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Why Lifestyle Brands Are the New Media Companies

Hubspot Marketing

While prior media conglomerates focused heavily on amassing large audiences and monetizing through advertising, emerging media brands are finding success by creating their own lifestyle brands to generate growth and engagement. Witherspoon started a book club in 2017 offering a monthly book recommendation to her fans.

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21 Brand Style Guide Examples I Love (for Visual Inspiration)

Hubspot Marketing

Developing a consistent brand starts with creating a brand style guide. These branding rule books help graphic designers, marketers, web developers, community managers, and even product packaging departments present a unified vision of the brand to the public. So, what is a brand style guide?

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#BrandsGetReal: How brands can lead on social movements

Sprout Social

Throughout 2020, brands have been challenged to maintain their social media presence as audiences invest their attention into major social movements and changes to their way of life. Consistently, the message has been that audiences seek brands’ participation on social issues. Why do audiences look to brands on social issues?

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Public wants to know where brands stand on issues, surveys show

Martech

customers agree, or strongly agree that it’s important for brands to take a stand on sensitive topics – up 7.6% from 2017. Marketers know that customer trust is everything when it comes to brand success. The post Public wants to know where brands stand on issues, surveys show appeared first on MarTech. See terms.

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Facebook Messenger Etiquette for Brands: 10 Things NOT to Do

Hootsuite

Two-thirds of consumers prefer to use messaging apps to connect with brands. . Consider these numbers: In 2017, there were 70 million businesses with a Facebook presence. Some brands are using Facebook Messenger to drive loyalty and sales. If you want to set your brand apart, this is a prime opportunity.

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7 of the Biggest Influencer Marketing Fails Made by Brands

Spiralytics

Thanks to emerging personalities through parasocial relationships on social media, influencer marketing has become an effective strategy for brands to reach a wider audience. Working with influencers can be a risky move, especially when brands are not familiar with the dos and don’ts of influencer marketing.

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The Top Skincare Marketing Tips to Boost Your Beauty Brand

Neil Patel

This may make it the perfect time for brands to take a hard look at their skincare marketing strategies and seize on this growth. When influencer Hyram Yarbro featured the clinical, no-nonsense brand, parent company L’Oreal reached out to him. In fact, 83% of beauty brands are working with influencers on Instagram.

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