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3 Ways To Improve Any Ad in Minutes

Hubspot Marketing

Back in 2019, KFC Australia ran a promotion. To promote the offer, KFC devised a giant Facebook experiment. They created 90 different promotional messages, including creative copy like: The Colonel has never been so generous, chips for a dollar. KFC was limiting the promotion. Create scarcity. It’s due to scarcity.

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How Gen Z uses social media and what that means for brands

Sprout Social

Casey Lewis, social media consultant, author behind the After School newsletter and expert of social trends among younger audiences, sums it up like this: “Any brand not actively trying to reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha is doing themselves a disservice. What brand content does Gen Z engage with? Data backs this up.

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How social listening increases customer advocacy: 6 examples

Hootsuite

The success of your brand depends on their good word. That’s why customer advocates — those who shout their love for your brand — are worth their weight in sales. Consumers trust what other consumers say over a brand’s own marketing. Consumers trust what other consumers say over a brand’s own marketing. Hint: Listen up.

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6 effective influencer marketing examples in Australia (& why they work)

Sprout Social

Influencer marketing has become one of the most powerful tactics for brands on social media, enabling them to leverage creators’ existing reach and credibility. The survey also revealed that 64% of social users are more willing to buy from a brand if it partners with an influencer they like.

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5 Proven Ecommerce Growth Strategies ($0 to $100 Million)

Backlinko

Build a Strong Brand Through Storytelling When we consume 6 hours of content daily , attention is the most valuable currency in business. Most brands miss by showing only the highlight reelthe wins, the perfect moments, and the polished content. Telling raw, relatable stories is how you build a lasting brand. Stories stick.

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Salesforce sees a shorter, more competitive holiday season in 2024

Martech

Salesforce expects the 2024 holiday season to be shorter and more competitive with brands facing the challenge of attracting consumers with less purchasing power. What brands can do Salesforce has recommendations for addressing these market challenges: Leverage discounts. Use AI to power product recommendations and tailored promotions.

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How tariffs impact retail sales and ad spending, and why 2025 might be different

Martech

household in 2019 was estimated at $400$500. However, this was also a time when advertisers started to look more closely at performance-based campaigns, leading to cuts in broad brand campaigns in favor of strategies that allowed for optimization. Consumer categories with heavy tariffs saw price increases of 1.7%-7%,

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