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Group Think makes bad decisions

Customer Think

There are always consequences to decisions, especially bad ones; the decision by British Airways to re-brand, and by Coca-Cola to change their original product to New Coke are good examples.

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Marketing is Bigger (MUCH Bigger) Than Advertising

Strategic Communications

Most people think “advertising” when they hear the word marketing. That’s understandable because much of what we see/hear as consumers involves traditional advertising activities—newspaper ads, television commercials, billboards, etc. Marketing isn’t advertising. Marketing is often too narrowly defined.

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What’s the Purpose of Advertising: To Entertain or to Sell?

Strategic Communications

But, did they work from an advertising standpoint? The point—advertisers need to make sure that their advertising is designed to sell (or, at a minimum, raise awareness/preference), not just entertain. Raising awareness is important, critical in fact, and the primary purpose of most mass media advertising.

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The Hooked Model

Flevy

In the past, the same phenomenon was at play that used to make people glued to their TV sets for hours, and today, this is what triggers us to check on our phones compulsively numerous times a day. The Hooked framework creates products that users return to again and again, even without nudging them through advertisements.

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Decision-Making For Businesses

Tenfold

We, in turn, can make more accurate decisions based on AI information. In the same we, we can expect AI to be applied further in business, particularly in decision-making. It has enabled these financial services companies in validating real-time business decisions within seconds. AI and Business Decisions.

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Why Sales Leaders Hate Your Advertising Agency

SBI Growth

Sales leaders perceive advertising agencies with the trifecta of doom; Expensive, Eccentric, and Frivolous. Why is it that most B2B sales leaders hate advertising agencies? They are irked when advertising agencies take too much credit for growth. Recognize when their advertising agency is ‘dead’ to sales, and 2.

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Building Trust and Value to smoothen your Client Onboarding Process

May Phoo Pan

Customer enthusiasm peaks immediately after a purchase, making the onboarding phase critical. It involves providing value, reinforcing the purchase decision, and guiding the customer towards maximizing product benefits. In advertising agencies, the account team, particularly account managers, often handle this vital process.