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The Rise of Influencer Marketing Platforms: Navigating the Landscape

It can be time consuming and even difficult to manage all aspects of influencer marketing, from choosing the right influencers to work with, to building a relationship with them, managing and tracking any campaigns, and more. While you can certainly do this yourself, there are resources to help you run successful marketing campaigns, such as working with an influencer marketing platform or an agency.

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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.

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

The Art of Luxury Branding: Creating an Irresistible Image

When it comes to luxury branding, it is all meticulous attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to excellence – regardless of what you are selling. Crafting an irresistible image for a luxury brand is about more than just selling products – it's about selling an experience, a lifestyle – it’s aspirational.

Are you building or hoping to build a luxury brand? Here are a few elements to consider.

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Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie

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.

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

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.

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8 ways to spice up your social media content

Sometimes status quo works, but if you’ve already stepped onto the social media roller coaster you’ll know that the platforms are constantly changing and the way users consume content is also constantly changing. So how do you keep up? How do you make sure that your content stays “spicy” enough that it can continue to engage your audience in different ways?

Here are 6 things you can try today to help spice up your social media content.

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

Threads: hype or here to stay?

The question you SHOULD be asking is whether you should be on Threads for your business.

There are a number of pros and cons if you’re considering using Threads for your business. While every business’ marketing needs are unique, here are a few things to consider.

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Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie

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).

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