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PPC management leaders share their insight into the PPC industry.
Top PPC Leaders Explain How To Adapt To Changes in PPC Industry

In the crowded space of today’s digital marketing world, paid search marketing has become a vital tactic to drive results,

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Yours in Marketing – Benjamin Shapiro: Martech, Brand Dev, and Lessons for Young Marketer‪s‬
Search marketing agency in top 500 of Inc. 5000 list.
Directive Ranks in Top 500 on the 2019 Inc. 5000

With a Three-Year Revenue Growth of 965 Percent, the Search Marketing Agency is Honored Directive, a leading search marketing agency

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Yours in Marketing – Hal Werner: Content Strategy, Data-Centered Content, and T-Shaped Marketin‪g‬
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Yours in Marketing – Yam Regev: Content Marketing, Growing Your Career, and the #1 Skill Marketers Should Buil‪d‬
15 Ways to Get More Conversions, Starting Today
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The Importance of Video to Marketing Teams

Time. As marketers, it seems as if we don’t have a lot of it. To save time and provide a

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Yours in Marketing – Louis Grenier: Making Marketing Less Slimy, Creating Engaging Content, and the Golden Rul‪e‬
Yours in Marketing Episode 6 – Starting a Podcast with Adam Posner

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode, I speak with power connector and founder at NHP

Content Marketing Funnel Tactics: Increase Your BOFU Conversions by 20 Percent
Content Marketing Funnel Tactics: Increase Your BOFU Conversions by 20 Percent

Let’s say you’re spending a lot of resources on SEO and PPC services. Your traffic is improving month-over-month by 10

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Yours in Marketing – Kevan Lee: Growing a Social Following from Scratch, Working Remote, and Becoming a VP of Marketin‪g‬
What is a Sales Development Representative? (+12 Tips from Sales Experts)
Google Recommendations: Are they Helping or Hurting my Paid Search Strategy?
Yours in Marketing Episode 5 – SEO Tools with Tim Soulo

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode, we speak with Tim Soulo, the Chief Marketing Office

C-Suite On Deck: Q&A With Olivia (Ross) Taylor
Digital Marketing Wingman – How to Scale Your Business
Building a Discoverable Brand & Agency with Garrett Mehrguth
How To Motivate The Millennial Marketer With Garrett Mehrguth
How to Use Paid Review Sites For Lead Generation
Growth Marketing Toolbox: Content Marketing Machines
6 Tips to Generate ROI From Trade Shows
6 Tips to Generate ROI From Trade Shows
The Big Picture: Data, Analytics, and Marketing
3 Tactics That Are Essential for PR Success in 2019
B2B vs B2C Marketing: 5 Differences Every Marketer Needs to Know
21 Ways to Triple Your B2B E‑Commerce Conversions
How to Optimize Your Conversion Funnel, from ToFu to BoFu
The Top Hurdles to Proving Digital Marketing ROI
Marketing Psychology in 2019: Make Your Mark Digitally
Why Agency Communication Needs to Pivot From Reporting to Analysis (and how)
4 Tools to Simplify Your Twitter Marketing
Ranking #1 is Pointless – Here’s Why Your SEO Goal is Leads, Not Rankings
The Real Reason Why SEO Firms Get Fired
How soft calls to action will save your B2B campaigns
How to Generate B2B Leads With LinkedIn’s Sponsored InMail
How to Manage an Account-Based Sales Team
How to Run a Weekly Growth Team in B2B
3 Ways to Optimize Your Search Campaigns For Qualified Leads & Revenue, Not Rankings
10 Highly Effective B2B Link Building Tactics
A Fresh Perspective on SEO for B2B Companies
6 Roles You Need On Your Marketing Team
How to Take More Market Share in Local Search Every Week
Combining Email and Facebook for a Dynamite eCommerce Marketing Campaign
How Marketing Agencies and Clients Can Work Together… Better
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Yours in Marketing – Julie Hogan: Family-Work Balance, Working for Huge Companies, and People Person‪s‬
How to Build the Perfect Landing Page: A Step-by-Step Guide
5 Speedy Ways to Optimize Your Mobile Conversion Rate
7 Insightful Tips for Super-Effective Local PPC.
Hacking Facebook’s Local Awareness Ads: 5 Advanced Tips
5-Day Game Plan for Improving Your Local SEO
Yours in Marketing Episode 4 – Video Strategy with Ethan Beute

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode of the Yours in Marketing podcast, I speak with Ethan

