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Carri Bugbee

What are the job responsibilities of marketing technology management? - Chief Marketing... - 0 views

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MarTech marketing technologies marketing automation marketing technology

shared by Carri Bugbee on 13 Mar 19 - No Cached
  • One of the first things that jumps out from the year-over-year data is the consistency of the top five responsibilities. From martech staff and managers up to more senior directors and VPs, these are the core functions that these roles deliver to the organization: Research and recommend new marketing technology products. Operate marketing technology products as an administrator. Train and support marketing staff on using marketing technology products. Integrate marketing technology products with each other. Monitor data quality within marketing technology products.
  • It is disappointing that, for the second year in a row, performing data privacy and compliance reviews and performing security reviews both remained at the bottom of the list of martech responsibilities — and even dropped a few percentage points.
  • enior roles are much more likely — 37% to 42% more likely — to: Pay for marketing technology products from a budget, partially or fully (71%) Negotiate business terms for purchasing marketing technology products (68%) Approve or veto purchase of marketing technology products (68%)
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  • The majority of senior martech leaders also own these responsibilities: Architect the overall marketing stack of all marketing technology products (69%) Monitor the performance and other SLAs of marketing technology products (56%) Integrate marketing technology products with non-marketing systems (58%) Perform technical reviews of marketing technology products (56%) Identify and sundown outdated or unused marketing technology products (59%) Identify and consolidate multiple instances of same or similar marketing technology products (56%)
  • Now every marketer is an app developer — even if they don’t know it. Marketers are tailoring marketing technology for their specific workflows and customer experiences, but they’re not explicitly doing “software development” with programming languages like Python or Javascript.
Carri Bugbee

How to Plan Your Content Marketing Strategy - 0 views

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content marketing marketing email marketing

shared by Carri Bugbee on 01 Oct 18 - No Cached
  • Research from Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs indicates content marketers with a documented strategy are: Much more likely to consider themselves effective at content marketing Far less challenged with the many aspects of content marketing Able to justify why a higher percentage of the marketing budget should be spent on content marketin
  • Consider documenting one or more of the following goals as a starting point for your strategy: Improve brand awareness Increase engagement Generate more website traffic Expand the email list Increase marketing ROI Achieve higher customer retention, loyalty and referrals
  • A buyer persona reveals what prospective customers are thinking and doing as they weigh their options to solve a problem.
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  • Personas, as they relate to planning your content marketing strategies, help you make informed decisions about topics to cover, content formats to utilize, and how you’ll approach your subject matter.
  • Perform a competitive analysis. Take a close look at what your competitors are doing. Auditing and analyzing the content created in your market can be a valuable part of informing your strategy and content marketing process. The idea is to create a plan to differentiate your content.
Carri Bugbee

Applying Agile Methodology To Marketing Can Pay Dividends: Survey - 0 views

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agile marketing A4M agile

shared by Carri Bugbee on 21 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • In today’s fast-paced, multichannel world, marketers no longer have the luxury to spend months crafting large projects; they must innovate and produce on the fly and respond immediately to market disruptions. In their new report, the researchers explain, “Agile for Marketing (A4M) drives long-term marketing strategies with short-term, customer-focused iterative projects that improve responsiveness and relevance. It allows for faster creative, more testing, smarter improvements and better results.”
  • 63% of marketing leaders indicate agility as a high priority, but only 40% rate themselves as agile.
  • The CMOs we spoke with needed a solution that would help them orient marketing activities around the constant change in the marketplace—a solution that allows them to be more dynamic and flexible in their operations, more productive, and more collaborative and integrated in their work product.
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  • Where confusion or inconsistency sets in is around Agile, the methodology, and the use of it in marketing. Agile helps reinforce a culture of agility by providing structure that drives marketers to be iterative, flexible, customer-centered, and focused on priorities of high-value. Many CMOs are unfamiliar with the Agile Methodology used in software development and its application to marketing. We are seeing adoption grow, but it’s still a new concept in marketing.
  • As CMOs become more and more responsible for growth, they have an unprecedented need for speed and flexibility.
  • Marketers who wait to deliver a big splash are not taking advantage of real-time ways to infuse market feedback into the development process.
Carri Bugbee

