A winding path to marketing and analytics

Tom Snyder is an agency content marketing manager at Hot Dog Marketing in Austin, Texas. His creative roots in copywriting and his passion for analytics are good examples of the kind of all-around game marketers need to bring to the evolving digital playing field. It also brings needed perspective to a question everybody with a tight budget is asking:...

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Contentstack debuts no-code Automation Hub

This week, content experience platform (CXP) Contentstack debuted their Automation Hub, a no-code composable architecture tool. What it does. The Automation Hub simplifies, on the front end, the deployment of composable architectures used for content creation in building digital experiences for customers. Instead of having to write...

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Why we care about advertising: A marketer’s guide

With digital transformation, advertising isn’t just about growing brand awareness or planting a seed. Advertisers and their adtech partners can reach audiences big and small at any stage of the funnel, delivering cross-channel ads across multiple touchpoints. And they aren’t just using traditional demographics and ratings, they’re leveraging device-level...

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Instacart launches shoppable ads

This week, grocery delivery and pickup platform Instacart announced the rollout of shoppable ads. Participants in the pilot program include Dove, PepsiCo, Mondelez International and S.Pellegrino. Video and display units. Shoppable video and display units can be seen by users in the Instagram Marketplace as they shop products from specific...

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The rise of omnichannel content platforms

Everyone knows that content technology represents a key piece in the martech stack. The past five years have seen traditional enterprise content management (ECM) vendors transitioning from document management to content services platforms, and web content management (WCM) vendors struggling to broaden their scope as mythical “digital experience platforms.”...

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3 changes coming to Google Ads audience features

Google Ads is reminding advertisers about some changes to its audience targeting and reporting features. These changes, which were shared via email with advertisers, are fairly minor and some have already started rolling out to accounts.  Reuse audiences. Advertisers will be able to reuse audiences across campaigns. When you build an audience...

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FTC hits Twitter with snark and $150 million fine for allegedly selling security data to advertisers

It’s never a good sign for a company when the Federal Trade Commission gets snarky. So, it was bad news for Twitter on Wednesday when the FTC said: “Twitter to pay $150 million penalty for allegedly breaking its privacy promises – again.” The social media firm was fined for allegations it used email addresses and phone numbers it had collected to target...

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Hootsuite joins TikTok’s Marketing Partner Program

Today, social media management platform Hootsuite announced it has joined TikTok’s Marketing Partner Program. Through the partnership, Hootsuite has launched an integration that allows brands to manage, execute and optimize TikTok content at scale. About 38.5% of Hootsuite’s customers have planted a flag on TikTok, with the rest (around 63%)...

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Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator: Aligning on a Guidepoint

We recently introduced you to Agile Marketing Navigator, a flexible framework for navigating agile marketing for marketers, by marketers. We also held a Zoom meeting to discuss the Navigator with members of the agile marketing community. The Navigator has four major components: Collaborative Planning Workshop, Launch Cycle, Key Practices and...

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Webinar: Benchmark your social media performance for a competitive edge

Social media benchmarking involves comparing your metrics and processes against the industry standards. Learn how you can get a clear idea of how you stack up against the competition. Hear from Rival IQ and NetBase Quid experts about the metrics and benchmarks you can use to measure your social media performance. Register today for “Benchmark...

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