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Kerry Shellborn Kerry Shellborn

Six marketers worth following

Great marketing is hard—it takes a combination of creativity and hard work. The best way to continually sharpen your skills is to follow other marketers and learn from what they do. Here are six marketers I have followed for some time and have learned from.

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Kerry Shellborn Kerry Shellborn

What is your elevator pitch?

Could you pitch your business idea to someone you meet in an elevator from the time it takes to go one floor—30 seconds or less? I've included my elevator pitch for Branding Geek, and would love to hear yours.

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Kerry Shellborn Kerry Shellborn

Is sharing the new buying?

Millennials have been conditioned by the Great Recession to shed the responsibility of ownership. They want the music, but not the CD. They want the ride, but not the car. That attitude has an enormous impact on marketers, as the biggest consumer demographic in history would rather share than buy.

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