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Ross Crump 7/15/26 Ross Crump 7/15/26

Building an unmatched social strategy by asking the tough questions.

This is more of a list of questions to ask, with context, designed to help senior marketers or social leaders really get under the skin of their social strategy and make sure it offers the most value to their teams.

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Ross Crump 5/26/26 Ross Crump 5/26/26

Opportunity Or Risk. How Social Teams should navigate the “Scale” conversation.

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Ross Crump 4/23/26 Ross Crump 4/23/26

The role of social communities and how to maximize their impact

Explore the benefits of building a social community and how to challenge your agency to deliver stronger results that extract more value from them.

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Ross Crump 4/20/26 Ross Crump 4/20/26

The Diminishing Returns of Influencer Marketing and What Brands Can Do About It.

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Ross Crump 2/17/26 Ross Crump 2/17/26

Beyond the Booth: How Natural Food & Beverage Brands Can Turn Expo West Momentum into Year-Round Growth with Social and Influencer Marketing

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Ross Crump 2/12/26 Ross Crump 2/12/26

The $65 Lesson in Fragmented Funnels: Why Influencers Can’t Fix a Feedback Loop

I eventually tracked it down: $65. A premium price point that demands a high level of Brand Equity. But as my skepticism of "pay-to-play" authenticity grew, I pivoted to the one thing that carries more weight than a creator’s contract: Verified Peer Sentiment or as non-marketers would call it, customer reviews.

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Ross Crump 1/7/26 Ross Crump 1/7/26

Social Attribution, Efficiency and Effectiveness. Why 2026 will be the toughest year yet for social media teams.

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Ross Crump 1/6/26 Ross Crump 1/6/26

The 100-Year-Old Secret to Fixing Your Social Media Strategy.

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Ross Crump 1/5/26 Ross Crump 1/5/26

I’m a social expert and I think you should cut your social budgets in 2026…

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Ross Crump 11/10/25 Ross Crump 11/10/25

“How’s the business going?” My journey as a startup social agency founder.

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Ross Crump 9/3/25 Ross Crump 9/3/25

5 Ways To Improve Your Agency x Brand Relationship

One of the most important relationships for a brand to build, and yet often the most fraught with challenges. This article explores how to fix the most common issues with ease.

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Ross Crump 9/3/25 Ross Crump 9/3/25

2% of people trust influencers when deciding what to buy online. So why are we still calling them influencers?

For a decade, brands have treated social creators as the shortcut to persuasion. But the center of gravity has shifted…

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Ross Crump 3/11/19 Ross Crump 3/11/19

Five Ways to Make Your Agency Influencer Spend Go Further

Who doesn’t want to make their cash go further. With the agency model facing greater criticism, this article explores how brands can be better partners for agencies to maximize the effectiveness of their spend.

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