2020 MAY 11 FOCUS: “Now what? Time to hustle again”: Welcome back to our newsletter. With 33 million having filed for unemployment and public as well as private noise levels rising around wanting to return to a more productive life, the pressures to re-open the economy will increase probably in fairly short order. In fact, […]
By Jill Richards & Johannes Hoech There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted people and businesses. Many of us are now working from home and trying to stay productive amidst a barrage of unsettling and sometimes confusing news. But what is productive at this moment? How do we, as B2B marketers, set […]
2020 April 16 FOCUS: “B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide: Adapting to a Changed Landscape”: Welcome back to our newsletter. It seems people have begun to cope with the new reality, while others are forced to find new work. Similarly, some companies are struggling while others are already investing to prepare for the eventual recovery. So, today’s […]
2020 MARCH 31 FOCUS: “Coping with COVID-19 – Practical ideas from around the world”: Welcome back to our newsletter. Obviously, things have changed, and so rather than returning to standard marketing topics, we’re continuing our coverage of how marketers can cope with COVID-19. Today with a focus on facts and practical tips for you professionally […]
The focus of our last two COVID-19 blogs has been on providing practical marketing advice and sharing fact-based approaches to dealing with the crisis. The first blog provided a primer of 8 likely questions asked of marketers to help their organizations prepare. While the second blog provided a framework for rationally re-forecasting 2020, including an […]
We’re at the knee of the COVID-19 infection curve in the US with several thousand confirmed; new infections already announced this weekend (the date of this writing is March 15, 2020). Most logistic curve simulations of the virus’ spread suggest a doubling of total infections every 4 to 6 days until containment methods like social […]
We’re quickly approaching the knee of the COVID-19 infection curve in the US, with several thousand confirmed infections likely to be announced by week’s end (the date of this writing is March 9, 2020). This will most likely mean a marked increase in the public’s concern for their own and others’ safety, and the associated […]
Digital marketing techniques, like “Account-Based Marketing,” for example, heavily depend on high-quality content that can draw a crowd. Now, to stand out from all the other marketing content from organizations trying to get attention also requires offering compelling thought leadership content with a differentiated point of view that highlights your advantages, but without degenerating into […]
2020 FEBRUARY 10 FOCUS: “Precise market segmentation in the era of digital marketing”: Welcome back to our newsletter. This week, we’re continuing our exploration of important marketing topics – this edition will focus on modern practices of market and buyer segmentation. The rapid evolution of digital marketing practices and availability of machine learning-based analysis techniques […]
“Oh my,” you say, “not another blog about segmentation, something I know a lot about. I learned about market segmentation back in my Marketing 101 class.” Well, digital marketing and machine learning leave much of that old class material in need of severe upgrading and updating. So, don’t click that back button quite yet and […]