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Every business should be building an economic moat
When investing in a company, Warren Buffett looks for those who are building an “economic moat. ”
The term is apt. Just as a watery moat protects a castle, building an economic moat is the protection a business gains by virtue of its competitive advantages.
Bud Light Violates Core Positioning Principles
Set the politics aside. Forget your values for just a moment. Bud Light’s marketing fiasco reminds us that violating positioning principles can cost you a lot more than advertising dollars.
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Keyphrase: Online Positioning
SEO, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, page rank, keyword strategy, online positioning . . . all words or phrases used to refer to achieving the optimal goal of a first-page result in a search engine.
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Tendency to tinker your marketing business plan often too tempting
Sometimes the right thing to do is to do nothing, and that takes discipline. In marketing, as in investing, sometimes the right thing to do is to do nothing. But the tendency to tinker with your marketing business plan is often too tempting. Doing nothing is a decision.
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Business Strategy: After finding your ‘why,’ it’s time to execute
Vision without execution is hallucination. Some say Thomas Edison said that. Others say Einstein. Whoever said it got it right. The ability to execute is inherent in good strategy. But the strategy won’t execute itself.
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Brands must be smart about their social media content strategy
Businesses churn out more and more messages, but ‘engagement’ from customers isn’t keeping pace. There’s only so much an audience can absorb. Businesses churned out three times more messages in the past year, but their prospects and customers didn’t pay any more attention to them. Not good.
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The Cheese Has Moved: Why B2B Advertisers Are Streaming to Connected TV
Advertisers have long understood the potency of television (TV) as a brand-building medium for consumer products. However, business-to-business advertisers typically kept their distance, and for good reason.
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How to Critique Super Bowl Commercials
Every year, friends and family ask me if I watch Super Bowl commercials differently because I’m in the ad business.
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Getting ‘right idea’ with your brand positioning statement
Remember this rule: A brand can stand for only one idea. Readers no doubt understand when someone warns, “Don’t put the cart in front of the horse. ” This would be like marketing before developing your brand positioning statement.
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Barack Obama's New Media Fundraising
The story of Obama's success is very much a story about new media fundraising.
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