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Brand Building Brilliance from Best Buddies
Before this week’s master found her path to the nonprofit sector, she worked with big brands like Pepsi, Frito-Lay, and FedEx. And even founded her own small business clothing line. Now, she leads communications and partner engagement for state development initiatives for Best Buddies International, a nonprofit dedicated to ending the social, physical, and economic isolation of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. And her rare marriage of small business, agency, enterprise, and nonprofit experience has led to some of the best advice on brand presence that I’ve encountered yet. Lise Lozelle Sr. Director of State Communications & Engagement, Best […]
Using AI to Get Your Business Branding Right — My Favorite Tips and Tools
I grew up a Nintendo kid (and yes, that includes the original NES console and Duck Hunt Zapper). For those who remember the Nintendo GameCube, you know a memorable brand experience. How could anyone forget this nine-second clip of branding brilliance? Whenever I think of “branding,” I go back to my memory of the GameCube boot-up screen and the feelings of joy and anticipation it evokes. That makes a brand work — the experience behind the logo. But getting your brand experience right is incredibly hard for any marketing team. Logos, visual identities, copy, websites, social media — “brand” requires […]
Stop Measuring These Vanity Metrics in Your Marketing Campaign
In 2021, I was put in charge of a literary blog’s marketing campaign. The blog was racking up page views, yet none of those visits were turning into product sales. It felt frustrating watching the numbers climb without any real impact. After about three months, I realized that I was chasing a vanity metric (page views) that looked impressive but ultimately did nothing to move the needle. So, I shifted my attention to more meaningful metrics like engagement rate, click-throughs on calls-to-action, and conversion rates from visitors to subscribers/buyers. This required me to tweak the content strategy quite a bit, […]
How to Repurpose Your Content With AI — Whiteboard Friday
Have you ever found the idea of repurposing content overwhelming? Maybe you just don’t know where to start when it comes to reaching new audiences with your existing content. In this episode of Whiteboard Friday, Caitlin walks us through how AI can help get you over that creative block and get started.
Everything You Need to Know About the Principles and Types of Design
A basic grasp of design principles is useful for any marketer — maybe you’re part of a scrappy DIY team and need to do your own design, or maybe you just want a better understanding of what your in-house design team is up to. I’ve worked with many graphic design teams over the years, and in my experience, understanding some of these predefined tenets of design can improve cross-team communication, because you’ll have a better vocabulary to describe the problem(s) that need to be solved. And if you’re using a tool like Canva to tackle marketing design on your own, […]
Cultural Marketing: What It Is & How to Do It The Right Way [According to Experts]
As a recent Philadelphian, I love that I live in a city teeming with diversity. As a result, many local businesses dabble in cultural marketing to appeal to as many residents as possible and show how inclusive their products and services are. Whether coffee shops like The Monkey & The Elephant host various Black history-themed events or Center City restaurants celebrate the Lunar New Year, Philly has cultural marketing down to a science. And if small mom-and-pop shops in the City of Brotherly Love can do it, so can you! I’ll explain. Table of Contents What is cultural marketing? Why […]
How to Close the Gap Between SEO Recommendation and Execution
Struggling to turn SEO recommendations into results? Learn how clear communication and smart prioritization can bridge the gap and drive real impact.
Meet the Founder Who Raised $6.3M to Literally Make It Rain
While billionaires hoard water rights and investors play Monopoly with farmland, one 20-something founder is trying something completely different: creating water from thin air. Meet Augustus Doricko, the CEO of Rainmaker — a Southern California startup using drone-based cloud seeding to artificially increase rainfall over drought-stricken farmland. If it sounds like science fiction, that’s because it kind of is. But it’s also very real, very funded, and potentially very important. Here’s what you need to know. Source: The Hustle YouTube What Even Is Cloud Seeding? “Cloud seeding is just changing the amount of water that falls onto the ground,” Doricko […]
Who Uses Reddit Anyway? A Deep Dive Into Reddit Users and What They Think of Marketing
The internet is full of opinions. But if you want to know what people really think — about products, brands, trends, or industries — Reddit is where you’ll find the unfiltered truth. Since 2005, Reddit has been the place for honest, no-holds-barred recommendations — whether brands like it or not. As one of the most visited sites in the world, it holds thousands of communities — and the best answers to countless Google searches. With other social platforms going through lots of upheaval, plenty of brands are making decisions about the future of social media. Reddit isn’t usually top-of-mind, and […]
Which Meta Channel’s Best for Social Media Marketing? 1000 Pros Compare Facebook, Instagram & Threads
Meta houses three huge social media platforms, each offering their own benefits and drawbacks. When we surveyed marketers in 2025, we wanted to find out which one is best for social metrics – like audience growth and site traffic – and where they’re re-investing. We’ll dive into that along with key differences among various segments, like B2B vs. B2C brands, company sizes, and industry. Facebook, Instagram, or Threads: Where Marketers Spend Their Time in 2025 I won’t bury the lede – Instagram is by far the most popular and highest performing Meta platform among marketers we surveyed. In fact, it’s […]