What's going on this month at SmartBug...
Jen Spencer
Driving Revenue Growth & Business Transformation | Committed to Empowering Women in Leadership
SmartBugs headed west this month for our annual company-sponsored #SmartBugaPalooza?at the beautiful Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. This beachy paradise gave us 3 amazing days to connect with our teams whom we normally see on Zoom, collaborate, brainstorm and share a couple cocktails.
Oh and, we officially?announced?a new tech partnership with Rybbon - leaders in digital rewards management.
P.S. Did you catch my latest podcast episode;?SmartBug on Tap?
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[TL;DR] For you skim readers . . .
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HubSpot World Certification Week: Aug 2 - 6, 2021
SmartBug is teaming up with HubSpot for another annual Certification Day (this time, Certification WEEK). We will be joined by thousands of learners from around the world as they grow their careers, while making an impact in their communities.
For all of SmartBug's employees that earn HubSpot certification(s) on Wednesday, August 4th, and we will be matching HubSpot with a donation of $5 to?Teach For All, a non-profit organization committed to bringing quality, equitable education to all.
Tune in live on Monday, August 2nd for a kickoff event, with SmartBug speakers!
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INTERACTIVE TOOL
Financial Model for Hiring Marketing Agencies?
?Creating a hiring plan to grow your marketing team at the right pace, along side sales and revenue forecasts can be overwhelming. That's why we recently pulled together insights from former heads of marketing who have paved the way, aligning which roles you need, depending on what size your company is at.?
Take it one step further to calculate how much you'll spend (or save) if you decide to hire a marketing agency, in combination with a few key hires on the marketing team.
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WEBINAR REPLAY
Post-Production Video Strategy:
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Cut through the noise with a strategic approach to your video post-production. Learn how to increase organic traffic, conversion rates, exposure, and more.
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Paid Media Budget Planner?Struggle with knowing how much to spend on paid media? SmartBug can help! Automatically calculate and plan your budget with our new paid media tool.?
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WEDNESDAY - AUGUST 11, 2021
How to Fuel Your ABM Strategy with Inbound: Marketers who embrace the inbound methodology and apply it to their ABM strategy see stronger engagement among their targeted accounts, and sales teams who leverage inbound selling techniques are better enabled to meet the needs of the humans they interact with throughout the sales process—aka, the Buyer’s Journey. Still not a believer? In this hyper tactical session, you’ll walk away with the tools you need to fuel your ABM strategy with inbound. We’ll also cover simple ways to immediately begin implementing an ABM strategy if your marketing organization is largely inbound-based.
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Service Fusion's Award-Winning Marketing Campaign
?SmartBug’s created a variety of short-form content offers, including one called "7 Ways To Obtain More Online Customer Reviews Checklist."?
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SmartBug Media? Picks Up Three New Comparably Awards in Best Career Growth, Leadership Team and CEO’s for Women Categories
We earned three more Comparably awards last quarter, ranking No. 9 on the “Best Company Leadership” list and No. 12 on the “Best Company Career Growth” list. In addition, our CEO Ryan Malone ranked No. 15 on the “Best CEO’s for Women″ list.
In earning these prestigious awards, which are based on employee sentiment, SmartBug joins some of the world’s largest companies and most recognizable names such as Google, Apple, IBM, Microsoft, Peloton, Adobe, HubSpot, RingCentral and Ford Motor Company. These new recognitions bring SmartBug’s total to 21 Comparably awards earned since 2018.