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From Print to Digital: The History of Content Marketing

Lead Fuze

Let’s journey back to the 1700s, where Benjamin Franklin used a form of content marketing to promote his printing business. This early example shows how valuable content could help generate sales by offering something useful or entertaining alongside promotional material. This was the dawn of modern content marketing.

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10 of the Most Memorable Marketing Campaigns of 2012

Hubspot

But it's not enough just to think about how our own campaigns performed; we should also think about what our fellow marketers did so we can apply their lessons to our future campaigns, too. And let me tell you: The year 2012 brought us some of the most exciting and memorable marketing campaigns. Could newsjacking be one of them?

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This day in search marketing history: January 8

Search Engine Land

Halting campaigns shouldn’t be your only brand safety precaution. 2020: Page owners could use Bing Pages to aggregate social media links, publish contact details, customize Outlook profiles with images and content and promote social media posts. AdWords Reach Reporting Moves To The Campaigns Tab. Also on this day.

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9 B2B Instagram Marketing Strategies (w/ Examples)

ConversionXL

Direct promotion on social media is always risky—people don’t scroll through Instagram because they want to be pitched. Kick off an influencer campaign. If you’re among the other 89%, you can start small with a referral marketing campaign to turn loyal customers into brand advocates (i.e. Tell your company story. Image source ).

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

2010: Google confirmed that they placed these ads and that they were always looking for ways to promote their products. Google Caffeine May Be Months Away & You Can’t See It 2010: Google said Caffeine wasn’t live on Google.com, was only at one data center and you couldn’t easily see it for yourself. Losing Google?

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The Ultimate Guide to Product Marketing in 2019

Hubspot

Volkswagen just introduced their new VW Bus this year — it’s electric and features modern and sleek styling. It introduces the new vehicle with the song The Sound of Silence playing in the background (hint: electric cars are silent) and ends with a short message on the screen for viewers to read: “Introducing a new era of electric driving.”

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Why Accessible Marketing is the Future, According to an Inclusive Design Expert

Hubspot

I had the opportunity to sit down with Christina Mallon , the Global Head of Inclusive Design and Accessibility at Wunderman Thompson (the largest ad agency in the world), to learn how brands are creating more inclusive products and campaigns to reach an underserved audience. LEGO: A promotional video for the blind that includes no audio.