THE LATEST: 4 biggest digital marketing news stories you may have missed, 17 best content marketing platforms and what the heck is going on with all of these Google updates

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4 biggest digital marketing news stories you may have missed, 17 best content marketing platforms and what the heck is going on with all of these Google updates ... this is THE LATEST!  🔥 Hot off the presses 4 biggest digital marketing news stories you may have missed last week 17 best content marketing platforms for results-focused companies (updated for 2021) What the heck is going on with all of these Google updates ... and should you be panicking? 💰 It's easier and costs less than you think to transform video into one of your top and most consistent revenue-drivers. Learn how TOMORROW (July 20) online, everywhere. Ten years ago, I was unstoppable. Brands and marketers were trying to crack the code of my ~*~*mysterious*~*~ generation – apparently, our goal was to "game the system"? And, when it came to work, I could pull exhausting late nights and still show up ready to rock at an early morning brainstorm the next day, powered only by an aggressively sized Starbucks beverage. Now, I wear the wrong cut of jeans, I resemble this without at least seven hours of sleep, and this is what happens every time I try to smash the panic button by my desk when Google rolls out yet another ambiguous update: Sigh, the march of time is a cruel mistress. And now, here's THE LATEST... 4 biggest digital marketing news stories you may have missed last week (6-minute read) New data shows marketing budgets across all industries slashed to record lows, TikTok partners with Vimeo to support SMBs, Facebook shares how news feed algorithm works and Google says resistance to a more private web is futile. In my weekly roundup, get the inside scoop on these four important digital marketing news stories, so you can make smarter decisions faster. 📚 Related reads and resources: Facebook reveals how its news feed algorithm determines whether or not your content shows up in front of your ideal customers Google says marketers and advertisers must accept a future where the web is much more private for their customers and prospects IMPACT+ course: Investing in incredible digital sales and marketing results with Chris Duprey 17 best content marketing platforms for companies in 2021 (10-minute read) Content marketing platforms (CMPs) are powerful software solutions for marketers that ease the complexity of strategizing, producing, distributing, and analyzing content. They save your content marketing team loads of time, and they simplify your content-creation process. And in this comprehensive list from IMPACT Evergreen Editor Kimberly Marshall, discover the 17 absolute best content marketing platforms you should be looking at. 📚 Related reads and resources: Deeper content engagement is up on desktop over mobile (new post-pandemic data) 9 B2B companies absolutely crushing it with content marketing IMPACT+ course: 6 content topics you must include in your strategy with Kevin Phillips What the heck is going on with all of these Google updates ... and should you be panicking? (54-minute podcast)  In less than two months, Google has rolled out six different updates. On top of that, the third-party cookie block continues to make headlines, and Google is vague about the impact of their page experience update on site traffic. And, in this episode of Content Lab with IMPACT Revenue Editor John Becker and myself, we try to answer is there a method to the madness, or is Google just trying to hurt us? 📚 Related reads and resources: Apple Mail privacy news spooks email marketers, newsletter creators Finally, Google page experience core update is rolling out IMPACT+ course: On-page SEO and the user experience Upcoming events calendar Mark your calendars, digital sales and marketing pros, because here's what's coming up: Video Sales and Marketing World 2021 (IMPACT+ Pro member exclusive event, TOMORROW, July 20, 2021)** **You'll need an IMPACT+ account in order to register. Not a pro member? Enjoy your first 14 days of IMPACT+ Pro for free. On-demand event spotlight In theory, your business website is supposed to be your most profitable virtual employee – closing deals left and right without ever needing a vacation, sleep, or lengthy pep talks about their growth and career. It's more important than ever that this be true, yet too many of us are our own worst enemy, actively standing in the way of this powerful revenue-generating vision from becoming a reality.  If you're not already a Pro member, enjoy your first 14 days of IMPACT+ Pro free to gain access to our entire on-demand events library. Weeklong nonsense Could avocados be harming your pension? Could TikTok be altering your dog? Could Elon Musk be improving your sourdough? These are the questions we demand answers to! Liz Moorehead Editor-in-chief,  @whatlizsaid P.S. We created IMPACT+ to empower business leaders, marketers and sales pros to drive more revenue with inbound marketing. But we only consider ourselves successful in achieving that goal if you say we are! Would you please take two minutes to complete this survey about your experience with IMPACT+? 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