Disagreement Should Not Be Upsetting
Disagreement should not be upsetting. I come from an academic background where people could disagree in public vehemently and then go out for collegial dinner and drinks afterward. Not as an exception but as a norm. It’s just how debate happened when people had different approaches to a text or topic. Of course, there were […]
Advice vs Transformation
Tips, formulas, how-tos… So limiting. Stories about 10X results and the like almost seem to demand emulation. But are they true? Even if they are true, are they relevant? Even if they are relevant, what do they assume? How much of their actual outcome is a function of someone else’s goals, someone else’s context and […]
The Zero-Based Approach
Zero-based thinking is powerful. Do your planning and allocating from scratch whenever you are doing a reset or hitting a milestone (like a new year). • Zero-based budgets: don’t increment past numbers. Start from zero and justify everything. • Zero-based time management: don’t tweak your calendar and to-do lists. Start them from a blank page. […]
Theory Is a Marketing Fundamental
Theory matters. People want examples and practical tips. Make it tangible. Make it easy to understand. But the understanding of what “it” is is impoverished if “it” lacks clarity and rigor, if “it” emerges from vague presuppositions and assumptions. Premises linger underneath what we say unless we unearth and expose them. Those premises may be […]
Planning Your Marketing Budget
Do you want to make better use of your B2B marketing budget and resources in 2023? Slash your ad spend. Or eliminate it. For many B2B companies, there is huge impact from engaging even a small percentage of the 1,000 decision makers who matter most. Spend your money and time finding them, creating relevance for […]