Marketing Strategy

It’s the element of surprise. That moment three minutes into his hit single, "In the Air Tonight", when Phil Collins explodes into a groundbreaking drum solo that inspired a decade of imitators. It’s something that content marketers should keep front and center in their toolbo

Knowledge management is a huge responsibility, but it’s also hugely important. To make informed decisions, marketers need years of company knowledge at their fingertips. With that said, not all knowledge is equally valuable. To engage their customers, marketers need to know thei

It seems impossible to discuss present-day martech without mentioning personalization. Customized experience – once a differentiator and now a commodity – is at the forefront of every marketing strategy these days, and both consumers and companies alike are obsessed with person

If your content marketing agency wants to achieve industry-leading success in today’s environment, your strategy needs to include several essential components. With these critical principles, even fledgling agencies can stand heads above their competition. Impossible? I’ve see

When I recently interviewed Kathleen Schaub about the changes in marketing over her long tenure as both a CMO and the lead of IDC’s CMO Advisory Practice, she commented on what had changed most for marketing professionals.  While digital clearly topped her list, it also included

When you hear the term “automation,” you typically associate it with the latest technology, AI, and computer data science. However, automation is actually not that new. Humans have always been searching for ways to make our daily lives easier by getting machines to take over v

The mark of a successful business is its commitment to constant improvement. Change is inevitable, especially in today’s fast-paced environment. If your brand is out of step with the latest technology or design trends, it’s at risk of being passed over by consumers. But of c

What does a CMO's (chief marketing officer) salary have to do with their influence? It's an interesting question. Logically, we think the higher the salary, the greater the influence on a company. While marketing remains a critical aspect of business growth, CMOs are losing groun

These days, there is a huge number of activities that go into the average multichannel marketing strategy and budget. To ensure that you’re spending your time and resources wisely, you must understand what’s working and what isn’t. This is what marketing attribution can he

As consumers, we tend to do two things that make marketers’ jobs harder. First, we actively avoid getting bombarded by messaging. As Ryan Holmes, co-founder of Hootsuite, mentioned in a LinkedIn piece, a whopping 86 million of us actively block the roughly 5,000 ads we see daily