In some cases, a top-notch social media marketing tool, app, network, platform, or service doesn't cost you a thing. agorapulse.com/blog/free-soci… via Agorapulse

On this week's episode of Marketing O'Clock, Quora announced lead generation forms for advertisers, the New Bing Webmaster tools are complete, and more. searchenginejournal.com/quora-launches… via SearchEngineJournal®

With over 12 years of experience in digital marketing space, Nima is interestingly best-known for how he grew a $50,000 startup into a $30 million brand in under 12 months. callhippo.com/knowledge/top-… via @callhippo

As you get into the swing of posting on social media, invest more time into visual content. blog.hubspot.com/marketing/data… via HubSpot

Conversational marketing lets businesses personalize their approach and connect with consumers in ways they previously couldn't. forbes.com/sites/theyec/2… via @forbes

Allred says they will soon open a seed round to power through the beta phase, fund their technical product development, and establish a go-to-market customer acquisition strategy. hypepotamus.com/companies/sort…

Remember, digital marketing is designed to give consumers the information they need when they need it, so that they turn to you first when the time comes. digitalmarketer.com/blog/what-is-d…

Adding videos to the site also makes the start-up achieve a more significant market, growing the business two-fold. e27.co/10-digital-mar… via e27: Asia Tech News

While views continue to be the local metric of choice, more and more brands and agencies are learning the importance of different metrics for each part of their funnel. thinkmarketingmagazine.com/the-most-impor… via Think Marketing

Social Media Marketing Solution | Spredfast spredfast.com/social-marketi… via @spredfast

According to this report from ZenDesk, it tells us that 67% of people acknowledged that they are more impatient with customer service than they were five years ago! bramhallwebdesigns.co.uk/increase-custo… via Torkild Smith

Torkild Smith is the owner of Bramhall Web Designs, helping business owners to get more time so they can concentrate on closing more deals with their strategic partners. bramhallwebdesigns.co.uk/mad-men-era-is… via Torkild Smith

The UpCity team has researched, compiled, and ranked the best United States digital marketing agencies. upcity.com/local-marketin…

AI has been making big news, and its use in various fields have already been estimated, one of them being digital marketing. validate.perfdrive.com/captcha?ssa=be… via Chiranjeevi Maddala

How to Maintain Digital Marketing Program Effectiveness marketingprofs.com/chirp/2018/338… via Mashable

The study found that adoption of AI-powered marketing has shot up from 43% in 2016 to 88% today, reflecting AI's increasing advances in martech, as well as marketers' need for better decisions, greater productivity, and faster execution. econsultancy.com/the-best-digit…

Wondering whether all the hard work you are putting in for your B2B digital marketing strategy is getting results? business2community.com/digital-market… via Business 2 Community

The NRF also reports that consumers begin researching their holiday purchases earlier and earlier every year. allbusiness.com/small-business… via AllBusiness

Under those conditions, you allow the customer to stick around and absorb your brand message and recognize the potential value your company offers as they continue to look through the variety of content you have published. business2community.com/digital-market… via Business 2 Community

Trello is a great option for planning your social media activities. socialmediatoday.com/news/5-social-… via Social Media Today