Garin Hobbs

Garin Hobbs

Garin Hobbs is director of deal strategy at Iterable, the growth marketing company behind brands such as SeatGeek, DoorDash and Ipsy.

Brands: Stop Selling, Start Building Long-Term Relationships

In the “retailpocalypse” — i.e., the age of mass closings of brick-and-mortar retail stores falling to new online competition — brands live and die by their ability to communicate a strong purpose that resonates with their core customer base. In the absence of abundant sales leads, companies must instead bolster long-term relationships with customers. This…