A step by step guide to creating content your Facebook target audience will love
Declining Organic Traffic? How to Tell if it’s a Tracking or Optimization Issue.
What B2B Marketers Need to Know About SEO
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Yours in Marketing – Kevin Indig: SEO in 10 Years, Creating New Career Opportunities, and G2 Crow‪d‬
Yours in Marketing Episode 3 – ft. Tim Schmoyer

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this week’s episode, I chat with the best and biggest

Yours in Marketing Episode 2 – ft. Cyrus Shepard

Blake Emal: Here’s what you’re going to get out of this episode. First off, we talk about how to start

Graphic showing copywriting expert, Joel Klettke, and his guest appearance on Yours in Marketing.
Yours In Marketing Episode 1 – ft. Joel Klettke

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode, we interview Joel Klettke, who is the founder of

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Yours in Marketing – Morgan Ingram: Video Game Marketing, Becoming a LinkedIn Top Voice, and Being a Great SD‪R‬
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Yours in Marketing – Sujan Patel: Running 9 Companies, Data-driven Marketing, and Batma‪n‬
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Yours in Marketing – Sangram Vajre: Account Based Marketing, Building a Community, and Solving Problem‪s‬
Garrett Mehrguth speaking at Digital Summit in Salt Lake City.
27-year-old Search Marketing CEO Lands 13-stop U.S. Speaking Tour

Directive CEO, Garrett Mehrguth, builds off growth and takes search marketing experience to marketers nationwide May 29, 2019 – IRVINE,

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Yours in Marketing – Max Altschuler: From Sales to Marketing, Starting SalesHacker, and Writing Books in Bal‪i‬
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Learn How You Can Rank #1 for Your Keyword

A Quick Background Directive didn’t always rank high on Google. It’s challenging to rank for specific keywords when competing against

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Yours in Marketing – AJ Wilcox: LinkedIn Ads, Recovering from Getting Fired, and Finding Pockets of Succes‪s‬
B2B Marketing Challenges
Biggest B2B Marketing Challenges We See Daily [VIDEO]

One of the blessings of working at a search marketing agency is we get to partner with over 70 different

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What Should In-house Marketers Look For When Hiring an SEO Agency?
You’re reading this because you’re interested in hiring a top SEO agency that can exceed your company’s marketing KPI’s. Look no further, we’ve
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Yours in Marketing – Adam Posner: Working for Gary Vaynerchuk, Connecting People with Companies, and Following Your Talen‪t‬
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Yours in Marketing – Tim Soulo: Becoming the CMO of Ahrefs, the Future of SEO, and Chilling in Singapor‪e‬
Journalists reporting on B2B digital marketing.
15 Journalists to Follow to Stay on Top of Digital Marketing Trends

In today’s changing media landscape, it can be challenging for B2B marketers to keep up with cutting-edge opportunities and various

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Yours in Marketing – Ethan Beute: Customer Experience, Video for Business, and Transitioning from the TV News Industr‪y‬
Graphic showing the importance of blog promotion for your content strategy.
The Up-to-Date Blog Promotion Strategy You Should Be Armed With

“How do I promote my blog?” This seems to be a recurring question from marketers in today’s day and age.

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Yours in Marketing – Tim Schmoyer: YouTube, Video Strategy for B2B, and Raising 7 Kid‪s‬
Yours in Marketing - B2B Search Marketing Podcast
Yours in Marketing – Episode 0 ft. Garrett Mehrguth

Welcome to Yours in Marketing! This is a podcast where leaders and marketers are invited to see B2B from a

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Yours in Marketing – Cyrus Shepard: SEO, Career Building, and Fine Cinem‪a‬
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Yours in Marketing – Joel Klettke: Crazy Creative Conversion Copywritin‪g‬
Graphic showing the battle of SEO vs PPC.
SEO vs PPC: What Should You Do First? [VIDEO]

Today we’re going to talk about SEO vs PPC and which search marketing tactic your company needs first. [ Pssst.

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B2B Digital Marketing Best Practices to Succeed This Year

With the year just kicking off, it’s time to lock in your B2B digital marketing strategy for this year! B2B

Celebrating women in marketing for International Women's Day.
International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women Today and Everyday

Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day celebrates and commends women around the globe for their remarkable achievements. Coming

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30+ Women in Marketing Who You Needed to Follow Yesterday

Every year on March 8th, International Women’s Day celebrates and commends women around the globe for their remarkable achievements. This

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