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How to Write a Great Value Proposition [5 Top Examples + Template]

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How to Write a Great Value Proposition Your company’s value proposition is the core of your competitive advantage. It clearly articulates why someone would want to buy from your company instead of a competitor. So how do you actually write a value proposition statement that's strong enough to lift conversion rates and sales? In this article, you’ll learn the definition of a value proposition, what a value prop isn't, examples of some of the best value props we’ve seen, and tactics to create amazing value props. We’ll cover: What is a value proposition? Value Proposition vs Mission Statement (vs Others) How to Create a Value Proposition Canvas Elements of a Value Proposition Value Proposition Templates Value Proposition Examples How to Write a Value Proposition Tactics to Develop an Effective Value Proposition Let’s summarize: What makes a good value prop? Ready to dive in? Value propositions are one of the most important conversion factors. A great value proposition could be the difference between losing a sale — and closing it. For that reason, it’s important to create one that accurately represents your products and services and makes it clear why you’re the best choice. However, writing it from scratch is hard. Download our templates below so you can follow along with the rest of the post. Your value proposition is a unique identifier for your business. Without it, buyers won’t have a reason to purchase...

Everything You Need to Know About Marketing Operations in One Place

Marketing Operations
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Everything You Need to Know About Marketing Operations in One Place One of my favorite movies is "School of Rock," which also happens to be one of 2003's best films. In the movie, Jack Black poses as a substitute teacher at a private school, and, after noticing the students are musically talented, he turns the 10-year-olds into a fully-fledged rock band. When assigning roles to the students, he approaches the class president and deems her band manager because she had the organizational skills needed to help the band run smoothly. "Summer," he says, "You're in charge of the whole thing." When I think about marketing operations, I think of this quote — without a team, businesses that depend on technology would have a less-than-seamless experience carrying out their duties. In this post, you’ll learn more about marketing operations and why these teams are essential to a business. The people involved in marketing operations build a foundation that reinforces and supports marketing efforts. It makes it easier to achieve goals by implementing systems to ensure marketers are best equipped to succeed at their jobs. Why is marketing operations important? 93% of B2B marketers say the marketing operation’s function is important or critical to delivering digital transformation. After all, without marketing operations, it would be tough for marketing teams to complete essential activities effectively because they enable other marketing departments to bring cohesion to campaigns and processes. For example, as technology is necessary to carry...

Does Your Company Need An Employee Referral Program? [Examples + Best Practices]

Human Resources
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Does Your Company Need An Employee Referral Program? Finding qualified candidates to fill your open positions can be challenging. Job posting sites claim to make the process easy by connecting you with hundreds if not thousands of potential employees. But having such a large pool of candidates can be overwhelming. Just thinking about the sheer volume of work involved in reviewing applications, narrowing them down to good fits, and then vetting those potential candidates is enough to make anyone’s head explode. You work with or run a solid organization with wonderful employees. How do you make sure that you don’t get a bevy of potential candidates, but rather the right candidate? Look at this like finding the perfect place to take your significant other on a special occasion. Sure, you could do a Google search for random restaurants in your neighborhood. You could even check a review site for recommendations. However, you don’t know any of those people, so how much weight does their opinion really carry? Instead of taking a risk on a very special evening, why not reach out to the people you trust? Asking friends and family for a recommendation is a much safer avenue to finding the perfect date night experience. What if we applied this type of thinking to your search for the perfect employee? Rather than leave it up to a random internet search, ask the people you already know, like, and trust… your employees. What is an employee referral program?...

What is Content Governance? 4 Easy Steps to Create a Model in 2022

Content Marketing Strategy
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What is Content Governance? 4 Easy Steps to Create a Model in 2022 Without a content governance model in place, your content marketing efforts can seem scattered and chaotic, opening the opportunity for your audience to replace you with a competitor. Content governance keeps your relationship with your customers thriving, and allows you and your team to more effectively focus on your content goals. In this post, we’ll cover the topic of content governance — what it is, why it’s important, and how you can create a model for your business. The goal of a content strategy is for your company to create meaningful and engaging content that aligns with your business objectives and drives consumers to a particular action. Content governance ensures that you have a definitive way for this content to reach them. Who creates the content? On what platform is it published? How will it be updated in the future? While these questions and their answers help shape content governance, its framework involves more. Content governance is more than consumer-facing content. It requires preliminary and behind-the-scenes work seen in an asset like an editorial content calendar. Consumers don’t have access to your company’s content calendar; however, this is an irreplaceable tool to keep your company on track with its strategy. Style guides and content audits are other tools that assist with content governance but are unseen by consumers. Content governance encompasses content sent to consumers and content that waits for them. It is not...

YouTube vs. Vimeo: Which Video Platform is Best for Your Business? [New Data]

Youtube Marketing
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YouTube vs. Vimeo: Which Video Platform is Best for Your Business? While YouTube is obviously the largest video hosting platform on the web, it might not be the best choice for every business. There are other factors to consider when choosing a home for your video marketing — such as cost, tech support, and video and audio quality — to name a few.  To help you find the best fit for your company's unique needs, we compared YouTube directly against the smaller, more niche platform Vimeo across a number of factors. Read on to see the results, and decide for yourself. Number of Users Winner: YouTube There's no real competition here. YouTube commands an audience of over two billion monthly users — almost half of the entire internet-using population. Vimeo's 230 million monthly viewers and 1.9 million paid subscribers seem insignificant in contrast. For maximum reach, choose YouTube. Search Optimization Winner: YouTube YouTube leaves Vimeo in the dust here. YouTube is the second largest search engine on the internet, right after parent company Google. If you're planning to create a video tailored to a specific search query, (e.g., how to pick a font for your website), your video belongs on YouTube. Not only will it appear in search results directly on YouTube, but Google also seems to favor videos from YouTube over those posted on other platforms. Mobile Winner: YouTube 70% of all YouTube views come from mobile, and the YouTube mobile app is absolutely dominating...

