Senior Media Strategist, Consumer

Maya Patel

Maya has spent eight years on the consumer beat and wrote for Apartment Therapy as a contributor for two years. She owns GetDigitize relationships with editors at Apartment Therapy, Allure, The Strategist, Refinery29, and House Beautiful, and runs press and creator programs for D2C brands.

  • Consumer PR
  • D2C brand marketing
  • Product seeding
  • Gift guides
  • Influencer marketing
  • Word-of-mouth marketing

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Blog · 12 articles

GetDigitize title card for a guide on finding and vetting micro-influencers, with creator profile cards being scored on a checklist

micro-influencers

How to Find and Vet Micro-Influencers Who Actually Sell

How to find micro influencers who drive sales: tier definitions, discovery methods, a vetting scorecard, briefs, pricing models, and how to track real orders.

Maya Patel · September 25, 2026 · 12 min read

GetDigitize title card for a guide on getting products featured in holiday gift guides, with a wrapped gift and an editor's shortlist

gift guides

How to Get Your Product Featured in Gift Guides

How to get featured in gift guides: when to pitch, which editors to target, why affiliate programs matter, what to send, and a pitch template you can copy.

Maya Patel · September 24, 2026 · 11 min read

GetDigitize title card for a guide on product seeding for D2C brands, showing a gifted product box ready to ship to editors and creators

product seeding

Product Seeding for D2C Brands: Get Products in the Right Hands

A product seeding strategy for D2C brands: who to send to, what goes in the box, how to ask, FTC disclosure, tracking mentions, and turning posts into ads.

Maya Patel · September 23, 2026 · 13 min read

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word-of-mouth marketing

Word-of-Mouth Marketing: What It Is and How to Build It

Word-of-mouth marketing is customers recommending you to people they know. Learn why it works, how to spark it, track dark social, and measure results.

Maya Patel · January 7, 2026 · 9 min read

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viral marketing campaign

How to Develop a Viral Marketing Campaign: A 7-Step Plan

Viral campaigns spread because people choose to share them. Learn the psychology, a 7-step plan, the viral coefficient, and how to turn buzz into sales.

Maya Patel · December 31, 2025 · 9 min read

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testimonials

Testimonials in Digital Marketing: How to Collect and Use Them

Testimonials in digital marketing are customer statements used as proof. Learn which formats work, how to collect them legally, and where to place them.

Maya Patel · December 11, 2025 · 10 min read

Brand ambassadors in matching shirts handing out samples and flyers to pedestrians on a busy city sidewalk

street team marketing

Street Team Marketing: Best Practices and Common Pitfalls

Street team marketing sends trained brand ambassadors into public places to meet customers face to face. Learn how to plan, staff, measure, and avoid mistakes.

Maya Patel · November 3, 2025 · 9 min read

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branded merchandise

Branded Merchandise in Marketing: Strategy, Examples, and ROI

Branded merchandise builds recall when people keep and use it. Learn how to choose items, connect merch to digital campaigns, and track ROI with codes and QR.

Maya Patel · October 17, 2025 · 8 min read

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native advertising

Native Advertising: How It Works, Types, and Benefits

Native advertising is paid media that matches the look of the platform it runs on. Learn the main types, real benefits, disclosure rules, and when to use it.

Maya Patel · October 1, 2025 · 10 min read

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influencer marketing ethics

Ethical Considerations in Influencer Marketing: A Brand Guide

Ethical influencer marketing means clear disclosure, honest claims, fair contracts, and real followers. Learn the FTC rules and a checklist brands can use.

Maya Patel · August 17, 2025 · 9 min read

Illustration of customer data feeding an AI model that serves different product recommendations and messages to different shoppers

ai personalization

AI-Powered Personalization in Digital Marketing, Explained

AI-powered personalization uses customer data and machine learning to tailor content, offers, and timing to each person. Learn how it works and where to start.

Maya Patel · August 10, 2025 · 9 min read

Illustration of a customer completing a product-finder quiz on a phone while their stated preferences feed a brand's customer profile

zero-party data

Zero-Party Data: What It Is and How to Build a Growth Strategy

Zero-party data is information customers choose to share with you. Learn how it differs from first-party data, how to collect it, and how to use it for growth.

Maya Patel · July 18, 2025 · 8 min read