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Content Marketing
What is a Brand?
If I were to admit one thing after decades in marketing, it was honestly that I vastly underestimated the impact of a brand across marketing efforts. While that may sound like a ridiculous statement, it’s because the nuance of crafting a brand or the incredible effort in adjusting the perception of a brand is far more difficult than I ever…
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Sales and Marketing Training
The Heartbeat of Community Building: Why Passion, Not Brand, Creates Movements
Community is more than a buzzword—it’s a battleground for relevance, loyalty, and long-term brand health. Yet, many corporations still misread the core ingredient that fuels thriving communities: passion. It’s a critical yet often misunderstood distinction. Passion does not originate in a brand. It’s not baked into a logo or conjured through a clever slogan. Passion lives in people and is…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Building True Communities: Why Brands Get It Wrong
The idea of community has become a buzzword among marketers and businesses. Brands, eager to harness the power of collective engagement, often rush to create communities around their products. However, many make a critical mistake: they attempt to center their communities around the brand itself rather than the shared problems, beliefs, hobbies, or skills that genuinely bring people together. This…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
How to Make Referral Marketing Your #1 Growth Strategy
Start the Referral Revolution Businesses thrive when happy customers become brand advocates. Referral marketing is the key to long-term organic growth by leveraging trust and social influence. Engaging your existing customers in referral programs brings in new customers and strengthens your relationship with your current customer base. This guide will help you build a powerful referral marketing strategy that works. Table of ContentsStart the…
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E-commerce and Retail
BuddyBoss: The Best WordPress Platform For Building An E-Learning Experience and Online Community
Creating vibrant, engaged communities or seamless learning platforms can be challenging. Whether it’s a business looking to foster deeper client relationships, an educator developing online courses, or a hobbyist building a space for like-minded individuals, you need tools that bring your vision to life—quickly and effectively. That’s where BuddyBoss steps in to bridge the gap. BuddyBoss BuddyBoss is a robust…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Giving: Trends And Tips For Growing Your Non-Profit with Social Media in 2025
Social giving refers to contributing to nonprofit, charitable, and religious causes through online platforms, emphasizing the power of social networks. Unlike traditional fundraising, which relies heavily on direct mail, phone calls, or in-person events, social giving leverages social media platforms’ expansive reach and interactive nature to connect donors with causes. This approach transforms giving into a communal, engaging experience that…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How to Measure the Impact of Social Media By Marketing Strategy
Social media marketing has become an essential component of any successful business strategy. However, to truly harness its power, it’s crucial to measure the impact of your social media efforts. This comprehensive guide will explore various strategies for measuring social media impact, including acquisition, purchase, awareness, nurturing, community building, and influencer marketing. Table of ContentsAwareness Strategy MeasurementAcquisition Strategy MeasurementPurchase Strategy…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Navigating the SaaS Pricing Labyrinth: Strategies, Structures, and Customer Value
Founders of the first large MarTech company I worked for said that SaaS was like making money in your sleep. Within a few years, they’d multiplied their development team, had a mile-long product backlog, and had competitors chipping away at their market share. Developing software solutions isn’t a set-it-and-forget-it business. If you’re not innovating and listening to customers, a competitor…
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Marketing Books
Belonging to the Brand: The Key to Unlocking Fierce Customer Loyalty
To state that I’m behind on reading my industry’s best marketing books is an understatement. I’ve got a pile of them on my desk that I want to get through. We live in a world of searches and snippets online, and not enough can be said for the thoroughness of a book and how the author researches, helps construct the…
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E-commerce and Retail
IONOS: Launch Your S-commerce Strategy Easily With A Social Buy Button
Buying on social media typically involves a different buying behavior than traditional e-commerce. Consumers on social media typically see a product, watch a testimonial or influencer, and then purchase it. While brands with expensive products can build awareness and nudge the buying cycle on social media, the vast majority of social media and e-commerce conversions happen with smaller, emotional purchases.…