I think it is fair to say that marketers have unleashed some pretty horrible things on the world over the years. New Coke, plug-in air fresheners, negative option billing, scent strips, greeting cards that make noise and those little family icons on the backs of cars come immediately to mind. It’s time, I believe, we […]
There Are No Emergencies in Marketing
Joan is frequently late for lunch, which has a fair bit to do with her busy job managing social media for a large bank. There are a lot of urgent things in social media. On a recent day, she huffed into the room looking more frazzled than usual. “Sorry, had a Code Red on Twitter,” she […]
Should You Centralize or Decentralize Your B2B Marketing? Yes You Should.
This was originally published on February 12th, 2014 on the Canadian Marketing Association blog. That’s why it seems so familiar. Somewhere on my desk is a mug with the cringe-worthy statement: Think Global. Act Local. This artifact is the sole survivor of a marketing centralization initiative from many years ago. It involved thick binders, rules, […]
P-Cube Rising: Procurement is Cool Again
It’s been a while since we checked in with our friends in the Vendor Abuse department, also known as Procurement, and it seems their lot is improving at last. According to Harvard Business Review, we’re finally spending again and external suppliers are seeing four percent more of revenue than in 2011. We have also, apparently, […]
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