This business fail taught me about psychological switching costs

One of the most overlooked marketing obstacles when launching a new product is psychological switching costs. And today I have a personal story about condoms to demonstrate this important idea. Often, our market research may show a compelling customer need but after a launch, the concept falls flat because of an intangible psychological burden consumers […]
10 Digital marketing statistics that made me say WOW

Very exciting digital marketing statistics that will make you leap for joy.
Mukbang and Monetization: New Digital Marketing Trends

Mukbang is a new trend demonstrating gluttonous behavior on video. So why not? Gluttony and other trends on The Marketing Companion!
Survival strategies for the post advertising world

Slowly but inexorably we are entering a post advertising world, or at least one where power is being consolidated into three major players. How do you survive in that environment?
How to gracefully repurpose content between horizontal and vertical video formats

Emerging video formats make it challenging to repurpose content. This helpful guide provides a few insights to help you make the most of your video content!
Eight million views later, the ultimate branded content case study

What is the ultimate branded content case study? This video has it all, including a storyline that has earned 8 million views.
10 Profound digital marketing trends you need to know about now

The world is changing rapidly. Here is your guide to profound digital marketing trends to follow and help you remain relevant in the next few years.
Digital marketing: A discussion on three touchy subjects

Algorithms that hurt kids, marketing strategies that don’t work and “outing” on social media are three very touchy subjects covered in this discussion
New media, new culture and how it’s confounding brands

YouTube’s most popular star PewDiePie got into hot water with videos that some interpreted as hate speech but his popularity soared. What’s going on here?
Social media giants tighten their grip on small content producers

Social media promised to be the great equalizer for all businesses but content producers are being squeezed by companies if they don’t play by the rules