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What’s after content marketing? The galvanizing story, Part 1

Content marketing won. Now what? It’s time to re-center our marketing around big ideas. Meet the Galvanizing Story, the next (and first) big thing.

08. 04. 2019

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Deadlines are killing your marketing

Deadlines dictate the daily lives of every marketer—often at the cost of the things we’re really here to do. Maybe it’s time to slow down…

B2B marketing

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The hierarchy of benefits in B2B marketing

Your prospects don’t believe your big claims—and they don’t care about your small ones. It’s time to start building some bridges.

Customer experience / Galvanizing stories

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Beyond tone of voice: what’s your stance?

Tone of voice is hugely important in B2B. But there’s something just as important and far less understood: stance. What your brand actually does that’s…

B2B marketing / Messaging

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Why most brands shouldn’t “start with why”

Simon Sinek’s “Start with why” mantra works for inspiring leaders. But your average brand? Not so much. Here’s why you shouldn’t start with why unless…

28. 02. 2019

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Why SaaS providers need to get braver about proprietary data

Most SaaS providers are missing a huge opportunity to create unique, authoritative, insightful marketing using their proprietary data – here’s why they…

B2B marketing / Data

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What marketers should learn from Stripe Atlas

Here’s how high B2B marketers need to aim – and why Stripe Atlas is the best example of the new bar.

B2B marketing / Data

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Is marketing the press secretary or attorney general?

Does marketing represent the business? Or does it represent the market AND the business?

12. 02. 2019

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Let’s steal from Icelandair

Back in 2016, I flew to the US on an Icelandair flight. It was one of the smartest, most charming 360-degree marketing experiences I’ve ever come across.…

05. 02. 2019

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Tool Choice: How to pick a marketing automation tool

Choosing the right marketing automation tool is like picking a needle in a needlestack. That’s why we came up with a model for picking the right tool for…

28. 01. 2019

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Inviting the tackle

The most effective brands don’t hide from tackles. They invite them.

24. 01. 2019

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Four reasons to avoid comedy in B2B marketing (and how to use it anyway)

There are four pretty big reasons not to use comedy in your marketing. But there’s one very big reason why you should – and it’s big enough to outweigh…

21. 01. 2019

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