Brands and organizations are naturally interested in the journey of their customers, supporters or members. Where did they find out about you, what fires up their interest, what moved them to become a customer or client or patient, and what prompts them to act as an advocate? The 2018 Gartner Multichannel Effectiveness Study shows that Social Media, … [Read more...]
CMOs Regard Measurement as Key to Proving Value
Two-thirds of the CMOs polled in the 2017 Marketing Performance Management Benchmark study said the pressure to measure value, impact, and contribution is growing. Enterprise marketers plan to ramp up their spending on analytics technology a stunning 83% over the next three years, according to the latest CMO Survey out of Duke University. One way they're dealing with this … [Read more...]
Who Loves Ya Baby?
Most of you are probably not old enough to remember Kojak, his lollipops and the iconic greeting, Who Loves Ya Baby? Today this phrase takes on a new significance: who are your loyal fans? Influencer marketing is all the rage right now, but how many brands are doing fan-centric marketing? Interviewed at Envision 2016 Microsoft CMO Chris Capossella described this … [Read more...]
