In times of chaos, marketing team structure is often overlooked, but for companies in hypergrowth, this can be a recipe for disaster.

I am “just threw out my back while turning to adjust my seatbelt” years old, so I was especially excited to talk to Jayde Powell, who’s made a name for herself as a bit of a Gen Z whisperer.

Marketing teams today are drowning in software. The 2024 Marketing Technology Landscape revealed a staggering 14,106 martech products available, representing 27.8% growth year-over-year. But here's the uncomfortable truth: marketers estimate they waste an average of 26% of their budgets on ineffective channels and strategies, with about half of respondents saying they misspend at least 20% of their budgets.

As a digital marketing consultant, I spend a lot of time promoting website content on social media. But what about promoting your social presence via your website? Embedding enables you to do exactly that. I’ll often use this tactic for video content as a way to repurpose it and increase its reach.

The newsletter platform and social media site, Substack, has become one of the hottest spaces for online creators—and now brands and celebrities are joining the bandwagon. Boasting more than five million paid subscribers across the platform, Substack invites creators like myself to build an audience, make money, and connect with other readers and writers.

When I spoke to this week’s master in marketing, I was surprised at how seamlessly she had combined her two professional loves, digital marketing and life coaching. I’ll admit to having been skeptical about life coaching in the past, but this conversation changed my mind. As a life coach, she developed a framework she calls the Three See’s — more on that below — that can help any marketer up their game.

Managing relationships across healthcare professionals (HCPs), healthcare organizations (HCOs), and complex regulatory requirements makes choosing the right CRM critical for pharmaceutical companies. Whether you're tracking drug samples, coordinating clinical trials, or ensuring compliance, pharmaceutical companies benefit from CRM systems with features that support their specialized workflows.

There‘s more to healthcare than the visit itself. Whether you’re a doctor’s office, dental practice, or senior living facility, you know that consistent, personalized communication is key to meeting patients’ changing health needs. In fact, it’s what patients prefer. Research by global healthcare company Abbott found that 72% of patients want more personalized care.

Spreadsheets and manual processes can hold back your wholesale business from growing. As wholesalers face increasing pressures to deliver faster, maintain accurate inventory visibility, and provide exceptional customer service, the right CRM becomes essential for success.

With college enrollment trending downward and experts anticipating a “demographic cliff” in 2025 — having a higher education CRM is absolutely vital to ensuring a thriving institution. A CRM is key to attracting and retaining students, ensuring enrollee success, and fostering relationships with alumni and donors.

If you’re creating content without an editorial calendar you’re setting yourself up for stress, inconsistency, and missed opportunities. Been there, done that, got the “I meant to do more” t-shirt.

If missed appointments, mismanaged invoices, and fragmented customer communication are draining your revenue, it’s time to consider implementing a CRM for plumbers. The right platform helps reduce no-shows, speeds up emergency dispatch, and provides the insights you need to improve profitability and customer loyalty.

With advances in technology and evolving media consumption habits over the years, publishers are no strangers to business model pivots — and it’s only getting more challenging with the rise of generative AI. To conquer obstacles to monetization and distribution, publishing companies need to be able to build stronger relationships with their readers, subscribers, and viewers as well as measure the ROI of different campaigns to ensure they spend resources on what works best. From managing subscriber relationships to automating workflows to crafting personalized marketing campaigns, a good CRM can help you tackle modern-day obstacles.

In the crowded digital marketplace, a single click is everything. It’s not just a metric, it’s the heartbeat of conversion. But what compels someone to click? Is it the headline? The button color? The layout?

If I were looking for the best way to divide a room full of marketers, I’d bring up the topic of guest blogging and link building.