Our calendars are about to roll into a new year and you've probably started thinking about how you're going to do things differently in 2019. Eating better and working out tend to be de facto resolutions, but what about improving the results from marketing efforts?
My marketing team and I are always keeping our eye on the latest tools and trends to make sure that we get the best results for our efforts. Here are some of the tools we'll be using in 2019.
The value of a good headline is undeniable. By being more strategic with your headline, you can drive more traffic to your site; increase click-through rates; and your audience size.
This free headline analyzer helps you understand how likely your given headline will result in extra traffic and additional social shares.
FYI: the best headlines according to this tool include 20-30 percent common words; 10-20 percent uncommon words; 10-15 percent emotional words and at least one power word.
Influencer marketing -- which aims to encourage purchase decisions by leveraging one's influence over others -- has great potential if influencer posts are reaching real people.
SparkToro's new tool shows you how many followers on any Twitter account are fake.
For any marketer who regularly has to moonlight as a content writer, Hemingway is a must use. It grades your writing on how easy it is to read; suggests new words if any could cause confusion to the reader; and suggests ways to break up long sentences for increased clarity.
Something that you should be paying really close attention to is how your blog posts or website are showing up when they get shared on Facebook. When a post looks wonky, it can make your company look unprofessional.
This free tool from Facebook allows you to preview before you post. If they don't look right you will need to modify the Open Graph tags (which help you control what shows up on Facebook when your content is shared).
Wistia's Soapbox is a Chrome web app that makes it easy to record video and your screen at the same time. It's perfect for sales demos, training videos, or presentations where you want a split screen video.
With built-in editing and the ability to share with optimized for playback on every browser and device, Soapbox makes video content accessible to marketers and sales staff of all skill levels.
6. Automate: Zapier
Zapier helps modern marketers connect their favorite tools so that they can automate some of their work -- lessening the need to bounce from tool to tool.
What can it do? One great example for marketers is that it can automatically set up tasks in your project management tool based on emails or rows added to an excel spreadsheet. Thus eliminating duplicate work on your end.
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