Majority of Technology Marketers Plan Budget Increases for 2012 | IDG Knowledge Hub - 0 views

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technology marketers B2B BtoB business-to-business marketing lead generation content marketing social+media tools budget

shared by Carri Bugbee on 02 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • As might be expected in a difficult economy, lead generation topped all digital budget categories with almost 27% followed by display/banner at just under 20% and search at almost 19%.   As to what is driving digital media investments in 2012, audience composition, ROI and measurement capabilities, audience reach, and data targeting were selected by more than three-quarters of the respondents.By a wide margin, click through rate is the most important factor in campaign success with cost-per-engagement and interaction rate almost equal in importance.
  • Content marketing, which includes white papers, case studies, videos, custom websites, video and white papers, is among tech marketers’ top five spending priorities for 2012.  Led by collateral at 71%, followed by webcasts/virtual events at 61%, videos at 59%, research at 55%, and articles/features at 54%, marketers are investing in a wide variety of content marketing or custom programs.  Agencies are much mo
  • s for social media, YouTube and Facebook lead all platforms with LinkedIn, Google+ and Twitter not as popular. Among BtoB respondents, 53% found social extremely/very valuable for finding relevant technology content on the Web, which is double the 2010 figure.  Not surprisingly, 18- to 34-year-olds are most active with social media.  According to all users in the IDG survey, 60% rely most on tech sites, 46% peers or colleagues, and 43% independent tech journalists/bloggers.
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  • Approximately two-thirds of the marketers indicate they will outsource one or more projects involving content creation, creative development, ad unit creation and online production/services.
  • Event spending will rise sharply as 70% of respondents plan on increases for 2012 with a significant shift to small/local roundtable programs and virtual events.
  • An amazing 95% of the respondents watch tech videos and three-quarters of them share or post video.  What respondents look for in video varies from one region to another with in-depth product reviews and how-to videos being of most interest.  Most people said they watch on their computers with the majority of viewings after business hours and on weekends.
Carri Bugbee

Does Vertical Video Make a Difference? We Spent $6,000 on Tests to Find Out - 0 views

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shared by Carri Bugbee on 27 Feb 19 - No Cached
  • Below are the full details from our study on everything from our vertical video hypothesis to the surprising results! Here’s a quick look at what we’ll cover: The vertical video and mobile hypothesis 3 important video marketing takeaways Other key video marketing learnings Overall vertical video research conclusion What’s next for video marketing?
  • mobile phones (smartphones) alone accounted for 65% of total digital usage, up from 62% in Q1 2018:
  • In all of the experiments we conducted, we consistently found that vertical video outperformed square video within the Facebook News Feed.
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  • Since the video tests (vertical vs. square) were identical in content, theme, length, headline, caption, and more, it came as quite the surprise that vertical video outperformed square by such a significant margin (as much as 68 percent less expensive in cost per view). It’s also interesting to note that not only did vertical video outperform square in the Facebook News Feed, but Facebook outperformed Instagram in overall cost per click (CPC) within the feed
  • which format drives more engagement within the Instagram Feed? Turns out it’s vertical video!
  • In all of our tests, we found that Facebook consistently generated a lower CPC than its Instagram counterpart.
  • ith our research, we wanted to know if spending more time, resources, and money on producing polished videos actually resulted in greater results than organic DIY videos. We found that there was no statistically significant difference in the results.
Carri Bugbee

