First, companies wanted to gain global appeal. Then, they realized that their audience wanted a personal relationship with the brands that they used, which meant reaching those customers and prospects on a more localized level. Combined with the growing trend for reliance on mobile to research, find, engage and buy brands, hyperlocal social marketing has …

  Inbound marketing, as a phrase and a movement, has almost been as popular as content marketing over the past decade. If both phrases were tradeable stocks, and you purchased $10,000 worth of “inbound marketing” and “content marketing” in June 2008, inbound marketing would be valued at $490,000. If you owned content marketing, you would …

You don’t need to follow the traditional path to career advancement, a ‘lattice’ career, taking you out out of your comfort zone will make you a more distinctive and useful employee, argues Airbnb’s EMEA marketing director Alexandra Dimiziani. My professional path began with the trappings of the ordinary – a business degree and an entry-level …

  The relationship between marketing and insight will be under the spotlight at Marketing Week Live this year; ahead of the event we explore how businesses can better align their teams to get the most from each function. How do brands use data to produce extraordinary creative? How do they bring insights to life in …

A study analysing social media influencer practices in marketing has revealed that six in 10 marketing professionals are not fully aware of the Committee of Advertising Practice code of conduct – with over a third of marketers actively choosing not to adhere to it due to a lack of understanding or a reluctance to be …

It’s been two weeks since MarTech in San Francisco, and I’m just now catching up enough to write down my thoughts about the event. First and foremost, a heartfelt thank you to everyone who was a part of this conference — attendees, speakers, sponsors, moderators, staff, and the producers behind it all, Third Door Media. …

  NEW YORK CITY — You can’t tell people what to buy anymore. Now you have to go beyond product pitches and memorable jingles to engage and excite them: You actually have to take the time to build digital relationships with them by turning your marketing messages into marketing experiences. That was the somewhat daunting, …

  Despite slow economic growth and falling consumer confidence, Europe continues to buck global marketing trends as the region’s Global Marketing Index (GMI) hit its highest ever figure in March. The headline GMI for Europe stood at 59.2, a rise of 0.5 percentage points on the previous month and well above the global figure of 54.9 …

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