Category: Collaboration
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AI acceleration without org alignment is a trap
Read more: AI acceleration without org alignment is a trapAs a marketing consultant, I’ve watched AI move from “shiny new toy” to daily reality faster than most predicted. But here’s the uncomfortable truth: for many conventional, siloed organisations, AI…
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The death of B2B marketing: time to reclaim full-funnel accountability
Read more: The death of B2B marketing: time to reclaim full-funnel accountabilityB2B marketing has undergone a dramatic shift over the past two decades—and not entirely for the better. As Andrei Zinkevich, Co-Founder of FullFunnel.io, sharply outlines in his recent take, we’ve…
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Driving effectiveness whilst minimising chaos and risk
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Change, Collaboration, Content Marketing, Customer experience, Data, Digital marketing, Engagement, Experience, Transformation, ValueRead more: Driving effectiveness whilst minimising chaos and riskAs a marketing consultant based in Hobart, Tasmania, I’ve always emphasized the importance of efficient content operations for driving real business results. The latest report from leading content management platform…
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Ending the sales–marketing stalemate: why tech alone is not the answer
Attitude, Biz Tech, Change, Collaboration, Lead management, Marketing automation, Sales alignment, TransformationRead more: Ending the sales–marketing stalemate: why tech alone is not the answerI recently had a fascinating discussion with the product manager of a promising account-based marketing (ABM) startup that intends to take targeted B2B marketing to the next level. Their approach?…
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“Weekends start at 11am on Fridays”
Read more: “Weekends start at 11am on Fridays”How difficult it is for legacy businesses to transform, especially those with storied histories, is illustrated by the travails endured by Volkswagen’s beleaguered CARIAD software division. The YouTube channel Connecting…
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Reprioritise Point of Sale and focus on Point of Value
Change, Collaboration, Customer experience, Engagement, Experience, Sales alignment, To be defined, Transformation, TrustRead more: Reprioritise Point of Sale and focus on Point of ValueOrganisations must rebalance away from sales and prioritise value delivery, according to CX guru Bruce Temkin. Temkin says too many organizations overly focus on selling their products and services, but…
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The loyalty data value equation
Read more: The loyalty data value equationAll types of brands, from tiny consumer products to restaurants to large retailers, are creating a new era of loyalty programs, driven, in part, by a need to collect first-party…
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The decisive new NPS metric: earned growth rate
Attitude, Biz Tech, Change, Collaboration, CRM integration & utilisation, Customer experience, Engagement, Experience, Marketing ROl, To be definedRead more: The decisive new NPS metric: earned growth rateConfronted with the gaming of his original NPS, the concept’s founder Robert Reichheld is now advocating that it be paired with a new metric: earned growth rate. However, will this…
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SOS: high impact predictive tool or overrated and over hyped?
Read more: SOS: high impact predictive tool or overrated and over hyped?Is Share of Search marketing’s compelling new metric, which can predict future market share? Supporters of the concept say “yes” and then add several caveats. Detractors also frame their “no”…
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Slow progress is not good enough
Attitude, Biz Tech, Change, Collaboration, Content Marketing, CRM integration & utilisation, Customer experience, Data, Digital marketing, Engagement, Experience, Lead management, Marketing automation, Marketing ROl, Mindfullness, Sales alignment, To be defined, Transformation, ValueRead more: Slow progress is not good enoughNow into its second decade, the survey by leading Australian B2B marketing agency Green Hat shows that marketers are achieving only slow progress in digitising and driving commercial outcomes.