Bet you’ve never heard this one before: an economic downturn can be the best time to try breaking into a new market, especially in B2B. Yes, I’m serious. It’s a surprisingly well-documented fact that customers are less brand-loyal and more sensitive to making a measurable impact during economic downturns. Twelve years ago, the Harvard Business Review documented that brands accelerating their marketing during recessions ended up with a 27% higher chance of turning into market leaders in their categories after the recession
What strategic lessons can today’s B2B marketers gain from taking a new look at the original classic word game Scrabble? With word games more popular than ever thanks to the runaway success of Wordle and its offshoots, it’s the perfect time to reach into the bag of letters and uncover some of the important marketing insights we can learn from the venerable game of Scrabble. Let’s hop right in and start exploring 10 marketing takeaways that we can learn from Scrabble and begin applying to our own efforts.
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It’s no mystery that we’re big fans of influencer marketing where B2B brands engage with industry experts and key opinion leaders to drive conversations, consideration and conversions.
We are living in the age of speed: faster connections, faster answers, faster service. People expect many things to happen instantly, in real-time, and technological advancements are increasingly making it possible. As such, it might seem counter-intuitive to suggest that we as B2B marketers are wise to slow our roll
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A car engine without a water pump. A baseball team without a shortstop
The sweet smell of fresh cedar is wafting in the breeze around my homestead this week—along with hint of marketing inspiration. Let me explain … Best-Laid Plans To take advantage of a long holiday weekend and a string of dry-weather days, my darling husband and I embarked on a “small” home improvement project: Sanding and staining our recently built 16-by-16 deck—plus an intricate one-story staircase. She was such a beauty following her construction last fall.
Can you imagine if we actually talked to one another the same way we’ve historically talked to search engines? It would make for some awkward interactions.