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How To Make Marketing An Invaluable Function

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In its landmark 2018 Pulse Survey of 220 Chief Marketing Officers, the executive recruiting firm Korn Ferry reported that, although financial results were the most important factor in their performance-based compensation, “52% of CMOs say they cannot make a direct and obvious correlation between marketing efforts and company performance.”

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Why Most B2B Companies Don’t Use Earned Media (Public Relations)

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They don’t know how to generate positive coverage. In ways that really matter for companies, notably lead generation, market engagement and revenue generation, no other type of marketing content compares with earned media exposure. They don’t appreciate the power of earned media.

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Social Distancing: Marketing’s New Strategic Mandate

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This will likely have a lasting impact on our global society, on how people communicate with each other and on how marketers will reach and influence people in the future. But marketers who know how to craft an enticing subject line, and who can write effective copy, can break through the clutter. Direct Communication. Industry Events.

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Should Marketing Automation Customers be Pre-Qualified?

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For decades, the ONLY way to produce any type of printed material – ranging from sales & marketing brochures, to annual reports and informational flyers – involved a multi-step, time / people-intensive, costly process requiring a copywriter, graphic designer, a typesetter and a printing press. The error of many desktop publishers?

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Diet, Exercise And Marketing: Self-Imposed Obstacles That Ensure Failure

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On their journeys, they also must overcome self-imposed obstacles, and in my opinion, three of those are the same reasons marketing fails at most companies. Similarly, some companies are always seeking a marketing tactic or gimmick in hopes of generating immediate results. ” Some companies do have a written marketing plan.

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Should I Rekindle My Blog Love Affair…Or End It?

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Here’s a sad letter from the Marketing Craftsmanship mailbag: Dear Marketing Guy, I’ve fallen out of love with my Blog and I need your advice. It would complete my marketing. My Blog and I would create beautiful leads together. Few people visited, only employees commented on posts, and there were no leads in sight.

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Facing the #1 B2B Deal-Killer: “Do You Have Any Clients Just Like Me?”

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Because most companies believe their situation and the challenges they face are unique, suggesting otherwise usually will end the sales process. Chances are that this work will eventually generate insights, discussions and relationships that foster tangible business engagements in that industry.