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How Authenticity Makes a Difference When Marketing Niche Brands This CEO talks about how indie brands can excel in today's marketplace.

By David Meltzer

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Robert Schaeffler, CEO of DevaCurl, discusses the importance of delivering on the marketing promises that your company uses to gain and maintain your customer base, as well as how DevaCurl focused on solving a specific problem in order to find long-term success.

Schaeffler and The Playbook host David Meltzer share their thoughts on subjects such as advantages that independent brands have over big brands and why mentorship needs to be a two-way street in order to work. Additionally, Schaeffler and Meltzer discuss the process behind organically finding influencers who are authentically loyal to the brands they endorse.

Related: Former Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb Explains Life After Football

David Meltzer

Co-Founder of Sports 1 Marketing, Speaker, Author and Business Coach

David Meltzer, co-founder of Sports 1 Marketing and host of Entrepreneur's podcast, “The Playbook”, is a Top 100 Business Coach, global public speaker and three-time international best-selling author who has been honored by Variety as “Sports Humanitarian of the Year”.

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