied. While the tech sector grows at an 18 percent median rate, accounting business slogs behind with a growth rate of 9.3 percent. However, this doesn’t mean your accounting firm is doomed.

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What I Learned by Spending $100,000 on TV Ads

Neil Patel

Over the last month (4 weeks) I’ve been running television ads for my company, NP Digital , on CNBC and Bloomberg in the United States. If you aren’t familiar with those channels, they are stock channels. And to get even more specific, my ads are running during the hours the stock market is open, from 9:30 am to 4 pm eastern standard time. Now every once in a while, my ads run a bit before the market opens and even a bit after… but that’s roughly the time the ads air.

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Let's Get Physical: How to Blend Direct Mail Marketing with Your Digital Strategy

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.

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8 Tips for a Brand Awareness Campaign

Neil Patel

Brand awareness refers to how memorable your brand or company is to your target consumers. It’s how easily people recognize your brand when, for example, they hear your company name or see your logo. How do you build brand awareness, especially if you’re a new company? Through a carefully crafted brand awareness campaign, that’s how. Below, I’ll show you what brand awareness campaigns are and why they matter, and walk you through the steps to building your own successful branding campaign.

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The 3 Strategic Pillars Behind Every Winning Content Strategy

Content Marketing Institute

Explore the strategic decision-making behind four winning B2B and B2C content marketing initiatives. Learn the who, how, why, and bottom line for each one. Continue reading → The post The 3 Strategic Pillars Behind Every Winning Content Strategy appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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How to Get Started With Video Marketing

Neil Patel

There’s no doubt about it: a successful video marketing campaign will absolutely transform how your business operates. If you’ve been dreaming about an increase in brand awareness, organic lead generation, and personal connections with your customers – creating video content could be the solution you are looking for. How? Let’s take a look at the statistics.

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Don’t Panic, Most Sites Are Seeing Traffic Drops

Neil Patel

It’s been a crazy rollercoaster over the last year and a half due to Covid. When Covid first came out, the majority of websites across the globe saw traffic drops as you can see from the graph above. But within a few months, things didn’t just reverse, many industries were facing all-time high traffic levels. Just look at ecommerce as a sector, it’s had rapid growth.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

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.

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How to Build a Conversion Funnel That Will Triple Your Profits

Neil Patel

A conversion funnel is a visual representation of the stages in a buyer’s journey, from the moment they land on your page until they complete a purchase. How do you create a conversion funnel, though, and how do you get the most from this tool? Let’s take a look. Should I Use the AIDA Model to Create My Conversion Funnel? The AIDA model is the traditional way to track the customer journey.

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How to Craft Lead Magnets Your Customers Can’t Ignore

Neil Patel

Getting traffic to your site is nice, but there’s not much of a point if those visitors don’t convert. There’s one tactic I use above all others to generate new leads: A lead magnet. They aren’t some newfangled tech trend. They’ve been an essential marketing tool for decades. With lead magnets, you give people something for free in exchange for an email address and permission to send them more offers—for example, a free ebook or an SEO checklist.

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Ad Secrets From Big Brands That You Can Copy to Sell More [Free Webinar]

Neil Patel

Are you struggling to scale up your paid ads? Or even worse, are you struggling to get them working? You see all these big companies running tons of ads, some even are spending millions of dollars… if they can make it work, you can too, right? Well, today at 9am PST I am hosting a webinar that breaks down the ad secrets from the big brands that you can copy to sell more.

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How to Write a Perfect Facebook Post

Neil Patel

Ever feel like you don’t get the attention you deserve on your Facebook posts? Every marketer wants more attention. After all, that’s the goal of social media marketing, right? The problem is, it can be difficult to win time in Facebook’s spotlight unless you know exactly what to do. The answer to better Facebook engagement is simple: You have to optimize your Facebook post to stand out.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

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.

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10 Social Media Tips for Restaurant Marketing

Neil Patel

If you own a restaurant and aren’t leveraging social media, you are missing out. Think about this: you can reach thousands, if not millions, of viewers using popular restaurant marketing hashtags like #foodporn and #foodphotography. Platforms like Instagram and Facebook let you upload attractive images with location tags, making them ideal for restaurant marketing.

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How to Utilize Automated Email Marketing

Neil Patel

What are your goals with email marketing? If you’re going to achieve those goals and see a return on investment, then chances are you’re not going to be able to do it without some level of automated email marketing. What Is Automated Email Marketing? Automated email marketing is a series of emails you automatically send to your prospects or customers.

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How to Use Twitter Advanced Search to Drive 100% More Leads

Neil Patel

There are 69.3 million U.S.-based users active on Twitter, meaning it’s a platform full of potential when it comes to lead generation within the states. Unfortunately, it can be hard to know how to find leads effectively on Twitter—unless you know how to use Twitter’s advanced search queries. That’s why I’m going to tell you what advanced search queries are and how to use them to help drive more leads.

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4 SEO Factors to Consider Before Removing Outdated Website Content

Content Marketing Institute

If an older blog post still brings in traffic, do you really want to get rid of it? Here’s what to consider in deciding and how to make those older URLs still effective and helpful for visitors. Continue reading → The post 4 SEO Factors to Consider Before Removing Outdated Website Content appeared first on Content Marketing Institute.

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha