Reacting to a polarized media atmosphere, more brands feel compelled to take a stand and highlight their core values rather than try to be all things to all people. ...
Lured by the promise of Big Data, organizations segment audiences too narrowly and unintentionally end up abandoning large groups of potentially lucrative customers. ...
Today, successful marketing campaigns are putting an increasing focus on using the power of personality, quirkiness, and imperfections to create authentic with customers. ...
Brands and organizations are turning to psychology to better understand the motivations and emotions behind their customers’ decisions and inspire better performance from their employees. ...
Brands are embracing their humanity, taking inspiration from other sectors and thinking more broadly about effectively marketing to people first and buyers second.
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Brands are using a combination of content marketing and greater integration between marketing and operations to augment promotions with practical and human added value. ...
Marketing used to focus almost exclusively on the messaging behind and promotion of products and services, but today, marketers are becoming key to informing their organizations’ product development and research. ...