Blog Author Mellissah Smith - Page 7
Mellissah Smith
IS THE RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD OF MARKETING GIVING YOU FOMO?
With more than 8,000 martech companies in America today, it’s become abundantly clear that the competitive advantage every business is looking for is being sought from the technology sector masterstrokes.
Why professional services firms are scared to stand out from the crowd
When you look at financial services firms, the first thing that comes to mind is accounting, financial planning, legal and management consulting firms. Although the breadth of professional services firms is much greater than that and includes marketing and recruitment, it’s our financial and legal counterparts that really struggle to stand out from the crowd.
How to market a technology company in 2022
With so many technology company startups, the need for out-of-the-box marketing solutions that help brands stand out from the crowd is heightened. "If you always do, what you've always done..." you may not have clients moving forward.
Why marketing managers are not living up to expectations
When you go to college you learn two things 1) There’s a deadline for everything 2) If you start something, you need to finish it.
In truth, you learn a lot more than that, but these two points are a given. They also relate to life, work and for those Instagrammers, “living your best life”.
Each day I talk to entrepreneurs and business leaders. They tend to ‘like’ their marketing managers but there is one common thread that always comes out of their mouths. “I don’t know what they do and whether it works or not.”
For business leaders and entrepreneurs, uncertainty doesn’t sit well. It nags at them like this irritating voice in their head that never shuts up especially when sales are down, or everything isn’t going to plan.
Many entrepreneurs and business leaders do not function well in uncertain situations and find them stressful and distressing.
Will your new beard effect your ability to get that dream job?
Why marketers should be afraid for their jobs
Being afraid for your job can be deliberating. It can create the wrong type of mindset where marketers are afraid to make the wrong choice or stop progress due to the fear of their job becoming redundant.
After interviewing more than 30 marketers over the past few months, it has become apparent that the biggest issue that marketers are facing is their ability to keep their jobs and remain secure, when in fact, the whole industry was built on risk.
Risky marketing tactics that paid dividends made entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Steve Jobs. Nike didn’t hold back when they called out golf courses that had bans on certain ethnic groups playing on their courses with Tiger Woods advertising campaign, and again with BLM campaigns that cut through the clutter and while they may have offended a few, the marketing campaigns paid dividends.
Why volunteering is good for business
On Monday, I volunteered to an organization called Open Hands in Atlanta. My intention was to use the public holiday wisely and by giving back, it was a good start.
It’s kind of like making your bed each morning. If you do that, it’s one less thing you have to do in the day, and when you return in the evening, you see the fruits of your labor.
Why your marketing career isn't lifting off – and how to change it
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