Here’s where I think B2B sales and marketing video is headed this year. More conversational. Less advertorial. More formats More interactive I think the traditional categories of testimonial, webinar, explainer, etc….
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10 most inspiring digital marketing stories of 2016
Digital marketing is an umbrella term for the marketing of products or services using a digital strategy, technologies and tactics that include search, paid advertising, social media, and many other properties. But…
Read MoreThe 10 most fascinating people in B2B marketing in 2016
Given the enthusiastic reception given to my debut “most fascinating” list last year, let’s make a tradition of it. Here’s my fresh list of ten innovative thinkers and doers in…
Read MoreWhy does Facebook want to build a phone?
Recently, CNET reported that Facebook might be working on a phone of its own. All the cool kids are doing it. Apple was the first, and is the coolest kid…
Read MoreDon’t screw up your social media listening
Let me guess: your company has an outstanding social media presence. You do social listening every week. You have an 80% Share of Voice. You have a ton of retweets…
Read MoreStop doing short-term digital campaigns
Regular readers know my work focuses on building more relevant content for the target audience. One of the common objections to this goal is that it is very difficult. How…
Read MorePaid online influencer marketing is fully mainstream
Over New Year’s I attended Renaissance Weekend down in Charleston, South Carolina, to be among the world’s most innovative, accomplished, successful, and disruptive experts from across a panoply of academy, experience,…
Read MoreIs your marketing focus internal or external?
If your marketing focus is on your products, your sales prices, your funnel, and your outcomes, you’ve got a problem. All the “yours” in that last sentence should be a…
Read MoreMobile marketing must-haves in 2017
It goes without saying that mobile marketing has seen some huge boons over the past 2-3 years. At the start of 2017, 70% of U.S. adults own a smartphone and…
Read MoreThe fake news lesson for marketers: You will be a victim
Fake news made headlines during the election, but the phenomenon is nothing new to marketers. Just ask Procter & Gamble (P&G). In early 2010, P&G’s rollout of the most dramatic…
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