
Why Every Marketing Department Needs A Data Scientist
Back in the “old days” (not so very long ago), if a junior marketer had a question, he or she would seek out the most senior member on...

Stop Saying “It Depends” And Give Better Answers
Within the digital marketing world, one of the most common answers you will hear is, “It depends,” followed by general rationale that...

Recognizing And Coping With Exponential Change In Marketing
Who could have predicted, 10 years ago, that self-driving cars would be on the road? What if I told you Facebook, Google and cell phones...

Much Ado About Data Onboarding: A Key to Real-Time, People-Based Marketing
Much has been made about Google’s custom audiences solution, which was announced recently at Advertising Week. With this new solution,...

Talk Human To Me: Why It’s Time For Brands To Get Real
I know those are the people I want to stay as far away from as possible. I want meaningful interactions that go both ways, whether it’s...

The Power Of The Call to Action & How Its Strength Boosts Conversions
Conversions, revenue, business and profit — they all depend on the mighty call to action. The CTA is so powerful, so important and so...

Don’t Waste Marketing Leads: Achieve Revenue Goals With Sales Enablement
mobile device proliferation, buyers are now in control of knowledge consumption. They are self-educating — gobbling mass amounts of...

The Importance Of Diversity In An Agency Team
Are you still choosing your agency of record or performing an annual agency review the way you’ve always done it? Given the change in...

3 Attention Metrics That Put Online Engagement In The Spotlight
We talk a lot about user “experience” in marketing, but what does it really mean? And how do you measure it? In an earlier piece titled...

15 Digital Marketing Myths CMOs Need To Stop Believing
If you’re in client services or sales, you’ve most definitely heard a few prevailing myths about one or another facet of digital...

How To Execute Account-Based Marketing At Scale
It used to be that Account-Based Marketing (ABM) was an analog tactic and could really only be executed to a few key accounts. The idea...

Why It’s Time To Check Your Sales And Marketing Alignment
I guess I would be less surprised if the group were all recent college grads, but there were some very seasoned marketers in the crowd —...

It’s Alive: The Power Of First-Party Intent Signals
My last column dissected the difference between first-, second- and third-party data and why first-party data in particular is critical...

7 Habits Of Highly Strategic Marketers
It’s a marketer’s greatest crutch word: strategic. “We need to be strategic.” “Let’s start thinking strategic.” “We gotta approach this...

Big Data Makes For Better Outbound Marketing
Since HubSpot coined the term “inbound marketing” in 2005, many businesses shifted from marketing strategies focused on outbound...

The Modern-Day Publisher’s Dilemma: Where To Focus With So Many Available Platforms
Today’s technology landscape is constantly shifting, as new devices are created to answer modern consumer needs and infrastructures are...

Get Ready For A “Blueshift” In Marketing
In marketing, as in most business sectors, things are moving at an increasingly fast rate, and as racing legend Mario Andretti once said,...

Marketers Need To Work Smarter, Not Harder
Sixty-two percent of marketers are more than “somewhat stressed,” a WorkFront infographic highlights. Fifty-one percent say they’re...

The Psychology Of Clicking “Buy Now”
Just about everywhere you look, you see messages to buy now! What’s the deal behind the “buy now” method? Is it effective? What causes...
























