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8 Twitter alternatives marketers need to know about

Search Engine Land

Threads Active users: 30 million Meta’s Twitter alternative Threads launched yesterday , with 5 million people signing up in the first few hours. Companies to sign up within minutes of its launch include Netflix, HBO and Billboard. To get more points, users have to cough up real money.

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Email outreach for marketers: Measuring and optimizing performance

Martech

It felt like a high-stakes gamble, and we went all-in. To measure it, follow this formula: For instance, 80 positive reactions out of 150 signify a 53% engagement rate. Create consistent follow-ups. Belkins’ study shows that the first follow-up email can boost response rates by 49%. Build a credible brand.

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Artificial intelligence + human intelligence = success

Martech

While working at Procter & Gamble, Ashton proposed putting radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips on products to track them through a supply chain. Technicians end up chasing “ghost tickets,” alerts that have resolved themselves, resulting in lost productivity. The same thing is repeating itself in marketing today.

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This day in search marketing history: January 7

Search Engine Land

in 2011, startup search engine Blekko launched a spam clock that estimated 155 million spam pages had been created since Jan. Read all about it in Blekko Launches Spam Clock To Keep Pressure On Google. Google My Business launches new performance reporting. StrategiQ launches Spark, an SEO deployment platform.

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This day in search marketing history: January 2

Search Engine Land

See Search Engine Land’s follow-up stories: Google: Yes, Sponsored Post Campaign Was Ours But Not What We Signed-Up For. 2018: Amazon was reportedly in talks with several large consumer product companies, such as Procter & Gamble, about advertising and sponsorship opportunities through Alexa and voice search.

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How to Build a Career in the Salesforce Ecosystem – Tips From an Entrepreneur

Salesforce

I felt that same energy in 2003 when I co-founded DreamFactory software, where I launched a half-dozen Salesforce AppExchange products, helped raise more than $20 million in capital, and made a successful exit in 2018. Sign me up for a free Trailhead account. Sometimes, you’re taking a complete gamble. Choose your own path.

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Keyword difficulty in SEO guide: Everything you need to know

Search Engine Land

We pull the top 10 ranking pages for your keyword and look up how many websites link to each of them. OK, if you have a brand new site to launch with a small budget and all the keywords that are relevant to you have extremely high competition, that's bad. It’s a balance between the following: Search volume. How is it calculated?

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