Why It’s Important to Maintain Marketing and PR Budgets in a Recession
Think of the economy as a networking room. When times are good that room is crowded, loud and noisy. It’s hard to communicate. When the economy goes south, that room goes quiet which offers a marked advantage for businesses that...Read More
B2B Sales Cycles Require 27 Interactions both Digital and Human [Study]
Deals in B2B are increasingly complicated and more likely to be scrutinized by top executives and the finance department “Buyers now exercise more due diligence than ever before, conducting more research and engaging in more conversations with vendors and third...Read More
Wordle “Baked” Marketing into its Product; SaaS Companies Have This Too
SaaS companies have access to data that’s effectively marketing baked into their product – and done well – that’s marketing that scales One of the things that made Wordle successful is that marketing was “baked” into the product. That’s how...Read More
Why You Should Absolutely, Positively NOT Cut Your Marketing and PR Budget Right Now
Product launches and marketing campaigns are getting delayed. That’s probably not a surprise – you’ve probably experienced this yourself – but Econsultancy has put some numbers to it: “A survey of more than 2,200 marketers conducted by Econsultancy and Marketing...Read More
Here’s How to Fix a Big Mistake in Content Marketing
A big content marketing mistake is not giving it its own space, it’s own email, it’s own analytics. One of the biggest mistakes I see in content marketing is when organizations and businesses do not treat it like a distinct...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
Breaking Down Current Trends in Influencer Marketing: 6 Takeaways from a Global Survey by Talkwalker
Influencer marketing has been around a while, but it’s largely shuffled along as an experiment. For a savvy company with smart relationship driven marketers, there’s an opportunity to cut through a very big problem today: noise and clutter. I define...Read More
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
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
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
