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Yours in Marketing Episode 4 – Video Strategy with Ethan Beute

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode...

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
  • Content, Podcast
Yours in Marketing Episode 3 – ft. Tim Schmoyer

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this week’s...

  • B2B, Podcast, SEO
Yours in Marketing Episode 2 – ft. Cyrus Shepard

Blake Emal: Here’s what you’re going to get out of this episode....

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Yours In Marketing Episode 1 – ft. Joel Klettke

Blake Emal: Welcome to the Yours in Marketing podcast. On this episode,...

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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.
  • Media & Press
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...

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

A Quick Background Directive didn’t always rank high on Google. It’s challenging...

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

One of the blessings of working at a search marketing agency is...

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  • SEO
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...
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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.
  • Perspectives
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...

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Yours in Marketing – Ethan Beute: Customer Experience, Video for Business, and Transitioning from the TV News Industr‪y‬
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  • Content, Perspectives
The Up-to-Date Blog Promotion Strategy You Should Be Armed With

“How do I promote my blog?” This seems to be a recurring...

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