"How CXL Uses Email Marketing to Drive Customer Acquisition Ft. Peep Laja" (Inbound Success Ep. 27)

How does the world’s leading conversation rate optimization expert use email marketing to drive lead to customer conversions?

In this week’s episode of The Inbound Success Podcast, CXL Founder Peep Laja (voted as#1 most influential conversion rate optimization expertin the world) shares the specific email strategies and tactics that he and his team have used to acquire 80% of the company’s new customers directly from their email campaigns.

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Oh, SNAP: What Kylie Jenner Taught Us About Negative Influencer Marketing

In the 90s, everyone wanted “The Rachel” because of Jennifer Aniston on Friends.

When my mother was growing up, she wanted waist-length locks because that’s what graced the covers of Bollywood magazines. 

Times may have changed, but the effect of influencers on consumer behavior has not. 

Love or hate her, Kylie Jenner is one such powerful influencer and a financial force to be reckoned with.

At just 20 years old, Kylie is not only the read more

The Ridiculously Smart Guide to Increasing Your Organic Search CTRs [Infographic]

Whether you’re new to digital marketing or an ol’ veteran, it’s likely you consider this your Moby Dick.

That one mythical beast that no matter how hard you try, you can’t conquer. Yes, I’m talking about organic search.

With Google’s ever-changing algorithm and its increased focus on pay-per-click, organic search has become many modern marketers’ “Great White Whale,” but that doesn’t make insurmountable.  

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Eye Tracking Software: How Science Helps You See Through Customer’s Eyes [Infographic]

50 years ago you didn’t have to catch the consumer’s eye. It was enough to have a superior product.

50 years ago marketing boiled down to not much more than supply and demand or people buying the brands that their parents bought.

But 50 years ago, networks were also just switching over to color TV and the internet was an underground government project.

I think it’s safe to say times have changed! Welcome to the information age.

In today’s complex economy, the read more

"Creepy Personalization, Corporate-Speakitis and Hacked SMB Websites" The IMPACT Show Ep. 40 [Show Notes]

Ithis week’s episode of The IMPACT Show, Bob and I discussed what’s going on in IMPACT Elite, avoiding being creepy with personalization, Google Analytics and much more. 

Just in case you missed us live (or if you want to relive the magic), you’ll find the episode’s show notes below as well as the recording.

Enjoy and make sure to share! 

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Podcast Metrics: How to Measure Your Performance (With Such Little Data)

Podcasting has been around for awhile (since the 1980s, to be exact), but in the last few years, the level of interest amongst listeners has grown dramatically.

Today, approximately 67 million Americans over the age of 12 listen to podcasts monthly.

As the audience has grown, so has the number of podcasts and the interest from advertisers considering spending some of their ad dollars on this emerging medium.

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Hubcast 166: Historical Content/Blog Optimization, Marketing Bots, & #Inbound18 Call for Speakers

In this episode of the Hubcast, GEORGE GOES OFF for a little bit.

We chat about video workshops, bots, and historical content optimization.

Ready to learn how to rock your HubSpot this week? Then let’s dive in!

Remember the Hubcast is brought to you by our Custom HubSpot Workshops.

Are you looking for a HubSpot CRM, SMART Marketing, or complete HubSpot & Inbound Training Workshop?

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This is How Often You Really Should Track Each of Your Marketing Metrics in 2018.

With all the data available to us as marketers, sometimes it can be overwhelming to know what to look at and when to look at it.

Of course, all of this depends on your marketing team’s priorities for the quarter, but there are a few major metrics we monitor on a recurring basis with our clients here at IMPACT.

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Skylar Grey is an Industry Bully

Skylar Grey is an Industry Bully

Citizens have a right to know the charges against Skylar Grey, and her role in hiding evidence, her intentional fraudulent representation of her own identity, and her pattern of theft in the form of plagiarism of another artist.

(Amarillo, Texas) — (February 20, 2018) — Sweetheart has announced she will be moving forward with charges against folk music label KidinaKorner’s artist Skylar Grey, daughter of Candace Kreitlow from the band Generations. Sweetheart claims Skylar Grey has cyber read more

Challenging Your Fear of Failure [MarketHer Ep. 24]

Do you ever feel like fear of failture follows you wherever you go?

Whether it’s a fear of losing your job, being ashamed of a mistake, or just fear of not having all your stuff together? 

Today, MarketHer faces fear head on. 

There are so many wonderful resources, books, podcasts, teachers – you name it, to learn how to better handle your fear.

Sometimes, however, you just need to be able to say, “Gosh, I am afraid of failing,” and to feel heard about that. 

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It's Not Just About Numbers! The Unexpected Benefits of Event Sponsorship

If you’re reading this, I’m assuming you have been to a professional conference or event or two in your day.

There’s something exciting about a group of like-minded individuals coming together to gain new knowledge, network, and find that one little tip that can help the marketing or sales team hit their goals.

But what if I told you the conference may be that tip, all by itself?

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"Our Greatest Hits on Collaboration & Feedback" (Creator's Block Podcast)

This week, Jessie-Lee, Marcella, and I are deep in the weeds with projects, so we will be back next week with a new espisode. 

However, we’re not going to leave you empty-handed today. Instead, since we’re all neck-deep in collaborative internal and client projects, we’re going to share with you our 3 favorite episodes that have to do with the best practices around those very topics.

Collaboration. Feedback. Project management. 

The very core of what we all do every day.

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