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Tag Archives: marketing strategy
First Mile Problems
I was recently interviewed by Tim Furey, CEO of MarketBridge, on The Last Mile Podcast. Among our discussion of SAC, CAC, LTV, ROI, other three-letter acronyms, we also spent time on “first mile” marketing problems. As a practicing performance/direct response … Continue reading
Posted in Direct Response, Marketing, Media, Philosophy, Rants, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged Market-Bridge, marketing strategy, Podcast, tactics
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Your Holiday Season Mission: Customer Acquisition
We’re in peak marketing season, with under 30 days to go. Digital CPMs are rising, clearing spots at acceptable CPA is getting harder, email in-boxes are more cluttered than ever, and sales promotion is off the hook. Nothing we haven’t … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Marketing, Media, planning, Sales, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged acquisition, allowable, Byron Sharp, Ehrenberg-Bass, growth, holiday, marketing strategy, Q4
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When somebody claims they’re a data-driven marketer, generally that means their actions are driven by cursory analysis of biased data sets, and that they lack a coherent strategy.
Tuesday, 28 November 2017 7:54 am
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Yes to “No”
We marketers are easily distracted by the next shiny thing. If the thing is truly innovative, and truly shiny, it will be there tomorrow or next week or next month. Take care of the here and now. Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged magpie, marketing strategy, tail risk, Warren Buffett
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Videri Quam Esse: P&G and Digital Advertising
P&G cut between $100 and $140 million in digital advertising last quarter and sales went up. I don’t mean they were flat or that margins went up through a short-sided strategy of cutting marketing investment. This wasn’t just advertising that sort … Continue reading
Posted in digital marketing, fraud, Marketing, Media, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged digital marketing, duopoly, Facebook, fraud, Google, marketing strategy, P&G, waste
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Says the great Drayton Bird in his email this morning: “On-line marketing is just accelerated direct marketing.” He’s right. It’s therefore more important than ever that your marketers are properly trained: it’s harder to keep the rubber on the road … Continue reading
Thursday, 27 July 2017 11:14 am
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Why Would They…
Shift spending time on a hobby and pay attention to your messages instead? Stop spending money on the competitive product and buy yours instead? Reduce buying in one category and buy more from you? We all work with fixed amounts … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged marketing strategy, product marketing
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As a proper marketer, before you begin segmentation and targeting to create your strategy, look first to the first P of marketing. Your product. Why? If your product doesn’t work, the most brilliant targeting strategy can’t work. You’ll have no monthly recurring … Continue reading
Thursday, 12 January 2017 8:25 am
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