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Will the Customer Advocacy King Still Have Advocates?

This is a very strange time indeed for customer advocacy. If nothing else, the current events are a reminder that advocates hold the keys the kingdom. The question now is: Will they stay or will they go?
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Deena Zenyk
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Best Practices

Advocacy Program Branding: How a Solid Brand Can Elevate Your Program

Read some of our conversation with brand expert and COO of creative marketing agency Mad Genius, Ryan Farmer, on how savvy customer marketers should be building intentional advocacy brands.
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Elisia Carr
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Best Practices

Lifecycle Advocacy: The next frontier of the B2B ecosystem is here.

“In today's rapidly changing global economy, many industries are experiencing more frequent and profound transformations than in the past, driven by advances in digital technology, globalization, and changing societal trends.” ~ ChatGPT 
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Liz Richardson
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Best Practices

4 Top Trends in Customer Stories That Can Boost Your Marketing

Customer stories are a powerful marketing tool that can help you increase sales, generate leads, and build trust with potential customers.
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Captivate Collective
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Best Practices

Why the Forks Matter...and Other Lessons from FX's The Bear

I love a good TV series. Sometimes, I even get some good (and unexpected) nuggets of wisdom from my favorite characters that really hit home for me. It happened to me this past week while catching up on one my favorite shows right now, The Bear.
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Bianca Del Vecchio
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Awards

2023 CAP Award Finalists

Meet our 2023 CAP Award finalists and learn who won!
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Elisia Carr
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Strategy

Choosing the Right Customer Advocacy Agency

Wondering what it’s like to work with an agency? Learn why working with Captivate Collective will level up your customer advocacy game.
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Bianca Del Vecchio
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Best Practices

The Path to Alignment and the Value of Collaboration in Advocacy

We get it. There are a lot of things to balance when it comes to managing your customer advocacy program—or, programs (we see you, portfolio managers). But without this one critical piece of the puzzle, your efforts will only take you so far: alignment.
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Bianca Del Vecchio
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Strategy

Advocacy Program Brand Foundation: Bringing Your Advocacy Brand Personality to Life

What’s in a customer program name? Would that which we call an advocacy program by any other name smell as sweet?
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Liz Richardson
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