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elementor-section-height-default" data-id=50b356e data-element_type=section><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e69df72" data-id=e69df72 data-element_type=column><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0bdc059 elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--layout-image_inline elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel" data-id=0bdc059 data-element_type=widget data-settings='{"speed":200,"autoplay_speed":9999,"show_arrows":"yes","pagination":"bullets","autoplay":"yes","loop":"yes","pause_on_hover":"yes","pause_on_interaction":"yes","space_between":{"unit":"px","size":10,"sizes":[]},"space_between_tablet":{"unit":"px","size":10,"sizes":[]},"space_between_mobile":{"unit":"px","size":10,"sizes":[]}}' data-widget_type=testimonial-carousel.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><div class=elementor-swiper><div class="elementor-main-swiper swiper"><div class=swiper-wrapper><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON DIVERSITY:</strong> "Actually there’s a ton of conversation around it but there hasn’t been growth. People are talking about it; spending money on it; promoting it. But not promoting women."</div></div><div class=elementor-testimonial__footer><div class=elementor-testimonial__image><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22300%22%20height=%22300%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Jenn VandeZande" ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" class=ezlazyload data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/04/Jenn-VandeZande.png height=300 width=300></div><cite class=elementor-testimonial__cite><span class=elementor-testimonial__name>Jenn VandeZande</span><span class=elementor-testimonial__title>Editor-in-Chief, SAP website</span></cite></div></div></div><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON AMAZON ROBOTS:</strong> "You see people say, 'Oh, they’re going to take our jobs.' But as Amazon has brought in these robots, they’ve actually hired more people. The jobs are just different than they were."</div></div><div class=elementor-testimonial__footer><div class=elementor-testimonial__image><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22300%22%20height=%22300%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Frank Eliason" ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" class=ezlazyload data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/04/frank-eliason-2.png height=300 width=300></div><cite class=elementor-testimonial__cite><span class=elementor-testimonial__name>Frank Eliason</span><span class=elementor-testimonial__title>Customer Service Expert</span></cite></div></div></div><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE:</strong> "AI can't replace humans in marketing because of emotion. The whole reason sales people like to go and make the sale in person is because they know there’s such a higher value of conversion if you’re actually talking to a human."</div></div><div class=elementor-testimonial__footer><div class=elementor-testimonial__image><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22300%22%20height=%22300%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Kate Bradley Chernis" ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" class=ezlazyload data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/04/Kate-Bradley-Chernis.jpg height=300 width=300></div><cite class=elementor-testimonial__cite><span class=elementor-testimonial__name>Kate Bradley Chernis</span><span class=elementor-testimonial__title> Founder & CEO, Lately</span></cite></div></div></div><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON SOCIAL MEDIA:</strong> "Attention is scarce and when attention is scarce, similar to what happened with television, there is flight to quality."</div></div><div class=elementor-testimonial__footer><div class=elementor-testimonial__image><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22500%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Loni Stark" ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" class=ezlazyload data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/05/loni-stark-adobe.jpg height=500 width=500></div><cite class=elementor-testimonial__cite><span class=elementor-testimonial__name>Loni Stark</span><span class=elementor-testimonial__title>Sr Director, Strategy & Product Marketing. Adobe</span></cite></div></div></div><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON CRM:</strong> "You are always able to say something, or listen to something, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week because of social media. This has drastically changed the relationship businesses have with their customers."</div></div><div class=elementor-testimonial__footer><div class=elementor-testimonial__image><img src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22500%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Sean Whitely" ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" class=ezlazyload data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/05/sean-whitely2.jpg height=500 width=500></div><cite class=elementor-testimonial__cite><span class=elementor-testimonial__name>Sean Whitely</span><span class=elementor-testimonial__title>Former SVP, Salesforce</span></cite></div></div></div><div class=swiper-slide><div class=elementor-testimonial><div class=elementor-testimonial__content><div class=elementor-testimonial__text><strong>ON CUSTOMERS</strong> "When you look at a customer's lifetime value ... customer service is almost more important than sales. 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data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2019/12/10-Tips-for-Conducting-a-Successful-Video-Interview-with-Job-Candidates-300x168.jpg></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-04108b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id=04108b3 data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=heading.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href=https://smallbiztrends.com/2019-video-marketing-trends/ target=_blank>13% of B2B Videos Viewed on Mobile Devices</a></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-5d4e5f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id=5d4e5f9 data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=heading.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href=https://smallbiztrends.com/song-fuel451-using-ad-tech-video-digital-marketing/ target=_blank>Turn Videos into Digital Marketing 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data-id=ecec5b3 data-element_type=section><div class=elementor-background-overlay></div><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-807d0c2" data-id=807d0c2 data-element_type=column data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-8025edd animated-slow elementor-cta--skin-cover elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action" data-id=8025edd data-element_type=widget data-settings='{"_animation":"fadeIn"}' data-widget_type=call-to-action.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><div class=elementor-cta><div class=elementor-cta__bg-wrapper><div class="elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg" style=background-image:url() role=img aria-label></div><div 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data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=heading.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default"><a href=https://youtu.be/N7RIl4WvMl0 target=_blank>Analyzing the Impact of Amazon Prime Day on Small Business</a></div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7827003 smb_section_hide_page_two elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id=7827003 data-element_type=section data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04b4d38" data-id=04b4d38 data-element_type=column data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-82b40e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading" data-id=82b40e9 data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=heading.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p class="elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default">Your Host</div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c46fd06 smb_section_hide_page_two elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id=c46fd06 data-element_type=section data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54e004e" data-id=54e004e data-element_type=column data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-667adde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image" data-id=667adde data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=image.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><img width=500 height=500 src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%22http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%22%20width=%22500%22%20height=%22500%22%3E%3C/svg%3E" class="ezlazyload attachment-full size-full wp-image-699830" alt ezimgfmt="rs rscb1 src ng ngcb1" data-ezsrc=https://smallbiztrends.com/ezoimgfmt/media.smallbiztrends.com/2020/04/brent-leary.png></div></div></div></div><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02712e6" data-id=02712e6 data-element_type=column data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-0a34d1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id=0a34d1c data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=text-editor.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p><strong>Brent Leary is the architect behind the One-on-One interview series. In addition to hosting each episode, he recruits guests and produces each weekly episode.</strong></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-edd8a91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id=edd8a91 data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=text-editor.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><blockquote><p>Each week for the past decade, I have been interviewing an expert thought leader to bring you in-depth insights. Our discussions are designed to introduce hot trends and topics of growing importance. We discuss timely topics important to small businesses and mid-sized businesses.</blockquote></div></div><div class="elementor-element elementor-element-de9a846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id=de9a846 data-element_type=widget data-widget_type=text-editor.default><div class=elementor-widget-container><p>– Brent Leary, Host</div></div></div></div></div></section><section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3c3323 smb_section_hide_page_two elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id=e3c3323 data-element_type=section data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"><div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c2f5d2" data-id=5c2f5d2 data-element_type=column data-settings='{"background_background":"classic"}'><div class="elementor-widget-wrap 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