Product Lifecycle Marketing: What Matters Most at Every Stage
The classic graph for the product lifecycle is a sales curve that progresses through stages: a sharp rise from the x-axis as a product transitions […]
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How to Raise Prices for Existing Customers
Your current customers will never be excited about paying more. But that’s not why raising prices is so difficult. Instead, poor planning is to blame: […]
Business Apologies: What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do
You start your day with a check-in on social media. You spot a negative review on your Facebook page. Do you: Ignore it and hope […]
Brand-Owned Terms: The Power—and Process—of Naming a Movement
Inbound marketing. Conversational marketing. The subscription economy. Growth hacking. Each term, now ubiquitous, had humble origins but a profound—and profitable—impact. The phrases have defined brands. […]
How to QA Ecommerce Email Campaigns to Increase ROI
I don’t have to convince you that email is important: Email is a cost-effective way to get sales. Converting customers from your mailing list costs […]
Demand Generation: Turning Tactics into Strategy
There’s a building. In a back room, a guy peels potatoes. Out front, two people sit at a table. By the door, a person answers […]
How “False Expertise” Can Damage Your Business—and How to Protect It
When I last checked, there were 987,119 “thought leaders” on LinkedIn. Soon, there’ll be more than a million. How many of those do you trust? […]
Is Your SaaS Go-to-Market Strategy Tsunami-Proof?
Right now, there is a tsunami that’s coming to wipe out thousands of SaaS companies. In this article, I’ll walk you through the three tidal […]
9 Common Things that Stunt Business Growth (and What to Do about Them)
A major benefit of working in a digital-growth consultancy is that you see businesses across all industries and lifecycle stages try to grow their companies. […]
Making Marketing Training Work: Closing Skills Gaps, Proving Value
Does investing in employees’ marketing skills pay off? Or is it just a waste? Businesses spent nearly $94 billion on corporate training in 2017—a 33% […]