October 2025 / 154 posts found
Why brands should stop overlooking their most powerful influencers: customers
Every January, I sit down to write my predictions for the year ahead in social media and consumer behavior. And this year, one trend stood out to me more than anything else: the rise of customers as influencers. In the past 18 months, we’ve seen people boycotting brands, blocking campaigns, and becoming much more marketing literate. We know how influencer deals work, we see the behind-the-scenes, and in many cases we now view influencers as brands themselves. That changes how we trust them, and how we want to engage. It’s made me stop and think: what if customers are the […]
It’s all about you
It’s a marketer’s dream: Hosting a sold-out event for 10k attendees. That brands are begging to be a part of. Oh, and that was headlined this year by none other than Taraji P. Henson, Kerry Washington, and Jennifer Hudson. That’s Shareese Bembury-Coakley’s reality as one of the driving forces behind CultureCon, the world’s largest festival for Black creatives and entrepreneurs. Here’s how she makes the magic happen. Meet the Master Shareese Bembury-Coakley Vice President, Business development and partnerships at CultureCon Claim to fame: Successfully sold a partnership between the TV show Killing Eve and buy-now-pay-later service Klarna; deliverables included an […]
Search Atlas Announces New Features For Agencies via @sejournal, @martinibuster
Search Atlas announced an ambitious slate of features that make it easier than ever to manage every aspect of SEO The post Search Atlas Announces New Features For Agencies appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
Content marketing vs inbound marketing (& why they both still matter)
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in years as a marketer, it’s that understanding the key distinctions of content marketing versus inbound marketing can transform how you attract and convert customers. The two strategies are like the Baldwin brothers — closely related but dramatically different, so employing the wrong one could mean the difference between a blockbuster and a bust. (I mean, imagine Alec in Biodome; it just wouldn’t work.) Today, content marketing and inbound marketing actually work together, with content serving as the fuel that powers your inbound engine. But knowing exactly how they compare and work with AI will […]
What Our AI Mode User Behavior Study Reveals About The Future Of Search via @sejournal, @Kevin_Indig
Here’s what 250 AI Mode sessions reveal about search: Users stay inside, clicks vanish, and visibility replaces traffic as the real currency. The post What Our AI Mode User Behavior Study Reveals About The Future Of Search appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
How to create AI prompts that eliminate bias and increase conversions
AI usage is on the rise, especially in marketing. Data from HubSpot’s AI Trends in Marketing report showed that 74% of marketing professionals use AI for their work. With so many marketers using AI, it is important to acknowledge and solve for its known limitations, particularly the biases that are baked into it. As an inclusive marketing strategist and consultant, I am trained to recognize bias when I encounter it. Whenever I review materials and campaigns for clients, I evaluate whether bias, cultural insensitivity, or inappropriate messages have crept into the communications. But, most of the marketers I’ve come across […]
AI email marketing analytics: 5 performance metrics every marketer should track for revenue growth
Email marketing analytics have evolved far beyond open rates and click-throughs. Today’s AI-powered analytics can predict which subscribers are most likely to convert, optimize send times for maximum engagement, and track every dollar of revenue back to specific campaigns. The difference between good and great email marketing often comes down to which metrics you track (and, more importantly, how you act on them). AI email marketing analytics transforms raw data into actionable insights, helping you understand what happened, why it happened, and what’s likely to happen next. Tools like HubSpot Marketing Hub have made this sophisticated analysis accessible through native […]
The CMO & SEO: Staying Ahead Of The Multi-AI Search Platform Shift (Part 2)
With 33% of organic searches now come from AI agents, CMOs must rethink SEO fundamentals to ensure content is accessible, authoritative, and AI-citable. The post The CMO & SEO: Staying Ahead Of The Multi-AI Search Platform Shift (Part 2) appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
YouTube View Drops Likely Tied To Ad-Block List Change via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern
Creators reporting YouTube view drops since mid-August may be seeing the effects of an ad-block filter change that interferes with view logging, per YouTube Liaison. The post YouTube View Drops Likely Tied To Ad-Block List Change appeared first on Search Engine Journal.