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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 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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Felicia Guthrie Felicia Guthrie

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.

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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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Felicia Guthrie Felicia Guthrie

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!

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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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