6 targeted Facebook KPIs to improve social media ROI

6 targeted Facebook KPIs to improve social media ROI

Your Facebook marketing strategy hinges on measurable impact—not just reach. Facebook key performance indicators (KPIs) are critical to track performance, improve content based on performance and tie your efforts to business goals. But sifting through dozens of Facebook metrics to connect the dots to ROI will make it harder to pinpoint actionable insights. By the … Read more

Google Patent On Using Contextual Signals Beyond Query Semantics

Google Patent On Using Contextual Signals Beyond Query Semantics

A patent recently filed by Google outlines how an AI assistant may use at least five real-world contextual signals, including identifying related intents, to influence answers and generate natural dialog. It’s an example of how AI-assisted search modifies responses to engage users with contextually relevant questions and dialog, expanding beyond keyword-based systems. The patent describes … Read more

OpenAI secretly launched a sales agent — here are the details

kipp and kieran discuss ai sales agents

In February, OpenAI gave a two-minute demonstration at a private event in Tokyo. The demo didn’t stay quiet for long. It set off a firestorm in the sales industry. The short demo, which isn’t available yet, was for an AI sales agent. This AI agent can perform autonomous tasks to help sales teams qualify, enrich, … Read more

Ask An SEO: How Can I Improve The Visibility Of My Category Pages?

Ask An SEO: How Should Ecommerce Stores Deal With The Arrival Of AI Overviews?

This week’s Ask an SEO question comes from a medium-sized ecommerce site manager who’s run up against a common problem: “Our product pages rank well, but our category pages rarely appear in search results. What specific optimization strategies would you recommend for category pages to improve their visibility?” Thanks for the question! It’s a common … Read more

New AI-Assisted Managed WordPress Hosting For Ecommerce

New AI-Assisted Managed WordPress Hosting For Ecommerce

Bluehost announced two competitively priced managed WordPress ecommerce hosting solutions that make it easy for content creators and ecommerce stores to get online with WordPress and start accepting orders. Both plans feature AI site migration tools that help users switch web hosting providers, free content delivery networks to speed up web page downloads, AI-assisted site … Read more

Google Search Console Fails to Report Half Of All Search Queries

Google Search Console Fails To Report Half Of All Search Queries

New research from ZipTie reveals an issue with Google Search Console. The study indicates that approximately 50% of search queries driving traffic to websites never appear in GSC reports. This leaves marketers with incomplete data regarding their organic search performance. The research was conducted by Tomasz Rudzki, co-founder of ZipTie. His tests show that Google … Read more

WordPress Finally Takes Steps To Integrate AI

WordPress Finally Takes Steps To Integrate AI

WordPress announced the formation of an AI Team that will focus on coordinating the development and integration of AI within the WordPress core. The team is to function similarly to the Performance Team, focusing on developing canonical plugins that users can install to test new functionality before a decision is made about whether or how … Read more

How I applied the 95-5 rule to build Gong’s brand from the ground up

devin reed talks about the 95-5 rule for content marketing

When I stepped into my role as head of content at Gong, I didn’t come with a decade of marketing experience. I came with a sales background and a whole lot of time spent chasing leads. That experience turned out to be my unfair advantage. Here‘s what I knew from the trenches: Most people aren’t … Read more

Artificial Intelligence – AI Update, May 30, 2025: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Artificial Intelligence - AI Update, April 19, 2024: AI News and Views From the Past Week

Catch up on select AI news and developments from the past week or so (in no particular order): Proposal would ban US states from regulating AI for a decade. A provision in a GOP budget bill would block US states from regulating AI until at least 2035, sparking backlash from advocacy groups. Critics argue the … Read more

How CMOs Can Use Conversion Tracking & Attribution For Smarter Paid Media Strategy

How CMOs Can Use Conversion Tracking & Attribution For Smarter Paid Media Strategy

For chief marketing officers of retail brands and businesses, knowing which channels and campaigns deserve the marketing budget can directly impact the success and length of their tenure. But in today’s omnichannel environment of walled gardens, customers engage with your campaigns (and other assets) multiple times before converting. Since there is no perfect conversion tracking … Read more

How To Create An SEO Roadmap That Actually Drives Results

How To Create An SEO Roadmap That Actually Drives Results

Many companies approach SEO reactively – chasing rankings, responding to algorithm updates, being distracted by AI, or focusing on quick wins – without a long-term plan. But successful SEO strategies start with a structured roadmap that aligns with business objectives, technical priorities, and content planning. Planning isn’t an exciting term, and many planning processes are … Read more

How one co-founder runs a zero-employee marketing agency with AI tools

zero-employee marketing with AI

Running a marketing agency used to mean juggling a small army of freelancers, risking missed deadlines, and spending more time managing people than creating content and building strategies. That’s how Barbara Jovanovic of Startup Cookie used to operate. She’s now built a streamlined operation that generates six figures annually with a tech stack that costs … Read more

17 Must-Try AI Social Media Content Creation Tools in 2025

17 Must-Try AI Social Media Content Creation Tools in 2025

Ogilvy’s Creative Director, David Raichman, called AI “a force multiplier for creative expression,” and I couldn’t agree more. I remember the countless times I’d be staring at the blinking cursor, waiting for inspiration to strike, only to be met by a nagging voice of doubt. That’s probably because the brain filters out many ideas before … Read more

Social media ROI statistics marketers need to know in 2025

Social media ROI statistics marketers need to know in 2025

Social media ROI reports often present a challenge: a disconnect between available metrics and actual business impact. Social teams need to prove real business impact, but the metrics social networks traditionally surface—reach, click-through rates and impressions—weren’t designed for that purpose. Tying these metrics to revenue or other business goals is hard without the right tools. … Read more

Creating a B2B buyer journey map in 8 steps

woman b2b buyer journey mapping for her business

When I started working with B2B companies, I quickly realized that understanding how your customers make purchasing decisions is just as important as knowing your product inside and out. This is where a B2B buyer journey map becomes an invaluable asset. A well-crafted buyer journey map provides valuable insight into your potential customers‘ decision-making process. … Read more

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