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IRL takeovers: Influencers are reshaping live brand activations and events

Sprout Social

Influencers and creators are no longer confined to the realm of social media feeds; theyre stepping into the entertainment world, playing a crucial role in IRL events. They’ve emerged as powerful players in live brand activations and entertainment experiences that transcend traditional marketing.

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How Gen Z values are changing marketing

Martech

Wellness-focused tech companies are increasingly breaking traditional marketing molds by being openly transparent about their processes, pricing and even their challenges. Strategic framework for marketing to Gen Z I’ve developed a framework for marketing to Gen Z based on my work with cutting-edge wellness tech brands.

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Monzo Bank’s investments in social media creativity pay dividends

Sprout Social

They want to be entertained. A lot of traditional marketing doesnt have a place on socialits better suited to our website, blog, email or other channels. Once that clicked across marketing (and the entire company), everything made sense to stakeholders. There are exceptions, but we have certain thresholds.

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The CMO Guide to Inbound Marketing [Infographic]

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Fortunately, buyers put down their “anti-marketing” shields when they are actively seeking information or passively looking to be entertained or educated. Now companies can engage and build relationships with buyers – and influence their preferences – using inbound marketing.

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Social media marketing: Strategy template and tips for 2025

Hootsuite

Key takeaways A social media marketing strategy outlines your goals, the tactics to achieve them, and the metrics you’ll use to track success. Unlike traditional marketing and advertising, social marketing fosters two-way communication between brands and social media users. Is your content providing value?

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Gamification in Marketing

Use Insider

Gamification in marketing refers to the application of game mechanics—such as rewards, leaderboards, challenges, and progress tracking—to non-gaming environments. It’s not just about adding entertainment; it’s about creating interactive, engaging, and rewarding experiences that influence customer behavior and elevate brand interactions.

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Top Marketing Predictions For 2014

Marketing Insider Group

I think we will begin to see a real shift to customer-centricity in the future marketing organization as the data continues to show our buyers tuning out selfish, promotional messages. I asked this past year if empathy is the secret to effective marketing ? My rank order for marketing trends to follow in 2014: Content marketing.

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