Category Archives: Marketing Strategy

5 big obstacles to overcome to succeed in agile marketing

Understanding the agile mindset and where you’re headed will help you avoid common pitfalls. Stacey Ackerman on February 25, 2022 With the knowledge I’ve gained by implementing agile marketing in several teams over the last decade, I’ve encountered some common obstacles that make it challenging to implement. You can avoid those pitfalls by being able … Continue reading 5 big obstacles to overcome to succeed in agile marketing

Marketing Executive Relocation Post-COVID: What Has Changed?

Bob Van Rossum December 18, 2021 The way we work has changed drastically during the COVID response. Marketing executives became very good at managing a virtual workforce, with many reporting overall increases in productivity. This has changed the expectation of how much time is needed for in-person work going forward at all levels of the … Continue reading Marketing Executive Relocation Post-COVID: What Has Changed?

Multicultural curation is the future in marketing and advertising

Brandon Rochon on why moving culture is more fullfilling than just selling product. Kim Davis on December 10, 2021 “I’m not a glass half full guy, I’m a glass always full and how do I get it to overflow?” That comment sums up an encounter with Brandon Rochon, someone who overflows with energy, optimism, humor … Continue reading Multicultural curation is the future in marketing and advertising

Once Covid Hit, Companies Pivoted Their Marketing Strategies

Once Covid Hit, Companies Pivoted Their Marketing Strategies by Nina Lentini , Staff Writer @Nina_Lentini, November 19, 2021 In case you missed Thursday’s column, let me introduce myself, although some of you I’ve surely met and mingled with already. I will be subbing for your regular insider, Laurie Sullivan, over the next few weeks. I won’t … Continue reading Once Covid Hit, Companies Pivoted Their Marketing Strategies

Why setting key priorities is essential in agile marketing

In this chapter of “MarTech’s guide to agile marketing for teams” you will learn how your team should assign singular responsibility for prioritization, to optimize its backlog for clearly communicating priorities, and keep from over-committing and burning out. Stacey Ackerman on November 12, 2021 The best agile marketing teams I’ve seen are masters at prioritization. … Continue reading Why setting key priorities is essential in agile marketing

How marketing ops improves ROI through campaign performance and budget management

James Delande from BrandMaker talks optimization at our recent MarTech conference. Chris Wood on October 29, 2021 “Marketing ops is the control center for your martech stack across all marketing activities to campaign performance and profitability,” said James Delande, BrandMaker’s Director of Product Marketing, at our recent MarTech conference. Businesses are improving their stacks and … Continue reading How marketing ops improves ROI through campaign performance and budget management

The Strongest Question in Your Marketing Strategy Isn’t “How?” It’s “Why?

Tom Martin October 19, 2021 A recent article in the Economist discussing McKinsey & Co.’s PR struggle with their role in the unfurling of the opioid crisis suggests that a key facet of the firm’s marketing strategy difficulties is in fact the lynchpin in the product they sell: the firm’s model requires its consultants to … Continue reading The Strongest Question in Your Marketing Strategy Isn’t “How?” It’s “Why?