SongBird Spotlight

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

The Art of Luxury Branding: Creating an Irresistible Image

When it comes to luxury branding, it is all meticulous attention to detail and an unwavering commitment to excellence – regardless of what you are selling. Crafting an irresistible image for a luxury brand is about more than just selling products – it's about selling an experience, a lifestyle – it’s aspirational.

Are you building or hoping to build a luxury brand? Here are a few elements to consider.

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Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie

Brands and Social Issues: Should Companies Take a Stand?

Many businesses will likely start the year out saying they want to make a difference and if you’re a business owner, you may be wondering how you can do that in a way that aligns with your brand and your target audience.

One way to do that is to take a stand on important issues - and there are many ways you can do just that - but you may also be wondering IF you should even take a stand. Here’s what you need to know first.

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Strategy Felicia Guthrie Strategy Felicia Guthrie

Holiday shopping gift guides

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have passed, but the gift-giving season is just starting to ramp up! Shopping for everyone on your list can be tough, so we’ve compiled a list of 6 holiday shopping gift guides, so keep reading!

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Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Business Candace Huntly Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Business Candace Huntly

The role of failure in entrepreneurship: Turning setbacks into success

They always say that opposites attract. Well… the opposite of success is failure. As an entrepreneur you often have to face failures before you get to those successes.

You have to realize that you may not just magically bounce back. Sometimes failure in business is a chance for you to start over or maybe even just pivot to a different direction.

If you have experienced failure or you’re going through it right now, here are a few things to consider to help you come out on the other side.

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Strategy, Business Felicia Guthrie Strategy, Business Felicia Guthrie

2 inspiring entrepreneur stories

Did you know that November is Entrepreneurship Month?!

We could think of no better way to kick off Entrepreneurship Month than to share 2 inspiring stories of entrepreneurs. Whether you’re an entrepreneur or aspiring to be one, keep reading!

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Business, Strategy Candace Huntly Business, Strategy Candace Huntly

6 Essential Tips for Small Business Success

Small Business Month is always kind of exciting. It’s impossible to look around you and NOT see the impact small businesses have in communities and on the economy. The big question is what you are you doing to support those small business owners who are making an impact? And from a business owner perspective, are you doing everything you can to have a successful run with your business?

Here are 6 tips for small business success.

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

How to run a gift guide campaign for the holidays

The holiday season is often the busiest time for many businesses. While there are a lot of ways for businesses to stand out with their marketing, getting included in gift guides can create a bigger push for sales. It’s also great for general visibility among your target audience.

So how do you get your product included in holiday gift guides? Here is everything you need to know.

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

Threads: hype or here to stay?

The question you SHOULD be asking is whether you should be on Threads for your business.

There are a number of pros and cons if you’re considering using Threads for your business. While every business’ marketing needs are unique, here are a few things to consider.

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Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie

How to use AI in marketing (with caution)

The use of AI (artificial intelligence) tools has been growing over the past several years and has become a hot topic across several industries, especially since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022.

You may already be using AI in your marketing, or you may be wondering how you can incorporate it into your marketing or if you should even begin to use it.

Like everything, there are pros and cons to using AI, so let’s talk about how you can use AI in marketing (with caution).

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

8 tips for planning summer brand events

Planning for some fun summer brand activations and other types of events can also help to associate your brand with summer fun. If you haven’t already started planning this you are a little behind, but not to worry! You can still pull something together. You just have to be focused on getting it done. Plus, there are ways to do things more last minute as well, so read on!

Here are 8 tips for planning and running a successful event in the summer.

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Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie Marketing, Strategy Felicia Guthrie

5 Top blogs about summer marketing

Summer is right around the corner and as each season changes, we also see a change in buying behaviours, trends, and much more. As an entrepreneur, it’s important to recognize these changes and to adapt for the season.

Today, I’m rounding up 5 of my favourite blogs about summer marketing to help you out with your business this summer!

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Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly Marketing, Strategy Candace Huntly

How to create and post videos to Instagram Reels

It’s hard to have a successful marketing strategy without incorporating video in some way. While it can be daunting to put yourself out there and step in front of the camera, there are things you can do to get comfortable.

Last week we went over a step-by-step guide to posting on TikTok. This week we’re covering Instagram Reels.

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