Digital Marketing News: 2018 Creative Trends, Organic Facebook Dead, YouTube Tightens Up

2018 Creative Trends - Shutterstock’s data and creative teams analyzed their customers’ billions of searches for images, footage, and music search and download data to discover the biggest year-over-year increases. What are the top trends? Fantasy, New Minimalism, Space, Natural … | Continue reading


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7 Influencer Marketing Trends That Will Rule 2018

Get the most out of your influencer marketing strategy in 2018 by staying on top of these seven dominating trends. | Continue reading


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4 Top Trends in Customer Centricity to Drive Digital Marketing Success in 2018

The modern consumer is in a constant-state of evolution. Learn what emerging and rising trends need every marketer’s attention in 2018 and beyond. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: What Marketers Think about AI, Autonomous Stores & GSC Adds Data

This week's top digital marketing news via @toprank featuring what marketers really think about AI, Google Search Console adds 16 months of data, and autonomous stores. | Continue reading


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How to Become a Better Data-Informed Content Marketer

Are you maximizing your data’s ROI? Here are five tips for getting more out of your data and becoming a better data-informed content marketer. | Continue reading


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Content Marketing Evolution: 5 Major Content Marketing Trends for 2018

The next evolution of content marketing isn’t about the latest shiny objects. It’s about the deep changes that are happening in the way we think about and create content. Josh Nite shares his top trends for 2018. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: The Visual Internet, Influencer Marketing Trends, Sneaky Ads

This week's top digital marketing news via @toprank featuring keeping up with the visual internet, influencer marketing challenges and trends, and Millennials ruining everything. | Continue reading


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7 Examples of Brands Mastering Twitter for Social Customer Care

Get a look at how B2B and B2C brands are using Twitter to deliver social care, creating a great customer service experience and fostering brand loyalty. | Continue reading


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Our Top 10 Influencer Marketing Posts of 2017 Plus Thoughts on 2018

This year demonstrated an explosion of interest in influencer marketing bringing with it a sharp increase in attention as well as implementation successes and failures. The mixed bag of advice for any shiny new object of marketing attention like working with influencers brings un … | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Teens Over Facebook, Blockchain and Big Blue, MoonPie Roasts You

Social Commerce Takes Hold. A study by PwC reports that 78% of consumers are influenced by social media when shopping online. According to Marketing Week, the “social commerce boom” is being fueled by young mobile consumers. Thirty-three percent of 18- to 24-year-olds say they wo … | Continue reading


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Happy 14th Birthday to @TopRank Online Marketing Blog

Over the past 14 years this marketing blog has had numerous contributors, thousands of posts, hundreds of thousands of social shares and millions of views. To say blogging has had a positive impact on our business would be a gross understatement. December 28 is our blog birthday … | Continue reading


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25 Women Who Rock Digital Marketing – Nominated by Men

2017 marks the 8th year we’ve published a list featuring “women who rock” in the digital marketing space. I started the list in 2010 with social media specifically and after 5 years handed the reins over to Ashley Zeckman for a few years when the focus has broadened to digital ma … | Continue reading


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Top 10 Content Marketing Posts of 2017

Content makes the Marketing world go ‘round, especially with our work here at TopRank Marketing. While content has been a steady drumbeat in the marketing mix over the past 7-8 years, marketers are still hungry for best practices, examples and the latest trends. Lucky for our rea … | Continue reading


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Happy Holidays from the Team at TopRank Marketing

It's that time of year again, where here in Minnesota the snow is falling, the temperatures are dropping and hearts are warming with thankfulness and appreciation. 2017 has been a year of change, evolution and innovation for the digital marketing industry and at TopRank Marketing … | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Top Ads 2017, Marketing Jobs 2018, Google Mobile First

The 10 Most Watched Ads on YouTube in 2017 - This impressive collection of work includes two video ads that exceeded 100 million views. Which was your favorite? Natalie Portman for Miss Dior or Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson” for Apple?  AdWeek B2B Tech Buyers More Motivated by Reliab … | Continue reading


