by Cheryl Treleaven | Jul 18, 2012 | Thought Leadership
Now that I’ve got your attention (particularly my husband’s), let me explain. A few weeks back, I was researching a company who tapped us for an RFP on thought leadership and influencer marketing. After a quick listening scan and review of their websites and social...
by Peter Duckler | Jul 10, 2012 | Content, Thought Leadership
Logging in. Linking In. Checking in. Pinning. Posting. For a social media marketer, it can be oh-so-exhausting. But, like a good social media doobie, you do it every day: Leverage your social media toolbox to bring to life compelling brand stories and...
by Cheryl Treleaven | Jun 26, 2012 | Content, Thought Leadership
A few years ago, engagement was the holy grail of marketing. Brands delivered interactive campaigns designed to stimulate action and interaction: Take a poll, share or upload a photo, join a “community,” create a video, and so on. Unfortunately, the outcome was a lack...
by Steve Hershberger | May 22, 2012 | Content, Thought Leadership
Recently Gartner predicted that by 2017, marketing’s technology spend will exceed that of IT’s within the business enterprise. According to Gartner, 2011 B2B and B2C marketing budgets as a percentage of revenue were almost three times as high (10 percent) as IT...
by Jennifer Voisard | May 15, 2012 | Content, Thought Leadership
Part One: Who are advocates and why they matter. Brand advocates are hot and trending—again. Conversation about brand advocates and their business value is buzzing, because we have more collective experience under our belts. Advocate programs are beyond the proof of...
by Pam Flores | Apr 24, 2012 | Content, Thought Leadership
Repositioning a venerable brand needs to both honor its heritage and create a new reality that is credible and disruptive. The disruption breaks the schema that has previously defined the brand, but if the disruption is too far afield, the new positioning will lack...
