Marketing

In this episode of "What Were They Thinking?" Melissa Ward, managing editor for Publishing Executive's sister brand Target Marketing, looks at the new apocalyptic interactive content series from Tinder.

There’s one common challenge among brand marketers: How do we make the “customer journey” more productive?

Generation Z, the post-Millennial group of digital natives born after 1997, is arguably the most unique generation to come. Advertising to emerging Gen Z consumers, who have an insatiable desire for instant gratification and personalization in all aspects of their lives, is both as challenging and simple as it has ever been — an oxymoron in itself. But…

Last summer, I picked up a score of great ideas from the FlipMyFunnel conference in Boston. This year, the conference has joined forces with two other B2B niche conferences to form the B2B Sales and Marketing Exchange, held at the opulent Vegas-style Encore Hotel and Casino on Boston’s north side. By pulling three events together,…

Though your subject matter may be complex, your content is most effective when it’s simple for the consumer to understand. Websites, white papers, and other forms of content must deliver a clear, valuable message – and do so in an engaging way – for potential buyers to pay attention.

Content marketing is generally practiced by brands that already have firm identities, but their use of content marketing has its own cognitive dissonance. Is it doing good or doing evil? Do its creators know? Its inherent struggle is based on monetization, in more ways than one.

Two ALM execs discuss the launch of the publisher's Audience First platform and their strategy to deliver ‘smart marketing, not spray-and-pray.’

Consumers don’t like display ads. To drive performance, publishers must consider new ad formats consumers actually want to engage with.

As a data and analytics consultant, I often get called in when things do not work out as planned or expected. I guess my professional existence is justified by someone else’s problems. If everyone follows the right path from the beginning and everything goes smoothly all of the time, I would not have much to…

ABM is quickly becoming a staple of modern B2B revenue teams because it's a simple idea that works. B2B sellers concentrate sales and marketing resources on a clearly defined set of target accounts and execute personalized campaigns designed to resonate with each account. The principles aren’t revolutionary, but scaling can be a bit tricky.