26+ Thoughtful Marketing Predictions that Could Actually Happen in 2019 Across PR, Content, Digital, Social Media and Customer Success
Prediction posts have their critics that often rightly cite hyperbole and nonsense – but this post isn’t one of those by any stretch. Instead, what you’ll find here are well-considered ideas that equal parts analysis and aspiration. As I’m wont... Read More
18 Marketing and PR Statistics that Read Like a Meta Description for the Year 2018
Every year I pour over dozens (hundreds?) of studies and surveys – some of which I had a hand in producing – dissecting the results and connecting dots where it looks appropriate. As we close in on the year’s end,... Read More
Cutting Through the Noise, Amplifying CX and Listening to Customers; Off Script No. 34: Mike Mitchell of Listen360
He gets straight to the point. That was my observation when he served a panelist on marketing panel I put together and moderated last June on the role of modern marketing. His succinct perspective is refreshing in this era marketing... Read More
Six Content Distribution Tips that Everyone Else Isn’t Already Doing
Creating good content is just half the content marketing equation. The other half is content distribution. Distribution tends to fall to the wayside for several reasons. First, for many marketers, so much effort is poured into the creation that distribution... Read More
Why People Believe Brands Should or Should Not Take a Political Stand
Why? It’s a good question to pose in surveys because it often provides sentiment that cannot be gleaned from numerical values alone. Typically, a good way to include it is as an optional question – with an open-ended comment field... Read More
Popcorn and a Movie: A Creative and Integrated B2B Marketing Campaign that Could Work in Any Vertical
Creativity and risky marketing efforts don’t always find receptive purse strings in B2B, but it could well be the only thing left in “a sea of sameness.” That sea of sameness is how the Cindy Klein Roche, the CMO for... Read More
New Study: Should Brands Take a Public Stand on Politics?
It’s harder to hide from non-stop political noise these days as the United States has never been more divided. Various factions seem engaged in a contest to outmaneuver each other to be more polarizing. There’s an old saying that business... Read More
5 Important Planning Considerations from a B2B Content Marketing Study
B2B organizations that find content marketing effective are committed to these programs. These organizations have a content marketing plan in writing. The publication rhythm is reliable. Those are among the top-level findings from an annual survey of content marketers by... Read More
Marketing Automation Only Does What You Tell It To; Off Script No. 33: Bryan Young
It would sure be nice to buy a pound of marketing automation, turn it on, and then relax as highly qualified leads pour in. The technology would create the perfect message, deliver to the right people, at the right time,... Read More
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Oh, Come on, Charlie Brown! Let Google Hold the Football for You [Google+]
Some time around 2012, I attended a marketing conference downtown in Washington, DC. The main event was a product manager from Google being piped in on a big screen from the west coast to evangelize for its social network, Google+.... Read More
