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Category Archives: Philosophy
Remove the adjectives in the marketing presentations you hear. It’s a no-fail B.S. detector. Continue reading
Friday, 13 January 2017 2:32 pm
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An Odd Industry: “Marketing Leadership”
Increasingly, marketing is being taken over by charlatans. An example of this is the so-called “marketing leadership industry” one that is, so far as I can tell, devoid of metrics and accountability. When you see a CMO bragging of their accomplishments in said “industry” you can be sure you’ve been had. Continue reading
Posted in Career, Marketing, Organization, Philosophy, Sales
Tagged Bob Hoffman, charlatans, CMO, leadership, Mark Ritson, marketing
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Marketing dashboards are poor maps of where you’ve been. You need first-hand experience with the terrain you’re now encountering, not more lousy maps. To improve your marketing, don’t hire a cartographer. Hire the hiker who’s seen the terrain up close. … Continue reading
Thursday, 3 November 2016 11:45 am
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There Are Always Trade-offs
As CMOs, we often ask our staff and agencies “is it possible to..” Update that deck weekly Track performance of that number daily Have a quick weekly check-in to discuss another metric The answer, of course, is yes. It just … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Leadership, Marketing, Philosophy
Tagged choice, CMO, decisions, marketing, TANSTAAFL
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When Nobody Cares About Your Brand…
…marketing gets easier. Wait, how can that be? As Bob Hoffman reminded us today and as I’ve been saying for years, nobody cares about the vast majority of the products or categories in which they buy. When you dismiss the … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Communications, Marketing, Philosophy, Sales
Tagged Bob Hoffman, brand, branding, social media
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Enjoying Undamaged Goods
How much time are you taking to enjoy things as they are? The universe will always be there for somebody to beat on. But we only have so much time to enjoy what we have. Continue reading
The Point of Education
The point of education is not to learn from a predetermined set of knowledge. Nor is it to learn how to learn or how to fish for yourself. The point of education is to learn how to teach yourself.
Stop Looking to Trade Up Your Employees
I often hear that companies are “bowing to investor pressure” when shutting down lines of business or divesting business units, shedding thousands of jobs in the process. Or that investors “demand” outsourcing or offshoring strategies. Nonsense. Nothing could be further … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Organization, Philosophy
Tagged leadership, people, Wall Street
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Questions Advertisers Should Ask of AT&T and Verizon
It turns out that you’re not just a product when using free Internet services. Even when you’re paying AT&T and Verizon for cellular service, you’re still being productized by having your communications altered without you knowing about it. Both Verizon … Continue reading
Posted in Data, Marketing, Philosophy
Tagged AT&T, data, do not track, privacy, tracking, Verizon
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Three Simple Reasons Your Marketing Will Fail
You’ve labored mightily at your marketing efforts. Hours of careful thought about marketing objectives, followed by careful analysis of past test results. Then, even more analysis of lists and target audiences, followed by agonized copywriting and creative development. Lastly, double- and … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Direct Response, Marketing, Philosophy
Tagged Behavior, direct marketing, psychology, rules of thumb
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