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The 5 Burning Topics Customer Advocacy Leaders Can’t Ignore

Over three days of Winter 2025 CAP Certification, a virtual room full of customer advocacy, community, and customer marketing leaders came together with one shared goal: build programs that actually work in the real world.
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Sara Cook
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Best Practices

Customer Success Leaders Expanding Their Impact Beyond Retention

Why modern CS teams are embedding advocacy across the customer journey as they embrace Lifecycle Advocacy, and what it unlocks for growth, credibility, and career progression.
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Bianca Del Vecchio
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Strategy

Why Advocacy Belongs Inside Community - 8 Lessons from the Captivate Experts

The most powerful advocacy doesn’t start with an ask, it starts with belonging. When you embed advocacy in community, you drive engagement and create influence.
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Shelley Brewer
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Strategy

The Lifecycle Mapping Blueprint Your Customer Programs Are Missing

Before launching lifecycle campaigns, map the real customer journey to effectively drive retention, growth, and advocacy.
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Meredith Franks Winslow
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Strategy

Building a B2B Referral Program That Actually Works

Referral programs should be a B2B growth engine, but in many organizations they stagnate or fail. This guide shows you how to build a referral program that performs.
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Sara Cook
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Strategy

5 PLG Campaigns for Customer Marketers That Will Drive Expansions

Practical, proven product-led growth strategies that help customer marketing, lifecycle, and advocacy teams influence real growth.
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Sara Cook
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Strategy

Captivate's Customer Program Portfolio Pyramid - A Visual Guide for CMAs

Your customer program portfolio isn’t a menu — it’s a power tool. When you balance it right, everything gets easier. Captivate's Customer Program Portfolio Visual.
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Shelley Brewer
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Strategy

The Email That’ll Get Your Boss to Say “Yes” to CAP Certification

Take your career to the next level, by proving the ROI of advocacy programs, strengthen operational execution, and get manager support for professional growth.
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Sara Cook
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Strategy

From Recruits to Brand Champs: The Power of Advocacy Program Branding

Discover the essential elements of a successful advocacy brand and how they foster loyalty and growth. You'll also find a worksheet template to conduct your own brand audit.
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Shelley Brewer
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