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5 Tips for Mastering Your Brand Storytelling

How are customers, employees and investors able to connect with a business? Companies have a way of coming to life, and often, it’s through the power of brand storytelling. The best businesses have a story,...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

October 28, 2022

Starting a Business with a Partner? Here’s What You Need to Know

Opportunities to start a business can happen at any time, even during a pandemic. Amid COVID-19, many individuals spent their time in quarantine practicing a side hobby or developing a new offering that meets the...

byDeborah Sweeney

July 13, 2022

How to Create a Culture of Integrity with a Remote Team

Today, nearly 50 percent of the American workforce does their job from outside the office. It’s a trend that’s mostly positive: those who work remotely report higher job satisfaction, less stress and better work-life balance....

byBrook Zimmatore

November 1, 2021

Fresh E-Commerce Marketing Tactics to Try

Today’s savvy e-commerce companies are putting their Q3 and Q4 marketing and inventory management strategies into place right now. With the disruptions 2020 saw, it’s never too early to start planning for the latter part...

byJake Rheude

May 24, 2021

Mindful Leadership is the Formula for Success, Says This Business Strategist

I have seen the mantra of “People First, Always” work in organizations of all shapes and sizes. You could define the byproduct of this approach as engagement, but in “The Affinity Principle," I extend the...

byGrant Ian Gamble

September 23, 2020

How to Be a Hands-On Leader (and Why it’s Important for You Company’s Growth)

Starting a business requires a delicate balance of hard work and high level decision-making. As the owner of your business, you determine the course of the company, the products you sell, and the strategies you...

byJessica Thiefels

August 28, 2020

3 Steps for Marketing Your Side Hustle Through Storytelling

According to a Bankrate study, 45 percent of working Americans have a side hustle. If you do any side hustle or freelance work in addition to a full-time or part-time job, you want it to...

byRachel Blakely-Gray

August 21, 2020

How to Magnetize Your Messaging with a Unique Brand Voice

Since starting my company, Shaboo Prints, I have never been more fulfilled. Like most business owners, it is an extension of who I am; it’s my freedom of expression. And I continue to be amazed...

byVeronica Vargas

June 22, 2020

5 Characteristics of Great Crisis Communications

Getting your crisis communications right is critical to both weathering the storm and coming out on the other side with loyal customers who are still standing by your side. Like any form of customer communication,...

byJessica Thiefels

May 15, 2020

Moving Beyond Authenticity: The Next Step in Social Media Marketing

“Authenticity, for me, is doing what you promise, not ‘being who you are.’ It’s not, ‘say whatever is on your mind,’ either. Instead, I define it as, 'consistent emotional labor.'” - Seth Godin Authenticity has...

byJustin E. Crawford

June 28, 2019

Why Transparency Should Be a Key Pillar of Your Business Strategy

As entrepreneurs, we all love a good challenge. If we didn’t, we wouldn’t bother trying to start a business in the first place. But starting a business is one thing, and bootstrapping one is another; especially...

byPeter Schroeder

August 17, 2018

How to Prepare Your Startup for Marketing to Generation Z

Here’s a fun question: How many eyes does it take to use a smartphone, TV, laptop, desktop and tablet all at the same time? Don’t ask me how, but for Generation Z, it only takes...

byGaby Román

February 23, 2018