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As digital marketers, there is always more to learn in this field and countless websites to get insightful ideas, updates, and industry advice from! We checked in with some of our digital marketing experts here at Jelly Academy and asked them their favourite websites that you need to check out this year. Keep reading to find out what their top website recommendations are!
Answer The Public is an awesome tool that pulls autocomplete data from Google then produces every useful phrase/ or search phrase that is related to a particular topic. This can make SEO, content creation, and digital advertising more productive.
If you want to learn from Canada’s greatest marketing minds, check out Marketing News Canada - a news website and podcast series that highlights the latest trends, industry updates, advice, and tools in marketing. Marketing News Canada interviews the industry’s leaders and some of the top creative minds in marketing to learn about their journeys and the advice they’d give to others in the field.
Another great site to check out the latest digital trends, specifically in the social media field, is Social Media Today. This website covers industry updates such as platform changes, and pop culture influences that can affect digital marketing strategy.
Over on The Moz Blog, SEO experts provide their best advice, tools, and research so other SEO professionals can gain new recommendations to apply to their work. The blog inspires collaboration and great industry knowledge!
Search Engine Journal has two key sections, SEO and Digital Advertising, which both provide expertise and commentary on relevant topics surrounding both of these digital sectors. Many of their pieces cover the quick tips and tricks that professionals can implement while on the job.
SEMRush has a great blog that covers more foundational advice for those getting into the SEO industry. Their pieces go hand in hand with their training offerings to create a well-rounded SEO professional.
Today in Digital Marketing is a bite-sized podcast hosted by Tod Maffin that covers any updates you may have missed in social media and digital marketing. Alongside the podcast, the website is host to interviews with industry experts and update focused articles.
Wordstream is a blog that dives deeper into skills and processes digital marketers will encounter. This is a great hub of lesson-style blogs that can really help you out when you have a question or curiosity about a certain topic or tool.
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Be sure to check these websites out next time you’re looking for a spark of inspiration or just want to learn more about the industry you’re in!
"I love that marketing doesn't force me to pick a lane. I get to be the analytical one who figures out the strategy, but I also get to be the creative one who brings it to life. It's that constant back-and-forth between the two that makes the work actually feel like me." – Sakina, CMA Intern
One piece of advice that stuck with me was to stop waiting until I felt 'fully ready' before taking opportunities. A lot of growth comes from putting yourself in environments that challenge you, even if you're still learning. I've learned that experience builds confidence.
While scouring social media sites, job postings and your favourite companies searching for opportunities to get your foot in the door, you kept seeing one constant – required experience. That's something you just don't have. You're trying but you can't seem to get your foot in the door. Either you get no response or the response is that they've decided not to move forward with your application. That sucks.
