Marketing research is in jeopardy. A WSJ report says that people won’t respond to polls any more. What are the implications for our businesses when we can’t count on marketing research?
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Marketing Companion hosts Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster discuss some mind-bending social media trends on the latest podcast episode.
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There have been a number of studies pointing to the suspicious results of automated social media sentiment analysis. Here’s a simple idea that really works.
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Values based marketing isn’t for everyone, but the business case is strong for this strategy, especially if you have first-mover advantage.
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There have three marketing rebellions raging for more than 100 years. There is a new one brewing but most companies can’t see the changes happening.
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The author argues that the accounting department can’t be in charge of customer experiences. Satisfaction may come from engineering “peak moments.”
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This annual research into new media trends is chock-full of insights and curiosities. Learn why you might need an audio strategy, the fastest tech segment right now, social media usage trends, wy YouTube means music, and more!
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While corporate storytelling is all the rage, let’s consider three trends that point to the dawn of a humbling new era in consumer marketing.
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A Ford Motor analyst provides her take on some of the biggest consumer trends on earth. Mark Schaefer and Tom Webster look at consumer cocooning and other ideas
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