What is a Pop-Up Shop? A pop-up shop is a fun name for what is essentially a short-term lease/retail investment. Traditionally, brick-and-mortar stores are long-term rentals, with the idea being that you intend to stay in business for as long as possible.  Temporary shared retail spaces have been around for centuries (farmers markets, some antique …

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Welcome to the Marketing Minute, a carefully curated rundown of our favorite things sizzle-worthy in marketing news.  In this edition:  Clueless Marketing? As If! Ok, but who are these FOR? TikTok is the new The Washington Post From “Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It” to “Can’t-Miss-This” Clueless Marketing? As If! If you’re new to the SizzleForce Marketing Minute, we love …

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Any content creator will tell you that the hardest part about creating your own high-performing videos, social media content, blogs, art pieces, and more is to do it consistently and effectively. In the past, we’ve mentioned a few different ways to mitigate the hair-pulling frustration that can come with trying to approach content marketing in …

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Welcome to the Marketing Minute, a carefully curated rundown of our favorite things sizzle-worthy in marketing news.  In this edition:  Tito’s vodka tackles dry January Apple’s “The Greatest” hits us right in the feels Never smear your lipstick again Another epic “oldies” song goes viral  Tito’s Teams Up with Martha Stewart for DIY January Dry …

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We have a secret: like most people, we roll our eyes when a promotional email comes into our inbox.  For many, getting a sales-y email is the most annoying part of their day. Some people even set up “dead-end” email addresses, where sales emails can be sent without “junking up” their inboxes. Overcoming this sense …

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Content marketing is a strange animal. It’s the culmination of art, communications, sales, and science. As content creators, we like to think of it as something human and organic. Something that couldn’t be replicated or AI-generated…and yet with increasing frequency we find ourselves confronted with new articles and examples of AI infiltrating the world of …

The Robots Are Coming! Examples of AI in Marketing and Content Creation Read More »

If the “Final Count-Down” started playing in your head after reading that title, then you’re in the right headspace! We hope you’re picturing screaming fans, and airhorns as we present to you our  Top 5 Best of the Best 2022 Content SHOWDOWN One of the things we love most at SizzleForce Marketing is the connection …

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Welcome to the Marketing Minute, a carefully curated rundown of our favorite things sizzle-worthy in marketing news.  Normally we only look back at the previous month, but this month we are doing something a little different….  We’re looking at the search terms you all used the most in 2022 (we honestly can’t think of a …

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Quickly now! Tell us something eye-catching, informative, and inspiring about yourself in 220 characters or less! This opening segment is 220 characters exactly. Of course, we counted! We’re professionals after all… Describing yourself in a way that is compelling, entertaining, and informative is already difficult enough without throwing a character limit in there. But that …

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Macaulay’s reprisal of his iconic role and other marketing campaigns that have become practically synonymous with Christmas Welcome to the Marketing Minute, a carefully curated rundown of our favorite things sizzle-worthy in marketing news.  Check out the marketing trends and headlines that made our heads turn this past month… In this edition:  He’s eating junk …

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