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Connecting the Dots from Data to Better Customer Experience

I love how Tom Fishburne aka marketoonist always does a great job of showcasing marketing truths. While the focus for marketers to deliver the right message to the right audience at the right time is nothing new, it’s also safe to say that we have a lot of work to do. For example … | Continue reading


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The Content Marketing Juggling Act: How to Consistently Create Quality, Engaging Content

For content marketing to succeed, marketers need to consistently produce quality, engaging content. Here’s how the team at TopRank does it. | Continue reading


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Year In Review: 6 Platform Changes That Shook Up Social Media Marketing in 2017

There’s little doubt that social media is a powerful marketing tool. Join us as we look back at some of the biggest changes that shook up social media in 2017. | Continue reading


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Innovative Marketers Must Not Just Face, But Embrace, Their Fears

Innovation carries a cost, but marketers who alter their mindsets and embrace the fear of failure will ultimately prove to be the industry’s game-changers. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Google Best Answer, Twitter Threads, Most Viral on Facebook

How Predictive Analytics Can Help Your Business See the Future. Now more than ever, predictive analytics are becoming available to small businesses looking to get ahead of the competition by mining their data and generating meaningful intelligence. From mapping customer purchase … | Continue reading


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Content Conversations: Content Marketing Predictions for 2018

Join Ann Handley, Joe Pulizzi, Chris Brogan, Alex Rynne, Tim Washer, Dayna Rothman and Chris Moody for top content predictions for 2018. | Continue reading


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4 Search Trends That Made Waves in 2017

The way consumers search on the internet is changing – is your search marketing evolving, too? Make sure your 2018 plans address these new search habits. | Continue reading


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5 Purpose-Driven Companies Making an Inspiring Splash on Social Media

Get a glimpse of how purposeful businesses are making their causes known and getting their products seen on social media. | Continue reading


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3 Unusual Content Marketing Approaches That Actually Work

These content marketing tactics might go against the grain, but that’s why they’re effective. Learn why, and which brands are using them to get results. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Mobile Beats Desktop, YouTube Stories, Facebook for Kids?

TopRank Marketing has partnered with Onalytica for the Women in Tech: Hot Topics and Influencers List for 2018. The list features influencers in the categories of Artificial Intelligence, FinTech, Blockchain, BigData, IoT, EdTech, MarTech, InsurTech, Virtual Reality, and Cyber Se … | Continue reading


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5 Outdated Content Marketing Tactics (And What to Do Instead)

Content marketing tactics that worked just a few years ago are as obsolete as a first-gen iPhone. Learn how to upgrade your content marketing strategy. | Continue reading


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5 Ways Influencer Marketing Drives Performance Across the Customer Lifecycle

Much of what we hear about influencer marketing is centered around reach and engagement objectives. This is not unlike the early days of social media marketing programs where platform capabilities and user behaviors created a perfect storm for connection and interaction. Fast for … | Continue reading


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How Employee Engagement Helps Drive the Success of Your Marketing Efforts

From our perspective, without employee engagement, your marketing efforts can’t reach their full potential. Learn what benefits you may be missing out on. | Continue reading


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How 5 B2B Brands Are Using Snapchat and Instagram Stories

Snapchat and Instagram Stories are all the rage. Find out how your brand can jump on the hype train with these five B2B brand examples. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: F500 Are Visual, LinkedIn on Top, Business of Color

From golden arches to red bulls, color is fundamental to our recognition of familiar brands and color affects the way people react when they first encounter a company. Vistaprint worked with Dr. Sally Augustin of Design With Color to develop recommendations for the design of plac … | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 6 years ago

Content Marketing Lessons from 4 Holiday Ad Fails

You can learn a lot from a role model, but even more from a cautionary tale. Let these frightful Christmas ads help you become a better marketer. | Continue reading


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Content Conversations: How to Hit the Ground Running in 2018

