Buying or Selling Martech: Cybersecurity Emerges as a Key Point of Differentiation
58% of marketers say martech cybersecurity is the top consideration in procuring marketing software tools I recently read an account by an executive summarizing his experience buying a marketing technology (martech) tool. He looked at several ABM platforms tools and...Read More
Google is Killing FeedBurner Email; Here are 4 Alternatives
Google is shutting Feedburner-emails; viable FeedBurner alternatives to include FeedBlitz, follow.it, MailChimp and ConvertKit Savvy marketers know email subscribers are crucial for success with any blog, news or content marketing program. And for many years, FeedBurner offered a free and...Read More
xiQ Mixes Content Curation with AI in Support of Account Based Marketing [Martech Briefing]
I didn’t set out to write a briefing on a martech product – I strive to reserve these efforts for PR technology – but it just sort of happened. A company called xiQ tweeted a link to something I had...Read More
Martech is NOT Marketing; Long Live Marketing
Marketing technology (martech) is not marketing. Not any more than, a CRM database is customer service. Or consider these comparisons: Graphic design software is not creativity. Enterprise search is not knowledge management. A press release is not public relations. A...Read More
The Willingness in Marketing to Try Something New; Off Script No. 41: Drew Hawkins of North Highland Consulting
Continuously learning, networking and a willingness to simply try new things – those are three imperatives for marketers today. That’s according to Drew Hawkins a marketing manager for North Highland, a consulting firm with about 2,000 employees, according to LinkedIn....Read More
Separating Creativity from Technology in Thinking about Marketing Innovation [UML]
innovation [noun] 1: the introduction of something new; 2: a new idea, method, or device: NOVELTY (Merriam-Webster) How many people think of technology when they hear the word innovation? I’d imagine it most. In marketing, we tend to use those...Read More
How Big is the Market for PR Software? PR Tech Sum: Burton-Taylor, Cision, Muck Rack, Critical Mention, Talkwalker
I’ve started dedicating the first post of every month to summarizing news from vendors developing technology focused on public relations. The PR tech sum is one of three ways I’m working on developing broader exposure of PR software including product...Read More
Industry Consolidation Revs Up Among PR Vendors; PR Tech Sum: Onclusive, SocialChorus, Teletrax, iQ Media, Agility PR Solutions
There isn’t a whole lot of coverage about PR technology. I got to thinking about it when putting together this piece – The Top 10 PR Tech Vendors by Familiarity and Favorability – and decided I’m going to do something....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
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
