When facing rapidly changing customer expectations and a volatile economy, leaders must think differently just to remain relevant. Marketing innovation, defined as applying fresh creativity to improve your stakeholders’ condition, is a powerful gateway to help you stand above the crowd.
August 17, 2017
Discussions around marketing ROI and KPIs are de rigeur. But they’re missing the point. Marketing leaders first need fundamental competencies in TWO areas: relationship-building and strategic insight. This post presents five questions that every leader must explore before designing a dazzling dashboard.
July 12, 2017
Low-income customers may not have a ton of money—but there are a lot of them. That’s why it’s a big mistake for membership-based subscription model organizations to overlook this group. Yet many do.
Our July guest blogger, Robbie Baxter, explains why their short-sighted marketing strategy is costing them a lot of money.
May 2, 2017
We live in a time where the digital revolution can undermine our trust-building efforts. Here are 3 “trust traps” leaders must avoid. This originally appeared in HuffPost.
April 4, 2017
As we see creative and digital marketing functions converge, the need for a strong creative workflow strategy is greater than ever. In this post, Alex Withers of InMotionNow outlines 3 costly creative workflow traps to avoid. He also provides some timely examples from the New York Public Library, RBO Printlogistix, and CarMax.
March 29, 2017
Whenever I approach a slot machine in Las Vegas, I allow myself a $40 “prudent risk threshold.” Such was the case at the Adobe Summit, where I netted $100 at the Wheel of Fortune slot machine within just 10 minutes of play.
Thankfully, many marketing leaders at Adobe Summit displayed a higher propensity for risk than I do, and I have some key takeaways and winning strategies to pass along (full disclosure: Adobe invited me as their guest).
March 1, 2017
Marketing leaders can no longer ignore the necessity of including mobile apps in their integrated marketing strategy. Customers browse and buy very differently than in the past. We live in an omni-channel world, and it has transformed how our businesses connect with their audiences.
February 2, 2017
What are the missing pieces to drive stronger alignment around your integrated marketing initiatives, and what is martech’s role in that strategy? Read my 3 recommendations here.
December 29, 2016
It is easy to see recent innovations like mobile event apps, iBeacons and RFID technology give attendee engagement a giant boost. Companies often overlook important data these devices are capturing, causing their event performance to fall short of expectations. CEO Oni Chukwu of etouches explains how you can use specific data to help your events perform better, and get a complete picture of the value they generate.
September 30, 2016
How much are you investing in customer experience initiatives next year? Where does your current CxP program fall short?
