Top 13 Posts on Marketing (March 2016)

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At the end of the month, we deliver the best pieces on marketing. If you haven’t read them, make yourself a cup of tea, relax and get inspired. Feel free to let us know what have you share posts you liked most in comments!

 

Why Your Blog Fails?

Jodi Harris from Content Marketing Institute shares her tips on how to spot and solve common company blog problems. For starters, 55% of b2b marketers don’t have a clear idea of how content marketing success. If they don’t know that, how can they excell and deliver results?


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Kids Should Get Dirty

Do you know that an average child spends less time outdoors than a prisoner? Persil use that data in their campaign, encouraging parents to send the kids to play outside.

 

 

Magazines can teach you how to do content marketing

An in-depth post discussing the new approach: content managers should start thinking like publishers, not marketers. Understand your audience, have a mission, include different types of content and cover various topics… A must-read piece.

In fact, marketing industry is currently-4

Tell your story with MA

Do you know that Marketing Automation can be used for the purposes of storytelling? We wrote about that problem (in that post), and we couldn’t agree more with Chad Koskie.

 

Marketing and Politics: an explosive combination?

Caitlin Culbert shares her opinion about a controversial post on Marketo blog. The company used Donald Trump to attract more users. Is it ok? Should marketers take sides politically? Should they play with such emotions?

 

Sins and Virtues of Email Marketing

Beth Hayden writes about avoiding email marketing traps. The ultimate sin is being boring. Agreed!

 

Peer armies

Sharing economy and peer-to-peer revolution trend explained. Trendwatch report includes both stats and examples of brands that leverage the trend.

 

In fact, marketing industry is currently-5Customers don’t buy products

They buy experiences. How to put that mantra in practice, before your business gets disrupted by another Uber?

 

 

Mobile micro-moments

We recently released the ebook about Zero Moment of Truth and believe deeply in the power of the concept. Read more about adopting it to mobile experiences.

 

Some apps you like dead

Sometimes you have apps designed years ago, with no active users now. Such zombie apps can hurt the company. Learn how to address the problem.

 

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CMO Role Getting Too Tight? Try Being A Growth Hacker Instead
CMO Role Getting Too Tight? Try Being A Growth Hacker Instead

    by Katrin Lewandowski, Senior Marketing Director at SALESmanago   The year is 2024, and the traditional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) role is experiencing a transformation. Prominent companies, including brands like UPS and Etsy, have moved to eliminate or repurpose the CMO position—redistributing its responsibilities to roles such as Chief Commercial or Strategy Officers. […]

Skeletons in the eCommerce closet. Which one is your worst nightmare?
Skeletons in the eCommerce closet. Which one is your worst nightmare?

    As Halloween draws near, the urgency to unveil and exorcise the lurking skeletons from eCommerce closets becomes increasingly palpable. Just as the haunted season prompts us to confront our fears, the digital landscape compels businesses to confront the formidable challenges that often remain concealed.   In 2024, the stakes for eCommerce companies have […]

eCommerce Booms and Stagnates
eCommerce Booms and Stagnates

    By Brian Plackis Cheng, CEO at SALESmanago   Commerce is fickle; it stagnates and booms. Customer journeys are non-linear. And these are the things we know for sure. Without actionable customer data and personalised journeys, eCommerce companies are losing customers and prospects, eroding their brand, and sacrificing their competitive edge.    Embracing zero-party […]

Plateau of Productivity – Business vs AI face off 2024
Plateau of Productivity – Business vs AI face off 2024

    YouTuber Tomasz Rożek’s channel, “Science. I like It,” recently featured a fascinating discussion on “Next Steps of AI Expansion” with Aleksandra Katarzyna Przegalińska-Skierkowska. While the lack of English subtitles remains a mystery, the conversation itself is a must-watch.   Plateau of productivity   Tomasz Rożek graduated in physics and journalism from the University […]

Are Your Marketing Strategies Future-Proof? A Mid-Year Check-In for CMOs
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    As we have crossed the midpoint of 2024, it’s an opportune moment for Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) to evaluate progress and ensure their strategies align with… the “dynamic landscape” would be an understatement, really. With Gartner identifying AI integration, evolving marketing roles, and cross-functional growth as top priorities for 2024, CMOs need to […]