Webinars continue to go from strength to strength within scientific communications. They provide marketers with a platform to tell their science stories to a global audience in a format that they are becoming increasingly familiar with. In this interview I sat down with AZoNetwork Virtual Events Manager, Danny Layzell, to discuss how marketers can utilize webinars to reach and engage their audience and what it takes to produce an effective webinar campaign.

BizBash takes a deep dive into the newest tech solutions for events of all types, plus the latest must-know industry news.

When the economy is good, advertisers spend on branding. But that’s not the case when times are lean, Sir Martin Sorrell, executive chairman of S4 Capital, told AdExchanger. Serious economic headwinds and inflation, plus ongoing international conflicts, all impact advertising spend, and that means companies need to get choosier about their tech investments to keep growing competitively, said the former WPP CEO.

Simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is defined as an email protocol that enables the transmission of emails among user accounts over an internet connection. Simply put, SMTP is a set of rules that allows different email accounts and clients to streamline information exchange. This article covers the meaning, uses, and best practices of SMTP.

Here are some best practices for marketing automation: Define clear goals and objectives, Segment your audience, Personalize your communications, Test and optimize your campaigns, Integrate with other tools, Keep your data clean and up-to-date, Use analytics to measure success, Ensure GDPR and privacy compliance, Use A/B testing to optimize results, Continuously evaluate and improve your strategies.

Software as a service (SaaS) companies are beginning to explore the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to automate numerous business operations and increase their overall productivity. With this technology enabling providers to automate routine operations, enhance decision-making, and give customers a more tailored experience, this may result in increased leverage, increased scalability, and eventually, a higher corporate valuation. In order to make data-driven decisions and spur revenue growth, SaaS organizations should leverage AI to better understand and analyze customer behavior. AI may help SaaS businesses remain ahead of the competition and boost their overall market value by processing enormous volumes of data in real-time, while also offering insightful information about consumer behavior and industry trends. Let’s examine some of the benefits companies are seeing:

At Third Marble, Chirs and team engineer affordable Google solutions to grow their client’s businesses. He says, “We rarely hear about how small businesses affect the U.S. economy, but did you know that 65% of all new jobs in the last 15 years came from small businesses? If we can support growth, we expect more jobs for small businesses. We believe we play a role in keeping this country strong by providing effective and affordable advertising services. We also agree that small business owners may not afford to spend hundreds of dollars a month on advertising. We hope to be the answer to this problem.”

Mobile optimisation for websites and apps is crucial to scaling your digital presence. Data from Think With Google suggests that 63% of smartphone users prefer purchasing from companies having mobile-friendly websites or apps. This mobile marketing channel permits a brand to send text messages to users who have agreed to the same. It has the highest open rate at 98%, with 90% of the text messages being read within the first 3 minutes of receiving the message.

It’s the digital age, and it’s more important than ever for businesses to have a strong online presence. Social media rules the world, and no matter how good your service is, a bad website can end up being a turn off. You may have an idea how to do things, but aren’t reaching enough people. But with the right digital marketing services, you can get new customers and create an efficient lead generation strategy that drives long-term growth.

Let's look at seven ways to make your email hit harder without using actual personalization or data.

Automation tech continues to attract funding in an increasingly challenging macroeconomic environment. That’s because of its cash-saving potential, no doubt. In a recent survey by Zapier — not the most unbiased source, granted, given that the company sells automation software — about 44% of employees say that automation saves them time while almost a third (33%) say it enables them to accomplish more with fewer resources. One of the vendors benefiting from the interest is Ushur, which focuses specifically on automating aspects of companies’ customer experiences. The startup provides dashboards from where users can build AI-powered workflows for tasks like claims processing, customer support and appointment scheduling, letting organizations automate both business processes and front-office, customer-facing tasks (if the sales pitch is to be believed).

To beat the post-holiday sales slump, retailers can follow several strategies. One is to continue promoting discounts and sales to encourage consumers to continue shopping. Retailers can also offer special deals and promotions to encourage customers to redeem gift cards and keep spending. A robust, data-driven promotions strategy can help retailers reduce any excess post-holiday inventory and limit the decline in sales. Another strategy is to focus on customer experience. Retailers can create a positive and engaging shopping experience for their customers by offering personalized recommendations, providing excellent customer service, and offering in-store events and experiences.

ChatGPT is an AI model trained on a large fraction of text from the internet. It uses a deep learning technique called Transformer, which allows it to generate natural language text similar to human writing. ChatGPT can help translate language, answer questions, summarize text, write creatively, and more. The BOTS, Inc. team will help with ChatGPT integration into the customers’ website and e-commerce. With this integration, organizations can create content-rich, human-like conversational consumer experiences without engaging live agents, thus avoiding high costs. ChatGPT can help businesses by automating repetitive tasks and providing more engaging interactions with users, such as compiling research and translating texts from one language to another.

If your goal is to drive users through your sales funnel with content marketing, you should understand the type of content that works well at each level. Today, I will share several strategies you can use to attract users to your business and improve sales across all stages of your sales funnel.

Lead generation is a marketing process of capturing potential consumers who show interest in your product or service. In this piece, we’ll take a closer look at lead generation, discussing the different types of leads you could attract and providing some strategies and examples for lead gen that you can put to use right away.