Media Tips: A blog about all types of media and ways to use them.
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10 best email marketing tools for event planning businesses in 2025
Planning events is about more than venue bookings and catering — it’s about orchestrating countless moving pieces, building relationships, delivering memorable experiences, and sustaining them over time. The challenge? CRM needs in the event-planning industry are uniquely demanding. Event-planning businesses must juggle multiple stakeholders (clients, vendors, attendees, and sponsors), shifting timelines, varied event formats (virtual, […]
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Marketing is removing barriers: Lessons from a destination marketing expert
If you think balancing your content calendar and your Monday meetings is too much, imagine if you also had to factor in superstition, literal witch trials, and being a magical mecca for millions. If you think balancing your content calendar and your Monday meetings is too much, imagine if you also had to factor in […]
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4 best email marketing tools for nonprofit businesses in 2025
Nonprofit organizations face limited staff and budgets, but they still need to personalize donor communications at scale, segment audiences based on giving behavior, maintain engagement between campaigns, and track the full donor journey from first contact to recurring supporter. Email marketing software addresses these challenges by automating donor segmentation, personalizing communications without manual effort, tracking […]
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11 best email marketing tools for restaurants in 2025
Email marketing for restaurants can be challenging with all its unique responsibilities. Email marketing for restaurants can be challenging with all its unique responsibilities. You’re managing fluctuating customer traffic, promoting time-sensitive specials and events, coordinating reservations across multiple channels, competing for attention in crowded local markets, and building loyalty programs that keep diners coming back. […]
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12 best email marketing tools for automotive businesses in 2025
Email marketing needs in the automotive industry are unique. Dealerships, repair shops, and automotive service centers face challenges that differ significantly from those in other sectors. Email marketing needs in the automotive industry are unique. Dealerships, repair shops, and automotive service centers face challenges that differ significantly from those in other sectors. These challenges include […]
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Starting a new business? Here are the AI tools I would use when building from scratch
Building a business has never been easier, but the landscape is also more competitive. The difference between success and failure often comes down to how quickly you can execute. You need to understand your market and know how to scale your operations. AI tools can help you get off the ground. Building a business has […]
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Why SurveyMonkey’s Marketing Leader Says Your Foundation Is Broken
The way most marketing teams approach AI is probably the way I approach my inbox at 4:59 PM on a Friday. The way most marketing teams approach AI is probably the way I approach my inbox at 4:59 PM on a Friday. With reckless optimism and zero follow-through. But Katie Miserany, SurveyMonkey’s Chief Communication Officer […]
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Enterprise generative AI tools that actually work
TL;DR: Enterprise generative AI tools are advanced software platforms designed to automate and enhance marketing, sales, and customer service at scale. The best tools integrate with your CRM, unify customer data, and support secure, governed workflows. To choose the right solution, focus on proven use cases, integration depth, governance controls, and measurable ROI. Start with […]
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Can music influence what we buy? To find out, I dove into the psychology of music
In the first episode of my Nudge podcast, I interviewed the fantastic psychologist Dr. Adrian North, who conducted one of the seminal studies on the psychology of music. In the first episode of my Nudge podcast, I interviewed the fantastic psychologist Dr. Adrian North, who conducted one of the seminal studies on the psychology of […]
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Best practices for answer engine optimization (AEO) marketing teams can’t ignore
A few months back, I was having a bit of a professional identity crisis. And it’s all thanks to answer engine optimization (AEO) and AEO best practices. A few months back, I was having a bit of a professional identity crisis. And it’s all thanks to answer engine optimization (AEO) and AEO best practices. Before […]
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