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The impact of brand identity on customers’ psychology
When your brand identity resonates with customers, loyalty and sales will follow.
Marketing Marketing Strategy
Best practices for encrypting and securing data under zero trust
SDI Presence’s Galaxia Martin discusses zero-trust architecture's role in modern cybersecurity.
Security Technology
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How to successfully use pop-up targeting to reach your audience.
Marketing Marketing Strategy
Where to find the 2025 Super Bowl ads
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Brands & Campaigns Marketing
It is now time for brands to promote national healing
The Shipyard’s Rick Milenthal offers five ways that brands can serve as beacons of hope and help humanity prevail in its political winter.
Marketing Marketing Strategy
Why it’s time to add Reddit marketing to your mix
Boathouse’s Geoff Gates offers six reasons why brands and agencies should add Reddit marketing to their mix.
Marketing Social Media
AHIP 2024: Tech, human touch a balancing act
Abraham Verghese stressed the importance of focusing dually on progress and people.
Healthcare Insurers Pharmaceuticals Providers Technology
Smart devices, smarter hackers?
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Welcome to the new SmartBrief.com
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Navigating the boardroom: What to do when senior executives interrupt or ignore you
Senior executives may interrupt you during your presentation, but Maria Papacosta offers strategies to stay on track and be heard.
Communication Leadership
5 ways we made math more fun for students — and teachers
Meaningful play, hands-on activities, games and collaboration increase students' learning and excitement in math, write Amy Walters, Kate Dabbs and Robert Deaton.
Best Practices Education
The grace deficit: The real barrier to leadership excellence
Cultivating grace as a leader can help build trust, creativity and authentic relationships, writes Marlene Chism.
Development Leadership
8 ideas to guide recent graduates
New graduates can get ahead in their careers by adding value and resist blaming others for setbacks, writes Paul Thornton.
Inspiration Leadership
Award-winning grocery store manager shares what does — and doesn’t — lead to success
Food City Store Manager and 2025 FMI -- The Food Industry Association Store Manager Award winner Jason Johnson discusses his 20 years in the grocery industry and the important lessons he's learned along the way.
Food Food Retail
Messages made simple
Simple messages can convey deep meaning when leaders take time to frame the essence of their message, writes John Baldoni.
Communication Leadership
ISTE+ASCD, day 2: Reflections from the Mainstage
The AI mindset, heart-centered curiosity, and how gratitude changes the temperature of the room.
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How large print books make reading more approachable
A simple format change to large-print books can have an enormous impact on students’ reading habits and social-emotional development, writes Julie A. Evans.
Best Practices Education