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Live Chat vs. Chatbots: How to Start Effective Conversations (According to 26 Marketers)
Marketing

Live Chat vs. Chatbots: How to Start Effective Conversations (According to 26 Marketers)

How do you start a conversation? This is likely not something you consciously think about throughout your daily interactions. Conversations just happen, right? Well, sorta. ...

Author's avatar by Elise Dopson | Jan 31, 2022
Are website forms dying? Are chatbots a better experience? Should you still be gating your premium content?
Ground Up Podcast

Are website forms dying? Are chatbots a better experience? Should you still be gating your premium content?

Something always has to die, right? With inbound marketing, it was paid ads, cold calling, trade shows, etc. With conversational marketing, it’s gated content and ...

Author's avatar by Tamara Omerovic | Feb 21, 2019
How to Run Effective A/B Tests According to 28 Marketing Experts
Marketing

How to Run Effective A/B Tests According to 28 Marketing Experts

With A/B testing, sometimes small changes can yield big returns. Want proof? Split tests helped one company boost conversion rates by 550%. You don’t need ...

Author's avatar by Elise Dopson | Dec 15, 2022
27 Marketers Share Proven Ways for Improving the Conversion Rates of Your Website Forms
Marketing

27 Marketers Share Proven Ways for Improving the Conversion Rates of Your Website Forms

Despite what you’ve heard, website forms still work. Sure, website chat offers a better alternative for brands to engage in real time, and in many ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | Jan 7, 2022
Blogging vs. Video: When Does Each Format Work Best?
Content Marketing

Blogging vs. Video: When Does Each Format Work Best?

It’s time to create a new piece of content. Should you write a blog post, or should you produce a video? If you’re trying to ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | May 4, 2024
One Channel Rules Them All in B2B Lead Generation [Original Research]
Marketing

One Channel Rules Them All in B2B Lead Generation [Original Research]

If you had to focus your lead generation efforts on a single channel for a full year, which channel would you choose? If you’re like ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | Jan 21, 2022
How to Get More People In Your Company Creating Content (According to 52 Marketers)
Content Marketing

How to Get More People In Your Company Creating Content (According to 52 Marketers)

If you wish that more people in your company could—or would—help you create content, you’re not alone. In fact, 87% of the marketers who responded ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | Dec 10, 2021
The Most Effective Ways to Promote Your Online Store According to 25 Ecommerce Pros
Marketing

The Most Effective Ways to Promote Your Online Store According to 25 Ecommerce Pros

There are seemingly endless ways you can spend time promoting and growing your new online store. But for most e-commerce store owners, trying to tackle ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | Nov 17, 2022
Lessons From One of the World’s Best Content Marketers
Ground Up Podcast

Lessons From One of the World’s Best Content Marketers

When it comes to voices in the content marketing space, there are few who both understand and respect the craft like Jimmy Daly does. Often, ...

Author's avatar by Tamara Omerovic | Jan 29, 2019
HubSpot Sales Enterprise: The Great, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Ground Up Podcast

HubSpot Sales Enterprise: The Great, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

In 2014, HubSpot introduced a free CRM. In 2016, they introduced a suite of sales acceleration tools they called Sales Pro. On November 1, 2018, ...

Author's avatar by Peter Caputa IV | Jul 19, 2019
2 Years of Sales Lessons at a Company Obsessed with Eliminating the Need for Salespeople
Ground Up Podcast

2 Years of Sales Lessons at a Company Obsessed with Eliminating the Need for Salespeople

On this episode of Ground Up, I interviewed Brian Moseley, Databox’s Director of Sales, about how Databox’s product, marketing, sales and services team have gradually ...

Author's avatar by Peter Caputa IV | Jan 23, 2019
What’s the Best Way to Promote New Content? 41 Marketers Share What Works for Them
Content Marketing

What’s the Best Way to Promote New Content? 41 Marketers Share What Works for Them

Despite all of the talk last year about declining organic reach among social channels, marketers still believe social media is the most effective channel for ...

Author's avatar by Jessica Greene | Mar 13, 2023
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