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In marketing, a survey is a way of collecting information that proportionately represents the views of your target audience. When used effectively, surveys are a valuable tool to gain audience insights, gather feedback, and make data-driven decisions. You can learn a lot about your audience through surveys, but there is a time and a place for how to best utilize them.

Networking is a familiar term to every professional. Today, the true beauty of networking is often lost in translation. Networking isn't just shaking hands and handing out business cards, it’s about building relationships. We like to think of it as professional friendship building. Building a powerful network and meaningful connections are not all that different. The best networkers don’t only focus on building professional relationships when they need something. They are always actively investing in (and seeking out) connections with everyone they cross paths with.

Thought leadership is not a new concept. Thought leaders are unafraid to climb to new heights and turn ideas into reality. From Confucius to Mahatma Gandhi, to Brene Brown, all of the big change-makers in history are examples of influential thought leaders and visionaries. These go-to industry experts are the big movers and shakers that shaped the world as we know it. Inbound is all about creating value for your audience in an authentic way. Thought leaders embrace the beauty of inbound by doing just that. They influence innovation and inspire people to look at the world from a new perspective through their expertise.  

We’ve all had conversations with a virtual assistant or chatbot, Chat GPT is the epitome of this AI technology. The new type of artificial intelligence (AI) can understand and generate natural language text.

Your influence as an industry thought leader relies on your ability to keep discovering. To maintain a certain level of expertise, we know it’s imperative to stay up to date with current trends and trending topics by learning more about your industry, the state of the industry’s market, and really - the world in general. All of this information can help you (and thus your sales and marketing strategy) not only stay fresh but also spark new ideas.

Collaboration between your team is fundamental for productivity, efficiency, and communication. Today highly collaborative work environments are more likely to improve return on investment (ROI) and increase productivity because they encourage engagement and foster shared goals. Work productivity improves work efficiency. When employees are given better tools, they tend to produce more efficient work.