With the financial crisis of 2008 barely behind us, the wheels of globalization have slowed and, in fact, calls for protectionism are growing louder. However with the global integration of trade, capital, information and labor over the past decade, few people understand that our world is more…
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Inbound Marketing is the Wave of the Future, Says Avaya’s Paul Dunay
In this episode of Marketing Obsessions, Paul Dunay, managing director of Services Marketing for Avaya and author of “Facebook Marketing for Dummies,” shares his vision for the rise of what he calls “inbound marketing.”The concept: Marketers are offering more published content across more channels…
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Social Media Works for Business, Study Says
I don’t want to say I told you so, but social media works for business and, finally, there is strong evidence to substantiate that claim.
Several research reports over the past couple of months have validated the influence of social networks like Facebook and Twitter on the buying process.
Spe…
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Rethinking Normal: The Newest in Marketing Research From the ARF’s Annual Conference
I attend a lot of marketing conferences where I hear over-excited pitch people telling me all about The New Thing that will Change Every Paradigm Forever. So much over-enthusiasm can jade just about anyone, so it was with relief that I joined a much more sober group for their conference. I…
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Age-old marketing challenge: How do you take a heritage brand and make it fresh, new and relevant for new generations of consumers?
Campbell’s Soup Co. was founded in 1869. Few consumer brands have a longer heritage than Campbell’s condensed soups. Given its long history, Campbell’s has obv…
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Kodak CMO Jeff Hayzlett’s Advice: Ruffle Feathers.
In this episode of Marketing Obsessions, Kodak’s rockstar CMO Jeff Hayzlett explains his true roles as a CMO: ruffling feathers and creating tension. Tension is what it takes to make people see things differently.
Key takeaways:
A CMO’s job is to set the tone for everyone—exter…
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“Jokes are America’s contribution to literature,” according to business coach and comedian Tim Davis, the luncheon keynote speaker at the 2010 Small Business Tech Summit in New York. His presentation “Stand-Up Comedy Techniques to Increase Sales” was highlighted recently in The Wall Street…
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Podcast Interview with Simon Sinek: Start with Why
In this Marketing Over Coffee podcast sponsored by MarketingProfs, host John Wall interviews Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why.
Show length 27:13
00:30 The book is more about leadership than business.
02:19 Having PR lead with a YouTube video
03:18 Using the “Why” to drive …
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Free Webinar: Mapping Social Media to B2B Sales
In a story in MarketingProfs this week, Claire Coyne asks How Can You Map Social Media to B2B Sales? As it happens, that question also maps nicely to this Thursday’s free webinar on integrating social media into your B2B marketing mix.
Featuring our own Roy Young with a panel of four B2B marke…
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There’s an old saying: “There isn’t anything new under the sun.” Entrepreneurs are rightfully lauded for coming up with new ideas, but whatever product or service they’re bringing to market, their business models have likely been used over and over again.
When it comes to fast food and fa…
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