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If you want to stand out in today's saturated economy, it's best to rely on your core values and stick to them. I'm not saying that every statement a brand makes is the correct one or even the best one but I am saying it's time to branch out.

Have you ever seen a makeup tutorial and legit felt stunned when the artist created a jaw dropping eyeliner look in one full swoop? You keep rewinding the video back to see how precise they were able to get the liner done and maybe even used one hand to create the look. Well my friends just as Rome wasn’t built in a day, these makeup artists had to practice to make their liner poppin.

Dear Small Business,
If you don’t know what a contact management system is, allow us to introduce you to your new best friend.
Sincerely,
Flourish Media 

Vanilla Ice was up to something when he wrote ‘Ice-Ice Baby’. In this classic song from the 90’s he spits out “All right, stop, collaborate and listen”. So simple, yet so many people fail to understand this concept. In today’s digital age brand awareness is everything. If you’re a brand with 5,000 followers on Instagram and collaborate with an influencer who has 50,000 followers, your brand is now reaching 55,000 followers. You now have unlocked access to a whole new audience set that you wouldn’t have before.

Last year, Amazon purchased Whole Foods for $13.7 billion. One of the perks of this new relationship is fresh food. “Through Whole Foods stores, Amazon has renewed efforts to deliver fresh food — a service that has been a struggle for it in the past. Unlike shampoo or paper towels, fresh food can spoil quickly. It is costly and complicated to deliver. It is expensive to store. Those challenges plagued its efforts with prior delivery service, Amazon Fresh. Whole Foods' stores provide a more cost-effective way to take care of fresh food, while also providing a launching pad to transport those groceries.” --CNBC Markets.

Have you ever experienced an epic fail and thought you couldn’t redeem yourself from it? You feel like the word FAILURE in BIG BOLD letters is written across your forehead and you can’t do anything to wipe it away.  Epic fails happen on a daily basis but at least our epic fails aren’t broadcasted live for the world to see like celebrities. One of my favorite celebrity epic fails to date and this one is a major #tbt, happens to be Jessica Simpson and Chicken of the Sea. If you don’t know what I’m talking about here’s some background information.

synonyms:

1. Refusal, declining, turning down, dismissal, spurning

Do you remember asking your parents to stay at a party past curfew? Or asking a sibling to help you sneak back into the house? Do you remember how you felt after they both flat out told you NO? That pit in your stomach, that notion your world has ended...that is the feeling of rejection.

Adding a marketing lense, this video perfectly highlights the importance of connections and networks. Swedish twin beauties, Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta, were relatively unknown until they got the call to be in Drake’s album art visuals for Views. Due to their popularity on Social Media, the twins went from Sweden to Canada and have managed to continue to be muses to Drake.

If you’re still not convinced that using your personal connections will benefit you just think of yourself or your connection like a product or a brand. And remember, people are usually more inclined to buy something from a business they have a personal connection to ;)

Love them or hate them but the Kardashians have invaded our world and King Kylie, the youngest of the KarJenner klan, has reigned supreme. Sitting on top of her #lipkit throne, Kylie has amassed an impressive social media kult following of over 112M and an even more impressive bank account boasting at 900M. YES that’s 900 MILLION DOLLARS, not to be confused with 900 Million Doll Hairs.

If you’re still not convinced about Vlogging we definitely recommend looking into the beauty industry. These YouTubers have completely changed the landscape and have disrupted the industry in a massive way. Huge corporations are looking to influencers to work on collaborations and ultimately sell their makeup. They do so by creating makeup tutorials or “honest” testimonials about brands that make YOU the consumer react in a way that will either make or break the latest makeup trend.