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Learn to Tell Your Stories, to Help Your Influence Grow

Digital evangelist and and author Vala Afshar, a former key executive for Salesforce, recently noted: “Read to improve your writing. Write to improve your thinking. Speak to improve your storytelling.” His remark is profound, and should resonate highly with the readers of Smart Hustle. Think about the many headlines competing …

10 Fantastic Templates for Creating a Slideshow & Gallery in After Effects

Not every project includes the budget to capture video. Sometimes, you need to take your photos and create a video as the final product! The best way to do that is using slideshow templates for After Effects. Instead of learning animation and transitions, these templates do the hard work for …

PKWARE Reflects on 2021 Highlights—Strong Company Growth, Customer Expansion, Award Wins, and More

2021 was another whirlwind year of combatting COVID-19 and adjusting how we work to protect customers’ data and move the business forward, despite the continued global pandemic. As we look ahead to 2022 and all the accomplishments we hope to achieve—including further expanding into new sectors, building the best team …

Influencer Marketing: the $68M secret you don’t know

Pura Vida Bracelets reported $68.3 Million in revenue for 2023 leading to an incredible acquisition by Vera Bradley — and they credit a lot of that success to influencer marketing. Gretta Rose van Riel used influencer marketing to build multiple 8-figure ecommerce brands.  Scott Paul got LeBron James to promote his …