Magdalena asks, “What should be marketers’ main focus – numbers or creativity and innovation? Why?” The idea of asking someone to choose being qualitative or quantitative is inadvisable. People have natural aptitudes, and asking them to focus on something that isn’t their strength tends to yield mediocre results. The more important focus choice is whether…
Magdalena asks, “Can you run effective marketing without data?” Yes, you can, under certain conditions: – You lack scale, so you can talk to customers all the time and get an accurate sample of what your customers want and need – Data is not an essential ingredient to your business – You are okay with…
Hana asks, “Why don’t more companies use video marketing and live streaming?” The short answer is that because they have no plan, they won’t do anything due to risk aversion and lack of perceived value. To launch a video marketing initiative (or frankly, any marketing initiative), you need 6 concepts and 3 plans in place.…
Monica asks, “How do I create good content for an industry I’m unfamiliar with?” I had a colleague in the PR industry who called this getting smart, fast, and she used the time-honored technique of reading and researching via Google, news sources, and social media subject matter experts. This is a time-tested approach that works,…
