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5 B2B Branding Myths Debunked
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April 18, 2022
Justifying brand spend is one of the top challenges for B2B CMOs right now, but it shouldn’t be. Below, read about the top five common misconceptions about B2B branding and why you shouldn’t believe them with real-world evidence from some super savvy CMOs. Myth #1 Brand is just fluff. Fact: Brand advances strategic initiatives. CMO Insight: “Think of Brand as...

5 Top-Rated B2B Creative Agencies
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April 11, 2022
The B2B marketing space is becoming more and more competitive, which is why many marketers are turning for top-notch creative services to help them catch customer attention, increase brand visibility, and boost their demand generation efforts. Finding the right creative agency can be difficult. Platforms like Google and LinkedIn make it easier than ever to do your own research on...

The Artful Ideation Behind Brilliant B2B Brands  
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March 21, 2022
[This is part 2 of a 4-part blog series about CATS (Courageous, Artful, Thoughtful, Scientific) a Renegade framework for building an unbeatable B2B brand.] A brand is an idea. Once you’ve courageously set your strategy, it’s time to figure out what that idea is going to look like to the world. As in, what the brand will represent, how you’ll...

B2B Brands on the Superbowl. Say what?
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February 11, 2022
For 364 days a year, we block TV ads with the full fury of defensive linemen. One might slip through now and then only to remind us to increase our vigilance, to prerecord more shows, or avoid network TV altogether. But one day a year, we suddenly welcome ads into our living rooms like long-lost friends. We celebrate their arrival...

Constructing a Courageous B2B Brand Strategy
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February 10, 2022
Courageous Strategy. It’s the first part of the CATS framework, an acronym describing the top 4 qualities of brilliant marketers who build brilliant B2B brands. Great B2B marketers have the courage to do something unique that can differentiate their brand in a big way and fuel next-level growth. Below, find a list of 3 ways you can implement a courageous...

7 Common B2B Branding Questions Answered in Renegade Marketing
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January 19, 2022
What is blue and white and read all over? It’s Drew Neisser’s latest book, Renegade Marketing: 12 Steps to Building Unbeatable B2B Brands! Chock-full of amazing insights, Renegade Marketing is 150 pages of straight B2B goodness. It starts with CATS, an acronym for Courageous, Artful, Thoughtful, and Scientific—the four key traits that make a good leader, great. This framework lays...

16 podcasts
16 Podcasts for Marketers, Entrepreneurs and Other Humans
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December 29, 2021
Here’s a resolution for you: thank the hosts of your favorite podcasts by writing a review or a leaving a comment on their LinkedIn page. Why? Because producing a high-quality show is a shit ton of work. We counted 34 steps to produce Renegade Marketers Unite and that didn’t even include the prep time I put in for each interview....

9 Marketing Books
9 Must-Read Books for Marketers to Start 2022
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December 21, 2021
Since putting my book on the top of this list of 9 must-read books for marketers is blatantly self-serving, perhaps you’ll take someone else’s word for it. Thus, here are a few highlights from Hugh Taylor’s review of Renegade Marketing: 12 Steps to Building Unbeatable B2B Brands: Renegade Marketing: 12 Steps to Building Unbeatable B2B Brands, by Drew Neisser, offers...

4 Examples of B2B Brand Propelling Next-Level Growth
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December 16, 2021
In CMO Huddles, the debate rages on about calling out brand-building in your budget. Some do. Most don’t. But all recognize that brand-building takes time, can be measured, and impacts all aspects of the company including employee retention, recruiting, CX, and demand generation. There are quite a few euphemisms that CMOs are using to disguise the word “brand” (i.e., air...