Ecommerce, Search, Social… and Conversational Space?

When I look at the conversational space I think it’s going to have as much impact as ecommerce or search or social, says LivePerson CEO Rob Locascio. The conversational space is going to be just as big.

Delta CMO: All 85,000 Employees Are Brand Ambassadors

“I have the opportunity to serve as Chief Marketing Officer, but 85,000 people are all brand ambassadors,” says Delta CMO Tim Mapes.

Create a Marketing Strategy That’s Not Annoying, Says Bombora VP Nirosha Methananda
Create a Marketing Strategy That’s Not Annoying, Says Bombora VP

“It’s really about customer experience,” says Nirosha Methananda, VP of Marketing at Bombora. “I think that is something fundamental to marketing. I feel like we have gone down this path of almost over automating and having to constantly pounce on people without necessarily being conscious and mindful of what their experience is on the other end.”

B2B Influencer Marketing Adds Up To Nurture and Conversion - TopRank Marketing CEO Lee Odden
B2B Influencer Marketing Adds Up To Nurture and Ultimately Conversion

We co-create content with (B2B Influencers) in concert with brand messaging, says TopRank Marketing CEO Lee Odden. So now instead of people just ignoring the press release we actually have storytelling happening with these different voices. That all adds up to yes. That all adds up to nurture and ultimately conversion.

Conversational Marketing Closes the Gap Between B2C and B2B, Says Drift Marketing VP

Conversational marketing is a whole new way of thinking about marketing and sales, says Dave Gerhardt, VP of Marketing at Drift. “We go to our jobs in B2B and none of the tools that we use match how we actually buy as real people. It’s really closing the gap between B2C and B2B. We just call it B2P, marketing to people.”

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen: Pandemic Was Inflection Point For Everything Being Digital
Adobe CEO: Pandemic Was Inflection Point For Everything Being Digital

Shantanu Narayen, Chairman and CEO of Adobe, discusses how the pandemic has created another “inflection point” in the move toward digital transformation.

Amazon SEO is Now More Important than Google SEO for Brands

We have seen a shift from Google to Amazon. Today over 54% of all the product searches that occur on the entire internet now occur on Amazon.

How Do You Measure the Success of a Content-Driven Marketing Strategy?

The three things that I look at are awareness, engagement, and advocacy. The first thing you would want to do in building a content marketing strategy is to consider the idea of awareness, giving awareness to the people you are working with.

SEO 2018 is All About Branded Search Queries

SEO pioneer and Moz co-founder Rand Fishkin was recently asked about the future of SEO and how SEO agencies and marketers should adjust to these changes.

Ecommerce Nearing $1 Trillion
Ecommerce Nearing $1 Trillion

“We’re forecasting that ecommerce spending this year will be somewhere between $850 billion and $930 billion,” says John Copeland, Vice President of Marketing Science and Customer Insights at Adobe. This would be a 14 percent increase over last year.

Target CEO Says Digital Performance Up 50%
Target CEO Says Digital Performance Up 50%

“Our digital performance was up 50 percent,” says Target CEO Brian Cornell. “As we gain…

Disney Accelerating Pivot To a DTC-First Business Model
Disney Accelerating Pivot To DTC-First Business Model

During yesterday’s earnings call Disney CEO Bob Chapek said it has accelerated the company’s pivot towards a DTC-first business model.

T-Mobile CEO: Our Competitors Spent $80 Billion To Catch Up and They Fell Short
T-Mobile CEO: Our Competitors Spent $80 Billion To Catch Up and They Fell Short

“Our competitors just spent a combined $80 billion trying to catch up and match us…

Salesforce Buys Slack for $27.7 Billion
Salesforce Buys Slack for $27.7 Billion

Salesforce announced that it is buying Slack for $27.7 billion in cash and stock. The company says that combining Slack with Salesforce Customer 360 will be transformative for customers and the industry.

Luxury Online Retailer Farfetch Focusing on Technology to Improve the Consumer Experience

Luxury online retailer Farfetch, where prices start at around a thousand dollars, had a breakout IPO on Thursday raising $885 million while setting a valuation of $6.2 billion on the company.

Are Big Physical Tech Conferences Dead?
Are Big Physical Tech Conferences Dead?

CEOs around the country and the world are debating whether they should abandon expensive physical conferences altogether once the pandemic restrictions are lifted.

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COVID-19 Continues to Reshape Advertising

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released a report demonstrating how much COVID-19 has impacted advertising.

Sony Invents Virtual Reality Display Visible To the Naked Eye
Sony Invents Virtual Reality Display Visible To the Naked Eye

Using spatial reality to combine the virtual and physical world, Sony’s new Spatial Reality Display creates an incredible 3D optical experience that is viewable to the naked eye.

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Why You Should Be Using UGC in Your Facebook Ads

There are multiple methods that influencers can utilize in the Facebook ecosystem, including live streaming collaborations, fan page postings, and group advertisements.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: We Are In A New Digital World
Salesforce CEO: We Are In A New Digital World

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, discusses how we are not living in the past or the future, we are living in the present. He says that the present is a new digital world in an all digital world.