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Marketing 5 Habits of Highly Successful Marketers What’s your word for 2019? For highly successful marketers it’s intention. With 2019 in full force, the goal for many marketing professionals is to reflect, improve and build upon what’s
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Marketing 4 factors of highly annoying marketing (and what to do instead) Marketing ≠ AnnoyanceThere’s a reason we fast forward through commercial and click "Skip ad" as soon as we can — marketing efforts can be annoying. As a customer, you get it, but as a
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SEO Reviews, search engines and social proof — the real impact of user-generated content on the bottom line Marketing teams have to pay close attention to online reputation management now more than ever, as even the most successful marketing teams will tell you, it’s consumers, not marketers who truly own
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Marketing 4 reasons you need to start collecting customer feedback today Using reviews as more than a customer service tool can allow your brand to collect crucial data to inform decisions and enable growth.Like a solid marketing strategy and reliable analytics, customer feedback
Digital Marketing How to measure your reputation marketing efforts A successful reputation management strategy allows brands to positively affect the perception of their brand online. Smart brands are already actively engaging with consumers online through dedicating an in-house customer service team to
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B2B Marketing Engagement and reviews enhance B2B SaaS marketing How do you make company purchasing decisions? Do you send out a general RFP, or do you start by asking colleagues about what products and services they buy? We in the B2B SaaS
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Content Marketing 4 Reasons Organic Search Wins over AdWords We’ve spoken to several companies lately spending outsized portions of their digital marketing budgets on pay-per-click advertising with a minimal focus on the impact organic search results could have on conversion rates
SEO What is the Zero Moment Of Truth? Traditionally, marketers have keyed in on three stages in the buying process: stimulus, point of sale, and customer experience. After being prompted by stimulus like an advertisement, customers go to the shelf — literal
Content Marketing Who visits ConsumerAffairs.com? Each month, over 7 million consumers visit ConsumerAffairs.com. Common consumer search queries include terms such as “best” or “reviews” as consumers actively research to locate products or services. A significant amount of
Digital Marketing Why franchises need a centralized marketing voice online Franchising has several distinct advantages: easy access to expansion capital with minimal risk and talented, motivated business people running your stores among them. However, as many advantages as the model holds, it comes
Digital Marketing The importance of reputation marketing for solar companies The solar energy industry has grown rapidly over the past few years, with almost 600,000 buildings in the United States using solar as an energy source. As solar power becomes a mainstream
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