Marketing Won't Save You. Your Consumers Will.
In a sense marketing is an optimization process. One that’s responsible for bringing about the highest possible outcome out of a marketing mix.
It’s not our sole job to merely grab people’s attention. Look around. We’re living in the the attention economy, where it’s everyone’s job to grab people’s attention! We’re literally outsourcing comms to non
... See moreQuality content without marketing has a chance, but content with perfected cultural-fit marketing is poised for stardom.
ZINE • Content Overload & Trends in TV Viewing Rituals
To systematically build iconic brands, companies must reinvent their marketing function. They must assemble cultural knowledge, rather than knowledge about individual consumers. They must strategize according to cultural branding principles, rather than apply the abstracted and present-tense mind-share model. And they must hire and train cultural a... See more
Douglas Holt • Branding as Cultural Activism
Here is one that I’ve encountered time and again: marketing is the mother of revenue. Some of you might wince at the idea of self-promotion and all of your biases with the word marketing. When it comes to gigantic corporations, I do too. But let’s consider this in a small business context, where you work in and with your community. In this sense, m... See more