40 Blog Posts That Will Make You Smarter, Better & More Efficient in 2016

I was recently asked my favorite influencers in the industry. Trying to recall a few (which even a year ago I could have spewed at least 100 of the industry’s top influencers), but quickly drew a blank. I began to ponder how in the world this could be. I am constantly reading, researching, and website/blog/social media account hopping.

It was instantly then, that I realized the one keyword… hopping. With the availability of sites like inbound.org , growthhackers.com, linkedin.com, reddit.com and the growing usage of specific hashtags on social channels (that then link to relevant content) — well the truth is, in 2015 I stopped following specific industry leader’s or blogs, and instead started following topics that peaked my interests.  A blog might have 1 killer post, but the rest could pretty much suck. So why waste your time visiting individual sites, or receiving emails of the latest posts

That aside; If you have an interest in inbound marketing and the various components that help produce great inbound campaigns, here are 40 blogposts that can help you bring your best to all you do in 2016.

Content Marketing

1. 10 Steps Every Content Marketer Must Take In 2016, Heidi Cohen
2. Planning Your 2016 Content Marketing Calendar, Duct Tape Marketing
3. Content Marketing Grows Up: My 2016 Prediction, Ann Handley
4. The Content Marketing Campaign Playbook – Guaranteeing Success in 2016, Moz
5. Idea Sex: How New Yorker Cartoonists Generate 500 Ideas a Week, 99u
6. Should you have a resources page on your blog?, BloggingTips
7. 10 Steps to Becoming a Better Writer (Poster), Copyblogger
8. 5 Free Market-Research Tools to Read Your Audience’s Minds (And Create Content to Delight Them), Kissmetrics

 SEO

1.   Planning For SEO Success In 2016, Search Engine Land
   2. 7 Highly Effective SEO Tips for Bloggers, Sprout Social
   3. SEO Checklist 2016, IDFmarketing
   4. SEO & Link Building in 2016, webprofits
   5. SEO Predictions for 2016, emagine

    

   PPC

   1. 3 PPC Trends And Tactics You Can’t Ignore In 2016 , Search Engine Land
   2. PPC New Year’s Resolutions for 2016, ClixMarketing
   3. PPC Trends 2016: 24 Expert Predictions On Paid Search, Display & Retargeting, momentology
   4. 8 PPC Trends for 2016, Serps-Invaders
   5. Why Facebook Is A Bigger Ad Opportunity Than Google, AdEspresso

    

   Social Media

   1. 5 Ways to Re-Ignite Twitter Growth in 2016, Ignite Social Media
   2. 12 Best Facebook Marketing Tips (Sharpen Your Skills Today), Post Planner
   3. A Quick Guide to Visual Marketing on Facebook for 2016, Social Media Explorer
   4. How to Use Facebook’s Best Feature: Targeting, Contently
   5. 2016 Social Media Marketing Plan For Success, Heidi Cohen
   6. The Truth About Social Media Strategy, Convince and Convert

    

   Design

   1. Data-Driven Design Tips for Maximising Impact on Twitter, Canva DesignerSchool
   2. How to Find Images on Google You Can Reuse, RODAMarketing
   3. Be Careful About These 6 Web Design Trends in 2016, AWWWards
   4. 6 Web Design Trends You Must Know for 2015 & 2016, AWWWards
   5. Web Design Predictions for 2016: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, Wix
   6. Top Web Design Trends To Watch In 2016, Forbes

    

   Email

   1. Retailers’ email volumes rise in Q3 and so do open rates, Internet Retailer
   2. Best Email Marketing Services for 2016, The Simple Dollar
   3. Email Marketing & Video in 2016 – All You Need To Know, Business2Community
   4. Email Marketing Trends in 2016, Keywords+Jargon
   5. 8 Ways to Improve Your Call-To-Action Copy to Get More Subscribers, AWeber

    

   General Digital Marketing Tips

   1. Stop Marketing Like It’s 2012, Gary Vaynerchuk
   2. The Dangerous Myth of the Magical Tool, Copyblogger
   3. Top 3 Digital Marketing Trends for 2016 (Which You Should Be Starting in 2015), Impress1
   4. The one thing keeping your marketing from being successful, YourMarketingCo
   5. 7 Inbound Marketing Trends You Need To Stay Ahead of the Curve, Impact

    

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