Alan Hart, host of Marketing Today, goes behind the scenes with the world’s best marketers and …
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Mac vs. PC: truth in advertising hurts
I could not help sharing the new Mac ad called “elimination” from Apple: Disclaimer: I switch back to a Mac a little over two years ago and I believe I made the right decision for …
Continue readingStarbuck’s answer to McCafe: messaging disaster?
Image via Wikipedia In a New York Times article today, Starbuck’s answer to McDonald’s McCafé $100 million dollar blitz is: “If your coffee isn’t perfect, we’ll make it over. If it’s still not perfect, you …
Continue readingDeveloping your insight feed is critical to being relevant
This is the sixth in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top marketers develop marketing strategy, we have compiled …
Continue readingPepsi logo: hype or genius?
A friend recent sent me this post from Gawker, thanks Bruce! In the post they poke fun at the rationale (download) provided by the agency, Arnell Group, on the multimillion dollar logo refresh. Personally, I …
Continue readingRise of Experience: the next horizon to captivate customers
Image by exfordy via Flickr This is the fifth in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top marketers develop …
Continue readingIs “price” underleveraged in your marketing organization?
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Recently, I have been speaking to lead marketers about growth — how they define it and what they are doing to achieve it. Through 13 interviews, not one lead …
Continue readingRenewed definiton of brand
by photographer PiccoloNamek and image via Wikipedia This is the fourth in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top …
Continue readingInnovation as a growth engine: more than new products
Image via Wikipedia This is the third in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top marketers develop marketing strategy, …
Continue readingMarketing: noun or verb?
When we asked leading marketers about their roles and priorities during our recent CMO Agenda study, we heard a lot of commentary on the need to step up and drive major change inside their organizations. …
Continue readingDifferentiate or be commoditized
This is the second in a series of short posts related to The CMO Agenda research. Informed by recent CMO conversations and CMG Partners‘ collective experience helping top marketers develop marketing strategy, we have compiled …
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