Archive for the ‘business strategy’ Category

This is Why Social Media Marketers Struggle

Social media marketers have been refining their professional approach to business value for nearly 20 years. Why can’t they grasp the simple idea of ROI?

Attention to Intention: How AI is Rewriting the Rules of Marketing and Sales

AI is not just adding new capabilities to our professional arsenal, it is rewriting the rules of marketing. In this discussion with tech leader and author Sandy Carter, we look at specific strategies to win the new sales and marketing game in the AI Era.

How to keep from being Cracker Barreled

The Cracker Barrel marketing implosion became personal. When marketing becomes politicized, could this backlash happen to me? Could it happen to you?

Wide Range of AI Signals Will Determine Purchasing Recommendations

Millions of people are turning to AI to help them make purchasing decisions. AI is becoming the customer we need to reach and to do that, we will turn to AI Signals.

The sad and mysterious tale of my invisible book

Even successful authors stumble. This is the story of the “invisible book” that everyone loved but nobody bought.

Attention Economy 2.0 and the Impact on Marketing

The attention economy was already fractured but now it’s being warped by AI. How do we adjust our marketing strategies in this environment?

Do I Really Need to Trust My Banana? What Most Marketers Get Wrong About “Trust”

There’s too much navel-gazing in marketing as we deliberate on building emotional bonds, community, and trust. Sometimes, I want to buy a banana and be left alone.

Building a simple AI assistant can transform your business now

Mark Schaefer and Dana Malstaff discuss how a simple AI assistant can serve customers, build a business, act as a growth coach, and even help you keep your sanity.

I Just Met My AI Clone. It Was 90% Me and 10% Existential Crisis

A bot thinks like me and acts like me. Will my AI Clone enable my ideas to spread far and wide or take my job? Let’s look at all sides of a new era of intellectual theft and opportunity.