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
Qualify Hard; Close Easy: Leads in Unscripted Marketing Links
Foolish enough to take a phone call on the Big Creek Greenway, a bike and running path that weaves through suburban Atlanta, perhaps I deserved the crack on the screen of my smartphone. Having safely finished the conversation, I moved to... Read More
Infographic: The Perennial Customer Revolution
Bellbottoms are coming back in style. It seems every few years I hear this but the retro-trend never actually seems to materialize. It makes for good chit chat, but beyond that such chatter, is more or less idle. It also... Read More
B2B Customers Want Thought Leadership
Thought leadership is usually associated with top-of-the-funnel as far as marketing outcomes are concerned, but there’s evidence to suggest it meets the needs of existing customers. According to an eMarketer report – Don’t Forget About B2B Tech Buyers Post-Purchase –... Read More
Good Customer Service is Good Marketing
When customers have great experiences with businesses something magical happens: They tell other people. In this way, customers are a little bit like money in that it usually takes some to make some more. For a couple years now, and... Read More
Corporate America Invoking Theft of Time
by Frank Strong Dr. Seuss once asked, “How did it get late so soon?” People invented the concept of time, and yet our perceptions vary by personality and culture. For example, I can assure you firsthand, the notion of time... Read More
The Complicated Problem of Social CRM
The morning Twitter launched its IPO, I whipped out my iPhone to place a trade using the USAA app and to my dismay could not get it to work. I’m not sure what happened, but I did what many customers... Read More
Ultimate Marketing Secret: Happy Customers Bring Friends
by Frank Strong Marketers are always looking for that home run: the killer email that fuels the click-through rate, the viral video that brings a thousand registrants in for demos, or the latest offer, that deal that’s just bound to... Read More
Words: Goldman has Clients; Wells Fargo has Customers
Somewhere between my junior and senior year of college, money grew real tight and I needed to pick up a full-time job to finish my degree. I started working full-time, while carrying a full course load, in a secure juvenile... Read More
Aim for Mediocre Because Everyone Else Sucks
Crisis can be good PR, at least according to a study of 3,000 randomly selected Google users — Should Your Brand Take a Stand — published by WrightIMC. When asked, “When I make a purchase, I consider the social stance of... Read More
