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I've already told my boss I want to attend next year.”</p><p class="home-testimonial-author">Peterman Brothers</p></div></div><div class="card home-testimonial colfour" style="background-color:#none; "><div class="home-testimonial-top"><div class="home-testimonial-logo-container" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Zendesk-logo-no-text.aed8ab28e210579e1b350dc48c148215.png" class="home-testimonial-logo"></div></div><div class="home-testimonial-text" style="vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1;"><p>The two days flew by and I can't wait to run back to my team with all the new learnings. I was impressed with the variety of content, from nitty-gritty analytics to TikTok strategies.”</p><p class="home-testimonial-author">Zendesk</p></div></div><div class="card home-testimonial colfour" style="background-color:#none; "><div class="home-testimonial-top"><div class="home-testimonial-logo-container" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/Vituity-cropped.deec97b95bbba0c16d7b94709a5f45d3.png" class="home-testimonial-logo"></div></div><div class="home-testimonial-text" style="vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1;"><p>Leaving the SMSsummit, I feel way more up-to-speed on trends and insights than I can keep up with on my own. Carving out time for this to spur ideas and gather learnings has been invaluable.”</p><p class="home-testimonial-author">Vituity</p></div></div><div class="card home-testimonial colfour" style="background-color:#none; "><div class="home-testimonial-top"><div class="home-testimonial-logo-container" style="display: inline-block; vertical-align: middle;"><img src="/assets/components/phpthumbof/cache/RTGmedical.71bfcd4624116edf12223f861d22b21f.png" class="home-testimonial-logo"></div></div><div class="home-testimonial-text" style="vertical-align: top; flex-grow: 1;"><p>The information that was provided during this conference was second to none. All of it was applicable and relevant. 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