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“Marketing has changed forever” is the gospel according to the fake marketers. Wrote Malcolm Auld in his brilliant article yesterday. Since we’re in the era of fake news, fake traffic, fake impressions, fake agencies, and fake presidents, let’s call out … Continue reading
Thursday, 22 February 2018 8:12 am
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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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Buying Audiences, Getting Worked
I thought the modern age of non-intrusive advertising was supposed to give me only the relevant ads I wanted to see, lovingly presented to me by some perfect algorithm hand-crafted in a loft in SoHO? Ta-da–you’ve just seen what happens when you get stuffed into an “audience.” Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Strategy, Travel
Tagged adtech, digital media, marketing, segmentation, tactics, targeting, technology, Twitter
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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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Want to win in marketing? Think like a marketer, not the NSA. Surveillance doesn’t equal marketing strategy. Continue reading
Monday, 19 September 2016 1:01 pm
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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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Forget Big Data. Improve Marketing With a Cathode Follower!
What do tube amplifiers have to do with digital marketing? It turns out the analog world of tube circuits is more like the real world of marketing and advertising than the clean, digital, “Big Data” world we’d like to believe … Continue reading
Posted in Communications, Guitar, Marketing, Organization
Tagged amplification, analog, digital, guitar, marketing, marketing automation, music, noise, signal
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We Need Action, Not Strategy, Said No Security Expert Ever
Bruce Schneier’s recent post on Al Qaeda’s efforts to create their own encryption software had me shaking my head. They were making a very fundamental error that a lot of companies also make, even though Al Qaeda isn’t organized in … Continue reading
Don’t Let MBAs Mess With Bourbon
I’m a fan of Maker’s Mark bourbon and usually drink the stuff mixed with Diet Coke, so I wasn’t terribly upset when I heard they were lowering the alcohol volume to 84 proof from 90. I’d never notice the difference. … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Communications, Marketing
Tagged bourbon, brand, communications, Maker's Mark, marketing, social media
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The Best $2 Kimpton Could Spend
I’ve been in Boston and staying at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge. It’s a terrific hotel and the rates for Boston aren’t too bad. I’ve been impressed with the Marlowe and Kimpton hotels because of two simple things they did. … Continue reading
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