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Buyer Persona

Inbound or Loop? Understanding the Marketing Strategy That Never Ends

Marketing influencers love a new buzzword. Every few months, a new term pops up on LinkedIn or in conference slides that promises to “change the way we think about marketing.” Late...

Holly McCully Jobe · Oct 2025
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Strategy

7 Attribution Tools for Digital Marketing: A Revenue-First Guide for Teams

If you're a marketer, you know how important your work is to generating sales, leads, and sign-ups. Proving to the “powers that be” that your content or campaign sparked that event...

protocol 80 · Jul 2025
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CRM

What Is HubSpot Sales Hub? Features, Tiers, & Prices for 2025

I recently had a new client (and HubSpot devotee) describe HubSpot's Sales Hub better than I had in my 6 years of digital marketing. This B2B company's employees almost universally...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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Usability

4 Key Signs to Spot Usability Issues in Website Design

You’re on a website, trying to quickly find answers or do some research, only to feel frustrated by a clunky menu system, poor mobile experience, or outdated layout.

Daniel Picklo · Dec 2024
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SEO

B2B Keyword Research Strategies to Improve Your Website Traffic

In the fast-evolving worlds of SEO (search engine optimization) and B2B marketing, having the right keyword strategy can be a game-changer.

protocol 80 · Dec 2024
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CMS

HubSpot Features for all 5 Hubs (+ Cost per Tier)

Whether you're held responsible your company’s marketing, sales, operations, or customer service outcomes -- or all four -- HubSpot's got a solution. HubSpot's features list stretc...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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SEO

What Does a Digital Marketing Trainer Cost?

As a company in today's warp-speed digital landscape, being present and active is a must, even in niche industries. However, staying ahead of creating content, tracking performance...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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SEO

[DATA] Why You Must Invest in Digital Marketing -- & Stick to It

You’ve worked with the folks at Customer Y and Customer X for 25 years each, and they still provide a nice chunk of revenue. Your business has been in the B2B/industrial game for 5...

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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SEO

B2B Customer Acquisition Cost Killing You? Try These 7 Tips

They say you’ve got to spend money to make money. But even “they” can’t possibly approve of flushing money down the drain all in the name of a few quick sales.

Adam Vosler · Dec 2024
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Strategy

Manufacturer Marketing ROI: 11+ Statistics Your Boss Will Love

The manufacturing industry is slowly coming to terms with the influence of the Internet. However, online marketing is throwing many small manufacturers for a loop. Some companies a...

protocol 80 · Nov 2024
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