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E-commerce and Retail
It’s Time For Retailers To Honor the United States’s 250th Birthday (Semiquincentennial)
In 2026, the United States of America celebrates an extraordinary milestone: its 250th birthday. Known formally as the Semiquincentennial, this historic anniversary marks 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It is more than a typical Fourth of July. This is a once-in-a-generation moment to reflect on our shared history, celebrate our freedoms,…
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Advertising Technology
The Goals of Automation Tools and Marketing Efforts in an AI World
The marketing and service functions in companies are increasingly shaped by automation and AI tools. Yet for many teams, this evolution creates tension. The hype surrounding AI-driven automation often evokes fear—fear of job loss, fear of becoming obsolete, or fear of losing control over one’s creative work. That does not have to be the reality. At its best, automation and…
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Email Marketing & Automation
How to Build a Re-Engagement Campaign for Inactive Subscribers
Every marketer knows the pain of a slowly decaying email list. No matter how diligently you work to collect subscribers and grow your audience, inactivity creeps in over time. An average email list decays by about 25 percent every year. As much as 75 percent of email subscribers may eventually become inactive. This decline isn’t simply a numbers game—it directly…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
The Expanding State of Mobile Search in 2025
Mobile search is no longer just a browser feature—it’s an intent-driven action that can begin from almost anywhere on a smartphone: the operating system, a mobile app, a voice assistant, a website’s internal search, or even a question posed to an AI chatbot via smartphone. As mobile devices have become the primary interface to digital life, the definition of search…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The New Blueprint For Social Media Marketing Strategies in 2025
Social media has undergone a seismic shift in the last decade. What began as an open, democratic environment where brands could authentically engage with their audiences has transformed into a complex, often expensive landscape dominated by algorithms, advertising, AI-driven content, and competitive bidding. For today’s businesses, especially those seeking to drive tangible results throughout the entire customer journey, rethinking their…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Not All Marketing Leaders Are Created Equal: Why Hiring Must Match the Stage of Your Business
I’ve spent my career building marketing and sales stacks, developing GTM strategies, training teams, and implementing processes that drive sustainable growth. If there’s one hiring mistake I’ve seen more than any other, it’s this: too many executives think a great marketing leader is a great marketing leader — full stop. They fail to account for the business’s current stage. A…
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Marketing Infographics
Why Your “Collaborative Culture” Is Killing Productivity — And How to Fix It
Collaboration is one of today’s most misunderstood workplace concepts. Many businesses claim to have a collaborative culture, but few create the conditions where it truly thrives. Too often, collaboration is mistaken for endless meetings, consensus-driven decisions, or simply asking for feedback. In reality, a collaborative work environment is about something deeper: a shared commitment to solving problems, improving outcomes, and…
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Analytics & Testing
UpRipple: All-in-One CRM, Sales, and Marketing Automation for Small Business
Many small businesses struggle to manage customer relationships, marketing campaigns, and daily processes, often patching together multiple tools that waste time and create inefficiencies. The result? Missed leads, slower growth, and inconsistent customer experiences. What’s needed is an affordable, all-in-one solution that helps businesses work smarter without adding complexity. UpRipple UpRipple is a small business CRM and marketing automation platform…
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Analytics & Testing
Lightspeed: Supercharge Retail With Unified Commerce POS and Reporting Tools
Retailers today are under constant pressure to streamline operations, delight customers across every channel, and adapt quickly to market changes. Managing inventory, payments, e-commerce, and customer data across multiple locations — all while trying to grow — can overwhelm even seasoned merchants. Many turn to retail POS systems to ease the burden, but they often find these tools lacking in…
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Content Marketing
Runpod: Deploy AI at Scale Without Infrastructure Hassles and Unnecessary Costs
Bringing AI models into production often means wrestling with cold starts, complex scaling, and infrastructure that wasn’t designed for today’s rapid pace of innovation. For data scientists, ML engineers, and startups alike, this friction can stall everything from prototype to product. Runpod Runpod is an all-in-one AI cloud platform that lets teams train, fine-tune, and deploy AI with unparalleled ease—without…
