| Michael Perla
How Should You Test Your Marketing Strategy? A famous figure in the world of strategy was a general named Sun Tzu. He lived in northeastern China about 2500 years ago and was considered an expert in military strategy. Many successful military leaders (like General Patton) and business executives (like GE's Jack Welch) have attributed their victories to their application of Sun Tzu’s principles. Sun Tzu wrote about four areas that we could apply to the testing of marketing strategy: speed, strengths and weaknesses, alliances, and successful market capture. Get the full story. |
Tamara Halbritter and Hank Stroll
SWOT Team: Internal Politics Can Sink Your Marketing Boat If one person can rock the boat, what happens when everyone stands up at the same time? How do you keep a successful marketing process on an even keel when internal struggles threaten to shut it down altogether? Join the conversation! Get the full story. |
Tim Riesterer
A New Marketing Bill of Materials It makes sense that a company’s marketing messages, content and other output work to meet the needs of its sales reps and the requirements of the selling process, right? Unfortunately, this doesn’t always happen, often because of a common disconnect between the marketing and sales departments. Get the full story. |
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Our own Valerie Frazee and Gustavo DeMello are churning out some great stuff on the MarketingProfs research blog these days. Relying on studies published in some of the major marketing and consumer research journals, Val and Gustavo report the findings and (more importantly) interpret the research and results. Their efforts make for some pretty interesting reading. Two recent postings: Why do some product managers continue to commitment to failing new products? And what can we learn about recognizing when it’s time to cut bait? Also: What are the specific circumstances under which a marketer can inadvertently clothesline a brand’s extension products or services? Check out the blog and let me know your thoughts. Or email Val or Gustavo as well. They’d love to get some direct feedback from you. As always, your feedback is both welcome and appreciated! Until next time, Ann Handley
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| Roy Young
Making Marketing Matter to the CEO (Part 3) It’s an ongoing battle with most CEOs to achieve the recognition and status that we know marketing deserves.
In the last installment of this series, Roy focuses focusing on the component that is perhaps most critical: building marketing’s equity within the organization. Get the full story.
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Kimberly L. McCall
Branding: The Concept That Ate the Ad Industry Branding is not an ad, logo, corporate identity, Web site, or brochure. These vehicles deliver your brand message, but they aren’t the actual brand. Instead, the essence of branding is leaving the desired emotional imprint in the heart and mind of the consumer. Get the full story. |
Debbie Weil
Are PDF Newsletters Retro—or a Smart Move? Let's talk PDF newsletters. Yes, they sound retro. But a PDF printed out has heft, tangibility and a look of authority. And get this: Some publishers swear by them. Get the full story. |
Vivek Bhaskaran
How to Effectively Conduct an Online Survey So you’ve decided to conduct an online survey. There are a few questions in your mind that you would like answered, and you are on the lookout for a fast and inexpensive way to find out more about your customers, clients and so on. Here are a few guidelines. Get the full story. |
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