Relevance And ROI: The Advantages Of Agile For Marketing - 0 views

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agile marketing agile A4M

shared by Carri Bugbee on 21 Jan 15 - No Cached
  • “The days of the big bang campaign are gone. We don’t have time to spend months baking ideas and putting a big bang into market.” Article Highlights: The way we think about and execute marketing is in flux. Agile for Marketing (A4M) empowers organizations to be more responsive to the market.Now is the time to create a new competitive advantage through innovation and responsiveness.
  • CMOs adopting A4M have an unprecedented ability to tackle corporate and market realities with ease, speed, and intelligence. And our research shows that translates into stronger business performance and higher employee satisfaction.
  • agile firms grow revenue 37 percent faster and generate 30 percent higher profits than nonagile organizations.
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  • To help you get the agile advantage, over the next few weeks we’ll share deeper dives into the seven principles of A4M: Flexible and focused Data-driven Iterative and experimental Clear and transparent Collaborative Empowered Customer-centric
Carri Bugbee

10 Significant Things You Likely Didn't Know About Social Media But Should | Fast Compa... - 0 views

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social media Marketing Twitter facebook instagram

shared by Carri Bugbee on 16 Mar 15 - No Cached
  • . Twitter has 6 distinct communication networks The Pew Research Center and the Social Media Research Foundation combined on a report that analyzed thousands of Twitter conversations to come up with six distinct communication networks.
  • 4. You have less than an hour to respond on Twitter Consumers expect a lot from you on Twitter, as recent research by Lithium Technologies confirms. The real-time nature of Twitter has led to incredible expectations. According to Lithium, 53% of users who tweet at a brand expect a response within the hour. The percentage increases to 72% for those with a complaint.
Carri Bugbee

Increase B2B Lead Conversion with Social Login on Your Site | Janrain - 2 views

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social sharing social+media social Login social signon lead conversion

shared by Carri Bugbee on 20 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • A great example of a company removing registration friction for a business audience is the online media division of The Business Journals. Since deploying Janrain Engage Social Login in June, they have reported a 12% increase in site registrations across 40 online properties.
  • Will social media play an important role for B2B marketers in the near future? We believe so and are seeing a growing interest from technology solution providers and other organizations that want to add a social element to their B2B website and marketing efforts. In Forrester’s report: Market Overview: 2011 Social Media Platforms For B2B Tech Marketing, they indicate: Today, there is increased demand for social media platforms from B2B tech marketers that are using social media tactics to engage with business technology buyers.
Carri Bugbee

What Brands Post on Social vs. What Consumers Want | Marketing Study - 0 views

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influencers influencer marketing strategy social media

shared by Carri Bugbee on 10 Jul 18 - No Cached
  • Consumers say the types of social content they value most from brands are posts about discounts/sales (72% say so) and posts that showcase new products/services (60%). In contrast, marketers say the types of social content they share most are posts that teach something (61% say so) and posts that tell a story (58%).
  • There is a significant disconnect between what marketers post to social media and what consumers want brands to post, according to recent research from Sprout Social. The report was based on data from a survey conducted in April and May 2018 among 1,253 consumers and 2,060 social media marketers.
Carri Bugbee

How to Encourage Influencers to Share Your Content | Social Media Examiner - 0 views

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influencer marketing influencers PR public relations

shared by Carri Bugbee on 19 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Another way to get shared by influencers in your field is to research which sites they visit frequently. Then either guest post for one of the sites or pitch an article about your company to people who already write for it.
  • Involve influencers in the creation of a piece of content, and they have a vested interest to help promote it. Do an interview with a targeted expert, request a guest post for your blog or get a quote for an article you’re already writing.
  • Take time to research, write, edit and fact-check articles. Shift your thinking away from quick fixes and ideas that have probably already been done. Instead, come up with unique concepts and strive for more ambitious projects.
Carri Bugbee

You Ask, I Answer: How To Measure Traditional PR - Christopher S. Penn Marketing Blog - 0 views

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public relations PR measurement analytics

shared by Carri Bugbee on 22 Jun 18 - No Cached
  • Effective public relations has two primary outcomes: awareness and trust. We measure awareness in a variety of different ways: The gold standard is properly done, continuous market research and surveying, such as unaided brand recall, purchase intent, and recommendation intent Digital metrics include branded organic search and new user traffic but these are secondary because they don’t help explain the impact of PR as well Open-ended awareness questions on intake forms (digital and traditional) Trust is measured through market research and measurement systems like Net Promoter Scores
Carri Bugbee

