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What is Employee Engagement? [+11 Data-Backed Benefits and Strategies]
If you’re playing along with buzzword bingo, you’ve heard the term “employee engagement.” But it would be a mistake to dismiss it as just a buzzword. Ignoring engagement costs the global economy 8.1 trillion dollars each year, according to a study by Gallup. Thankfully, the opposite is also true. Improving employee engagement can boost profitability, improve customer satisfaction, and even make for a safer workplace. Read on to learn what employee engagement is and what factors affect it. Then discover 11 strategies for improving employee engagement at your workplace. What is employee engagement? Employee Engagement Examples Why is employee engagement […]
How Video Can Humanize Your Brand in 2022 & Other Insights from Wistia’s CEO
One of the main things we’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic in regards to how people consume content is that they want to be entertained in different ways. Consumers want the convenience of being able to consume content where they spend the most time, and on their own terms. If your brand doesn’t give consumers this option, then you’re missing out on a big fraction of your audience — that’s where the powerful tool of video comes into play. In our recent 2022 State of Video Report, we found that people were watching more videos than ever before in 2020 as […]
130 Instagram Influencers You Need To Know About in 2022
In 2021, marketers that used influencer marketing said the trend resulted in the highest ROI. In fact, marketers have seen such success from influencer marketing that 86% plan to continue investing the same amount or increase their investments in the trend in 2022. But, if you’ve never used an influencer before, the task can seem daunting — who’s truly the best advocate for your brand? Here, we’ve cultivated a list of the most popular influencers in every industry — just click on one of the links below and take a look at the top influencers that can help you take […]
Link Relevance vs. Content Relevance in Link Building
Relevance is talked about a lot in the context of link building. In truth, it’s something that no one can really provide a concrete (or even close to concrete) answer to, because none of us knows exactly how Google measures relevance. Even having access to things like the Google Natural Language Processing API and seeing categories such as this doesn’t mean that we know how Google measures relevance themselves, because there will be so much more under the hood that isn’t visible to the public. Even if we did know exactly how Google measures relevance, the extent to which they […]
5 Social Media Tips Every Small Business Needs [+ Free Tools]
POV: You’re new in the market and you’re wondering just how your small business can stand out among the millions of brands currently on social media. In this article, you’ll learn how to use social media for small businesses and which (free) software you should have in your toolbox. Why social media is important for small businesses? The biggest benefit to using social media is that it’s a low-cost strategy to increase your brand awareness. While you, of course, have to invest time and resources in building out your content, you can create high-quality content with a reliable phone and […]
The HubSpot Blog’s 2022 Video Marketing Report [Data from 500+ Video Marketers]
More than ever, social media channels are putting video content front and center on their feeds, as audiences increasingly turn to TikTok, Reels, and live videos to be entertained, discover products, and even learn about exciting new brands. And for marketers, leveraging video not only offers the highest ROI of any media format, but it plays a key role in helping marketers exceed their goals. To learn more about the top strategies and opportunities in video marketing today, we surveyed over 500 professionals that specialize in this field. Immediately, the effectiveness of video marketing became obvious. But where in the world […]
Mars Inc. is Preparing to Send Its Iconic M&M Brand to the Web3 Journey
Currently, in times of overwhelming web3 craze, you can hardly name at least one industry that has no attempts towards crypto assets, NFTs, and the metaverse. Thus, it’s no surprise why the global chocolate company Mars Inc. has announced filing web3 trademarks for its flagship brand M&M. The news dating back to June 24th comes from licensed trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis. The renowned official announced in a tweet on M&M’s entering the web3 with “NFTs and digital tokens, virtual candies, snacks, and services.“ The application was filed to USPTO a bit earlier, on June 20th, and also covers software for […]
How Brands are Investing in Video Marketing On a Budget [2022 Data]
According to 2022 HubSpot Blog Research, 31% of video marketers surveyed say their biggest challenge is having an inadequate budget to create video content. In this article, we’ll cover what it costs to run a video marketing campaign and what brands are investing in the most this year. How much are marketers spending on video marketing? This year, we wanted to learn more about how marketers approach video marketing, including the strategies they leverage, the returns they get, and the amount they invest. We surveyed over 500+ global marketers and here’s what we discovered. Firstly, the data suggests that video […]
9 Local Search Developments You Need to Know About from Q2 2022
Just as you were absorbing all the Q1 local search excitement, Q2 came marching along with a bundle of new happenings and surprises. Don’t worry if you missed out on any of the key announcements and observations — I’ve got a little list for you here: 1. Novel stats on persistent reviewers Curtis Boyd included some statistics that I’ve never seen compiled before in his presentation at a LocalU conference. As captured in the above tweet from Joy Hawkins, 8% of unhappy customers or spammers whose first review is removed will come back and write another one. 60% of them […]
Top B2B vs. B2C Video Marketing Trends You Should Know [2022 Data]
Both B2B and B2C brands recognize the power of video marketing. In fact, HubSpot Blog Research found that 88% of brands surveyed have a team dedicated to creating video content. But how do B2B and B2C brands differ as it relates to strategy, goals, and performance? We surveyed 550 global marketers to find out. Read on to learn about the key trends we discovered. B2C and B2B brands balance creating content in-house with relying on outside agencies. We asked 500+ global video marketers, “Does the primary company you do video marketing for creating content in-house, through an outside agency, or […]