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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 is an Organization-wide Undertaking. It isn’t sales.

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The 5 Benefits of Greater Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

CMOE

If, like many companies and organizations, your answer is yes, your company stands to benefit from greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in these five highly profitable ways. Higher representation of women in C-suite positions results in 34% greater returns to shareholders (Fast Company). Think about your boardrooms and C-suites.

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Sales2.0 Conf: All About Alignment

SBI

Marketing and sales organizations also need to be in alignment so they don’t veer off into the ditch. He was forced out of InfoGroup in 2010 after a shareholder lawsuit raised questions about his use of company money. It’s a clear warning sign that it’s time to high-tail it into the shop for an alignment.

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A Short Legal Guide to Using Customer Testimonials the Right Way 

SmartKarrot

The best way to move forward is by creating a policy in your organization wherein if the testimonial is received within your business; they should be segregated between employees, shareholders, and investors. This is a mandatory legal requirement from the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Agency mergers and acquisitions, with Mark Sainthill

Account Management Skills

We discussed the future, and why agencies need to keep evolving their services to keep ahead of changing data protection rules, and helping clients explore different advertising channels. So advertisers have already seen a huge drop in performance of Meta, and that’s across Facebook and Instagram.

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6 Myths That Could Be Holding Up Referral Partnerships

CoSell

Myth 1: “We Can Go, Solo” In many organizations, marketing does its thing. When you are seeking to build successful collaborative partnerships, it’s critical to present a united face for your organization. Some organizations call it collaboration. It may help you share a fresh light on what it takes to move ahead.

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Does Value Creation Need Financial Incentives?

Customer Think

Till a company or organization truly understands the customer’s emotional feelings and traits (the key drivers companies should impact), and what changes these emotions, they can never know what it takes to create value for the customer. Is the brand equity of the employee increasing? Take Jim Carras who worked with Phil Crosby.