The Dangers of Brand Dilution
One of my favorite definitions of brand is by artist and comedian Ze Frank, who defines brand as: An emotional aftertaste from a set of experiences. Brand is identity, true, but it’s also how that identity feels, how it resonates with us. When we think about our...How to Evaluate a Big Idea in Marketing and Business
We love Big Ideas. We court them, we share them, we follow them. We pay hundreds or thousands of dollars to conferences so that speakers can share their Big Ideas with us. Yet, at the end of the day – or the end of the quarter, or the end of the year –...How to Calculate Marketing ROI
Pick a term that is bandied about the most but understood the least in business (especially marketing) and chances are it will be ROI, return on investment. Many marketers are asked by senior stakeholders what their ROI is, how to calculate marketing ROI, or whether...6 Principles of Influence in Content Marketing
How do we make our content more valuable? In the most recent CMO Survey, CMOs are demanding greater impact from marketing activities as their top priority by a wide margin. Why would such a demand exist in the first place? The answer: marketing activities aren’t...You Ask, I Answer: Tracking Google Ads Performance to Amazon?
Clarissa asks, “Question: I publish a book and set up a series of ads using Google Ad Words and the link goes to the Amazon Page. How do I set up tight tracking for the success of the ads, where success = book sales?” This is a challenging situation...AI for Marketers Book
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