Creating valuable content is a consistent mission for us here at VerticalResponse. In 2014 (so far), we published and produced more than 315 pieces of original content. This includes 18 videos, 5 infographics, 12 guides, and 280 blog posts. We gave tips, ideas, and actionable takeaways for a wide variety of marketing topics, tailoring our content to you.

Hard work also pays off. The VerticalResponse blog won “best web writing/content” at the American Business Awards. Sites including Fast Company, Mediabistro, Yahoo! Small Business Advisor, Small Business Computing, and Marking Land also highlighted our content. And, most recently, inbound.org included us in their dynamic, “Top 50 Marketing Blogs On the Web” list.

But enough about us! To wrap up this busy year of content creation and consumption, we’ve compiled a list of the 50 most popular blog posts according to you, our readers. We divided the list into two sections: Most viewed and most shared on social media. You’ll notice some overlap between the two lists, but only by a handful! With that, enjoy this list and thank you, as always for reading, sharing, retweeting, liking, and letting us know what you think!

25 top blog posts by sessions/pageviews:

1. The 30 Magic Marketing Words You Should Be Using
2. The Top 20 Places Your Business Needs to Be Listed Online
3. Busted: The Worst Email Subject Lines, Ever!
4. The 9 Emails Your Business Should Be Sending
5. How to Use Instagram to Sell Products
6. The 8 Most Overused Words in PR and Marketing
7. Tips to Creating an Engaging Internal Newsletter
8. 50 Unique Ideas for Your Next Email
9. The Best Ways to Promote Your Small Business Event
10. 5 Easy (and Affordable) Ways to Show Customer Appreciation
11. 12 Tips to Running a Winning Social Media Contest
12. 20 Powerful Marketing Words and Phrases That Sell or Repel
13. Facebook or Twitter – Which is Better for Your Small Business?
14. Get the Most Bang for Your Buck: Google Adwords vs. Facebook Ads
15. How to Handle a Crisis on Social Media
16. Heartbleed Bug: What You Need to Know
17. 3 Reasons Why Emails Don’t Get Opened
18. 5 Elements of an Effective Call to Action Button
19. How Email Marketing Helps Your Small Business
20. 20 Interesting Holiday Fun Facts to Share
21. 3 Ways the iPhone 6 Affects Your Emails and What to Do About it
22. The Top 20 Most Effective Holiday Subject Line Words [Infographic]
23. A Definitive Guide to using Facebook Insights for Your Business
24. Avoid These 5 SEO Faux Pas
25. 50 Inspiring Retail, B2B and Non-Profit Email Subject Lines

25 top blog posts by social media shares

1. The 30 Magic Marketing Words You Should Be Using
2. The Top 20 Most Effective Holiday Subject Line Words [Infographic]
3. 5 Time-Saving Business Tools You Need to Know
4. Psst! Want to Know How to Write Irresistible Subject Lines?
5. How to Handle a Crisis on Social Media
6. 5 Tips to Get Your Video Marketing Efforts off the Ground in 2014
7. Are You Making These 5 Common Content Marketing Mistakes?
8. Busted: The Worst Email Subject Lines, Ever!
9. 7 Tips to a Stellar Welcome Email
10. 5 Easy Ways to Blog in Less Time
11. 7 Key Steps to Facebook Growth
12. 10 Reasons Social Logins Could Be a Game Changer
13. How to Survive the Winter Marketing Slump
14. 7 SEO Myths Demystified
15. 5 Easy (and Affordable) Ways to Show Customer Appreciation
16. 3 Email Marketing Tips for the New Year
17. 9 Must-Attend Retail Trade Shows for 2015
18. 3 Emails Your Non-Profit Should be Sending
19. 5 Terrific Tips for Stellar Holiday Service on Social Media
20. Enhance Customer Engagement with Online Hangouts
21. More Accurate Updates to Google Webmaster Tools
22. Camera Shy & Short on Time? Try Screencasting to Create video Content
23. Guidelines for Getting Awesome Guest Blog Posts
24. Tips to Creating an Engaging Internal Newsletter
25. How to Keep Your Email Newsletter Clicks & Readers on the Rise

Which blog post was your favorite and what topics would you like to hear more about? Let us know in the comments.

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