Each week, Laura, Caroline, and I get to sit and chat with some of today’s most innovative marketing masters. We’ve run down the rabbit hole with folks from Spotify, Liquid Death, Oatly, New Balance, Zapier, Hootsuite, the Brooklyn Nets, and even the makers of Chicago’s most beloved tirefire-flavored liquor. If you could smoosh all of…
You might be both. In big organizations, project management is a distinct skill. It involves timekeeping, record keeping and organization. The project manager knows the budget and the deadline, and ensures that constituents stay in sync. This is the construction coordinator and the movie producer. The product manager, on the other hand, makes decisions about…
Like many businesses, I depend on web forms on my website to collect visitor information and to give them an easy way to contact me. They are an invaluable part of my lead generation strategy. You probably know what a web form is and roughly what it looks like, but do you really know what…
When the truck makes a delivery at the nearby True Value hardware store, Danny needs to figure out which shelf to put it on. Should the extension cords go next to the hoses? After all, they both do the same thing, one with electricity and one with water… The purpose of putting things in order…
When I include links to various books and items on this blog, your purchases generate a small royalty that I earmark for worthy causes. This year, we were able to help BuildOn and the community in Khakh build a new school. It’s the first real school building the village has ever had, and it’s likely…
AI is a hot topic for marketers — and for good reason. According to our State of AI report, 95% of respondents say that AI marketing tools help them spend less time on manual tasks and more time connecting with customers. As a freelance writer and content creator, I’ve seen the benefits of AI first-hand….
I remember exactly where I was when I stumbled upon the concept of cornerstone content for the first time. It was a fresh winter’s morning in late December, and the sunshine glistened over the frosted ground … Okay, I kid, I kid. So, the cornerstone content model isn’t exactly ‘Moon Landing’ material. But, it did…
Marketing as we know it happened because of machines. Machines made factories dramatically more efficient, which meant that producers could no longer easily sell everything they made. When you go from making four ceramic plates a day to 4,000, your capacity starts to look like a problem. That’s a new challenge. A farmer could figure…
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Whether we realize it or not, we’re surrounded by integrated media planning. For example, a few months ago, I was driving to the airport and saw a billboard for Kim Kardashian’s company, SKIMS. A week later, I saw ads on Instagram and a SKIMS segment on “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” I had one of…