Why Marketers Need to Reorganize Around the Most Powerful Behavior Principle of All: Ut... - 1 views

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utility marketing brand branding nike fuel band

shared by Carri Bugbee on 18 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Carri Bugbee on 18 Apr 13
     
    To plan a more complete response to the new world, marketing needs to reorganize around its unifying principle: utility. Above all, utility is a response to, and a requirement of, the inevitable time crunch in a tech-sped world. That's why Nike Fuel Band wasn't just the innovation of the year; it's the first full-utility footprint. Utility also requires replacing the chain of faith with a chain of actions. We need to plan and monitor how our messaging bounces along the stream of consumer interaction, and through the path of commerce. For example, retargeting extends utility to display advertising, and smartphone point-and-shop apps (e.g. WiO and Shazam) start to fulfill on the commercial potential of interactive TV. Your content needs to let me activate on my terms. Utility also means we need to understand consumer behavior after seeing ads, not just before. The weight of marketing research has been on targeting. Now we need to create the lens for the complete activation spectrum.
Carri Bugbee

Does Your Content Live In A Mixed-Use Or Gated Community? | Eloqua Blog - 0 views

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gated content content marketing lead generation B2B BtoB business-to-business marketing

shared by Carri Bugbee on 20 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • A solid lead generation strategy does both, Craig Rosenberg, author of the blog Funnelholic, told me. The appetite for content online is insatiable so marketers would be wise to indulge the public with registration-free content, Craig says. “I do believe that if people are addicted to content without the reg-path and you path stuff, it better be remarkable.” Rosenberg says the “vast majority” of your marketing funnel should be free without asking potential clients for personal info. Save the registration forms for further down the funnel where more research-heavy content like whitepapers resides.
  • Chris Jablonski, author Emerging Tech blog on ZDNet, who provided the following formula: 10% to 20% fully gated content, 20% to 30% name and email only, and 50% to 70% completely free.
  • Carri Bugbee on 20 Jan 12
     
    Determining a perceived value from a lead can be substantive metric, if somewhat difficult to ascertain. I am imagining it in action. Perhaps you provide an abstract for the content you are guarding behind a registration form. But the abstract is more than a general summary. It includes a bullet list for the specific topics addressed and how solutions are offered, without providing the actual solutions before you collect that personal information. The upside is that you know if a prospect completes the form, they are very concerned about that topic.
Carri Bugbee

Facebook's Video Ads Risk Alienating Users - WSJ.com - 0 views

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facebook video ads advertising social media targeting

shared by Carri Bugbee on 18 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • The video ads, which the company says are still being tested to a limited number of users, will start playing automatically as users scroll through their news feed, the central real estate in Facebook's desktop and mobile platforms. They will initially play without sound; users can stop the ad by scrolling past it in the news feed.
  • In a November survey of 735 Facebook users by global marketing consultancy Analytic Partners, 83% of users said they would find video ads "intrusive" and would likely "ignore" them.
  • Subway was among the companies that placed ads containing video that users had to start manually. Mr. Pace of Subway said roughly 88 million people saw the ad and "millions" of people clicked on it. "It worked pretty darn well," he added.
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  • Media buyers said advertisers would be more interested in video ads if Facebook allowed them to better target specific sets of users. Facebook currently allows advertisers to target video ads by gender and age, but not by interests, as it does for traditional ads.
  • "This news further confirms that Facebook has abandoned social marketing in favor of standard push-style ads," said Forrester Research
  • Video advertising isn't available to all advertisers, and Facebook didn't say when it would expand the offering.
  • Carri Bugbee on 18 Dec 13
     
