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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
ShopMy: Unlock Instant Affiliate Reach To Thousands of Creators
Scaling a direct-to-consumer (DTC) brand today means more than running ads or growing your email list—it requires forming deep, authentic partnerships with creators that drive real sales. However, many brands struggle to juggle influencer outreach, link tracking, and complex UGC workflows. If your influencer marketing feels high-effort and low-reward, it’s time to switch to a more innovative platform. ShopMy ShopMy…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Ultimate Guide to Optimizing Social Media Posts for Better Business Results
Social media marketing (SMM) is a powerful strategy for businesses aiming to expand their reach, engage with their audience, and drive tangible results. Whether building brand awareness, nurturing a community, enhancing customer loyalty, or driving sales, each aspect of your social media strategy plays a crucial role. From crafting compelling headlines to leveraging platform-specific strategies, this comprehensive guide delves into…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
LinkedVAnow: Outsourced, Full-Service B2B LinkedIn Lead Generation Integrated to Your CRM
LinkedIn has emerged as the premiere platform for connecting brands with their target business prospects. However, navigating the challenges of LinkedIn lead generation (leadgen), such as time constraints, technological complexities, optimization struggles, and associated costs, can be daunting for companies aiming to maximize their business potential. Many businesses struggle to establish a consistent and effective LinkedIn lead generation strategy. Time-consuming…
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Analytics & Testing
Sprinklr Insights: Transform Unstructured Data Into Actionable Insights With AI
Today’s businesses face unprecedented challenges adapting to customer expectations for personalized, real-time digital experiences on their preferred channels. This challenge is compounded by the vast amount of unstructured and siloed data generated by billions of people across numerous channels. 97% of marketers report their brands are ineffective at turning customer data into actionable insights. CMO Council This creates a gap…
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Artificial Intelligence
How AI Can Improve The Customer Experience: 5 Lessons Learned
Consumers today are becoming more discerning about which brands they trust and support. 71% of surveyed consumers believe that trusting the brands they purchase from or use is now more crucial than it was in the past. Gen Z appears to prioritize this trust even more. The report also reveals that consumers are interested in continuous interactions with brands beyond…
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E-commerce and Retail
Seizing Market Potential Through Unified Commerce
In the modern business arena, companies grapple with dual challenges: optimizing back-end systems and enhancing customer interactions. As digital channels gain traction for transactions and engagement, while in-store experiences persist, the call for unified commerce is clear. However, technology integration remains a major hurdle. For the second year running, 75% of retailers see technology integration as a primary impediment, up…
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Content Marketing
Brightcove: A Versatile Streaming Solution for Diverse Businesses
Video content has become a pivotal element of business strategy. Brightcove emerges as a key player in this domain, offering advanced video hosting services and technology solutions. Recognized for its comprehensive range of products, Brightcove caters to large enterprises and a variety of other businesses, including small startups and non-profit organizations. Brightcove’s solutions are designed to overcome multiple challenges: Scalability…
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Content Marketing
Are Interactive Infographics Worth The Investment?
The history and origin of infographics can be traced back to ancient times, but their modern form and popularity surged in the late 20th century. Today’s infographics aren’t just incredible. New trends allow them to be interactive. The History of Infographics Early History: The roots of infographics are often linked to cave paintings and Egyptian hieroglyphs, which used visual representations…
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Advertising Technology
Steve Jobs: The Infographic and Insights Beyond the Apple Legacy
I’m an Apple fanboy and believe there are essential lessons that were deployed by Steve Jobs and the amazingly talented people he had working for him. Two lessons stand out for me: Marketing the potential for using your products or using your services is more powerful when marketing than the features you’ve developed. Apple marketing inspired its prospects and customers,…
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Advertising Technology
Digital Marketing vs. Traditional Marketing: Definitions, Growth, and Intersection
With my career spanning decades, I’ve enjoyed working in both the traditional and digital marketing industries. My career started at a newspaper, where I caught the Internet bug and began networking and programming. I moved on to database marketing and direct mail and then to MarTech and SaaS platforms. I often share that much of my success was bringing the…
