Category Archives: Marketing Strategy

Make Your Marketing & Sales Playbook a Powerful Alignment Tool

Laura Patterson — December 4, 2018 Follow @LauraVEM — December 4, 2018 Most of the recommendations for improving Marketing and Sales alignment revolve around how these two organizations need to work together. Misalignment is often attributed to a variety of factors, such as different goals, different timelines, and different psychologies. Market dynamics such as commoditization, … Continue reading Make Your Marketing & Sales Playbook a Powerful Alignment Tool

Tips for Creating a Successful Start-Up Marketing Strategy

Linda Landers — November 30, 2018 Follow @GirlpowerPR — November 30, 2018 We’ve worked with many start-ups this past year and have had an opportunity to experience first-hand what has worked and what hasn’t. A strategy is undoubtedly important; without a solid start-up marketing strategy, you’re not positioning your new product in the best possible … Continue reading Tips for Creating a Successful Start-Up Marketing Strategy

The Most Common Coupon Strategy Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

JJ Tyson — November 6, 2018 — November 6, 2018 Coupon strategies can seem like a magic bullet when it comes to boosting sales. In a previous article, we even highlighted the ways to effectively implement a coupon strategy. However, while lowering prices can certainly help, it is vital to implement incentives in a methodical … Continue reading The Most Common Coupon Strategy Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)

Building your martech stack: Try design thinking to identify the right solutions

Analyst Tony Byrne told attendees at a MarTech Conference workshop that marketers should build testing into their vendor selection processes and ‘go beyond the demo.’ Robin Kurzer on October 2, 2018   Tony Byrne thinks that technology should not slow marketers down. But, he says, many marketers feel just that. “Getting the right technology isn’t … Continue reading Building your martech stack: Try design thinking to identify the right solutions

How to Expand Your Reach Without Spending a Fortune

Nishadha Silva — September 28, 2018 Follow @rumblinglankan — September 28, 2018 There are many people out there ready to take your money with the promise of furnishing you with lots of shiny new customers. Bricks and mortar advertising, Google Adwords or another Pay Per Click program, SEO’s (Search Engine Optimizers) and marketing “guru’s” and … Continue reading How to Expand Your Reach Without Spending a Fortune

For Scott Brinker, marketing is designed to balance the ‘4 Forces’

In a recent essay, the MarTech Conference chair pointed to the necessary give-and-take between automation and humanization, centralization and decentralization. Barry Levine on September 28, 2018   Like some physicist discovering the hidden nature of marketing, Scott Brinker recently unveiled his own theory of the relativity of opposing forces. In preparation for our MarTech Conference … Continue reading For Scott Brinker, marketing is designed to balance the ‘4 Forces’