Whenever major changes for businesses are on the horizon, marketing tends to be the first thing cut. Entering a recession? Cut the marketing budget. Facing a pandemic? Cut the marketing budget. Selling your business? Cut the marketing budget. We’ve explained before, particularly when facing a recession and dealing with a pandemic, that these are the worst times to consider cutting [...]
Once upon a time, Sales and Marketing were in the same department in almost every company. The two were tied together so tightly that most didn’t realize there was a difference. Now, of course, we know better. Sales and marketing often have their own separate departments and, in the most successful of organizations, support each other. Some brands now also [...]
If there’s one common theme throughout the trends expected to drive marketing in 2025, that theme is AI. Artificial intelligence will likely be a part of almost every key trend that emerges this year. The best leaders will know when AI is helpful and when it could actually harm your efforts. Let’s examine the ways AI will likely influence trends [...]
Marketing leadership roles are fraught with minefields that could blow up a brand’s reputation in mere moments. In the past, these tripwires may have been a product that underperformed, an intern that forgot to log out of the brand Twitter account before going on a profanity-laced tirade, or C-level executive embroiled in some scandal. In recent years, however, announcing any [...]
