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Should Anyone Advertise Alcohol?

Mindful Marketing

In only one year, from 2019 to 2020, tax revenue from liquor sales fell by $813 million , which was “the largest decline in three decades — and a cause for alarm for a government facing broad fiscal challenges.” I have to admit that alcohol advertising is a difficult issue for me to approach objectively.

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Control And The Marketing Ventriloquist: How To Improve Your PR And Advertising Performance Simultaneously

Onclusive

This post was originally posted on AdAge on December 04, 2019. In my previous article on marketing ventriloquism , I made the case for marketers talking through voices other than their own and explained that most marketers tend to rely on advertising because of a need for perceived control.

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How We Doubled Webinar Leads By Becoming Our Own Biggest Advertiser

Contently - Strategy

The internet was new at the time, and the media and marketing industries expected websites to be a utopia for advertising. “The rest of advertising had been ruined and dammit, we weren’t going to let that happen this time.” Marriott essentially acts as the advertiser of its own high-quality editorial content.”

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Top Marketing Trends for 2019

Critical Mention

Understanding their intricacies and how to use them in your 2019 marketing plan is critical to your success this year. We’ve outlined the top marketing trends of 2019 and how to use them to stay ahead of your competition! Rise of native advertising. Marketing’s funnel is changing. SEO goes mobile. The possibilities are endless!

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10 SEO Strategies for 2019

Critical Mention

Using SEO to court Google’s algorithm should be at the top of the list for your 2019 marketing strategy. To keep you in the know, we have 10 of the best SEO techniques to make your 2019 marketing strategy epic. She is an expert writer at Aussie Writings in such topics, as modern education, marketing, self-development and blogging.

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3 Studies with Benchmarks for Content Marketing, Blogging and Webinars [UML]

Sword and the Script

Fortunately, there are several new studies that have been published about content marketing, blogging and webinars that provide solid benchmarks. Of that segment of respondents, 72% use paid social media channels; 66% use sponsorships; 61% use pay-per-click advertising. 2) Blogging benchmarks. 1) Content marketing benchmarks.

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Blogging can be a full time job, says Vuelio

Stephen Waddington

A report from Vuelio suggests that blogging is becoming a source of income for a quarter of bloggers. Blogging is professionalising and has become a paid activity for up to a fifth of bloggers. Bloggers typically start out blogging as a hobby and overtime shift to paid activity. Blogs are a highly trusted form of media.