Why AI is Too Important to Leave to Data Scientists
Marketers cannot leave data scientists to apply artificial intelligence to marketing data without themselves understanding how the technology works, or they risk misunderstanding their markets,...
The Key to Managing Operational Change in Marketing
“Most people don’t like change,” according to leadership guru John Maxwell. “They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. “For that reason, when good leaders prepare to...
4 Things We’ve Learned from Ongoing Global Financial Scandals
In 2019 there are some massive global issues for financial services marketers that will not go away. Every major market, from Europe to the US to Australia, seems to be affected.
Managing brand personality across channels crucial to trust: RMIT
Media disruption is impacting the habits of some audiences as often as every three months, with students reacting to trends and changing the way they use or consume social media as often as once a...
5 Signs Your Marketing Planning Process Needs an Update
“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.” That’s the claim of time management guru Alan Lakein. So why don’t more marketers look forward to...
5 Reasons to Restructure Marketing into Cross-Functional Teams This Year
Is your marketing department organised in cross-functional teams focused on customer segments and journeys? Or do your marketers work in functional silos with all the digital marketers together,...
4 Ways AI Will Make Creative Briefs Better
Ad man David Ogilvy once famously said: “Give me the freedom of a tight brief.” A tight creative brief to agency creative teams eliminates time-wasters and tangential information, making it faster...
3 Things I Hate About Marketing
How much time does your marketing team spend doing marketing? If half your time is wasted planning campaigns in spreadsheets, briefing and amending creative via convoluted email trails, or creating...
The Importance of Online Proofing for Marketing Teams: Choose the Best Software
We all know that taking a marketing asset from the conception stage right through to it being published can become complicated. You typically have several rounds of review and feedback by different...
4 Things We Learned About Implementing Agile Marketing
There’s no doubt agile marketing is a hot topic in marketing circles, and it’s easy to see why. In a world that’s moving faster, agile marketing helps build nimbleness and adaptability into marketing...
