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Why Newspaper Advertising Still Works: The Secret Weapon Smart Marketers Use
I get it. It’s a digital age, and it’s easy to assume that traditional advertising mediums like newspapers have lost their edge. However, newspaper advertising continues to offer unique advantages that digital platforms can’t replicate. Let’s explore why print ads remain a valuable component of a comprehensive marketing strategy.

Stop Defending Your Marketing Budget—Prove Its Value Instead
Marketers, we need to talk.
Every year, every quarter, maybe even every month, you’re asked to justify your marketing budget. You’re put on the defensive—explaining why you need those dollars, proving your team’s worth, and making the case that, yes, marketing is essential.
But here’s the hard truth: defending your budget is a losing game.
If you constantly have to defend your marketing spend, you’ve already lost the battle. Instead, you should be proving that marketing is not a cost center but a profit driver.
Let’s look into why defending your budget is the wrong approach and how you can shift the conversation to proving the undeniable value of your marketing efforts.

Top 5 Programmatic Advertising Trends to Watch in 2025
If you’re looking to stay ahead in the digital advertising world, don’t sleep on the power of programmatic advertising, also known as “targeted display advertising”. In 2025, we’re seeing more precise targeting, expansion into new channels, and a heightened emphasis on both privacy and fraud prevention.

Brand Marketing From A Gen-Z Marketer
Recently, Marketing Director Kevin Berrier sat down with Mya Shell, a Gen-Z Marketer who has a unique insight into brand marketing; sharing tips and tricks that she’s learned throughout her career so far, demonstrating her expertise in shaping the future of brand marketing. During the Five Dubs: Marketing Pros podcast episode, Mya tells her story of being a small-town girl with big town marketing dreams, how to assess your brand and make it stand out in a cluttered space, and her thoughts on the future of brand marketing.

Inside Zuckerberg’s Mind — Unpacking the Move to Community Notes
During a recent appearance on the Joe Rogan Experience, Mark Zuckerberg described a pivotal change he’s implementing for Meta: moving away from third-party fact-checkers and embracing a Community Notes system that echoes what X (formerly Twitter) has tried. Throughout the podcast, he stressed that traditional fact-checking—although well-intentioned—can inadvertently create distrust among users who feel their voices are overshadowed by “official” gatekeepers. In his view, collective user input might be the next logical step for more organic and transparent moderation on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

Meta’s Content Shake-Up: How ‘More Speech, Fewer Mistakes’ Impacts Marketers, Advertisers, and Free Expression
In a recent announcement titled “More Speech, Fewer Mistakes,” Mark Zuckerberg shared a sweeping revision of Meta’s stance on content moderation—promising a broader scope of permissible content and a renewed commitment to transparency.