Category Marketing

10 Challenges Marketers Face When Implementing AI in 2023 [New Data + Tips]

By in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Information Technology, Marketing

by Zoe Ashbridge for HubSpot It’s no secret that embracing AI can come with a wide range of benefits for your marketing team — things like task automation, time and cost savings, increased productivity, and more. Despite these evident benefits, there is a lingering reluctance among many marketers to incorporate AI into their strategies. In our report, The State of AI in Marketing in 2023, we found that only 35% of marketers use AI in their role. So, we wanted to dive into the challenges that marketers face when working with AI and find ways to bridge the gap. Get Started with…

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Gmail Purge Alert: How to Avoid a High Gmail Bounce Rate

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BY LIVIU TANASE for INC. It’s coming: In December, Google will start deleting inactive accounts to prevent security threats like spam, account hacks, and phishing scams. If an account has been idle for over two years, Google may delete it along with all its content across Google Workspace, including Gmail.  If your business uses email to stay in touch with customers, Google’s update means it’s time to investigate the health of your database. If you’re emailing subscribers who never engage, you risk getting high bounce rates starting this month-;and having your future emails go to the spam folder. Here’s how to be proactive…

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Google’s 2023 releases: A B2B marketer’s review

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by Laura Schiele  for Search Engine Land As 2023 draws near a close, marketers have to admit this about Google: they’ve been busy. Between Bard/SGE headlines and antitrust lawsuit admissions of auction gaming, Google has produced its usual share of releases. Sadly for B2B, most are either aimed at ecommerce/B2C or represent minor improvements that don’t make up for the advertising controls Google has stripped or the glaring lack of transparency behind auctions and pricing. With that as the backdrop, I’ll review some of Google’s bigger releases in 2023 before adding a plea for a few updates I think could actually help B2B marketing…

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Kick Scrooge to the Curb to Make Your Holiday Marketing Numbers Soar!

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By Michael Brenner for Marketing Insider Group It’s time to start thinking about your holiday marketing campaign. No matter what your business, there’s always a way to work in a little holiday cheer into your end-of-year marketing. There’s one character, though, you don’t want to creep through. Scrooge. But what if your employees think you’re a bit of a Scrooge? How engaged are they at work? Only about 30 percent of the nation’s employees are engaged on the job, according to a Gallup survey. And if they’re not, all you need to do is glance at the mirror to see Scrooge’s shadow.…

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5 Excel and Google Sheets tricks every SEO should know

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by Maria Georgieva for Search Engine Land Amid the popularity of generative AI tools, spreadsheets are still essential tools for marketing analytics. When it comes to organizing, cleaning, and analyzing data, Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets have stood the test of time. All the famous SEO tools export most of their data in CSV format. And while you can use genAI for data analysis, often you’ll still need a good old spreadsheet to get started. So let’s dive back into the basics and see how you can make your life as an SEO and digital marketer easier with these five tips to…

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21 best AI marketing tools to include in your stack in 2024

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by Marketer Milk Team Some of the biggest brands like Google, IBM, and Airbnb are using AI marketing tools to gain a competitive edge. We’ve uncovered some of the best AI marketing tools on the market today and listed them below. The arcane art of marketing has been irrevocably changed by the invention of AI software. Hundreds of these tools have sprung up in recent years, so it can be trick to know which of them will provide best value. It’s important to zero in on what you want your AI marketing tool to achieve, so let’s start by identifying…

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Social Media Marketing in 2024: The Smart Marketer’s Handbook

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By Lauren Basiura for Marketing Insider Group The digital landscape is a place where change is the only constant, where today’s winning strategy might be tomorrow’s old news. Not only does this make it hard to keep up as a user, but it’s especially challenging when you’re trying to master the art of social media marketing. But, you’ve come to the right place. Armed with the latest insights, the most effective strategies, and a deep understanding of the digital landscape, we’re sharing our knowledge and expertise with you in this comprehensive guide. By the end of this post, you’ll understand how to…

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21 Marketing Trends You Need to Know For 2024

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By Michael Brenner for Marketing Insider Group What are the most important 2024 marketing trends we’ll likely see? To make a solid plan for the short term, it’s important to keep an eye on where you’re heading in the long term. Nobody can say with 100% certainty what the future of marketing will look like, but industry professionals can offer useful insights and predictions into some of the possibilities. Nobody could have predicted how 2020 would change the face of marketing. Or how Chat-GPT would have brought AI in Marketing to the top of the list of marketing trends in 2023. So what’s…

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The Power of Context in B2B Buying, and What That Means for Marketers

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by B2B Marketing Directions The context in which people consider buying something has a significant impact on how the buying decision is made and on what is (or isn't) ultimately bought. Hundreds of research studies conducted by cognitive scientists over the past four-plus decades have shown that contextual factors can affect everything from how we react to marketing messages and offers, to how we perceive specific products or services, to how we make buying decisions. More recently, neuroscientists have used functional MRI technologies to identify the specific areas of the brain that are activated under various decision-making conditions. This research…

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The Modern Marketer’s Guide to Retargeting and SEO

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BY MARC EMMER for INC. Navigating the challenge of customers showing initial interest only to drift away is a common conundrum in the digital realm.  Surprisingly, research reveals that an overwhelming 98 percent of site visitors never make a second appearance. But what if there was a strategy, a digital magnet of sorts, that could recapture these fleeting engagements?  Enter retargeting. The efficacy of retargeting is underscored by striking data: Ads targeted at previous visitors are three times more likely to be clicked than those aimed at new audiences.  More than just a tool, retargeting stands as a cornerstone strategy to amplify website traffic and boost conversion rates, seamlessly intertwining…

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