Which Instagram Story Formats Really Engage Viewers [New Research]

Instagram Marketing
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Which Instagram Story Formats Really Engage Viewers In 2021, Instagram reported over 500 million users viewed Stories.  Since launching in 2016, the Stories feature alone has made Instagram more popular than other Story and mobile video platform competitors including Snapchat, TikTok, and its owner's own platform: Facebook Stories.   Even if you've already published a handful of branded Stories, you still might want to up your game by making them even more engaging. After all, Stories can provide great benefits related to audience engagement, brand awareness, and even purchase-related conversions. Despite the growing number of benefits that Instagram Stories offers brands, crafting good content still takes time, energy, and brainstorming. Even when you put your best efforts into creating a Story, you might still find that it falls flat, sees a high drop-off, or shows other signs of low engagement. As you build your social media content strategy for 2022, you might be asking yourself, "What type of Instagram Story format do people actually engage with?" In this post, I'll highlight what consumers said about their favorite Instagram Story formats, the trends marketers are noticing, and show you examples along the way. Which Formats Marketers Are Leveraging The HubSpot Blog surveyed over 1,000 marketers to learn more about their marketing strategies in 2022. According to this survey, 78% of marketers leverage Instagram Stories in their roles. Of those who use Instagram Stories, 43% post on behalf of their brand multiple times per week. The marketers in...

The 7 Best Leadpages Alternatives in 2022

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The 7 Best Leadpages Alternatives in 2022 It doesn't matter how awesome your e-book is if no one can download it. And you might have the perfect agenda for your webinar, but if your customers can’t sign up, it'll all be for nothing. That's why you need an effective landing page. They're simple pages — often with just a few lines of text and a form — to drive conversions and turn visitors into leads. When done correctly, a landing page can help you generate leads and pass off those qualified leads to your sales team. Here, we'll break down seven landing page builders and outline their costs, benefits, and drawbacks. What is Leadpages? One of the most popular tools for creating landing pages is Leadpages. Leadpages offers a variety of tools that can help you create compelling landing pages — including pop-ups, a drag-and-drop page editor with a seemingly endless list of pre-made templates, and more. But Leadpages doesn't have a free version to help you get started, and doesn't offer many marketing tools beyond landing pages. If you're looking for an alternative to Leadpages, there are a number of different tools that you can explore. Let's take a look at the seven best Leadpages alternatives. 1. HubSpot's Landing Page Builder HubSpot's landing page builder helps you build beautiful landing pages that fit seamlessly into your marketing campaigns. The drag-and-drop page editor is easy to use, and comes with a variety of templates for a number of different content...

15 of the Best Women@INBOUND Quotes to Inspire You Today

Inbound
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15 of the Best Women@INBOUND Quotes to Inspire You Today INBOUND is a key milestone for professionals in industries spanning across marketing, sales, customer success, revenue operations, and more. For Women's History Month, the INBOUND team is excited to highlight some of the most impactful quotes from the incredibly talented women who have graced our stages over the past 10 years. Providing opportunities that go beyond having a seat at the table to actually having a voice is how we will continue to transform the future of business. Let's dive in.  Sign Up to Speak at INBOUND 2022 15 Inspirational Quotes from Past INBOUND Women Speakers 1. "Fail is the F word for business. If failure is not an option, neither is success." — Beth Comstock, Advisor & Author 2. "It is human emotion that drives all of our decision making. It's what drives us to be our best selves." — Bozoma St. John, Chief Marketing Officer, Netflix 3. "Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity, and change." — Brené Brown, Professor, Author, Podcast Host 4. "Maybe it's not about getting the part. It's about forging your own path through the wilderness. You chart a different course." — Brit Marling, Actress 5. "I define talent in a particular way, I don't look for polish as much as I look for promise." — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Writer 6. "Ignorance, at this point, can only be willful." — Emily Chang, Executive Producer, Bloomberg Technology  7. "It is the quality of...

5 Reasons Why Brands Lose Followers on Instagram [HubSpot Blog Data]

Instagram Marketing
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5 Reasons Why Brands Lose Followers on Instagram According to HubSpot Blog Research, 14% of Instagram marketers report losing followers from 2020 to 2021. If you’re a part of that 14%, you may be panicking trying to figure out what’s causing the decline. Don’t fret – we’ve got you covered. Below, we’re covering the top reasons why brands lose followers on Instagram and how to regain them. Why am I losing so many followers on Instagram? 1. You’re not posting often enough or posting too much. When we surveyed Instagram marketers, 40% said that not posting enough is the number one reason why brands lose followers. Meanwhile, 33% said posting too much can have the same impact. When it comes to posting, it’s all about striking the right balance. You want to post enough to make sure you’re reaching your target audience and not disappearing in a sea of posts. However, you don’t want to post too much that your audience is getting flooded with your posts all over their timeline. Here are a few guidelines: First, post at least once a day on the platform – whether it’s on Instagram Stories, Reels, or in-feed. If you have to choose, Stories is probably the best option as marketers surveyed say it’s the second-best way to gain followers behind going live. Second, share an in-feed post two to three times a week. You can increase this cadence based on how your audience responds but you probably shouldn’t lower it....