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Posts from the ‘Marketing’ Category
Aug 29
Traditional marketing not working for the millennials
Millennials have become the most significant consumer segment currently in times to come. These decision makers grew up in digital age, internet is like air and they are always connected to friends, so much so that these interactions have become a pivotal part of their decision making. These are digital natives.
Traditional marketing vs content marketing
Smart marketers understand that traditional marketing is becoming less and less effective by the minute, and that there has to be a better way.
Enter content marketing.
Content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and acquire a clearly defined audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action.
iBeacon can power micro-location revolution
iBeacon, a micro-location technology based on BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), can revolutionize the way one physically interacts with brands and products.
Scenarios include available parking spots messaging your phone as one drives by, or setting up beacons at home, so a smartphone could automatically turn on the lights at arrival, or trigger other appliances based on a personalized set up. It could even notify someone else.
Digital marketing and mobile?! Yes, they do exist together…
Imagine one can simply take a picture at a grocery shelf and order online. Future? No, present by Amazon.
With the new version of Amazon shopping app one can simply take pictures of the goods to be bought and an image recognition algorithm identifies them and builds a shopping cart.
Once again, solving the tremendous inefficiency of replenishing one's pantry will provide Amazon a sustainable competitive advantage.
Complete customer journeys
In today's corporate world, measuring customer satisfaction is ubiquitous to any business unit scorecard.
Yet, not too many companies measure the complete customer experience, or the integration of the multiple touch points that build the complete customer journey.
Who would buy fitness wearables from electronics companies?
Successful companies will know how to marry customer intimacy with technology innovation and will focus on solving problems vs. just delivering devices and technology.
Digital marketing rules… or not yet?
The Brand Advocacy Index, recently launched by The Boston Consulting Group, can help marketing executives realizing their efforts on driving word of mouth, on identifying the identities and motivations of advocates, and on determining the rational and emotional factors that motivate consumers and non-consumers to recommend a brand.
Digital coupons redefined
L’Oreal, Walgreen’s Look to Measure Mobile Coupons
Great execution of digital marketing ROI measurement by Sparkfly with Pretty In My Pocket app.
Marketer of the future
IBM Study Points to CMO, Marketer of the Future, as Customer Experiences Remain Top Priority
IBM just release the results of a survey of marketing professionals and identified that customer’s experiences remain the top priority.
Moreover, the top challenges identified are customer acquisition and customer retention, prompting for a close synergy between marketing and sales.
Pedro Antao Alves 