The Positive Side of a Negative Review

Customer Relationships - Getting negative reviews makes most businesses nervous. However, negative reviews can be a good thing. Really. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

#SocialSkim: Instagram Makes Biz Profiles Official, Plus 12 More Stories in This Week's Roundup

Social Media - Social networks spent the week honing their core products and beefing up their ad prowess. Instagram officially introduced its long-rumored business features, and Twitter scrapped its buy buttons in what ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How Many Mobile Apps Do Consumers Use Each Month?

Mobile - Smartphone owners use, on average, of 27 mobile apps per month, according to recent research from Nielsen. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Four Tips for Turning Your Presentations Into Marketing Gold

Content - Turn any common presentation, such as a sales deck or company overview, into an asset that provides valuable information, turns prospects into buyers, and drives the bottom line. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

A Helpful Model of the Four Stages of Personalization Maturity

Marketing Strategy - This maturity model can help B2B companies understand the initiatives and deliverables in each phase of personalization maturity. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Do People Use Facebook's Reactions Feature?

Social Media - Although Facebook users can now engage with posts by using reactions such as the heart or angry face, relatively few are taking advantage of this functionality, according to recent research ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Four Reasons Your Business Should Not Do Account-Based Sales Development

Sales - Wondering whether an account-based sales development approach is right for your business? If these statements sound familiar, then you'd probably be better off with a different approach. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Evolving Your Personal Brand: Self-Made Millionaire Dan Lok on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

Career Management: Marketing Podcast - Millionaire Mentor Dan Lok shares the story of how he overcame his early failures to grow a portfolio of successful businesses by mastering the power of marketing. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How to Discover Engaging Content to Share on Social Media

Increase social media engagement by publishing and sharing informative content. Discover how to find engaging content that your audience will love. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How to Measure the Value of Your Content: Three Sets of Metrics

Content - More than ever, we B2B marketers are held accountable for driving revenue—and proving that we are. If you're struggling with measuring your content's value, here are three sets of metrics ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Copywriting in the Content Era: A Guide for Writers Starting Out

Writing - Modern marketing still needs copywriting. But the skills and experience required to succeed in the era of content have created new complexity and demands on copywriters. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Which US Presidential Candidate Is Winning the Email Battle?

Email Marketing - Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders hold big advantages over Donald Trump in email list size, but the presumptive GOP nominee tops both Democrats in email open rate, according to recent ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Why Bad Customer Service Is Burning Your Bottom Line [Infographic]

Customer Relationships - Customer experience is quickly overtaking price and product as the key brand differentiator. Make sure you're not sabotaging customer experience. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

#SocialSkim: Twitter's 140+ Character Limit (Finally!), Plus 11 More Stories in This Week's Roundup

Social Media - Finally, Twitter officially gives you more room to express yourself, and Facebook updates Facebook Live so you can skip to the good parts. Also: pay-to-boost reach on Instagram, Foursquare's ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Monetization Options That Digital Marketers Need to Know About

Metrics & ROI - Monetization isn't just for big companies. Today, digital marketers at smaller ones are using monetization in myriad channels. Here's a look at those channels, the challenges of monetization, and its ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How a Simple Story Can Help You Win Your Prospect's Trust

Customer Relationships - When someone first visits your website, it's unlikely she's going to buy from you, no matter how good your product or service is. She needs to come to trust you ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Do People Read Long Articles on Their Smartphones?

Content - Long-form news articles get roughly the same number of mobile visitors as short-form articles—but garner twice as much engaged time, according to recent data from the Pew Research Center. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Three Types of Video That Marketers Need to Have on Their Company Website

Content - You spend time and money getting people to your website so you can educate them on your offering and make a sale. And yet, your website is probably filled with ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

B2B Buyers Expect an Omnichannel Experience From B2B Suppliers

Customer Relationships - To meet the demands of today's B2Bs, their suppliers should rethink their strategy and make sure it meets their customers' current and future needs. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The State of Digital Marketing in India: Budget and Channel Trends

Marketing Strategy - Nearly three-quarters (73%) of marketers in India say they plan to increase their digital marketing spend this year, according to recent research from Octane. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Three Things Email Marketers Should Do to Stay Competitive

Email Marketing - Email is evolving in response to other digital channels, such as native advertising and social media. Find out what you need to do to remain competitive. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Effective Ways to Build a Strong Online Reputation

Customer Relationships - Online reviews can pop up when you least expect them, leaving a lasting effect on how potential and current customers perceive your business. Improving your online reputation is no walk ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Not Everything Has an ROI (and That's OK): Virginie Glaenzer on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

Marketing Strategy: Marketing Podcast - Marketing technologist and former energy industry marketer Virginie Glaenzer discusses sustainability, open source content, customer experience, and what it means to be an awakened brand. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The Most In-Demand Freelance Skills on LinkedIn

Career Management - Freelancers with marketing skills are the most searched for on LinkedIn, according to recent research from LinkedIn Profinder. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Sales and Marketing Should Work Together to Keep the Buyer's Journey Top of Mind

General Management - The battle between Sales and Marketing often starts at the top and persists because of a lack of alignment. But they must work together to guide the buyer's journey. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Social Media vs. Content: Where Should You Invest?

