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How to Inspire Advocates and Influencers in Your Marketing

Marketing to influencers and advocates is all the rage, fueled in large part by social media. But if you've ever developed a campaign with influencers and/or advocates, you know it can be filled with land mines. Part of that is what inspires…
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The Secret To Captivating Content

Captivation Motivations can significantly change your marketing strategy. This is the second installment of a series on the seven Captivation Motivations. We are hardwired biologically for these motivations. More information about them, including…
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WHY Your Storytelling Isn’t Working

Do you know why people respond (or don't respond) to you brand storytelling? The answer doesn't lie in your typeface, your graphic design or even your social networks. The answers lies in your strategy and customer clarity. Let me put it…
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5 Untapped Strategies of Early Adopter Marketing

Ah, the early adopter. They're the people who grab on to things first, they start trends and they are influencers in their respective communities. Whether you're a startup, a movement or a personality, you need these early adopters. Marketing…
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Social Media Marketing or Advertising? What’s Better For Your Budget?

Bet your starting to think about next year's social media marketing plan. And as importantly, where will social media marketing fall into the mix? Will there be more? Less? The latest Advertising Trust report from Neilsen may offer some insights…