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Content Marketing
Vecteezy: Motion Graphic Templates for High-Impact Marketing Videos
Creating professional-quality videos is no longer a luxury—it’s a necessity. High-quality motion graphics set your brand apart, whether you’re crafting eye-catching ads, engaging social content, or polished corporate presentations. However, designing animations from scratch in After Effects, Premiere Pro, or Final Cut Pro is time-intensive and requires advanced technical skills. That’s where Vecteezy’s motion graphic templates come in, offering marketers…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Driving Sales Success: Proven Tactics and Technologies to Increase Sales in 2025
Increasing sales in today’s competitive marketplace is a multifaceted challenge that requires companies to blend time-tested sales techniques with modern technological advancements. Both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) organizations share the goal of driving revenue growth and building long-term customer relationships. Yet, their sales cycles, customer expectations, and strategic priorities differ. This comprehensive article explores the various sales strategies, methods…
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Sales and Marketing Training
The Monkey’s Fist: A Practical Sales Approach to Building Trust and Driving Conversions
Sales is as much about psychology as it is about persuasion. The best sales professionals don’t just sell; they guide, educate, and build relationships. One particularly effective technique in this space is the Monkey’s Fist strategy, which helps reduce friction in the buying process while building trust. In the Navy, when a ship approaches a dock, the crew needs to…
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Sales and Marketing Training
15 Ways That Content Creators Can Monetize Their Work
Brands enlist content to drive awareness within their industry, acquire prospective clients by researching online, and use content to drive retention by assisting customers to succeed with their products or services. The challenge with a brand utilizing content is overcoming the hesitation associated with a prospect or customer seeing the content purely to drive revenue (which is what it’s for).…
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Public Relations
What Does A Public Relations Strategy Look Like in 2025?
The term public relations (PR) has its origins in the early 20th century. It evolved as a response to the need for organizations, businesses, and individuals to manage and improve their relationships with the public, including customers, stakeholders, and the broader community. The development of PR as a profession and a concept can be attributed to several key figures and…
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Artificial Intelligence
Alamy: A Photo and Video Stock Marketplace That Values Creators and Fuels Brands
Creativity isn’t neat. It’s messy and uncertain and often means tearing down your work just to rebuild it stronger. It takes hours of thought, relentless exploration, and an unwavering belief that your vision will work. True creatives don’t follow the trends—they set them. But in a world where stock imagery often feels generic and formulaic, where platforms prioritize profits over…
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Analytics & Testing
A Breakdown of Meta’s Analytics Tools: What They Do and Why They Matter
Meta’s ecosystem remains a powerhouse for brands, marketers, and creators looking to connect with audiences on Facebook, Instagram, and beyond. The platform offers unparalleled reach with billions of active users, but raw numbers alone don’t guarantee success. That’s where Meta’s analytics tools come in. These tools help you decode performance, understand your audience, and optimize strategies, whether running organic campaigns…
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Marketing Tools
vcita: The All-in-One AI-Powered Platform for Small Business Growth
Running a small business is no easy feat. The workload can be overwhelming, from managing client relationships to handling payments, marketing, and scheduling. Small business owners often juggle multiple tools, leading to inefficiencies and lost opportunities. What if a single, AI-powered platform was designed to streamline operations, increase productivity, and boost growth? vcita vcita is an all-in-one small business management…
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Content Marketing
WordPress: Add Featured Image and a Sortable Last Edit Date To WordPress Admin
We’re launching a new WordPress site I designed and developed at my company. Having developed and deployed hundreds of WordPress sites, I always install some essential plugins and make customizations to manage the site more effectively. One example is the admin panel’s page, posts, and custom post type (CPT) lists. I like ensuring each entry has a featured image, and…