Deciding whether to put your efforts into social media vs content marketing? Discover the main difference and where you should allocate your spend. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Common Challenges of Marketing-IT Collaborations [Infographic]

General Management - Today's marketing and IT teams are collaborating on projects more frequently. Working together, however, can be very challenging. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Influencing B2B Tech Purchases: Buyers' Content Preferences by Age and Funnel Stage

Content - Which types of information do B2B technology buyers value most at different stages of the purchase funnel? Do buyers of different ages prefer different content formats and sales approaches? | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Marketers' 10 Most Common Copyright Questions... Answered!

Prioritizing fair use and copyright best-practices in a content marketing strategy is vital. Get familiar with the top 10 copyright questions by marketers. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Brain-Based Whiteboard Animation Sparks Customer Engagement

Content - Whiteboard animations are highly effective marketing tools for sparking customer engagement and conversion. Here's a look at the science behind whiteboard animation's effectiveness. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Teens' Favorite Media Platforms, Fashion Brands, and Restaurants

Customer Behavior - American teenagers now spend more time watching video on Netflix and YouTube than watching traditional cable television, according to recent research from Piper Jaffray. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How to Keep Client Projects on Track [Infographic]

Customer Relationships - Overwhelmed by all the client projects you have to manage? Having a solid process can help you keep track of them. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

#SocialSkim: Snapchat Changing Its Algorithm, Plus 13 More Stories in This Week's Roundup

Social Media - From Snapchat's plans to introduce a non-chronological algorithm to social networks' taking on the role of news organization to Google's new topic-driven social product and Twitter's tweak of it's character ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Modes of Persuasion You Need in Your Marketing Campaigns

Content - If marketing is essentially about persuasion, then the use of highly effective persuasive techniques can take a campaign goal to the next level—whether that's attracting more traffic, earning more conversions, ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Marketers Can Win the Big Data Game by Playing It Smart

Marketing Strategy - Customers constantly drop online clues about what they want, but most companies don't pick up on them. Successful marketers piece the clues together—then deliver exactly what customers want. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The Most Important Mobile E-Commerce Features

Mobile - Consumers who use their smartphones to shop say the most important feature of a mobile e-commerce offering is being able to easily see product photos, according to a recent report ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The New Rules of B2B Public Relations

Public Relations - B2B PR focuses on earning results that change perceptions, shape opinions, drive brand preferences, and create opportunities. It's gone far beyond impressions and other vanity metrics. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

How Real-Time Marketing Changes the Game

Brands today have a huge opportunity to use real-time marketing to enhance the user experience. Learn how real-time tactics are changing the game. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

The Best Resume Format for Marketers

Career Management - Most executives say they still prefer to receive resumes in a Word or PDF format from candidates applying for creative (i.e., non-technical) marketing roles at their company, according to recent ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Use Storytelling to Enhance Your Marketing: Ron Ploof on Marketing Smarts [Podcast]

Content: Marketing Podcast - Story expert Ron Ploof explains how brands (B2B and B2C alike) can create more effective marketing pieces by applying the fundamentals of storytelling to their content marketing. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Brand Personification: The Ultimate Way to Get to Know Your Brand

Brand personification can help with gaining clarity on your brand's overall impact. Follow these 4 vital steps for defining your brand personality. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

An Excellent Customer Experience Practically Markets by Itself

Marketing Strategy - A company's success relies on many factors, and customer experience is one of the most important ones. People readily shift loyalties to a product or company that offers them the ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Why Employees Don't Share Company News on Social Media

Social Media - Many workers say they do not share their company's updates on social media because they do not know whether or not they're supposed to be posting and because they are ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Questions You Need to Ask Before Purchasing New Technology

General Management - Marketers are inundated with offerings of state-of-the-art applications that can greatly improve every aspect of B2B marketing. These five questions will help you evaluate technology vendors and applications quickly to ... | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Reasons Predictive Marketing Software Should Be Your New BFF

Marketing Strategy - Predictive marketing software can have powerful implications for efficiency and effectiveness across Marketing and Sales. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Noteworthy Ways to Increase Engagement on YouTube [Infographic]

Increasing YouTube engagement can boost the buzz around your video, customer discussion and sharing! Discover 5 notable ways to increase engagement. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Digital Agencies in 2016: Work and Wage Trends

General Management - How do digital agencies charge clients for work? Which employees are paid the most? How long do projects tend to take? | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago

Five Ways Marketers Can Rev the Consumer Engagement Engine

Like an engine, consumer engagement works by brands and consumers synergistically interacting. Use these 5 ways to rev the engagement engine. | Continue reading


@marketingprofs.com | 8 years ago