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Beware the Martech Industrial Complex
Marketing leaders – Don’t fall under the influence from the Martech Industrial Complex! You know, the thousands of vendors that are eager to earn a share of your technology budget.
Sustainability vs. Growth: Can We Have Both?
Is sustainability the enemy of growth? Depending on your personal ethos, you may say, “Yes” or “Of course not.” To have both, the answer may lie in incentives. For businesses to achieve sustainability, policy makers can provide the incentives to enable businesses to be driven by innovation, reduce physical waste and run on clean energy.
Winning During Changing Times
We are living in changing times, with concerns about the global supply chain, pandemic, war and climate change. But, is there an opportunity to take advantage of the resulting transitioning markets? Jeff Clark explains.
What the F’ is Product Led Growth (PLG)?
You may have heard that there is a new acronym kid on the tech product marketing block; Product Led Growth (PLG), but is this a hit or something only its mother will love?
Words matter: The unintended consequences of unintentional branding
Personal branding expert, Jane Scandurra, has been our font of knowledge and rockstar life coach for how we’ve coped with the pandemic and all that 2020 has thrown at us. In this article, she focuses on the words that have summarized 2020, and most of all the specter of being “non-essential”.
What now? It’s not what’s next
Chief Trouble Maker at the Content Advisory, Robert Rose, quotes Shaun of the Dead as he offers some guidance for marketers toward their slice of fried gold.
Getting a buzz from virtual events
As we shared on the podcast, Dennis Shiao is a virtual event veteran. Although he admits that in the past they have left him cold, he shares how a new breed of virtual events is giving him a taste of the IRL (in real life) high.
Be the hero of your category story
Taking the time to define a brand story is necessary and fantastic, but changing the definition of a category, owning the story of the market in which you play is hugely powerful.
Authenticity Is a Battle of Two Brands, Both Are Yours
Think you’ve only got one brand? You actually have two, argues Ian Truscott. And the space between them is crucial to ensuring your brand’s authenticity – and trustworthiness.
Own The Crowd: Why Collaborative Content Creation Really Wins
CEO of Photofy John Andrews considers how collaboration with your employees could make your digital content sing…