Archive July 28, 2023

16 Call-to-Action Formulas That Make People Want to Click, According to Neil Patel

by Neil Patel for HubSpot Good things happen when you create killer calls-to-action. I would even argue that your website can't be successful unless you produce great calls-to-action. The ideal CTA, however, isn't always easy to think of. Sometimes, you need a little nudge in the right direction. If you're sick of "click now" CTAs that aren't working, improve your game with these surefire call-to-action formulas. Learn More About HubSpot's CTA Building Software 1. Try it free for . The word "try" is a soft term. It implies little risk. For this reason, it can be extremely effective, especially for downloadable…

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6 Steps Bloggers are Taking to Prepare for AI in Search [New Data]

by Tristen Taylor for HubSpot Picture this: What if search engines could understand user intent, personalize search results, and even predict what users are looking for? How would that change the way we approach SEO and content creation? Well, prepare yourselves because artificial intelligence is making its way into the world of search. This means that the algorithm will change, and the strategies us marketers once used to rank on will rank on a different system. So what does that mean for marketers? We explore the game-changing implications of AI in SERPs through the perspective of our blog team experts to reveal…

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Top AI tips and prompts to supercharge your content marketing

by Victoria Shepherd  for Search Engine Land Content marketing is crucial for brand awareness and engagement in the digital landscape.  Generating compelling ideas consistently can be daunting, but generative AI like ChatGPT offers solutions.  This article explores top AI tips to boost your content marketing efforts. What is an AI prompt? AI prompts are any type of text, data, or question that tells the AI the desired response you seek. These prompts can inspire and generate ideas for limitless content marketing concepts. Before diving into AI-generated prompts, define your content marketing goals. Are you aiming to educate your audience, generate leads or increase…

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When Your Employee Isn’t Reaching Their Full Potential

by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Dorie Clark for Harvard Business Review You’ve seen flashes of real competence — maybe even occasional brilliance — in your employee. So why are they failing to live up to that potential? As a leader who cares about cultivating your employees’ skills, abilities, and professional growth trajectory, it can be enormously frustrating to feel that they’re not taking the initiative to do more with their talents. At times, you may even wonder if it’s a question of knowledge or willpower: Do they not understand what’s necessary to perform at their best? Or are they just unmotivated? Obviously,…

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ChatGPT Traffic and Usage Is Down. Why The Hype Has Started To Fade

By Sophie Brenner for Marketing Insider Group AI generated content and chatbots have taken the world by storm this year. After a few months, though, the seemingly flawless piece of technology is starting to lose its credibility as it continues to be proven lacking in certain areas. Source: Fortune (July 19, 2023) Read on to find out how and why the hype behind AI is fading. Quick Takeaways: AI-generated content has limitations such as misinformation, lack of creativity, and biased information. Ethical concerns highlight the need for responsible use and regulation of AI-generated content. AI cannot fully replace human creativity and intervention in…

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ChatGPT Traffic and Usage Is Down. Why The Hype Has Started To Fade

By Sophie Brenner for Marketing Inside Group AI generated content and chatbots have taken the world by storm this year. After a few months, though, the seemingly flawless piece of technology is starting to lose its credibility as it continues to be proven lacking in certain areas. Source: Fortune (July 19, 2023) Read on to find out how and why the hype behind AI is fading. Quick Takeaways: AI-generated content has limitations such as misinformation, lack of creativity, and biased information. Ethical concerns highlight the need for responsible use and regulation of AI-generated content. AI cannot fully replace human creativity and intervention in…

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How to Get Your Company Started With Generative AI

BY PETER COHAN for INC. Generative AI -- technology that creates text, images, video, and computer code by identifying patterns in training data, and creating original material, according to the The New York Times -- is gaining traction among users. For example, since launching in November 2022, Chat GPT -- GPT stands for generative pre-trained transformer -- gained over 100 million users in its first two months, according to the Washington Post.  Should your company use ChatGPT? It is not a foregone conclusion. As the Post reported in June 2023, mobile and desktop traffic to ChatGPT's website worldwide fell 9.7 percent from the month before.  There are several possible reasons --…

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Marketing campaigns win big when performance and creative tango together

by Lisa Dare for Velocity Close Get the newsletter Raw, unfiltered, too-hot-for-Wordpress B2B marketing insights, straight to your inbox, every month. I hereby opt in to Velocity’s marketing crap. (Read our privacy policy to see what that means.)SubscribeSubscribe Every now and then, someone posts a great Twitter thread like this comparing older, more conceptual ads against their newer, info-intensive counterparts. And without fail, it reignites the debate over creative vs. performance marketing.  While creatives like to romanticize a time when imagination ruled supreme, most ads today anxiously get straight to the facts, ma’am. Sometimes we see these needs as opposed:  Clarity vs. cleverness  Features…

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How to use AI and Chrome extensions for quick SEO wins

by Lauren Busby for Search Engine Land In a fast-paced industry like SEO, quick wins are a constant challenge. How can you efficiently enhance rankings and drive growth for your website or clients? This article covers seven actionable, quick SEO wins achieved by combining AI-powered tools (like ChatGPT and Google Bard) with Chrome extensions.  1. Optimize titles and descriptions for improved click-through rates Optimizing your title tags for target keywords is one of the quickest ways to improve your rankings in Google. Getting to the top of the SERP is only half the battle. Your title and meta description must also entice visitors…

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You can’t eliminate bias within your marketing team

by SEBASTIAN CUERVO, , AND RITOBAN MUKHERJEE for 42 Slash “SEO is dead.” “Lead generation is dead.” “Ebooks are dead.” Stop me if you haven’t heard some variation of these statements repeated over and over on social media. But often, the so-called experts promoting dogmas on LinkedIn have very little marketing experience themselves, have never worked in an in-house marketing team at a startup, or have a product to sell that benefits from that exact narrative. Marketing is neither art nor science. It’s a culmination of both, with different strategies and playbooks that work across different markets. What works for B2B enterprise may…

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