B2B Marketing, Digital Media and Marketing Strategy
If you torture the data long enough, it will confess to anything.
One of the challenges with relying on research, particularly research companies use in their own marketing, is that the statistics used have been tortured.
When you see a sales pitch full of statistics, how do you differentiate the real story from the spin? Short of dismissing all of the data presented (a good idea, but not realistic for most of us), these five methods will be a good starting point. [Read more…]
Businesses turn to marketing to drive revenue, but are you really ready?
Before investing in marketing you must ensure other key areas of your business are ready first.
If marketing is driving demand for a new offering but sales is not ready to close on opportunities, the immediate impact of your effort will be lost. The impact doesn’t stop there, the lost credibility also hurts future opportunities. [Read more…]
Nearly every marketer in every industry has heard the cry “Content is King“. Even the cover of Ad Age was emblazoned with Content is King last month, complete with a crown. Once a call for change and recognition of a new marketplace reality, Content is King has become conventional marketing wisdom.
The problem is, conventional wisdom is average. Following conventional marketing wisdom will not differentiate you.
Why is content king today:
Today, the situation has changed. [Read more…]