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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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- Analytics & Testing
What Are Google’s Core Web Vitals and Page Experience Factors?
Google announced that Core Web Vitals would become a ranking factor in June 2021 and the rollout is set to complete in August. The folks at WebsiteBuilderExpert have put together this comprehensive infographic that speaks to each of Google’s Core Web Vitals (CWV) and Page Experience Factors, how to measure them, and how to optimize for these updates. What are…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
What Is a Contract Management System? Its Role, Benefits, and Place in the CLM Ecosystem
A Contract Management System (CMS) is a type of software designed to help organizations organize, track, and manage their contractual agreements. While it often serves as the entry point into more advanced contract lifecycle management (CLM), a CMS can stand alone as a vital tool for businesses that need to store, access, and maintain control over their contract data without…
- Content Marketing
The Importance of Good Grammar and Punctuation in Blogging
People who know me know that I can be a bit of a grammar and punctuation geek. While I won’t go so far as to publicly correct people (I just berate them privately), I have been known to edit signs that contain misspelled words, misplaced apostrophes, and generally egregious errors. So, needless to say, I always try to make sure…
