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AI, marketing and the psychology of persuasion

AI Isn’t Changing Marketing. It’s How We React to It

AI isn't giving consumers what they want. AI is giving them what they want back to themselves. The brands that come out on top will harness the power of AI to make their consumers feel empowered, recognized and part of something bigger.
Consumer-facing marketing using user-generated content

How to Use Your Customers’ Delight In Your Marketing Efforts

User-generated content is more than just marketing content – it’s proof that real people trust your brand. Using it in consumer-facing marketing campaigns can get you more engagement and conversions.
Selling With Soul

Selling With Soul: How Authentic Connection Became the New Currency

Selling with soul is centered in emotionally connecting and helping others achieve meaningful outcomes. It starts with being genuinely curious and wanting to help.
adjusting B2B marketing strategies

Entering a New Market Without Failing: How to Adapt Your B2B Marketing Strategy

In highly competitive markets, a new brand has almost no chance without truly innovative products. If you don’t have a breakthrough innovation to showcase, try identifying underserved micro-segments within the market.
Sales Reps Think Salesforce’s AI Features are Awful

Sales Reps Think Salesforce’s AI Features are Awful, and They’re Right

The advent of AI has spotlighted how far Salesforce's technology has fallen behind, making it susceptible to emerging startups.
How Smart Incentives Help Teams Afford Holiday Traditions

What’s Your Plan for Recognizing Key Partners at the Holidays?

When partners feel recognized in the moments that matter most, they deliver in the moments that matter most to business. By investing in meaningful, real-world incentives now, businesses set the tone for a motivated, loyal workforce in 2026.
work life balance in sales

Quota Calls and Bedtime Stories: The New Dad Hustle

It’s not a choice between quota calls and bedtime stories. It’s about showing up where I’m needed most, in both worlds.
Human-Centric Brands Will Win the AI Era

Human-Centric Brands Will Win the AI Era

The more AI levels the playing field the more human-centric brands will win. Not because they resist the future but because they use it to bring people closer.
AI is Creating Employee Stress

AI is Creating Employee Stress

The hype over AI has a lot of workers concerned about what it means for them. Taking time to think through the human connections with AI and considering how to position it with employees will pay huge dividends.
Unlocking AI for Sales and Marketing

How Sales & Marketing Leaders Can Unlock Agentic AI’s True Potential

Too many companies treat agentic agents as apps, not teammates. The real future of agentic AI isn’t about autonomous machines replacing humans; it’s about agentic-assisted humans with true ownership of outcomes.

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