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Use Pinterest, Instagram to Engage | SMS Best-Practices | Paid vs. Organic Search | Angry Walnuts

Use Pinterest, Instagram to Engage | SMS Best-Practices | Paid vs. Organic
Search | Angry Walnuts

In This Issue:

* How-To: Use Pinterest and Instagram to Build Customer Relationships
* Quick Take: 11 SMS Marketing Best-Practices for Text Messaging Campaigns
* PRO Favorite How-To Guide: Build Your Content Factory: Must-Have Tools
* Podcast: Angry Walnuts & 'ZERO--The End of Prostate Cancer' CEO Bearse
* Survey Says: Paid Search vs. Organic Search: Which Converts Better?
* My View: Social Is Now the Most Important Search Ranking Factor

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HubSpot Inbound Marketing Blog Masthead

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Just sending over your daily roundup of the latest and greatest from HubSpot's Inbound Marketing Blog. We hope something tickles your fancy!

Advertising Loses More Jobs Than Any Other Industry

By Dan Lyons, Sept. 4, 2013, 3:30 p.m.

advertising-job-lossHere's a puzzle for you: What do advertising and promotion managers have in common with construction helpers, carpenter helpers, stucco masons, typists, textile machine workers, and people who operate drilling and boring machines?

Answer: They're all working in areas where

How to Convert Casual Blog Visitors Into Dedicated Subscribers

By Pamela Vaughan, Sept. 4, 2013, 12:30 p.m.

grow-subscribersYou probably know all too well by now that content creation is a very necessary function of successful inbound marketing. And for the inbound marketers who embrace that, a business blog is one of the most reliable and effective platforms for publishing much of the content they create.

But if you've been consistently blogging for a while, you probably have all the business blogging basics down pat. So wouldn't it be great if you could take your blogging to the next

How to Integrate Inbound Marketing With a Traditional Sales Team

By Todd Hockenberry, Sept. 4, 2013, 11:08 a.m.

inbound-sales-marketingFor those of us immersed in the world of inbound marketing, it's easy to understand how inbound tactics can have a major impact on a company's bottom line.

However, we work with a lot of companies that are just now embracing inbound marketing principles and tactics. In these cases, the last

9 Do's and Don'ts for Creating Outstanding Facebook Cover Photos [+Free Templates]

By Ginny Soskey, Sept. 4, 2013, 8 a.m.

Facebook_Cover_Photo_Best_PracticesWhen people come to your Facebook Page, where do you think they first look? I'll give you a few hints. It's a visual piece of content that sits at the top of your Company Page. It takes up almost a quarter the screen on most desktop browsers. You probably guessed it by now ... it's your Facebook Cover Photo!

Adjust How You Think About Content (It Could Actually Lessen Your Workload)

By Michelle Bodnar, Sept. 3, 2013, 6 p.m.

content-workContent is one of the more important aspects of your website, but it can also be the biggest pain. Although it makes good sense for SEO and lead generation purposes to keep updating your social media sites and keep up a blog, business owners -- and even some marketers -- are generally not writers. Thus, having to come up with topics, read over submissions, and create original content is quite groan-worthy for many.

 

 

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Content Logic, Emotion | Newsletter Benchmarks | LatAm Digital Users | Transparency and Content

Content Logic, Emotion | Newsletter Benchmarks | LatAm Digital Users |
Transparency and Content

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* How-To: In Content Marketing, 'People Buy on Emotion and Rationalize With
Logic' Is a Mistake (Part 2)
* Survey Says: Email Newsletter Benchmarks: Opens, CTRs, Subject Lines
* PRO Seminar: Key Digital Trend Currents Shaping Business
* Infographic: The Latin American Digital Consumer: Opportunities for Brands
* My View: Marketo's Jon Miller on Being Transparent and Creating Content

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

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HubSpot Inbound Marketing Blog Masthead

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Just sending over your daily roundup of the latest and greatest from HubSpot's Inbound Marketing Blog. We hope something tickles your fancy!

Why Sales Is Going Inbound: Introducing Signals

By Brian Halligan, Aug. 20, 2013, 3 p.m.

signals-productI started my sales career back in the 90s, and to this day, I still consider myself a salesperson. It's in my blood. And I still enjoy working with prospects, or just jumping in to give a hand on an occasional demo with our team at HubSpot.

One thing I'm constantly amazed by is just how much has changed from when I started my

Did You Make an Impact? How to Tell Your Nonprofit's Story

By Mike Spear, Aug. 20, 2013, 1:30 p.m.

nonprofit_inbound_marketing_content_examplesAt the heart of every nonprofit's ability to engage donors and create movements is its ability to tell a compelling story -- but not just any story. The further we progress in the information age, the savvier donors become, and the greater the "return" they expect to see on their charitable investments. More and more, it's become essential for nonprofits to

What Is CRM? [FAQs]

By Dan Lyons, Aug. 20, 2013, 11 a.m.

crazy-red-monkey-2.jpgWe talk a lot about using your blog to answer questions your customers have. And in that spirit, we've been using our blog to answer some of the questions that people ask most frequently when they call in to our sales and customer service representatives.

Today's question of the day: What is CRM?

The Go-to Guide to Creating Email Newsletters People Actually Read

By Ginny Soskey, Aug. 20, 2013, 8 a.m.

email_newsletter_tips-2Most marketers have been there -- you're sitting around a conference room, trying to figure out how to best engage leads and customers, sell more product, or just "stay top-of-mind" for your target audience, and someone decides there's a solution that can solve all of those problems at once: an email newsletter!

And then suddenly it's you that's been chosen to

How One Social Media Marketer Can Manage Millions of Fans and Followers

By Lisa Toner, Aug. 19, 2013, 5 p.m.

BrittanyThere are many challenges that a social media manager has to face head on in today's world. Not only do you need to educate, respond, monitor, and engage your followers, but there's also often an expectation that you will be switched on 24/7. 

That's why many of our fans are surprised when they hear that HubSpot's social presence all

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