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Pop-ups — Is Annoying Your Customers Worth a Few Newsletter Sign-ups?

Up and Running

By 1997, the pop-up plague had spread to sites across the net, including Geocities, AOL, and The New York Times. It is primarily used to encourage users to subscribe to newsletters or purchase one of the site’s products. Pop-ups are an invaluable lead generation tool when used properly.

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Should You Get Rid of Your Website’s Lead Forms?

ConversionXL

The lead capture form has become one of the most ubiquitous tools in a marketer’s toolbelt. For a decade now, it has been the mechanism that makes inbound marketing and lead generation possible. Lead capture forms made sense in an era when phone and email were the dominant communication channels. Image Source.