Introduction to Marketing Management

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Martech

Marketers are drowning in martech alphabet soup. They must sort through that haphazard collection of acronyms that vendors have created to market their products. Then, marketers have to select the right acronym and the right vendor. Avoid the unhealthy hassle.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

Marketers are often at the mercy of continually changing environments. But Agile Marketing allows marketers to account for the inevitable volatility and uncertainty in day-to-day marketing operations. Here are five easy steps to going Agile with your marketing projects.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Martech

"Artificial intelligence": you've heard the term, you know it's a trend, you know you're "supposed" to be using it... But if you were asked to explain in a few short sentences what it means for marketers, could you do it? If not, then you've found the right article.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

Everyone in your company is working hard to understand how customers think. But what if all that effort and all the investments in customer platforms, your understanding of your customer is only marginally better. Detailed customer insight can be hard to come by. Here's the likeliest cause of that problem.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

Relationships are hard work—full of ups and downs, twists and turns. The relationship between client and marketing agency, too, requires TLC. Finding and keeping the right one is vital. Here's how you can cultivate a lasting, meaningful relationship with your marketing agency of choice.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Career Development

A lot of weekend warriors tend to show up in emergency rooms on Sunday nights. Marketing teams, too, can fall into cycles of intense effort followed by exasperation and, often, failure. But you can avoid common "marketing weekend warrior" scenarios—and market like a fit athlete instead.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

These days, to successfully complete an RFP response, it takes on average 3-10 people (and sometimes up to 20). It's no easy feat. So how can your organization ensure a truly collaborative effort on its RFP projects? Use these six best-practices.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Content

Compliance protocols and processes need to meet C-suite expectations, but they also need to be flexible and responsive enough for front-line employees to be quick, creative, and, of course, compliant.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

What's the overall aim of any business? More often than not, it's to increase sales. So, if your employees are engaged, that engagement almost always converts into better employee performance. As a result, you can expect to see an increase in sales.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Marketing Management

Some days, Sales and Marketing can seem closely aligned. Other days, it seems Marketing is from Venus and Sales is from Mars. But sales and marketing teams need to better understand each other, pursue shared goals, and work together more effectively—for the greater good of the company. Here's how to make that happen.

CONTENT TYPE: Article | TOPIC: Advertising & Promotions

When planning a digital marketing campaign, you have to make sure it will be successful and you'll be using your budget optimally. Take these five important steps before launching your campaign so you don't waste money or time.