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Spot the Brogan & Partners team member among the volunteers at this year’s Muir Valley Trial Days in Kentucky. My job recently took me to Slade, Kentucky, home of Muir Valley—a nonprofit natu … Read more
A clothing store with no clothes? Nordstrom Local reinvents retail.
Retail is having a tough year. It’s no secret. While brick and mortar behemoths and multi-level department stores once dominated the market, there’s a new sheriff in town: online. With the rise of onl … Read more
Weekly Recap – September 22, 2017
Are you making any of these social media mistakes? Consider these do’s and don’ts to connect successfully on LinkedIn. Increase authenticity, drive engagement. Check out how deeper relationships with … Read more
Emojis are not for every brand. Here’s why.
Emojis are taking over e-mail subject lines everywhere. A study by Appboy finds that the volume of “active customer messaging campaigns that include emojis” grew by 609 percent in just one year … Read more
Weekly Recap – September 15, 2017
Girl power! How a small statue rocked the advertising world. Not just Millennials. One-third of the U.S. population cares about company reputation. One-click ordering is the answer. Quick and painless … Read more
Skinny websites, snackable content and more from Digital Summit Detroit.
Digital Summit Detroit 2017 delivered. In less than two days, the conference covered all means of email, content, website and mobile trends. Lots for marketers to consider and capitalize upon. A few h … Read more
Weekly Recap – September 8, 2017
Got data? Here’s how LinkedIn has become THE place for business-to-business digital marketing. Gens X, Y and Z all agree on this. Check out these stats from Influenster to see how women of all ages fe … Read more
Why longer sales cycles make for happier consumers.
Impulsive buyers may seem like a marketer’s dream. They see. They want. They buy. Forget research. Skip the comparison shopping. No need to entice them with remarketing content. Theirs is more of a bu … Read more
Weekly Recap – September 1, 2017
Faith in humanity restored. Here’s what brands are doing to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Sick of seeing fake news on social media? Facebook is, too. Are you guilty of email overload? Che … Read more
Why the worst disasters can bring out the best in brands.
Photo credit: Rick Wilking, Reuters A man and his dog wade through the Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Houston. After Hurricane Katrina swept through New Orleans, Tide’s Loads of Hope program rolled i … Read more