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If you ask virtually every CMO about the keys to their success in having their marketing efforts cut through, you’ll likely find a few trends in their answers. For one, most of those CMOs will credit having their CEO completely on board. This isn’t a successful person demonstrating how humble they are, nor is it an attempt to curry favor...

Though this used to mainly fall within HR’s purview, marketing departments are increasingly involved in shaping communications. There are a few reasons behind this change, among them the need to improve employee retention rates as unemployment increases, and the recognition that a healthy company culture can go a long way in shaping a good customer experience and creating persuasive, employee...

The Value of a Personal Flair When it comes to ‘thank yous,’ it’s not often someone takes the time to put pen to paper. It’s usually an email, a quick text, or a phonecall, if anything. But Gabi Zijderveld, CMO of Affectiva, shared her experience in drafting 44 handwritten thank you notes in one night to the speakers at a...

Randy Frisch, President & CMO of Uberflip, has ruffled a few feathers in evangelizing his marketing mindset. Why? Well, right off the bat, he’s published a book called F*ck Content Marketing, which is sure to rub a few people the wrong way. But his mindset isn’t as negative as it may sound—in fact, he ends up highlighting the value of...

Adopting a new brand is never easy. It takes time, money, and effort. Settling on a name is hard enough, let alone securing trademarks and a domain name. Then, of course, there’s updating office signage and signs, company gear, online imagery, press releases…the list goes on, but for major, global brands, such an undertaking can cost millions. These difficulties don’t...

In the not-so-great old days of business, large consulting firms behaved much like fiefdoms, with each office and the specialty practices within those offices controlled by specific, more local partners. These partners dictated the customer experience and the vibe of each local branch—the workplace culture—with little regard for the central brand. Customer loyalty was to “their” local partner, rather than...

At a marketing conference in May, I had the opportunity to interview "cyborg anthropologist," Amber Case (Amber is actually a Fellow at Harvard University and a visiting researcher at MIT). She is also an advocate of a branch of research known as "Calm Technology." In essence, this concept focuses on eliminating an over-reliance on technology while increasing the "human-factor" in any complex system...