Last month, our Chief Strategy Officer, Rachel Litner, attended the fall New York Tabletop Show. The semi-annual show, hosted by Forty One Madison, featured new products that revolve around upcoming consumer trends in the lifestyle market. The show featured showrooms with the newest products in the home and lifestyle industry’s top brands. Were you unable…
When it comes to shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, brands and retailers have to be prepared for both in-store and online promotions. This year on Black Friday, 86% of Americans are planning on shopping, a 12% overall increase from 2018. Cyber Monday is also on track to break its 2018 sales revenue record…
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Will you be attending CES this year? If so, time is of the essence! The annual convention celebrating all things consumer electronics is quickly approaching, running January 7-10 in Las Vegas. Last year, CES reached over 170,000 attendees and put out more than 225,000 print, online, and broadcast media stories. As the event quickly approaches,…
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Social Media Snapchat Launches ‘Dynamic Ads’ Which Will Create Ads Based on Uploaded Product Catalogs Snapchat’s newest update, Dynamic Ads, simplifies the process of creating an ad on the platform. Here’s how it works: advertisers upload their product catalog to Snapchat and can use the various built-in templates to develop the ad. The platform will…
Brand storytelling is an essential part of establishing your brand, both online and offline. It consists of defining your company’s identity through narratives and stories that captivate your target audience. All posts and content your brand shares are linked back to this unique story. Thanks to social media, your brand can easily communicate with followers…
Despite the fact that trade shows serve as an excellent opportunity for brands to increase visibility, there are several misconceptions when it comes to exhibiting at one of these industry events. The reality is – 72% of brands that participate in trade shows generate leads from new buyers and prospects. As trade show veterans that…
In early August, Amazon introduced its newest selling feature, Sold by Amazon (SBA). The feature gives Amazon control over product pricing as a way to keep up with competition. In the short-term, businesses who use this feature could see an increase in overall sales, but in the long-term, the results might not be as impressive….
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As a component of most brand strategies, any modern-day marketing mogul understands the value of influencer marketing. In fact, 2019 reports indicate that 92% of people believe influencer marketing to be an effective form of marketing and 86% of marketers have dedicated a portion of their budget to influencer marketing. Social media influencers allow brands…
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Social Media Private Instagram Posts and Stories Can be Shared Publicly Using Just a Web Browser Attention Instagram users, if you’re concerned about privacy, this news is for you. While you may have thought that setting your Instagram account to private would control who can see your posts, it turns out that your photos and…
When meeting with a prospect recently, we were discussing the struggle to garner authentic conversations around brands on social media. Consumers are constantly looking to others for recommendations, reviews, and testimonials, and in an era when writing fake Amazon reviews is a thriving business, it’s become increasingly difficult for brands to build trust with consumers….
September 17, 2025
It’s time…Q4 will be here before we know it! At the heart of a successful content marketing strategy is timely and engaging written content. Check out our Q4 Content Marketing Calendar template, with key dates already inserted for you, and get started on planning today! ...
August 18, 2025
We get it. Creating content is exciting. It’s creative, fast-paced, and gives your brand a voice in the conversation. But here’s the thing… without a solid strategy behind it, content can easily become noise in a very crowded space. In today’s digital era, people are bombarded with messages from all directions. If your content isn’t...
July 22, 2025
If you’re running a social media marketing strategy for your company, you should be providing your leadership with monthly reports. Not sure where to start? Download our free social media report template below: ...
