Local businesses have a very pragmatic attitude about branding: they ignore it. Many of them are more worried about meeting payroll, making rent, paying taxes, and other cash crises than…
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Half of your audience hates you
The contentious political times we live in offer scant places to hide for the average company. For every Patagonia that wears its collective ideology on its sleeve, there are thousands…
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4 ways to modernize an outdated workspace
Newer is almost always better. In business, as in life, sprucing up your office can have a big positive impact on your mood and productivity. Furthermore, undertaking an entire office…
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Digital maturity — ideal state
When a company invites me to evaluate the state of their digital maturity, the first question they always ask is, “What’s the ideal state?” The fact is, a complete digital…
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Mike Moran on the future of content marketing, search, and digital
Does digital sometimes feel a little overwhelming to you? There are so many things you could do that it can be tough to decide what you should do. And it’s…
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How newly-energized millennial activists are shaping brand choices
Already in 2018, we have witnessed traumatic events that have galvanized a surge of activism from three sources which heretofore have been either dormant or ineffective with their voices for…
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Should your positioning statement be a video?
“Okay, I know what we are talking about. I get it.” That’s the only response you want to your positioning statement, according to Gartner research analyst Hank Barnes, who has…
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10 promotional product trends from the PPAI Expo 2018
Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) is an annual expo that highlights and showcases the latest in promotional products. This year, it took place in Las Vegas and there were 1,300…
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Next for digital transformation: operational transformation
Business leaders are now losing sleep over digital transformation. It’s probably the biggest concern for businesses of all kinds. But one of the first challenges they run into is the lack of clarity around what is…
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Deepening B2B customer relationships with “the funnel beyond the funnel”
I’ve long observed that B2B marketers focus too much on lead generation, and not enough on current customer expansion and retention, which is, after all, where the bulk of profits…
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