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- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Rethinking Influence in the Age of Connection
The influencer marketing industry continues to struggle with a fundamental flaw: the over-reliance on vanity metrics. Since the early days of social media, I’ve voiced concerns that most influencer platforms don’t truly measure influence. They measure audience size, reach, or follower counts—metrics that may correlate with influence but certainly don’t guarantee it. What is often overlooked is the critical but less…
- Advertising Technology
Cutting Through the Ad Clutter: Permissioned Data is the Goldmine for Reaching Gen Z
In this digital age, the marketing landscape is a battlefield. Brands constantly bombard consumers with ads on any platform they are active on, leading to a phenomenon known as digital overload. Gen Z, the first generation to grow up entirely in the digital age, is particularly resistant to traditional advertising. Permissioned Data Permissioned data is, by definition, personal information that…
- Marketing Infographics
Love & Marriage… Agency Style: 10 Types of Clients You Should Break Up With
In the world of marketing agencies, client relationships are a lot like marriages. Some are built on trust, respect, and mutual growth. Others… well, they belong on a sitcom. Let’s face it — not every client relationship is meant to last forever. Some of them are downright toxic. You’re not alone if you’ve ever found yourself questioning your career choices…
- E-commerce and Retail
Technavio: The Global Sports Betting Market Outlook (2025 to 2029)
The global sports betting market is projected to grow by USD 221.1 billion between 2025 and 2029, at a CAGR of 12.6%. Technavio’s latest research outlines a rapidly evolving global sports betting landscape, shaped by digital transformation, regulatory reforms, and intensified regional participation. For marketing and sales professionals in the technology and media sectors, the insights from this report shed…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Hardening Facebook: A Guide to Avoid Account Theft, Hacks, and Suspension
Facebook remains one of the most powerful platforms for corporate marketing—but with great power comes a gaping vulnerability: its deeply flawed security architecture for business accounts. Every day, businesses across the globe are hacked, hijacked, or suspended—often because Meta’s platform makes it alarmingly easy for attackers to gain access and nearly impossible for legitimate users to recover. This guide examines…
- Marketing Infographics
How Important Is Your LinkedIn Profile Photo?
Several years ago, I attended an international conference and they had an automated station where you could pose and get a few headshots. The results were stunning… the intelligence behind the camera had you position your head to a target, then the lighting automatically adjusted, and boom… the photos were taken. I felt like a dang supermodel they came out…
- Paid and Organic Search Marketing
What, Exactly, Is Good SEO?
Last week, I had the opportunity to meet Anthony Duignan-Cabrera, a seasoned journalist, digital marketer, and content strategist who helped drive explosive growth at Patch. When I was introduced to him as an SEO consultant, I couldn’t help but cringe a little. Even though this particular engagement focuses on search strategy, that label carries some baggage. It often implies that…
- E-commerce and Retail
FATWIN: Increase Foot Traffic In-Store and Online With Omni-Channel Contests
I had the pleasure of sitting down with the founder and team at FATWIN yesterday as they launched. Scott Hill is the co-founder and executive of a measured marketing software and services company that’s been helping companies for a decade. His company launched FATWIN, a platform that helps businesses drive web and in-store traffic through gaming, contests, and prize redemption.…
- Content Marketing
10 Ways To Find The Perfect Influencers For Your Brand
As a business, you know that influencer marketing is an important part of your marketing strategy. After all, 92% of consumers trust earned media more than any other form of advertising, and influencer marketing can deliver as much as 11x higher ROI than traditional forms of digital marketing. But with so many options out there, it can be hard to figure out how to…
- Content Marketing
Droplr: Capture, Annotate, and Share Screens Instantly
Whether you’re managing a remote team, collaborating on a product design, troubleshooting an issue, or sending a mockup to a client, speed and clarity matter. But traditional screenshot tools create unnecessary friction: save the file, upload it somewhere, write a message, paste a link—or worse, attach a bulky file. These tiny moments of inefficiency add up fast. Droplr This all-in-one…
