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Tag Archives: strategy
No Real Marketer Wants Their Budget Increased…
…properly-trained marketers focus on improving business performance. A bigger marketing budget might be a second order effect.
Data-driven?
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.
On the Radar
Out of nowhere, something appears on your radar. You’re not sure how long it’s been there. You can get upset that you never noticed it before, because it might have changed the last decision. Or you can acknowledge that you … Continue reading
“Digital” is Just Accelerated Direct Marketing
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
Before You Worry About Match Rates…
But before you get bogged down in match rate discussions, the more important strategic work needs to have been done up front. Never delve into tactics without understanding the mission and the strategy to accomplish the mission. Continue reading
Posted in digital marketing, Direct Response, Marketing, Media, Strategy, Tactics
Tagged digital marketing, DMP, DSP, match rates, onboarding, strategy, tactics
Your Mission and Vision are Lousy
I was talking about company mission and vision statements with Paresh Shah, a good and smart friend of mine. During the discussion, he gave me a simple rule to see if your mission was good or not: “Write out the … Continue reading
Posted in Branding, Marketing, Philosophy, Product Development, Strategy
Tagged mission, strategy, vision
Advertising Needs More History Majors
In the United States in 2014, only 1.7% of the undergraduate degrees awarded were history degrees. In the period since 1971, the share of history and social sciences degrees has declined from 18% to 9%. 1 Why study history? According to … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Marketing, Philosophy, Strategy
Tagged AI, history, liberal arts, machine learning, neural networks, strategy
Mistaking Surveillance for Advertising
Want to win in marketing? Think like a marketer, not the NSA. Surveillance doesn’t equal marketing strategy. Continue reading
Innovate Creatively or Die, New York Times
I love the New York Times. I learned how to read newspapers in school, with the Times as the teaching vehicle. What I recall learning: It contains “All the News That’s Fit to Print” The Times always gets the facts … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Branding, Marketing, Media, Organization, Strategy
Tagged advertising, Innovation Report, media, New York, New York Times, newspapers, strategy
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