Description: More than 20 years ago, a hotel company made a big deal about having a great bed. And the world went: “Duh.” More recently, Hilton, a brand more associated with lodging than any other, launched a campaign focused on, yes, “The Stay.” So it might be time for another “Duh.” Source: MediaPost.com Date: Sep 14,… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Relationship Marketing
10 Ideas To Help Your Content Marketing Team Achieve Business Goals
Description: Editor’s note: This week, we’re giving everyone a taste of Content Marketing World 2022 by featuring recaps of articles filled with insights from this year’s speakers. Source: ContentMarketingInstitute.com Date: Sep 15, 2022 Link: https://contentmarketinginstitute.com/articles/content-team-brand-goals?utm_medium=email&utm_source=rasa_io&utm_campaign=newsletter Questions for discussion: What are the most significant suggestions, in your opinion? How should marketers make use of this information?
For Gen Z, TikTok Is the New Search Engine
Description: Need to find a restaurant or figure out how to do something? Young people are turning to TikTok to search for answers. Google has noticed. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Sep 16, 2022 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/technology/gen-z-tiktok-search-engine.html? Questions for discussion: Why is TikTok gaining ground as a search vehicle? How should marketers deal with this development from a… Read more »
Consumers Ready To Spend — Well, Maybe
Description: In difficult economic times, marketers may expect to see consumers do less shopping. Some consumers are pulling back and many are changing habits, but some are not. Recent studies from Morning Consult and Coveo found that a lot depends on the products and the consumer’s generation — apart from rising prices on many items…. Read more »
Bed Bath & Beyond is closing about 150 stores. Here’s a map of ones on the list so far
Description: Bed Bath & Beyond has announced dozens of the roughly 150 stores it plans to close. The struggling home goods retailer released its plans last month to shutter the “lower producing” locations, representing about 20% of its namesake stores. Source: CNBC.com Date: Sep 15, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/15/bed-bath-beyond-closing-150-stores-map-of-ones-on-the-list-so-far.html Questions for discussion: From a marketing point of… Read more »
TikTok is upending the music industry and Spotify may be next
Description: Artists have soared to the top of the charts because of trends on TikTok, muddling the music industry’s business model. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 05 , 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/05/tiktok-is-upending-the-music-industry-and-spotify-may-be-next.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the music industry as a result of TikTok? How has marketing changed? What role is… Read more »
Tom Brady asks Gen Z athletes to ditch toxic comparisons in Under Armour ads
Description: Under Armour is encouraging young athletes to stop comparing themselves to established greats through a star-studded new ad campaign, per an announcement. Source: MarketingDive.com Date: September 8, 2022 Link: https://www.marketingdive.com/news/Under-Armour-Tom-Brady-Morgan-Freeman-Gen-Z-football-ads/631404/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202022-09-08%20Marketing%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:44380%5D&utm_term=Marketing%20Dive Questions for discussion: What do you think about the intended message in this ad? Do you think it is successful? Why do you suppose Morgan… Read more »
Queen Elizabeth II’s Relationship With Media Technology
Description: Technology innovations shaped the world in which Queen Elizabeth II reigned. She embraced all. Perhaps it’s because she realized the connection media technology — and ultimately, the internet — could create between the monarchy and people. The 96-year-old, who represented an institution dating back centuries, was more tech-savvy than many imagined. Source: MediaPost.com –… Read more »
SPOS #842 – Andrea Belk Olson On Secret Customer Needs
Description: Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation – Episode #842. Have you ever met a “differentiation expert”? That’s the role of Andrea Belk Olson (who is also a speaker and author). As the CEO at Pragmadik, where her team helps organizations of all sizes better understand customers (their wants, desires and secret needs). She is the author of The… Read more »
How electric vehicle manufacturing could shrink the Midwestern job market
Description: The race to build electric vehicles in the U.S. is heating up as fresh rounds of investment come out of Washington. Workers at the former heart of the auto industry fear being left behind. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Sep 04, 2022 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/04/ev-manufacturing-may-shrink-us-midwest-auto-parts-trade.html Questions for discussion: What is happening to the industry as the… Read more »
Applied Marketing, 2e
Canadian Edition
