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- Marketing Tools
Best Team Communication Software: Why Chanty Is the Smartest Choice for Your Business
Clear communication is the backbone of every successful team. Whether you’re running a startup, managing remote employees, or scaling a healthcare clinic, how your team collaborates directly impacts productivity, morale, and results. In a world filled with endless pings, email overload, and scattered tasks, modern businesses need more than just a chat app — they need a centralized, structured, and secure…
- E-commerce and Retail
Building High-Value Pipelines: How High-Ticket Ecommerce Merchants Win with Personalized Retargeting
High-ticket ecommerce faces a fundamental challenge that most conversion optimization advice ignores: the customer journey operates on entirely different timelines and decision-making processes than typical online shopping. When someone purchases a $50 sweater, they might decide in minutes. When they’re considering a $5,000 home gym setup or $15,000 luxury watch, the journey spans weeks or months, involves multiple stakeholders, and…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Pipes.ai: Supercharge Sales With AI-Powered Lead Conversion
Managing lead volume is one of the most frustrating challenges for sales organizations. Too often, marketing teams capture web leads that never convert because sales teams can’t follow up quickly enough or waste time chasing bad data. The result? Bloated pipelines, missed revenue, and high agent burnout. There’s a better way to turn intent into revenue—and it starts with automating…
- Public Relations
Why Hiring a PR Consultant or Firm is a Strategic Investment for Your Brand
Capturing meaningful attention from the press, influencers, and the public requires more than a compelling story—it demands expertise, access, and execution. Many brands, especially startups and mid-market companies, underestimate the strategic value a seasoned public relations (PR) consultant or firm can deliver. They view PR as just another marketing line item or an optional expense, rather than as a powerful…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Planting Your Flag: How Declaring Leadership Can Transform Your Brand
A powerful and underutilized marketing strategy available to any brand is simply declaring itself the leader. Whether your company provides products, services, consulting, or content, if no one in your space has stepped up to claim market leadership, doing so can rapidly elevate your profile, attract customers, and put competitors on the defensive. 15 years ago, I tested this notion…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Why Silence Is Sometimes the Strongest Brand Strategy in a Divisive Digital World
In a digital environment where controversy drives clicks and algorithms reward outrage, brands face increasing pressure to weigh in on every politically or culturally charged topic. Yet not every brand is equipped—or even obligated—to speak publicly in these moments. Thoughtful silence is a valid and… sometimes the strongest choice. The modern attention economy, fueled by social media platforms and search…
- Customer Data Platforms
Yesterday’s CRM Can’t Win Today: How Top Teams Run Revenue
The average company is hemorrhaging over $2 trillion annually due to revenue leak. BCG The enterprise pipeline is leaking opportunities at every stage. This is primarily due to missed forecasts, poor handoffs, and stalled deals — and it’s happening in plain sight. This isn’t a people problem. It’s a system failure driven by outdated CRMs and siloed processes. Marketing, sales,…
- Analytics & Testing
Observation: Top 5 Online Marketing Mistakes in 2025
Marketers have more data, more channels, and more tools than ever before; yet, many still fall into critical traps that prevent campaigns from reaching their full potential. The landscape has undergone a fundamental shift over the past decade—organic reach is in steep decline, AI-generated content is raising audience expectations, and customer journeys are becoming increasingly complex and non-linear. Below are…
- Customer Data Platforms
The State of E-Commerce Personalization in 2025: Where Brands Are Succeeding, Falling Short, and How AI Is Shaping the Future
We’ve come a long way from the days when Hello %%first_name%% passed for personalization. In today’s e-commerce landscape, consumers expect brands to deliver dynamic, relevant experiences tailored to their needs and behaviors across every touchpoint. Yet while technology — especially AI — has unlocked powerful new capabilities, many organizations are still grappling with how to scale these efforts effectively. This…
- 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,…
