Going beyond the set-it-and-forget-it mentality Today’s successful marketing requires a mindset shift – moving beyond the set-it-and-forget-it approach. The set-it and forget it mentality suggests that once a campaign is launched, marketers should let it run its course before making any changes. However, this approach often leads to underperforming campaigns and missed opportunities. To drive [...]
Your brand is more than a striking logo, or a catchy slogan. Your brand is your promise to your customer. It's the DNA of your customer experience, the story that connects emotionally, and the values that resonate with your audience. The logo? That's just the tip of the branding iceberg. The evolution of branding Gone [...]
Today’s commercial landscape remains volatile, uncertain and challenging. Where uncertainty lurks around every corner and disruption remains the ‘not-so-new’ norm, the concept of business resilience emerges as a business need, more than ever. So, the question is how does one cultivate this resilience, this ability to weather storms and emerge stronger on the other side? [...]
Email marketing continues to be a ‘go-to’ strategy to build brand awareness, drive customer engagement, nurture prospects, generate leads and increase revenue generation. But, like any marketing strategy, email marketing comes with its own set of challenges. As a cornerstone of digital marketing, email marketing offers unparalleled reach and efficacy, but it also comes with [...]
For any business, winning new customers can be time consuming and costly. The process of winning new customers means overcoming the challenges of turning strangers into loyal customers. Strategic marketing, with a clear marketing plan can make this conversion easier, but there is no silver bullet that makes this easy. Here are a few tips [...]
The psychology of consumer behaviour is a vast and intricate realm, peppered with phenomena that business leaders must consider. One such phenomenon, particularly relevant in times of economic downturn, is the 'Lipstick Effect' or the ‘Lipstick Factor’. This principal highlights consumer tendencies and their behaviour during tough times. It can influence the way businesses position [...]
In today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing environment, one fundamental principle holds true: understanding your audience is paramount. No matter how innovative your product or service may be, without a deep understanding of the people you are trying to reach, your marketing efforts are likely to fall flat. How well do you really know your [...]
Today we live in a digital world where customers, and that includes us, expect to receive a tailored, personalised service 24/7. According to google 75% of smartphone users expect immediate information whenever they open a website tab. And an astounding 51% believe that businesses should be contactable at any time, from any place. Historically these [...]
Without any marketing plan or strategy, businesses are simply offering their products or services, in the hope that whatever they are doing will work. Let’s face it, you might have the best widget, that your target customers would love, if only they knew about it. But if they don’t know about you, then your widget [...]
As Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.” Obviously, this quote applies to many things, and nowhere is it more relevant than with a marketing plan. So often businesses talk about ‘doing marketing’, but a plan for marketing is just as important as planning for all other functions of your business. [...]
