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Our Most Popular Menu Item Is…

April 24, 2025

When I go out to eat and can’t decide what I want, I will occasionally ask the server to share […]

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Influencers in SMTs: Your PR Campaign Secret Weapon

April 17, 2025

First, a story. Back when I was an executive at Edelman, I would often get emails and phone calls from […]

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Non-Negotiables in Influencer Marketing

April 10, 2025

When we chat with brands about their influencer marketing needs and they are coming to us from another agency experience, […]

Swayzine – Influencer Marketing Insights

Highlights from Niimbus: Community, Collaboration, and a Tornado (?!)

April 3, 2025

I spent the first part of this week at the inaugural Niimbus conference, and… wow. It was pretty awesome. I […]

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A New Look for Sway Group

March 27, 2025

I don’t typically love navel-gazing content from marketing agencies, but I can’t help but crow about our new site that […]

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A Deep Dive into Some of our 2024 Benchmarking Data

March 20, 2025

In today’s issue, I thought it would be interesting to dive into something that Nathan Jun Poekert posted on LinkedIn […]

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Do Incentive Models Work in Influencer Marketing?

March 13, 2025

A couple of weeks ago, I asked my LinkedIn community if there was anything they were wondering about that I […]

Is Relatability The New Authenticity?

February 26, 2025

Hey there, I have absolutely no memory of where I heard this (thanks, menopause!), but someone recently swapped out the […]

Is an ambassador program the right fit for your brand?

February 19, 2025

I’ve been hearing a lot of chatter about ambassador relationships lately and whether or not they make sense. (Podcast listeners […]

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Launching a Brand? Let Influencers Do the Heavy Lifting

February 13, 2025

There are so many considerations when it comes to launching a brand that it can be hard to figure out […]

Women's Agency Ownership Summit 2025 OwnIt

The Power of a Room Full of Bada$$ Women

February 6, 2025

This year marks 14 years since I founded Sway Group. Back then, I didn’t think much about what it meant […]

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Flexibility is the Name of the Game

January 30, 2025

Nearly every program we are putting together this year is created with flexibility in mind because there is no way […]

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TikTok Turbulence

January 23, 2025

The latest news in this month’s TikTok drama (which you have probably seen) is that TikTok was given a 75-day […]

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Fires, TikTok, and the Work That Really Matters

January 16, 2025

What a week it’s been. Between the devastating fires in Los Angeles and the looming uncertainty of a TikTok ban, […]

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Unlock the Power of Niche Influencer Marketing

January 9, 2025

Hi there, Welcome to 2025! I hope you’re stepping into this new year feeling refreshed, energized, or at least a […]

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