• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Search
Close

Search

Recommended Reads

Velocitize Talks: Boyd Roberts of Big Picture Group on Branding, Websites & Open Source

3 Ways to Reduce Shopping Cart Abandonment

Happy Anniversary to WordPress! 20 Years & Going Strong

How to Design a High-Converting FAQ Page (5 Tips)

Velocitize

Your fuel for digital success

A publication by 

Your fuel for digital success

  • Featured
  • Marketing
  • Talks
  • Trends
  • Digital
  • Agency
  • WordPress Hosting
Follow

Kristen Hicks

Velocitize Contributor

About The Author

Kristen Hicks is an Austin-based freelance content marketing writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to learn new things. She uses that curiosity, combined with years of marketing experience, to cover marketing trends and best practices for Velocitize.

Contributor Since

October 2019

Follow Kristen On

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin

Recent Articles

Slow the Scroll: Get Some Social Love with Video

Kristen HicksJune 29, 2020

Social media is undoubtedly one of the most important channels for marketing today, but it’s hard to find traction there. …

Don’t Be the Next Zoom Horror Story

Kristen HicksJune 19, 2020

Zoom is now a big part of our lives. For the many who made a sudden transition to remote work, …

Make Sure Remote Work Doesn’t Mean an Invitation to Hackers

Kristen HicksJune 10, 2020

In March, many businesses had to make a sudden shift to work from home, with little or no advance preparation. …

How to Keep your Marketing Career During a Crisis

Kristen HicksJune 3, 2020

As of May 14, over 36 million people in the U.S. have filed for unemployment. And the number has consistently …

Adapting Live Events to the New Online Reality

Kristen HicksMay 6, 2020

According to research from Bizzabo, last year 41% of marketers considered live events their most important marketing channel. What a …

No, You Don’t Need an App for That

Kristen HicksApril 21, 2020

You just got a great email offer from a brand you like—a big discount and free delivery. Score! To cash …

Featured

Marketing Must Go On: How to Adapt Your Brand in a Crisis

Kristen HicksApril 2, 2020

This article was updated on October 26, 2021. You can’t keep up your same old marketing in the course of …

The Kids Are Alright: Reaching Gen Z with Cause Marketing

Kristen HicksMarch 25, 2020

In articles about generational differences, millennials and boomers tend to get all the attention. But that may be changing soon …

Better Together: 3 Reasons to Use Content Collaborations

Kristen HicksMarch 4, 2020

This article was updated in February 2022. In the business world, we spend a lot of time thinking about competitors, …

Stop Talking At Customers and Start Having Conversations

Kristen HicksFebruary 25, 2020

How often have you found yourself feeling trapped in a situation where someone’s talking at you? When you’re faced with …

The Business Case for Collecting Less Data

Kristen HicksJanuary 28, 2020

If marketers had a drinking game, the term “data-driven” would definitely be on the list. For the last few years, …

The Path to Thought Leadership Runs Through LinkedIn

Kristen HicksJanuary 9, 2020

As consumer concern around privacy issues, sustainability, and worker rights grows, trust becomes more important to business success every day. …

Load More Articles

Footer

A WP Engine publication

Categories

  • Featured
  • Marketing
  • Talks
  • Trends
  • Digital
  • Agency
  • WordPress Hosting

Pages

  • About Velocitize
  • Sponsored Content
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

Follow

© 2016-2025 WPEngine, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
WP ENGINE®, TORQUE®, EVERCACHE®, and the cog logo service marks are owned by WPEngine, Inc.

1WP Engine is a proud member and supporter of the community of WordPress® users. The WordPress® trademarks are the intellectual property of the WordPress Foundation, and the Woo® and WooCommerce® trademarks are the intellectual property of WooCommerce, Inc. Uses of the WordPress®, Woo®, and WooCommerce® names in this website are for identification purposes only and do not imply an endorsement by WordPress Foundation or WooCommerce, Inc. WP Engine is not endorsed or owned by, or affiliated with, the WordPress Foundation or WooCommerce, Inc.