Join Ann Handley, Joe Pulizzi, Chris Brogan, Alex Rynne, Tim Washer, Dayna Rothman and Chris Moody for top content tips for 2018. | Continue reading


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12 Industry-Specific Opportunities for Boosting Social Media Engagement

Boost your social media marketing efforts in 2018 and beyond with industry-specific engagement insights from a recent Rival IQ study. | Continue reading


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4 Emerging Marketing Channels You Should Adopt in 2018

Your target audience is always moving. Stay in front of them by adopting these four emerging marketing channels into your 2018 marketing strategy. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Tech & ABM, Top Search Ranking Factors and 2017 Consumer Trends

This week's top digital marketing news via @toprank featuring tech enabled ABM, top search ranking factors and 2017 consumer trends. | Continue reading


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The TopRank Marketing Team Reflects & Gives Thanks

This year, members of the TopRank Marketing team reflect on what they are most thankful for in their career, as well as what they've learned. | Continue reading


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Values in Marketing: How Taking a Stand Boosts Your Business

Businesses are choosing less revenue by closing on Thanksgiving and/or Black Friday. Here’s why embodying values with a bold stance is good for business. | Continue reading


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Content Conversations: Top Content Marketing Lessons Learned in 2017

One of the best ways to improve your skills as a content marketer is to learn from the successes and failures of other marketers. And as we near the end of 2017, many marketers are reflecting on what has (and hasn’t) worked in the past year and looking to what this means for cont … | Continue reading


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What All Marketers Can Learn from Fast Food Giants Crushing Twitter

It’s no secret that many fast food chains are cultivating a unique presence on Twitter. But what can other marketer learn from their examples? Find out. | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Social Storefront, The Trust Project and Facebook’s New App

This week's top digital marketing news via @toprank featuring social content storefront, Google's Trust Project and Facebook's new app. | Continue reading


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How B2B Brands are Getting Creative on Twitter with 280 Characters

Now that Twitter has expanded its character limit to 280, social-savvy B2B brands are finding clever and creative ways to make use of the new real estate. | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 6 years ago

How to Use Big Wins to Drive Continuous Content Marketing Performance

Like all brands or marketers, you’ve likely experienced a few content marketing campaign mishaps in your day. Despite your best efforts, sometimes a campaign just doesn’t quite reach its objective or it outright flops. And when this happens your disappointment typically spurs you … | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 6 years ago

How We’re Building a Digital Advertising & SEO Dream Team

In today’s competitive and content-saturated digital landscape, SEO is no longer a stand-alone, sure-fire way to grab audience attention in the search results. As a result, the role of a search marketer is transforming beyond the traditional walls of organic SEO and merging with … | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 6 years ago

Do You Really Need Another Blog Post? Why Content Marketing Needs More Flexibility

For years now, the atomic unit of content marketing has been the 500-word blog post. But is that the content your business needs? What are the alternatives? | Continue reading


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Digital Marketing News: Email vs. SMS, Twitter Trolls Itself and Google’s AI Wizard

This week's top digital marketing news via @toprank featuring email vs. SMS, Twitter trolls itself and Google's AI Wizard. | Continue reading


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Report: What Marketers Need to Know About the ‘State of Video Marketing’

Get the scoop on some of the key findings from Demand Metric and Vidyard’s “The State of Video Marketing 2017” report and what they mean for marketers. | Continue reading


@toprankblog.com | 6 years ago

Here we Grow Again: Welcome New VP Katie Uphus to TopRank Marketing

TopRank Marketing evolved from PR to digital marketing agency in the mid 2000’s, right about the time our new VP of Operations got into agency project management. Twelve years and multiple advancements from a creative agency Director of Production to Senior Director of Operations … | Continue reading


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4 Tips for an Out-Of-This-World B2B Marketing Agency Partnership

Who was the first person to set foot on the moon? Of course the answer is Neil Armstrong — who else? But, actually, the question really is “who else?” In order for Armstrong to walk the moon, there were innumerable individuals who contributed something large or small to get him t … | Continue reading


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