Building a large email list isn’t enough – for successful email marketing, you have to keep the subscribers you win engaged. Here are a few things to keep in mind…
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Leveraging digital for customer-focused insights
Most companies conduct various types of research to understand the needs of the market. These may include primary research, 3rd party research, brand wave studies, voice of the customer, and…
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Branding can help local businesses avoid the “growth trap”
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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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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Digital marketing is less about knowledge than about bravery
I teach digital marketing to many different audiences each year, so you would think that I would place digital marketing knowledge at the top of the heap for leading to…
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How promotional products fit in with the modern consumer
Advertisers have a challenging job of increasing recall and improving resonance with consumers. That is where promotional products, branded gifts, and giveaways shine. Perhaps that is why promotional products have…
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How to influence the purchase decisions of your target market
The ultimate goal of any business is profitability. The profit motive is what fuels companies. From market research to customer segmentation to product development, entrepreneurs engage in different activities to…
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15% of today’s jobs will be gone by 2030
It might be time to start thinking about a career change if you are in any of these types of jobs in the global workforce. It is crazy to think…
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How do you sell when your buyers can’t buy? Mounting dysfunction in the B2B buying process
Everyone is aware that B2B buying is complex. It involves multiple parties over long decision-making cycles. In a large enterprise, this can take months, if not years, and involve dozens…
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