We need to change how we measure results – like marketing qualified leads – and focus on aligning our metrics to revenue. Joe Hyland on October 17, 2019 It’s amazing how much technology has evolved in recent years. We’ve seen unprecedented advances in smartphones, IoT, home AI assistants and more. Martech has similarly kept … Continue reading MQLs: What are they good for?
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You Can’t Handle the Truth – Why Most Leaders Say They Want Their Businesses to Be Customer-Centric but Aren’t Willing to Take the First Step
Christopher Brown — October 11, 2019 Follow @marketculture Creating a new business that endures over a long time is hard. We all know the statistics; 80 % of companies fail within the first 2-3 years. What separates the businesses that sustain from those that wither away? Customer obsession. These companies have found a problem worth … Continue reading You Can’t Handle the Truth – Why Most Leaders Say They Want Their Businesses to Be Customer-Centric but Aren’t Willing to Take the First Step
Where Marketers Allocate Media Budgets And How Much They Plan To Spend
Where Marketers Allocate Media Budgets And How Much They Plan To Spend by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, September 17, 2019 Marketers feel most unprepared to use a variety of emerging technologies. Some 25% of marketers participating in a study released Tuesday said they are not prepared to use chatbots. About 23% cited voice search, … Continue reading Where Marketers Allocate Media Budgets And How Much They Plan To Spend
Consumers believe brands benefit more from personal data sharing than they do
New Factual survey shows the complex state of consumer attitudes toward personal and location data privacy. Greg Sterling on August 21, 2019 There are an increasing number of surveys about data privacy — now coming almost weekly. These studies help gauge consumer sentiment but are typically fairly abstract. By contrast, privacy and data sharing are … Continue reading Consumers believe brands benefit more from personal data sharing than they do
Micro-Moments: What They Are and How to Use Them
Bonnie Harris — August 20, 2019 Follow @waxmarketing — August 20, 2019 In the age of digital assistance, consumers plan before they experience, even if only for a moment. They want to know as much as they can about what they’ll be getting into and minimize unwanted surprises. Google reports that 91% of mobile users … Continue reading Micro-Moments: What They Are and How to Use Them
The Best Companies Do This Even When They Don’t Have To
Steve DiGioia — August 9, 2019 Follow @stevedigioia — August 9, 2019 …it’s one of the reasons why consumers maintain loyalty Buffer, one of the industry-leading apps used to schedule and share content on social media, recently had a “bug” that affected 0.00599% of Buffer users (467 out of 7,800,000). A pretty small number if … Continue reading The Best Companies Do This Even When They Don’t Have To
What Are Micro-Influencers and How Are They Changing Ecommerce?
Ashley Lipman — July 11, 2019 — July 11, 2019 expresswriters / Pixabay In the past few years, influencer marketing has become big business. Top influencers are banking millions of dollars with their campaigns and Instagram photos, but is this coming to an end? Recent news points to just how manipulative these larger influencers can … Continue reading What Are Micro-Influencers and How Are They Changing Ecommerce?
No One Cares About Your Resume. They Care About Your Story.
Nkiru Asika — July 12, 2019 — July 12, 2019 742680 / Pixabay Storytelling has become a buzzword, as more companies recognize the power of story to attract and engage. Storytelling in business is about weaving personal anecdotes, insights, observations and experiences into business communication. This is especially powerful for service companies selling the intangible … Continue reading No One Cares About Your Resume. They Care About Your Story.
Why Do Customers Buy From Your Competitors? Because They Can
Gee Ranasinha — June 12, 2019 Follow @KEXINO — June 12, 2019 Here’s something to think about: Unless your business has more than 50% market share (highly unlikely) then the majority of your potential customers are buying from your competition. When I say that to the stereotypical ego-driven business owner, their reaction is often a … Continue reading Why Do Customers Buy From Your Competitors? Because They Can
3 Ways to Give Startup CTOs the Support They Need
Will Koffel — May 30, 2019 Follow @wkoffel — May 30, 2019 Coding is an early stage startup CTO’s bread and butter. Young companies run lean, which means CTOs end up shouldering the duties of three different roles as their startups grow. The chief architect position is most closely related to coding because it has … Continue reading 3 Ways to Give Startup CTOs the Support They Need