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Trends: The Return of Brand Marketing and a New Era of Advocacy

2020 has pulled the chair out from underneath seasoned marketers that entered the year with swelling budgets and confident growth strategies. Advertising budgets have deflated, retail activity has plummeted and the fight for brand loyalty has only become more competitive. The interesting element of these shifts is that the economics of a COVID-conscious world did not create them, it only accelerated them. 

September 16, 2020

What is Brand Advocacy?

Throughout history, human beings have made important decisions based on the trust they put in their friends, families and networks. It started with villagers relying on localized information, trusting their neighbours to find the best bakers or carpenters in the area. Marketers were held accountable by the reputation they could build amongst their customers, and as a result, they needed to provide a certain level of service to compete.

February 21, 2020

Introducing Duel's Stellar Brand Consultant Jaclyn Crocker

We are truly excited to introduce our new Lead Brand and Community Consultant: Jaclyn Crocker

February 12, 2020

How to Build a Brand Advocacy Program

People believe in marketing less than any other time in history as customers continue to lose trust in many brands and trends. A recent study by media agency UM found only 4% of people trust influencers on social media, and paid acquisition costs are rising even as conversion rates drop. The harsh reality is that modern marketers are investing more in paid channels with less returns. 

February 7, 2020

5 Excellent Examples of Brand Advocacy Programs in 2022

The concept of building a brand through advocacy is still novel to most marketers, with many doubting the ability to gain returns or run advocacy strategies efficiently. Thankfully, there are many examples of successful programs that show brand advocacy's impact on both customers and the bottom line.

January 29, 2020

12 Brand Advocacy Platforms to Consider for 2020

Brand advocacy is a process that encourages passionate and happy customers to create new customers for a brand organically while keeping acquisition costs low.

January 20, 2020

9 Advantages of Customer Advocacy Marketing

Companies such as Nike and Apple have always enjoyed a leading position in their respective industries due to the strong advocacy of their customers. Customer Advocacy allows brands to organically acquire new, valuable, customers. In general, brand or customer advocacy is defined as the positive attitude of customers towards a brand or its products/services and their recommendation of the same to others after experiencing it themselves. Customer Advocacy Marketing is utilising of your customer’s advocacy in order to sell more products.

December 6, 2018

How to Use Advocacy to Launch a New Product

Launching a new product is not easy. With only 35.75% of Kickstarters reaching their goal and 75% of venture-backed startups failing, the odds are never in your favor. The brands that have advanced beyond their initial offering have taken advantage of one of the key advantages they have over established brands: Customer Advocacy.

August 13, 2018

10 Great Examples of Customer Advocacy Marketing

The best companies already drive growth through advocacy.

August 6, 2018

How Freshly Picked is Winning Customer Advocacy Marketing

Freshly Picked is a shoe company that creates leather-bound shoes for kids. They are known around the motherly community for being a reliable and comfortable brand; they’re also known around the marketing community for being a sparkling example of Customer Advocacy Marketing.

July 23, 2018

'Brand to Product' Storytelling: Making Engagement Sell

Nudging an online sale can take an artillery of marketing actions and interactions in today’s complex customer journey.

July 20, 2017