{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Vendilli Digital Group | Blog","link":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com","description":"The Vendilli Digital Group blog shares thoughts, ideas, best practices and more on topics related to web design, HubSpot, inbound marketing, and SEO.","language":"en","pubDate":"Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:04:31 GMT","item":[{"title":"The 7 Sins of Marketing","link":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com\/the-7-sins-of-marketing","description":"
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I\u2019ve spent over 20 years in marketing, and thousands of hours helping customers solve complicated (and sometimes simple) business problems and after all of this time, here are the top 7 confidence destroyers I see in marketing programs. <\/span><\/p>","category":["Inbound Marketing","AI"],"pubDate":"Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:01:00 GMT","author":"cathy@vendilli.com (Cathy Cordova)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com\/the-7-sins-of-marketing"},{"title":"The Grill Spatula and the Butter Knife","link":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com\/the-grill-spatula-and-the-butter-knife","description":"

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One of our designers was celebrating a birthday last month and our team got a big, beautiful cake, both cheesecake and chocolate, for the occasion. <\/span><\/p> \n

It was 3 pm, everyone was ready for an afternoon dessert pick-me-up. We gazed at the sweet goodness sitting atop the communal table. Plates were passed out, forks were readily available, but when it was time to actually cut the cake, all we could find in the kitchen was a grill spatula and a butter knife. Pic for evidence.<\/span><\/p>","category":["Branding & Strategy","AI","Messaging","Business Storytelling"],"pubDate":"Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:12:39 GMT","author":"tara@vendilli.com (Tara Darazio)","guid":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com\/the-grill-spatula-and-the-butter-knife"},{"title":"Why Execution Alone Doesn\u2019t Drive Marketing Results","link":"https:\/\/blog.vendilli.com\/why-execution-alone-doesnt-drive-marketing-results","description":"

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A customer sits down in a restaurant and says, <\/span>\u201cI\u2019m hungry. Bring me food.\u201d<\/span><\/p> \n

An inexperienced waiter might take a guess and bring the finest steak. A seasoned waiter asks questions before making a recommendation.<\/span><\/p> \n