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The Celebrities and Brands With the Most Fake Followers Bots or fake followers on Instagram are an issue and can cause a problem with commercial value and accurate representation. Social following can have a huge monetary value to celebrities and brands, who now employ top social media agencies to maximise their number of followers, but […]

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You’ve probably heard of Black Lives Matter, #metoo, Free Palestine, StopAsianHate, Strike for Climate, LGBTQ+… These are some of the biggest social movements in the world that have marked the last decade. Both socially and economically. Many studies have shown the importance of movement marketing or brand purpose on consumers buying intentions. 64% of the […]

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Running and growing an agency is hard. You start by doing what you love – helping clients with their challenges – but you quickly end up having to fight fires in many places: HR, finance, legal, hiring, and staffing. More people on the team also means more salaries to pay, which means a larger monthly […]

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Today, we announced our latest fundraising, raising €11 million.  You can read the full press release to know more about it.  But here, we want to talk to you about the future of the B2B marketplace and the importance of the human and digital relationship for the customer: two topics close to our heart. Over […]

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Hello, I’m AI and I’ll be your guide today.  Let’s look at content creation through the lens of artificial intelligence. AI is making an impact on everything from health care to financial services to entertainment, and that includes content creation for websites and social media sites like Facebook. Let’s explore how artificial intelligence can help […]

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It’s the age-old question that has endured ever since the creation of the internet: are you a cat person or a dog person? Or do you love both cats and dogs? For brands, the issue may be more than a matter of preference. It turns out that, as cats and dogs have grown in popularity […]

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It’s not just humans that get themselves ready for the summer.  Marketing investments also pack in the work before the months of July and August where they relax, make the most of the hard work done, and get ready for the new quarters ahead. In 2021 more than ever, marketing is a must and we’re […]

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Sam is a 29-year-old millennial. With his phone glued to his hand, he consumes content to entertain himself: videos, podcasts, and swiping are part of his day-to-day life… a daily life that has changed in the last year or so. Sam, along with ¾ of Gen Z and millennials, has found an escape through digital […]

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In 2020, we started working remotely, and we had a lot more time on our hands. With these changes, some of us decided it was the right time to gain a better insight into some topics with online courses.  At Sortlist, we decided to ask 500 CEOs, managers, and team leaders of small and medium-sized […]

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Amongst the 900,000 podcasts created last year, Sortlist launched its very own, ‘Beyond Marketing’, in August of 2020.  With only 300,000 new podcasts created in 2019, we decided to investigate this rapidly growing medium.  We asked 500 CEOs, managers, and team leaders of small and medium businesses (SMBs) across Europe about their audio content use […]

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Sortlist recently published a 2021 Marketing Survey on budgets, trends, and inspiration for SMBs.  We asked almost 500 owners and general managers of small and medium-sized businesses across five European countries for their marketing strategies in 2021.  Our goal in this article is to evaluate these trends and whether the intended budgets would benefit from […]

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With the health crisis we are experiencing today, the importance of digitalization is constantly coming back on the table. Everybody talks about e-commerce, digital strategies, and everybody explains that you have to be able to reach your customers through the Internet.  All this is true, but what about the facts? More specifically, what is happening […]

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For years we have heard that the future of business is working remotely.  We are in 2021, and this has already become our reality.  For a year now, we have all been working in different offices, shared working spaces, cafes, at home, or even sheds in the backyard. Due to COVID-19, things may have accelerated […]

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In January 2020, Sortlist released its first marketing barometer, and the conclusion was striking: marketing has changed more in 2019 than in the previous 50 years. The evolution of this field, which is mainly characterized by increasing complexity and specialization of tasks, is only accelerating. And the crisis we are going through today is intensifying […]

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COVID-19 is hitting Europe since March 2020, and it didn’t take very long for the effects to be seen. No industry has really been spared, and marketing is no exception. Just in a couple of weeks, we were able to see a large number of evolutions happening in the marketing landscape, and we felt the […]

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COVID-19 is hitting Europe since March 2020, and it didn’t take very long for the effects to be seen. No industry has really been spared, and marketing is no exception. Just in a couple of weeks, we were able to see a large number of evolutions happening in the marketing landscape, and we felt the […]

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COVID-19 is hitting Europe since March 2020, and it didn’t take very long for the effects to be seen. No industry has really been spared, and marketing is no exception. Just in a couple of weeks, we were able to see a large number of evolutions happening in the marketing landscape, and we felt the […]

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More than 1200 listeners in 4 months and 19 episodes: that’s where our podcast Beyond Marketing currently stands. All those episodes are rich in content and it’s time for a rewind. In this article, I’ll sum up the 10 key learnings to remember from the marketing experts I interviewed in 2020.  Keep an eye on […]

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Sortlist has published several articles on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the marketing sector based on our own industry data. But this time we decided to turn things. We asked almost 500 owners and general managers of small and medium-sized businesses (SMB or SMBs) across Europe what changes they are seeing regarding their SMB […]

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Briefing an agency can be daunting. What should you even start with? If you’re reading this blog post, chances are you’re considering hiring an agency for a marketing campaign or outsourcing a project. In this article, we’ll walk you through the different steps and we’ll cover everything you should know before briefing an agency. This […]

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Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we’ve published several updates on the impacts of the ongoing health crisis based on our own industry data. This time, we decided to turn things around. We asked almost 500 owners and general managers of small and medium businesses (SMB) across Europe how the pandemic is impacting their digitalisation. […]

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Looking for the right marketing agency but are there too many fish in the sea to choose from? Google is filled with endless opportunities but it requires effort and patience to find the right match for your project. This makes it extremely difficult to figure out what agency is the best one for your needs. […]

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Finding an agency is hard, choosing the right one is even harder. If you’re reading this article, then it means you have a potential agency you want to work with, but you’re not sure if it’s the right pick. This article will help you make your decision: we created a tool to help you choose […]

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In spring 2020, Sortlist published its first Marketing Barometer on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the industry. Measures such as contact and travel restrictions had left serious traces in just a few days and weeks. Some industries experienced a severe blow, others were suddenly more in demand than ever. Two full quarters have […]

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