Views From the Cove
BY DANIEL BLACK
Growing up, my parents had a simple adage when it came to healthy eating for me and my five sibs: everything in moderation. Then again, I’ve been known to dip Fig Newtons (Fat Free!) in guacamole, so my eating habits probably aren’t worth emulating. Despite that, I’d argue there are five lessons that can be applied from healthy living to healthy marketing.
BY MEL DUNN
Each year, marketers report adopting new tactics and techniques to achieve their goals. Keeping up with the latest trends is one way to stay ahead of your competitors—80% of marketers agree that the art of marketing has changed more in the past three years than in the previous 50 years. Let that sink in. If you’re still doing the same things you did a few years ago, it’s time to revisit your overall program and see what’s missing.
We’ve reviewed what’s happening out there and want to highlight four trends we recommend exploring in 2023.
“Never let a friend lose his swagger.”
At first glance, Old Spice’s newest campaign appears to be just another offbeat attempt at selling young men a way to smell better. But a deeper dive into the brand’s latest integrated marketing campaign reveals that the decades old Procter & Gamble consumer brand might be taking a few pages out of the B2B marketing playbook, all while schooling us in our own classroom at the same time.
Looking for a job? LinkedIn. Looking for a new client? LinkedIn. Looking for investors? LinkedIn. Looking for professional services to support your business? LinkedIn.
From its nascent days in 2002, LinkedIn has come a long way. It’s now the de facto job-networking-sales-recruiting platform across most industries. Acknowledging that your current and prospective colleagues and clients are on LinkedIn, the question is: how can you utilize LinkedIn better to grow your business? Keep reading.
The home-delivered subscription service market is feeling boxed in.
In June, retail experts said “subscription fatigue” has taken over the consumer landscape, killing off a plethora of new entrants into the monthly box trend. Yet, just a few weeks before, the market was reported as “more crowded than ever.” So, which is it?
The truth is, like many other industries, it’s both.
The power of social media cannot be overstated. From overthrowing repressive governments to exposing environmental risks, to helping locate people in crisis, social media has the ability to shine a light on the world.
Given social media’s strength, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it can even help nurture and develop leads in the business-to-business sales process. Eighty percent of leads in the B2B world come from LinkedIn.
Yet, despite the success of social media, and LinkedIn in particular, many businesses and professionals are hesitant to dip their toes in the water. Why? That’s hard to say. But, what we do know is that the more you put into LinkedIn, the more you will get out.
