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4 Effective Marketing Strategies for Complex Products

Marketing Insider Group

How to Create Marketing Strategies for Complex Products There are a few ways you can build a successful marketing strategy that delivers measurable results, even if you’re promoting the most sophisticated and complex products. Traditional marketing starts with the product. Effective marketing works in reverse.

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Build a Game Changing Marketing Action Plan in Just 9 Steps

Duct Tape Marketing

You need to have an approach that is focused on a very specific type of customer, with a very specific need or problem, and a promise to solve that problem in a very specific way. Map out the customer journey with the Marketing Hourglass. The customer journey isn’t linear.

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Activate the ‘Dark Funnel’ and unlock fresh leads in this new channel

Martech

The problem lies in that the digitization of the sales environment has marketers falsely believing that they can accurately track a customer’s journey. Much of the customer journey happens offline and when activities occur online, they rarely follow a linear path. The reality?

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Why Advertising Doesn’t Work: The Link Between Empathy and Sales

Marketing Insider Group

Because digital technologies have disrupted the way we do business and customers have developed a distrust of brands, traditional advertising has lost its effectiveness. The growth of the internet has altered the customer journey significantly. Quick Takeaways: The buyer journey has changed. Image Source.

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The Evolution of the Customer Lifecycle

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

What we’ve come to realize is that even though marketing has evolved significantly over time, the customer lifecycle model hasn’t evolved to reflect the same changes. The models we’ve seen have two things in common: The customer journey, usually represented either as a circle or a funnel, is sequential.

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Why Content Marketing is the Only Marketing Left

Digital Marketer

With more people using ad-blocking software to shut out unsolicited ads, the future looks bleak for marketers. But content marketing is the silver lining. Traditional marketing relies on outbound systems. This approach subjects consumers to marketing messages they don’t want. Customers Want It.

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How different generations use social media: A complete guide

Sprout Social

Expect culturally relevant and inclusive content that entertains, educates and inspires while keeping up with pop culture. To attract Millennials, streamline your customer journey and make each touchpoint painless. To win over Baby Boomers, provide a phenomenal customer experience and make their education your priority.

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