10 Takeaways from MDMC 2025 That Every Marketer Should Know
WOOF Social heads to St. Louis and comes back with a suitcase full of insights (and maybe some toasted ravioli).
Let’s be honest: sometimes marketing conferences are just a blur of buzzwords, lukewarm coffee, and someone trying to sell you a webinar. But MDMC 2025? This one hit different.
Here’s the deal… you’re not just competing with other brands anymore. You're up against memes, GRWMs, pop culture chaos, and dance trends from 2019 that somehow still slap.
That’s the world we walked into at MDMC 2025, and honestly? We loved it.
Here are 10 takeaways we couldn’t stop talking about on the ride home:
1. Maintenance = Marketing
This one hit us: if your site is outdated, buggy, or doesn’t reflect your brand today, you’re losing trust by the second. Your hosting, updates, analytics, and automation are all part of your content strategy.
2. Your Content Needs Structure, Not Just Vibes
Random Canva posts won’t cut it anymore. Your content strategy should be backed by:
Brand voice documentation
User personas (no, “millennials” isn’t specific enough)
Ad creative with a purpose
Visual identity that’s unmistakably you
3. AI Won’t Take Your Job, But People Who Know How to Use It Might
AI is inhumane by nature, but incredibly powerful in the hands of a good marketer. It won’t replace you, but it will expose your gaps if you’re not adapting. Use it to amplify your impact, not shortcut the work.
4. Don’t Lose the Plot: You're Still a Human.
This one was refreshingly deep: marketers are still human beings with souls (yes, even the PPC folks). So, keep your message rooted in something real, because audiences can smell inauthenticity from a mile away.
5. Failure = Data.
Leaders, listen up: If you’re not giving your team space to test and mess up a little, you’re holding everyone back. Failure isn’t failure, it’s feedback (and usually a good story for the next brainstorm).
6. Only 5% of Your B2B Audience is Ready to Buy.
Let that sink in. The other 95%? They’re lurking, watching, silently judging your content. Be there. Be helpful. Be memorable. (And maybe stop selling so hard.)
7. 11 Touchpoints Before a Conversion? Challenge Accepted.
According to LinkedIn stats, your audience needs to see about 11 pieces of content before they even think about clicking “Buy Now.” Time to up that content game, huh?
8. Short-Form is Still Queen
Especially on LinkedIn. Whether it’s UGC, founder-facing lofi content, or a selfie-style rant with a killer hook, short-form video is dominating attention. Need help? We’re basically professional vibe checkers.
9. Weekly Trend Reports is Content Gold
Compile what’s trending across Google, TikTok, Reddit, and X. Then distill that chaos into a Top 10 Trends list to fuel your content calendar.
We’re talking:
Cultural shifts
Hashtag data
Platform origin stories
Emotion-driven reactions
Because content made in a vacuum is just… noise.
10. Brand It or Lose It.
Even your short-form content needs strong visual branding. Don’t post a 30-second video without a vibe check: Is it unmistakably YOU? If not, DM us. We’ll help you fix that.
Final Thoughts from Team WOOF
We came for the sessions, stayed for the strategy, and left with a renewed love for all things human-driven in marketing. MDMC 2025 reminded us that great marketing isn’t about keeping up with every tool, it’s about keeping your audience at the center of it all.
Want to dig deeper into these insights or book a strategy session with a team that actually knows what they’re doing on LinkedIn? We’re just a bark away.