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THE FOMO EFFECT: WHY SPOTIFY‘S PERSONALIZATION FEATURES ARE IN THE MARKETING SPOTLIGHT

By tapping into the FOMO effect, Spotify's Daylist feature has emerged as a key element in the company's marketing strategy. It capitalized on users' desire to be part of the cultural zeitgeist while highlighting the platform's commitment to personalization. The move not only enhanced user loyalty, but also served as a catalyst for broader user engagement and adoption of Spotify's personalized features.

HOW TO GROW WITHOUT PAID MARKETING

Many brands get stuck in a cycle where they over-dump money into paid marketing to keep growing. Rising CACs and saturated audiences make this approach impossible to scale long-term. The CEO of Bobbie, an organic baby formula brand, advocates for a 60/40 split — 60% of growth is your product/brand and 40% is how you get the word out. Tactically, this means using blogs as an SEO and thought leadership play, building processes to talk to customers directly, focusing on garnering social proof, and finding relevant creators and communities to drive reviews and conversations.

HOW I REPURPOSE BLOG CONTENT INTO LINKEDIN POSTS TO EXPAND MY REACH

This guide discusses how to repurpose blog content for LinkedIn to boost blog traffic, personal brand, and LinkedIn following simultaneously. It covers key steps like selecting the most suitable blog posts, customizing them for LinkedIn, and maximizing visibility and engagement. Some strategic techniques to optimize engagement include tailoring content, using native LinkedIn features, and creating compelling calls to action.

HOW FIGMA GROWS FROM 1 TO N

Figma has grown to $600M in annual revenue despite initially entering a crowded design tool market. The founders used intuition and customer proximity to build a product people want at a fast rate. Figma has effectively gone from 0 to 1, so to go from 1 to N will require it to be a product for design – not just designers. This means expanding beyond core offerings meant for designers and creating solutions that more broadly serve product design and development. The company's $1B separation fee from Adobe could be used for strategic M&A or for building new products in-house.

YOUR BLOG IS NOT A PUBLICATION, BUT IT’S NOT JUST A LIBRARY EITHER

This article dissects the traditional blog approach, distinguishing between the publication and library models. The publication style demands substantial resources and prioritizes timeliness, while the library model champions evergreen, SEO-optimized content and depth over volume. Use a hybrid strategy that blends elements of both models while prioritizing audience building to adapt to the evolving content landscape effectively.

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