    Marketers Applaud Move, but Untested Advertising Presents Challenge
Carri Bugbee

A balanced view of using Snapchat for marketing - 0 views

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Snapchat marketing

shared by Carri Bugbee on 11 Mar 16 - No Cached
  • Problem number one: Building a relevant and engaged audience on Snapchat is difficult, compared to other social networks.
  • Issue number two: Snapchat has its own vibe. It may be difficult for many companies to achieve Snapchat credibility without some help from the cool kids.
  • the third issue is, the challenge of creating continuous, credible, snap-worthy content that disappears can be significant.
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  • it’s a social media cul-de-sac since there are no outbound links. Content goes in, nothing come out. And of course the content isn’t searchable, so even if you have a snappy success, you can’t build on that win and amplify it into the future.
  • Early research also shows that Snapchat ads are ineffective. A study by Digiday showed that more than 90 percent of Snaphchat users abandons a 10-second ad in the first second
  • nappers love this app for self-expression and connecting with friends — not for following company accounts (less than 1 percent “sometimes” watch branded Snapchat stories). If Snapchat makes its platform more business-friendly, it risks losing its appeal.
  • Some brands are creating buzz by adding “Easter eggs” to the platform. An Easter egg is an inside joke or hidden feature. Here are some interesting Easter egg case studies in a post by Ryan Hoover.
  • If your core demographic is under 30, you probably have to figure it out and maintain a presence even if the business benefits are unclear right now.
Carri Bugbee

Facebook Brand Pages Suffer 44% Decline in Reach Since December 1 | Ignite Social Media - 0 views

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  • Ignite analysts reviewed 689 posts across 21 brand pages (all of significant size, across a variety of industries) and found that, in the week since December 1, organic reach and organic reach percentage have each declined by 44% on average, with some pages seeing declines as high as 88%. Only one page in the analysis had improved reach, which came in at 5.6%.
  • As reach declined, the raw number of engaged users plunged as well, falling on average by 35%. Some pages saw engaged users fall as much as 76%. Only one page in the data set had an increase in the number of engaged users, coming in at 0.7%.
  • To add salt to an open wound, current research from Forrester and Wildfire shows that engaged users are a brand’s best customers.  They are more likely to purchase, recommend and prefer brands when they are socially engaged with that brand.  With fewer engaged users (-35%), brands bottom line are further penalized by the recent changes.
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  • Facebook has indicated that brands should pay to promote their content, but our research shows that organic content leads to better buying actions.
  • While some posts will get more reach after two days, much of the reach is captured in this methodology, as the half-life of a Facebook post has historically been only 30 minutes.
  • Carri Bugbee on 12 Dec 13
     
    analysis shows that roughly 2.5%
Carri Bugbee

Facebook Brand Updates Take Another Hit, Can You Recover? | ShopIgniter - 0 views

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facebook brand updates edgerank algorithm posts

shared by Carri Bugbee on 31 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • we looked at four post types: link posts, video posts, photo posts and status updates. When paid media is applied to an organic post, it can significantly increase Facebook metrics – from impressions (obviously), to conversions – so we removed all posts with paid impressions from the analysis. For both time periods, we took the total reach for each post type and divided it by the total post count for that post type to get the average reach per post type for the given time frame.
  • As expected, the average reach per post on status updates decreased after the algorithm change. Significantly.
  • Photo and video posts had no discernible change in reach after the algorithm change as we would expect. This is good news for marketers who already regularly integrate rich media into their post strategies as it is well documented that images and video generate greater fan engagement – and from this research, it looks clear that they will continue to do so.
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  • While Facebook indicated other post types “may” increase in engagement and distribution, our research is evidence that this is clearly the case as our data pool showed a 30% increase in reach per post for link posts.
  • status update posts saw a 65% decrease in engagement. Not only do status updates have little to no real impact on your business, but now they have less reach, too.
  • 1. Decrease output of status updates Replace these post types with a link, photo or video post.
  • That research unveiled that video posts collected the largest amount of average viral impressions as a share of average total impressions with a 36% boost. Paid media also affected engagement quite meaningfully. While its impact varied across post types, Photo and Offer post types increased most in engagement when paid media was applied, making them ideal units.
  • Photos also had a high CTR average compared to other post types when paid media was applied, further reinforcing the Photo post type as a good choice for paid, rich media campaigns.
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