Category: Marketing automation
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You Ask, I Answer: The Lightning Round!
In this edition of You Ask, I Answer, we tackle 20 short questions that have piled up in my inbox, questions that don’t need an entire episode to themselves. Watch the video for answers about SEO, secure websites, WordPress, growth hacking, and more. Alysia asks, “Would you, as a hiring manager, favor someone with a…
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You Ask, I Answer: Account-Based Marketing for the Mortgage Industry
Joshua asks, “As a content marketer in the mortgage industry, I’m incredibly intrigued at the possibilities in account-based marketing. I want to learn more!” ABM, or target account marketing, is ideally suited for long, complex, high-value sales. ABM is principally composed of three things: Targeting only likely buyers with highly personalized advertising In-depth, data-driven marketing…
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You Ask, I Answer: Essential Skills for Mid-Career Marketers
Liz asks, “How can mid- career marketers prepare for the coming technological advances in marketing? Are there classes/ courses you recommend? What skills do you foresee as essential 5, 10, or 20 years from now?” The most essential skills that mid-career marketers need aren’t found in courses or classes. In this video, learn what’s really…
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You Ask, I Answer: Growth Tips for Stealth Startups
Peter asks, “Do you know any good case studies, examples how to promote a company when it’s still in a stealth mode and is preparing to launch (for promoting it as soon as it’s out of the stealth mode)?” The key to a successful launch is all about audience. Learn what I did to help…
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#FridayFeeling: The End of A/B Testing
A/B testing is a relic of a time when we couldn’t personalize at scale. Find out why A/B testing is going away, what we’re all doing wrong in our thinking about testing, and what will replace it in this video. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: Download the…
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You Ask, I Answer: Marketing Tasks and AI
Denis asks, “What existing marketing processes or tasks do you expect AI to help speed up or eliminate?” Some tasks will indeed be sped up. Others will be replaced entirely, and there’s a straightforward way to identify what will be replaced. Learn what tasks will and won’t be eliminated by AI. Watch the video for…
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You Ask, I Answer: How to Decide What Content to Create?
Pat asks, “How do you decide what content to create? How do you choose?” Choose to create content the same way that Google and other algorithms think about it. Relevance, freshness, and diversity. Choose to create with a specific audience member in mind. Choose to create using predictive analytics. Watch the video for full details.…
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You Ask, I Answer: Cleaning Email Lists
Krzysztof asks, “How are you cleaning your email lists? What tools, tips, etc.?” Cleaning email lists and keeping them clean is vitally important. I recommend a 4-step process: Form validation Role removal and misspelling repair Bounce processing Service validation Watch the video for full detail. Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to…
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Do Something With Your Marketing: Custom URL Redirects
Public speakers and brands both need ways to make calls to action more memorable, especially from conferences and events. Few things are as memorable as an easy-to-remember domain name. In this short video, see the simple process for making your most recent important content memorable – with no coding involved. Can’t see anything? Watch it…