It’s a new year, which means new lists of expected marketing trends for 2026. As many might expect, most of these lists involve AI in some way or another. And, yes, AI will likely be part of many strategies, at least for those who haven’t already adopted the technology based on the expected trends lists of 2025 and 2024…and even [...]
In commerce, whether in physical stores or online, the easier it is to make a purchase, the more likely you are to make a sale. And making purchasing easier means removing any friction that might slow or stop the act of buying. Almost every innovation and improvement in marketing has been to remove friction: first adding ecommerce to brick-and-mortar options, [...]
At some stage, you may determine that marketing leadership is necessary to continue growing your business. This could be due to quick growth for a small business, loss of market share for a medium business that has never needed marketing leadership before, or perhaps a change in leadership for enterprise level businesses. Whatever the reason for needing marketing leadership, a [...]
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 [...]
