Discount retailers, such as Target, Macy’s, and J.C. Penney, have tried various pricing strategies over the years to lure customers to buy more of their products. The primary tool in the competitive arsenal is to offer the best value because they know that customers are motivated to seek out price…
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Thursday, May 16, 2013
iStrategy Miami: Crucial Takeaways From the Digital Marketing Event
iStrategy Miami in April brought together an all-star lineup, including Facebook marketing expert Mari Smith, business development and marketing media executive Dorothea Bozicolona-Volpe of Social Espionage, and Ken Segall, formerly of Apple.
For those folks who couldn’t make it to iStrategy Mi…
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
What Marketers Can Learn From Moneyball
Any CEO will tell you that running a company is a lot like running a sports team. You put together a strong team, give them the tools to become all-stars, and motivate them every step of the way to beat the competition.
But many businesses aren’t operating on an all-star budget; when a company …
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Ice Cream Slingers Turn a Good Product Into a Great Customer Experience
Amy’s Ice Creams in Austin, Texas, is beloved for two things: the ice cream and the floor show.
Ice cream scoops are thrown from one worker to another and caught in cups balanced on their chins… while standing on one foot… hopping. You’ll see ice cream slingers sliding across the counte…
Monday, May 13, 2013
The Frugal Content Marketer’s Secret Weapon: Fiverr
There are three things that every marketer needs to be successful: creativity, resources, and freedom. Creativity brings the ideas to the table, the resources put them into play, and the freedom gives them the ability to try new things. Trial and error is the key here, but the problem is that it can…
Friday, May 10, 2013
Marketing to Millennials? Then Take Us Seriously
Let me tell you about one of the most amusing parts of my job. At the types of trade shows, user conferences, and marketing technology industry events I attend, the prevalent demographics are usually pretty similar: men and women in their 40s, 50s, and sometimes even 60s (almost all white and…
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Four Lessons Marketers Can Learn From Yoga
As a yoga practitioner and marketing professional, I have come to see the parallels of these two seemingly unrelated practices. The foundational principles associated with yoga can direct our day to day and even high-level strategies as marketers. Read on to learn four marketing lessons from this…
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Choose Your Own Marketing Adventure: Ann Handley on Making B2B Marketing Fun and Seeing Content Moments Everywhere
Here at MarketingProfs, we’re hard at work pulling together the final agenda for our B2B Forum 2013 this fall. We couldn’t do it without the insight of a select group of trailblazers in the B2B marketing space. Some of those advisers we are highlighting here, in a series of interviews centered…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Focus on Both Brand Building and Revenue Generation (Not Just One)
There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the changing role of the marketing agency. I find that topic especially interesting because I work side by side with agencies to help them expand their service offering through marketing automation.
Marketing agencies are being held more and more accou…
Monday, May 6, 2013
Why ‘Lean In’ by Sheryl Sandberg Is Causing Many Women to Lean Back
When women’s ears perk up, as they did following the publication of Sheryl Sandberg’s book, Lean In, my company pays attention. For the last 25 years, our marketing research consulting firm has been studying women. This spring, we decided to apply our research to the polarizing reaction to…
