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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
The Paralysis of Fear in Business: Irrational Worries and the Consequences of Inaction
Fear can be a powerful and often irrational force that hinders growth, stifles innovation, and ultimately leads to an organization’s downfall. Companies face a myriad of potential issues, both internal and external, that can cause anxiety and trepidation among leaders and employees alike. However, succumbing to these fears and allowing them to paralyze decision-making processes can be far more detrimental…
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E-commerce and Retail
The State of the Consumer Goods Industry in 2025: A Strategic Outlook for Retailers and D2C Marketers
The consumer goods industry is undergoing a seismic transformation. After several years of supply chain disruptions, digital upheaval, and shifting consumer priorities, 2025 marks a year where both legacy brands and digital-native challengers are resetting their strategies. For retailers, D2C brands, and online store operators, understanding the prevailing trends is not just important—it’s mission-critical. According to the 2025 Consumer Goods…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
From Vintage to Vibrant: How Influencer Collaborations Can Reinvigorate Traditional Marketing Channels
Social media has revolutionized how we connect, share, and consume content. Alongside this shift, a new breed of influential individuals has emerged — the social media influencer — and as a result, brands face an uphill battle of cutting through the noise of their competition and capturing the attention of their target audience. In an era dominated by digital media,…
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Content Marketing
Integrately: How To Integrate Salesforce Marketing Cloud With WordPress Using Elementor Forms
As Salesforce consultants, a problem that we continuously see in our space is the development and upkeep costs of integrating third-party sites and applications with Marketing Cloud. While we do a lot of integration and automation development on behalf of our clients, we will always research whether or not there is a solution available on the market first. The benefits…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Hijacked Google Business Page? Here Are 5 Steps To Getting It Back (And How To Prevent It)
If you’re a regional business, the Google Map Pack dominates the search engine result page (SERP) for new customers finding your business. When I discuss local marketing strategies with businesses, I often discuss the investment in their Google Business page being as important – if not more critical – than their website. Why Your Google Business Page is Critical Your…
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Customer Data Platforms
Ambition: Gamification To Manage, Motivate, and Maximize Your Sales Team’s Performance
Sales performance is essential to any growing business. With an engaged sales team, they feel more motivated and connected to the organization’s goals and objectives. The negative impact of disengaged employees on an organization can be substantial — such as lackluster productivity, and wasted talent and resources. When it comes to the sales team specifically, a lack of engagement can…
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Customer Data Platforms
Who’s Answering Your Survey? Validation Made Simple
Soliciting consumer feedback before, during, and after launching a new business venture is a great way to figure out how you measure up in the eyes of your customers. You never want to assume you know how your target market (30 to 45-year-old working mothers, for example) feels about what you’re doing, especially since it’s so easy to ask them…
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Content Marketing
WP Migrate: The Easiest Way To Separate A Single Site Away From WordPress Multisite
One of our clients grew to a point that their company separated from their parent company. At issue was that the parent company was managing all of their subbrands via WordPress Multisite. What is WordPress Multisite? WordPress Multisite is a pretty unique feature built within WordPress that enables quite a bit of customization and permissions across a network of sites…
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E-commerce and Retail
Printful: On-Demand Print and Embroidery Fulfillment
One of the misnomers of dropshipping is that you lose profit as you pay other providers to print and fulfill your products. That’s not the case at all. At issue is the enormous startup costs to build your own storage and fulfillment centers to accommodate growth. Dropshippers can earn more than 50% more profit than those who keep their own…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Unlocking the Potential of Influencer Marketing: 5 Benefits of Automation
Influencer marketing keeps conquering the marketing budgets of brands of all sizes. It has proven to be an efficient tool to grow brand awareness, attract new audiences, and increase consumer trust. Two-thirds of marketers in the US planned to turn to influencer marketing and increase their budgets for such campaigns. Insider Intelligence The influencer marketing industry reached $16.4 billion in…