Resources for Marketing Professionals: Page 16

Marketing Strategy

Undivided Attention: A Key Benefit of Traditional Mail Marketing

Nearly two-thirds of people say they give a piece of traditional mail their undivided attention while looking at it, according to a recent report.

Marketing Content

Your Thought Leadership Content: Emphasize Experience (Or Pay the Google Penalty)

Behind every great thought leader are years of hard-earned experience—and now Google cares about your experience, too. This article explores ways you can best demonstrate that experience.

Marketing Strategy

The 10 Biggest Emerging Global Risks According to Experts

Which global risks do experts believe will have the most impact on society in the near future? Is the general population worried about the same risks? To find out, AXA surveyed 3,226 experts and 19,016 members of the public.

Public Relations

PR and Its Importance in B2B Marketing: A Brief History

Companies that spotlight their expertise, innovation, and commitment to customer success are more likely to accumulate brand loyalty—and the easiest way to do those things is through effective PR.

Social Media Marketing

How to Create a Social Media Content Calendar in Three Steps

Social media platforms are designed to highlight insights in real-time, but it's impossible to create enough social media content on the fly to keep your brand in people's minds. Keeping a calendar and planning your content is a necessity.

Marketing Strategy

Selling in a Recession: Challenges and Training Opportunities

The recessionary environment is driving the need for sales reps to personalize the buying experience. This article explores how individualized sales training helps ensure high-quality experiences.

Social Media Marketing

The Importance of 'Dark' Social Media for Marketers

Marketers estimate that nearly half of online conversations about their brand or offerings now occur on "dark" social media channels such as messaging apps and private groups, according to recent research.

Marketing Strategy

What Makes B2B Influencer Marketing Programs Successful

Marketers who rate their B2B firm's influencer program as very effective are more likely to say they outsource the work, use AI, and keep the program going continually, according to recent research from TopRank Marketing and Ascend2.

Career Development

How CMOs Can Use AI to Make Career-Changing, Strategic Business Impact

AI adoption has the potential to bring the much-beleaguered CMO role to the frontline of business operations. With the CEO and C-suite's support, CMOs can use AI responsibly to drive digital change and meet growth goals. Here's how.

Public Relations

How to Keep Your PR Email List Healthy to Get More Media Coverage

As a PR pro, you can't rely on someone else to source genuine media contacts for you. Keeping a healthy PR email list is your responsibility. Here's how to do that.

Marketing Strategy

Co-Op Marketing Is Recession-Proof Advertising

Co-op advertising involves manufacturers and brands providing advertising dollars to their channel partners, such as retailers and dealers, that sell their products. Learn why the method is a win-win.

Email Marketing

Reimagining Communication: The Evolution and Staying Power of Email

Is email dead? Hardly. Its role is simply changing. This article explores the potential of that role, from email intelligence to data security.

Demand Generation

Attract High-Value Leads With This Five-Step Process

The process of attracting high-value leads has evolved into a blend of science and art. This article dissects what constitutes a high-value lead and explores how you can craft a balanced, targeted approach to lead generation.

Artificial Intelligence

How Well Do Senior Marketers Understand AI?

Most senior marketers say their understanding of artificial intelligence is at the beginner or intermediate level, according to recent research from Drift and the Marketing Artificial Intelligence Institute.

Marketing Strategy

How the Responsibilities of B2B Marketing Teams Are Changing

Senior B2B marketing executives say they and their teams have increasingly been asked to take responsibility for business results and prove ROI over the past few years, according to recent research from EssenceMediacom.

Artificial Intelligence

How to Craft the Perfect Cold Email With ChatGPT

Cold emails often get a bad rap for being intrusive, generic, and spammy. Can ChatGPT help? You bet it can.

Measurement & Analytics

How to Create Efficient Paid Ad Campaigns Using the LTV:CAC Ratio

This article covers what an LTV:CAC ratio is, how to calculate it, and how to present it so you can sell to, acquire, and retain highly valuable customers.

Advertising & Promotions

Ad Tech Report: Is the Medium Rectangle's Era Over?

Behold, the medium rectangle ad banner, a wondrous digital canvas that has captivated and charmed audiences for years! But it may be losing popularity to more engaging formats, a recent ad tech study suggests.

Marketing Content

Publications Don't Want Your AI-Generated Content

Considering outsourcing your thought leadership content to generative AI? You may want to reconsider, as editors are well aware of the risks and inaccuracies that come with content created solely by AI.

Social Media Marketing

Anger and Animals: What Makes TikTok Thumbnails Successful

What makes TikTok thumbnails successful? Do videos with images that spark certain emotions and use certain colors tend to perform better? To find out, Adobe Express analyzed the thumbnails of 300 TikToks.

B2B Marketing Resources

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