SongBird Spotlight
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Crafting Compelling Stories: The Role of Narrative in Luxury Branding
You need to leverage storytelling and narratives in your own branding to capture some of the magic and cache that luxury brands do. Here’s why – and how to do it.
Marketing strategy: Creating luxury on a budget
Your business may offer luxury products or services, but that doesn’t necessarily mean you have a massive budget - not every luxury brand is going to have the budget of Chanel, Chrome Hearts, and other popular luxury brands. Here are a few ways to create luxury marketing on a budget.
Brands and Social Issues: Should Companies Take a Stand?
Many businesses will likely start the year out saying they want to make a difference and if you’re a business owner, you may be wondering how you can do that in a way that aligns with your brand and your target audience.
One way to do that is to take a stand on important issues - and there are many ways you can do just that - but you may also be wondering IF you should even take a stand. Here’s what you need to know first.
The Power of Emotional Marketing: How to Evoke Holiday Sentiments in Your Campaigns
Here are 4 ways to incorporate holiday sentiments into your marketing campaigns to finish out the year.
Leveraging Social Media for Holiday Marketing Success
We’re a few days shy of the first day of fall and September is nearly over, so before you know it, the holiday season will be here. And it’s no secret that it’s a major time in terms of marketing and of course, shopping.
Let’s take a look at a few ways you can leverage social media for holiday marketing success - through Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping, Christmas, and more.
How to run a gift guide campaign for the holidays
The holiday season is often the busiest time for many businesses. While there are a lot of ways for businesses to stand out with their marketing, getting included in gift guides can create a bigger push for sales. It’s also great for general visibility among your target audience.
So how do you get your product included in holiday gift guides? Here is everything you need to know.
Surprising holiday shopping stats to consider
It’s officially September and that means the holiday season is right around the corner. It’s time to take a look at your holiday marketing strategy and to gear up for the holidays.
To help you make this season a little more merry and holly jolly, we’ve compiled a list of surprising holiday shopping statistics to consider when planning your marketing, keep reading!
How to use AI in marketing (with caution)
The use of AI (artificial intelligence) tools has been growing over the past several years and has become a hot topic across several industries, especially since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022.
You may already be using AI in your marketing, or you may be wondering how you can incorporate it into your marketing or if you should even begin to use it.
Like everything, there are pros and cons to using AI, so let’s talk about how you can use AI in marketing (with caution).
3 Ways to make your marketing more effective
Let’s look at some things you can do to make your marketing more effective – and feel less burnt out about the whole process.
Marketing check in: Is it time to make changes yet in 2023?
What worked yesterday may not work today. Reviewing your marketing strategy a few times throughout the year will ensure you stay on top of things and get ahead of any changes. Here are a few marketing related things you should note as we move into the next quarter.
3 ways to market to Millennials in 2023
Let’s talk about Millennials – still one of the most lucrative consumer groups – and three ways you can market to them more effectively.
2 businesses who started 2023 with a marketing bang
January often starts off slow for everyone and many brands don’t really kick things off until the Super Bowl weekend, but there are businesses who jumped right in with some exciting marketing campaigns.
Let’s take a look at a couple brands who have kicked this year off with a marketing bang.
Make better (marketing) choices this year
There is so much to consider when you’re building or revising a marketing strategy and it’s almost impossible to remember everything. So here is a bit of a cheat sheet to help you make better marketing choices this year. Let 2023 be your year for marketing success!
3 ways entrepreneurs can immediately improve their marketing… right now
Here are 3 ways entrepreneurs can immediately improve their marketing right now (seriously, you can start as soon as you finish reading this blog).
It’s a Wonderful Holiday Round Up: More marketing tips for the holidays
Think it’s too early to start thinking about the holidays? Think again! To help you add more magic to your holiday marketing, here are 4 holiday marketing blogs to help guide your marketing this season.
How to find a balance between short-term and long-term planning
How do you live in the moment with your business and your marketing yet still plan for the future? Here are a few ways to balance short-term and long-term planning for your business
When should you start promoting your business?
Knowing when to start promoting your business is an important factor in your marketing success. It’s also one of the most-asked questions when it comes to PR. Here are a few things to help you figure out your timeline.