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Reinventing Marketing at GE

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It’s a story worth reading, but since you may not have access to HBR (the article above requires subscription), here’s a summary. Marketing started to be held responsible for critical operating mechanisms like pricing and quantifying customer value. Value cre­ation and pricing. Marketing as a Function.

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Marketing By Objectives « The Effective Marketer

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing By Objectives Objective-Action-Budget In a recent article for the CMO Council’s Newsletter, Nicolas Watkis argues “ Marketers won’t succeed if they don’t have objectives ”. Right on, my friend!

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Killed By Powerpoint « The Effective Marketer

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An interesting article sent to me (thanks, Z.) The article from BBC News UK can be seen here: The Problem With PowerPoint Over the years I’ve read a number of books on effective presentations, listened to podcasts, and attended some presentations and webcasts. No need to raise your hand, we all have been there.

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Selecting the Right Email Marketing Provider « The Effective Marketer

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Check out part 1 of the “ Taking control of the email vendor selection process &# article and let me know what you think! Published in a 3-part series by Email Vendor Selection website, it shows a proven approach to quantitatively help you narrow down your choices and select the solution that will be the best fit for your organization.

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Taming Your Brand Mascot « The Effective Marketer

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A recent article I read on Harvard Business Review, “ Aflac’s CEO Explains How He Fell For The Duck ” made me think about brand messaging and the use of mascots. The article is great because it gives you an insider’s view of how the famous Aflac duck came to being and the challenges Aflac’s CEO had to overcome to get it adopted.

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The Opposite of Advertising « The Effective Marketer

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Sources for more info on this story are: Creativity Online article, F*ck Smaller. Marketing News article, Marketing Across the Americas (requires login). Sometimes going against established “best practices&# may pay off. Make the Logo Disappear. Marca del Gol post, Second Phase of Invisible Advertising (in spanish).

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Social Media's Next Victim?

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A recent article ( When digital marketing strategies go wrong ) from Revolution Magazine, a UK publication, reviews some of the most interesting social media mishaps. We all like stories of companies that mess up and in the process of trying to clean up their act end up messing up even more. United States License.