Marketing Content: A Decision Matrix for Reviews and Approvals Done
Here are some ideas for developing guidelines for the timely approvals of marketing content so you can drive business results A few years back, a client of mine was having trouble getting content published. The industry was regulated, so a...Read More
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3 Alternate Viewpoints You Should Read on the Death of the CMO [UML]
Over the course of the summer, a few changes to the CMO role at high profile companies have caused some to conclude the role is on its way out. It’s a trend, they say. The biggest proponents of this view...Read More
All Marketing is NOT Content Marketing
Content marketing could quite possibly be the most misunderstood concept in marketing today. Most confuse content marketing as synonymous with content, which is a solid way to make sure your content marketing program underperforms, or worse, fails. Even experienced marketers...Read More
Should Marketing Be Held to a Higher Standard? Off Script No. 38: Lacey Ford of insightsoftware
Revenue Driver. Pipeline builder. Marketing with a quota. Those are the words and phrases Lacey Ford uses to describe marketing today. She got her start as an entry-level marketing associate for SBC Communications, which is now AT&T. There she had...Read More
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3 Landmark Studies that Sum Up the State of Creativity for the CMO [UML]
The pendulum of marketing can only swing in one direction at a time, but at some point, the forces of gravity slow the swing and eventually take it back in the other direction. I sense we are reaching that point...Read More
The Competition and Industry Gets a Vote on Your Marketing
Situational awareness is a concept I first learned in the military. It’s the idea that most environments that warrant a military presence are fluid and dynamic. You can’t get so focused on what you’re trying to do – that you...Read More
How PR Prepared Her for Inbound Marketing and a Role as a Martech CMO; Off Script No. 31: Nicole Wojno of UserIQ
Many years ago, I had a mentor that suggested the first 10 years of a career should be spent moving around and collecting skills. That’s one of the side benefits of growing up in tech PR – you are exposed...Read More
7 Reasons Your B2B Content Marketing Program Fails to Deliver that You Probably Haven’t Heard Before
The surveys have started. There are several industry organizations that field annual surveys about content marketing and they are gearing up. Last year, the data overwhelmingly found every business says they are doing content marketing. This year, I predict satisfaction...Read More
How Creative, Agile and Metrics can Sing in Marketing Harmony [UML]
Agile marketing is not a marketing strategy but rather a management technique for executing a marketing strategy — getting the right priorities done. Years ago, I spoke to a CMO that said, “I don’t invest in anything I can’t directly...Read More
Marketing has Gotten Better as a Profession; Off Script No. 29: Tom Pick of Webbiquity
He’s one of those social media connections I’ve never met in person but have known for about a decade. If you’re into the technology marketing scene, chances are you do too – because he’s everywhere. After working on the in-house...Read More
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