Why Storytelling Will Continue to Be the Go-To Marketing Strategy in 2018Creating a compelling vision -- and expressing it well -- is key to capturing your place in the market.
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For 2018 trends, we asked an expert on what entrepreneurs can expect this coming year in marketing.
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