September 23, 2025 How to build influence on LinkedIn without being cringe The entrepreneur Sara Mauskopf has a big voice on X but not in real life. Tens of thousands of people follow her account, where she goes by @sm. Outside social media, she is an introvert who prefers to stay in with her husband … Continue reading How to build influence on LinkedIn without being cringe
Spot and eliminate cognitive biases that distort test results for more accurate, data-driven email marketing decisions. Kath Pay on March 5, 2025 We think of cognitive biases as psychological shortcuts people use to process information and make decisions. You probably use these devices (e.g., loss aversion, the fear of missing out and social proof) … Continue reading How cognitive biases influence email A/B tests
eBay Data Shows How Holiday Ads Influence Consumers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, November 4, 2024 Consumers have expectations for the holiday shopping season. Based on consumer feedback, eBay details trends in a report that launched Monday, including estimates of how ads influence buying decisions. Overall, 21% said advertisements help them find the best … Continue reading eBay Data Shows How Holiday Ads Influence Consumers
TikTok Users Recruited To Influence U.S. Bill That Could Ban App by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 8, 2024 TikTok on Thursday sent a “direly worded alert” for those using the platform, urging them to call Congress and stop the bill that could ban the app. The move recruited TikTok users to influence the … Continue reading TikTok Users Recruited To Influence U.S. Bill That Could Ban App
By Yannise Jean December 02, 2023 It’s been a year-long celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with the spotlight on the art form’s undeniable impact on music and culture. And a notable cap to the year was Grammy-winning recording artist and producer Missy Elliott becoming the first female rapper inducted into the Rock & Roll … Continue reading Hip-hop’s 50th anniversary spotlights the influence and struggles of women in the industry
Marketing is getting more involved with cross-functional teams — and a lot of non-marketers don’t see this as a value add. Constantine von Hoffman on November 29, 2023 The enterprise-wide adoption of AI is adding to marketers’ responsibilities but diminishing their control over key technologies. That’s the conclusion of new Gartner reports about what CMOs … Continue reading AI is adding to marketers’ responsibilities while diminishing their influence
By Jeff Beer November 04, 2023 Back in 2011, U.K. retailer John Lewis launched a new ad for the holiday season called “The Long Wait.” Created by ad agency Adam&eveDDB, it was unlike any other Christmas-related ads at the time. It used emotion and storytelling instead of a blatant promotional sales pitch, and it was … Continue reading The 16 1/2 psychological biases that influence what we buy
Email doesn’t begin and end with copywriting. Design elements can help persuade customers to click and convert. Kath Pay on September 12, 2023 Discussions on persuasion in an email message usually begin and end with copywriting. But your email design can also encourage your customers to click and convert. Think about the last time … Continue reading How persuasive email design can influence the ecommerce customer journey
Collective Community Recommendations Drive Influence, Build Brand Loyalty by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 30, 2023 On average two people each second ask Reddit communities for a recommendation, and they receive an average of 19 responses in return. Community recommendations at Reddit, YouTube, Yelp, TikTok and other sites can also build loyalty for brands. These sites have become … Continue reading Collective Community Recommendations Drive Influence, Build Brand Loyalty
Search’s Influence Demonstrated In Total Economic Impact Study by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 29, 2023 Search on ecommerce websites and across enterprises has improved in the past few years but still, most of the technology is not on par with Google or Bing. On ecommerce sites, consumers often cannot find what they want and abandon … Continue reading Search’s Influence Demonstrated In Total Economic Impact Study
