marketing messages

Downturns happen. We saw them in 2000 and 2008. Granted, this one is a little more interesting and there’s no question restarting the economy will be bumpy, but the return on investment (ROI) is a measurement that always sells. Gone are the days where sales are driven by gut feel or “nice to have.” If you want to restart strong, focus your Sales and Marketing efforts on ROI.   Strong Benefits Matter, Weak Ones Don’t Technically, there are four ways to realize benefits, from first-order (cutting a cost now) to fourth-order…

To say that these are unprecedented times we are living in would be an understatement. With the spread of COVID-19 into a global pandemic, our personal and professional lives have been dramatically altered in an astonishingly short period of time. Entire nations are under quarantine, business and school closures are rampant, and the phrase “social distancing” is possibly one of the most talked-about and pressing concepts of the day. In these times, customer communications – particularly digital ones – become especially…

Delivering effective demand generation for the EMEA market is far from easy. With 24 languages spoken across the EU alone, translation services are useful, but they can only take you so far. You also need to consider cultural nuances and permitted variations to data and marketing regulations such as GDPR. And for B2B Marketing to be truly effective, you need to prioritize contacts that are in-market for your offering. Unless your team has the skills and capabilities to meet these requirements, you risk a lackluster EMEA…

Marketers today need to tell their story across many platforms and find a way to break through the noise. If your Marketing message confuses someone, they tune out. If your Marketing message is boring, they ignore it. If your Marketing message is delivered in a way that is clumsy, people will avoid it. Imagine there was a way for marketers to make their message, clear, concise and compelling every time. Well, you don’t have to imagine it because if you use these four essential elements in your Marketing stories, you will…

From Optimizing Messaging for Direct-Response Channels to Powering Chatbots, AI Is Making an Impact That Will Only Accelerate from Here Over the next decade, Artificial Intelligence will transform the nature of work across a range of industries, and given our penchant for being early adopters, marketers will be on the fast track. The potential of AI and Machine Learning to help marketers better understand our customers, improve their experience with our products and services, and reach them via tailored messages and…