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How purposeful branding is driving millennials and social entrepreneurship

Biznology

The world has changed dramatically in the past 10 years or since the 2008 recession. For example, the purpose behind brands from Procter & Gamble is to “touch and improve more consumers’ lives.” by 2025, for example. This segment has recognized that the same jobs lost in the 2008 recession will never come back.

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How a fearless content marketing strategy paid off Under Armour, IBM, and GE

Tomorrow People

There are many examples of. content marketing strategy. ‘ Taco Tales ’ is the American fast food company’s highly original YouTube campaign featuring a series of comical, entertaining short films that just happen to feature for example, a Taco Bell employee. It all started in 2008, with the launch of GE Reports.

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Why Social Impact Storytelling Will Be 2021’s Hottest Content Trend

Contently

Ever since Marcario took over as Patagonia’s CEO in 2008 and made a huge bet on sustainable manufacturing and design, the company’s revenue has grown more than 500 percent. A big reason that Patagonia’s approach works so well is the ridiculous quality of their storytelling.

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Q&A With Dave Stein and Steve Andersen

ViewPoint

Instead, we tell our readers what they need to do, share information on how to do it, and back up our assertions with examples from industry-leading companies that use this approach with their own customers. We don’t offer tips, tricks, shortcuts, or promises that are simply too good to be true.

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B2B Content, The Modern Buyer Journey, and Economic Headwinds: A Q&A With Marketing Leader Michael Schultz

PathFactory

Recorded webinars are a good example of this: they might not have a lot of views, but the people who engage by staying for the whole recording are valuable. For example: Maybe I’m a prospect in the life sciences industry. For me, it’s more about ‘understanding’ what your customer wants and needs to see to make a purchase decision.

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SalesPredict Offers Highly Automated, Highly Flexible Predictive Modeling

Customer Experience Matrix

SalesPredict is a perfect example: a small vendor with a powerful system that just launched earlier this year. Back in, say, 2008, a product like this would be big news. User interface is a second differentiator. The final differentiator is flexibility.

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What marketers need to know about managing social media through an economic downturn

Sprout Social

For example, suppose you’re lacking the tools or support needed to act on a social media crisis communication plan. She clearly remembers feeling frustrated in the face of budget cuts during the 2008 recession. There are real risks that come with under-equipping a social media team. It’s hard to do more with less.