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The Role Authentication Services Play in Protecting Consumers

The Realtime Report

The Role Authentication Services Play in Protecting Consumers In the contemporary world, the luxury goods market has emerged as a lucrative area for counterfeiters. As a result, authentication services have become critical weapons in addressing this issue, simultaneously protecting consumers and the luxury market.

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10 Ways to Boost Your Social Media ROI

Social Media Strategies Summit

Their follower relationships are authentic and deep. For instance, if you own an apparel brand, hiring a fashionista blogger as an affiliate would be natural and profitable. To give an authentic flavor to their affiliate marketing, the brand gives its affiliates some of their products to try out. Need inspiration? Need evidence?

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How to tap into your brand purpose: Advice from Universal Standard’s Alexandra Waldman

Sprout Social

When Alexandra Waldman and Polina Veksler launched the first Universal Standard apparel collection in 2015, all 3,000 pieces sold out in six days. Focus on authenticity to drive connections. They need to be fostered authentically with a brand message that feels genuine and relevant. We just want it to be an example.”.

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How This Fashion Brand Found the Sweet Spot in Blogger Relations

Convince & Convert

He invites them to come to the store, try on apparel, and take home something for free for authentic word of mouth buzz about the stores. Each time Lorna Jane opens a new retail store, Sam identifies and reaches out to bloggers in each city.

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How Higher Education Institutions Can Find and Work With Influencers

Social Media Strategies Summit

However, it’s most popular in e-commerce, where brands can leverage influencers to recommend apparel, beauty products, tech, and more. Not only that, but current students will (mostly) be just a couple of years older than the prospective students you’re hoping to target, which means they can better communicate with them authentically.

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How to drive organic social media growth in 2025

Sprout Social

Organic content is a space for community and building authentic relationships with audiences. Brand loyalty isnt built overnightit stems from great products, strong customer service, authentic values and sustained engagement. Australian-based Genkstasy, for example, doesnt aim to compete with every other street apparel brand.

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How to reach younger consumers: 9 legacy brands adapting for new audiences

Sprout Social

Every generation has a different relationship with social , but regardless of age, there are some common factors all ages are looking for from brands: responsiveness, authenticity and entertaining content. But at the end of the day, everyone is seeking brand authenticity. They want businesses to be true genuine and true to themselves.

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