2019 marketing dates

your logo might be a little dated and would like to jazz things up with a new logo design. Should you do it? We answer this question and many more here.

Like, Share, and Subscribe? Instead tell users to join the movement, treat themselves, and get started with our guide to effective call-to-action (CTA) copy.

Lush Cosmetics are a perfect example of how word-of-mouth marketing should be done. They've killed it. Want to know how? Check out all the details here.

Jeff Bezos quotes make for really good reading. Here are his absolute best ones, sorted by category so you can delve into the man and his thoughts.

Digital gift cards are a great way to grow sales - like incorporating them into Facebook lookalike data. More ideas, in this guestpost from Rise.ai

How GT's Kombucha grew the market for fermented drinks - and then dominated it to grow into a billion-dollar business through word-of-mouth.

On 1st Feb 2019, Tesla ended their referral program. Here's how the company overtook Mercedes-Benz from zero cars and a $0 marketing budget

How do we calculate the ROI of referral marketing and paid social ads and how do the two marketing strategies compare? Read on to find out.

These are the 2019 special calendar dates for ecommerce stores. Start planning your 2019 ecommerce promotions now by making a note of these holidays.

Our new ReferralCandy Squarespace Integration makes it easy for you to run an affiliate or referral program on your beautiful Squarespace commerce store.

Frank Body was founded with $5,000 and managed to earn $20m in one year. Learn how they did it with a unique brand persona & word-of-mouth strategies.

ReferralCandy ReCharge Integration is a must have if you sell subscription boxes on Shopify. Read how easy it is to set up referrals for subscriptions.

Running a BigCommerce store, and looking for examples of referral programs on BigCommerce sites? Perfect, you're in the right place. Check it out.

The moment when you have gotten the attention of your site visitors is special. They don't know the details of your product, but they are ready to find out.

At 13 years old, Billy Wilson started a mobile car detailing business in his neighborhood. He now owns a multimillion-dollar company. See his journey here.

Dealing with fraud can be a nightmare for anyone running an online business.  Especially if you run a referral program. See more here.

Do you know where you can find a whole tribe of people who are just like you? Facebook groups. See how they can help your business here.

A company's culture isn't just about perks – it's about what gets rewarded and what gets punished. It shapes EVERYTHING they do. Here are some examples.

The world is full of great travel destinations, but actually travelling can be a bit of a pain. Journeyful wants to make travel better. How? Take a look.

What do actual entrepreneurs have to say about their experiences with burnout and depression?

This Simon Sinek video is going around. The topic is Millennials: Who we are, what we're like, how difficult we are to deal with, and why. Check it out.

Netflix is one of the coolest and fastest-growing companies of our time. Here is a list of some of the best Netflix shows for millennial entrepreneurs.

At ReferralCandy, we believe that the most valuable marketing real estate is to be found in the conversational space between friends. Why? Take a look.

Dubbed “The Most Exciting Brand on Social Media” by Beta21, let us distill the ways in which GE humanizes its brand, and keeps itself social.

Tesla Motors supposedly doesn't care about marketing. All they care about is building the best automobile in the world. Now THAT'S a great story!

Each year, Taco Bell serves up more than 2 billion tacos and more than a million burritos. The average customer comes back every 11 days. Why? Check it out.

What sort of campaign did Birchwood use to grow their 200 subscribers count to an eventual 850,000 in 3.5 years? We detail their secrets here. Check it out.

We know that PayPal had one of the most successful referral programs ever and that it inspired both Dropbox and Tesla Motors' subsequent referral programs.

We get served with tonnes of content and ads. As result-oriented marketers, we worry primarily about things like search and SEO. We explore more here.

H&M has become the world’s go-to place for a quick shopping fix, with affordable and sustainable clothing available to all. How? Take a look.

Originally designed as an internal project, the famous team communications tool we now know as Slack was never meant to see the light of day. Lucky it did!

Featuring Everlane, the apparel retail brand famous for their radical transparency. Check out their referral program and how you can increase customers!

To earn word-of-mouth, you need to make a Wow product. Literally a product that makes people go "Wow." Something truly remarkable. How? Take a look.

Each ReferralCandy account comes with a variety of widgets that you can add to your online store. Improving your advocates' user experience.

Friend Offers make referral programs much more compelling. It can help your brand stand out while acquiring more customers. How? Take a look.

The supplements industry is young and lucrative, but also very challenging. Learn how Powder City uses ReferralCandy to get new customers through referrals.

The holy grail of word-of-mouth is to make the news. Nothing else gets quite as much reach, and nothing else generates quite as many conversations.

In this infographic, you'll learn the basics of Pirate Metrics and how to immediately apply it to your business. It's definitely worth a look, enjoy!

We had a chat with VideoBlocks to find out how they've grown their business and how they have used ReferralCandy to successfully attract new sales.

Ever wondered how the most successful entrepreneurs use word of mouth marketing to make it to the top? Take a look, here they share their number 1 secrets.

Contagious: Why Things Catch On is a favorite here at ReferralCandy. A great read filled with useful tips and ideas. See why we like it so much here!

Many b2b marketers mistakenly think that referral programs are only for consumer products. Well– check out Carpathia's referral program! B2B and awesome.

Do customer referral programs work well in the beauty industry? You bet! Here are 10 examples of refer-a-friend campaigns in the beauty line.

Check out this infographic, it combines 3 ways to get scalable growth, relevant statistics, and includes real-life examples that have actually worked.

Crowdfunding is a groundbreaking customer acquisition tool for fledgling eCommerce businesses. Here are 8 success stories for you to learn from.

Marketing became a science in the early 1900s, and since then we've invented a dizzying spectrum of marketing techniques. They are worth checking out.

It's cool to hate on social media. In Durex's ad " Turn Off to Turn On ", you'll see lovers who are more lukewarm than hot and heavy, becaus…

HubSpot uses referrals not for marketing its product, but for recruiting employees. And it's been widely successful. How? Take a look.

Dropbox's referral program was one of the most successful marketing tactics EVER executed. Let's walk through 7 elements that made it so devestatingly good.

Lunatik: a company that produces some of the most bad-ass iPhone cases and mobile devices we've ever seen. Check it out here.

True&Co is an online lingerie store using an algorithm to figure out a lady's bra size and then recommends lingerie that caters to their personal sizes.

A referral is when a consumer recommends something, typically a brand, service, or product, to someone else. Want to know more? Clicker here.

This time, we're taking a look at Erin Condren, who first drew us in with their vibrant colors and beautiful handcrafted designs. Check out her work here.

While on a lookout for great-looking referral programs, we discovered The Clymb. Clymb is a fantastic e-commerce store that you can learn from. Take a look.

Lots of people use the phrase "social media" and "social networking sites" interchangeably. Here's how they're different, and why. Never mix them up again!

Social media has become a huge part of our lives. Hundreds of millions of us use it every single day. Yet it's remarkably difficult to define precisely.

The job of the marketer is to deliberately influence the process, making sure that everybody hears about how valuable some product is.

What is marketing, anyway? Well, there isn't a single marketing definition. Here is a comprehensive breakdown of everything marketing entails.