Episode #1084
The Future of Digital Marketing According to Neil Patel
July 20, 2019

Episode #1084 is another special edition installment, recorded at our Marketing School Live event in LA. 

Tune in to hear Neil discuss the future of digital marketing and what you can do to stay on top.

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  • [00:54] Today’s Topic: The Future of Digital Marketing According to Neil Patel
  • [01:30] When you work with companies of all sizes, you notice trends and patterns in the industry.
  • [02:40] I see every single side of marketing.
  • [03:20] There are at least a billion blogs on the Internet.
  • [03:30] Do we honestly need this many blogs?
  • [04:15] All companies are leveraging digital marketing.
  • [06:22] We are all worried about another recession.
  • [06:32] However, during the last recession, Google’s revenue went up.
  • [07:32] Marketing is going omni-channel.
  • [07:47] Google has the majority of the revenue, with Facebook a close second.
  • [10:06] In general, social shares are declining.
  • [10:25] Google doesn’t penalize for duplicate content.
  • [12:25] If you don’t keep updating your content, you won’t maintain your rankings.
  • [14:11] Conversion rate optimization is not sexy, but it’s effective.
  • [14:35] It’s the smallest investment with the biggest ROI.
  • [17:09] There are so many tools to use to compare your competitors stats with your own.
  • [19:45] Growing traffic used to be a manual process, but can easily be automated using Clickflow.
  • [24:05] Uber and Dropbox came in with so much hype, but when they went public, their stocks didn’t do as well.
  • [24:40] For visibility and omni-channel marketing, always use the Rule of Seven.
  • [27:01] Email and push notifications are still a great way to market.
  • [30:00] The more you focus on conversions, the better off you will be.
  • [30:14] Conventional CRO tactics won’t work anymore.
  • [32:55] Personalized messaging is a great tactic.
  • [33:12] Chat is responsible for 28% of Neil’s sales.
  • [36:15] Anything you do in marketing and business should be researched and tested.
  • [37:12] That’s it for today!
  • [37:26] We are going to take applications for live intensive sessions. Just go to the Marketing School site for more information and to apply.

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