Digital Marketing Hacks for 2020 Carlos Gil shares his thoughts on why almost everything we see on social media is an illusion.

By David Meltzer •

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Carlos Gil, CEO and founder of Gil Media Co., talks about his career journey, including dropping out of school and selling shoes, before realizing his passion for digital marketing.

Gil and The Playbook host David Meltzer chat about why the images portrayed on social media give us a false sense of reality and why investing in new social media platforms isn't always a great idea. The pair also share their best practices for advertising on LinkedIn, Instagram and beyond.

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David Meltzer

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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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