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Is decoupling marketing development and strategy from asset production worthwhile?

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by Ina Niessler for Your Insider from the Outside Many businesses are implementing huge changes to their corporate strategy as they attempt to adapt to the challenges of the new normal. They’re exploring new ways of meeting customer needs and changing the way digital marketing assets are both designed and published. To facilitate such transformations, businesses are revaluating the effectiveness of their marketing departments and investigating whether a new setup could help them achieve more. The first question they ask themselves is: Does our marketing department possess the right competencies? Many companies develop their marketing strategy internally, using all their…

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B2B Research Methods 101: How to Start Reading Customers’ Minds

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By Gisella Tan for Contently Customers can surprise you. Are you planning on launching an awesome new product feature? Shoppers might hate the added complexity. Collaborating with an influencer on a March Madness giveaway? You could find yourself in the center of a culture war. To avoid these common pitfalls that plague brands, you’ll need to add B2B research methods to your marketing toolkit. By uncovering key insights about your customers, you’ll not only understand what makes them tick, but you’ll also discover new opportunities to deliver a better customer experience. There’s no doubt that companies who know their customers inside and…

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How and Why to Implement Gamification in Your Marketing Strategy

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by Anirudh Sharma for MarketingProfs In today's competitive marketing landscape, brands must continuously seek innovative ways to stand out and engage their customers. Gamification is one such tactic; it enables marketers to enhance user engagement and loyalty. In fact, 93% of marketers say gamification and interactive content are effective for educating their buyers. Gamification marketing refers to the use of game design and mechanics in marketing campaigns to offer interactive and memorable user experiences. Marketers use gamification to boost engagement, sales, and loyalty. Keep reading to learn how to implement gamification in your marketing, and why you should. Top 4 Types of Gamification…

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Brand vs. Performance Marketing Spectrum

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By Wes Kao There are few philosophical stances that will influence everything about your marketing thereafter. Deciding to prioritize brand versus performance is one of those things. I call this the Law of Brand vs Performance Marketing. It states: All marketing activities are a trade-off between immediate conversion and brand equity. This means there is a trade-off between brand marketing and performance marketing. Performance marketing means better short-term conversion, but worse long-term brand equity. Brand marketing means worse short-term conversion, but better long-term brand equity. This is worth discussing with your team: “If you could only prioritize brand or performance,…

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Marketing is neither science nor art.

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by SEBASTIAN CUERVO AND ADRIENNE BARNES for 42 Slash Madmen's days of all-nighters, heavy drinking, smoking cigars and coming up with game-changer last minute slogans like "it's toasted" seem far gone when we think about digital marketing today. We are in a different moment where we have data points to back up our bets and make the best calls possible to ensure our solution resonates with the right customer at the right time.  Initially, many thought of marketing as an artistic, risky, and uncertain activity (literally something for mad men and women). Today, we find ourselves in a systematic, organized, and…

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