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From guesswork to growth: How to build a customer-centric marketing strategy

Martech

We spend millions creating a marketing mix based on assumptions crafting buyer personas and guessing at customer problems. Dig deeper: How to augment market research and glean customer insights with AI Why do we fall into the assumption trap and how to get out Dropboxs transformation was powerful, but they arent alone.

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The 4 Ps of Marketing: How to Apply Them in the AI Era

Backlinko

That’s why the 4 Ps are also called the marketing mix. Side note: The marketing mix concept actually dates back to the 1950s. Marketing professor Neil Borden came up with a 12-element version. Your product stands out. Your message resonates. And sales come much easier. While blindfolded.

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Reddit trends: A marketer’s guide to untapped potential

Sprout Social

But Reddits role in the modern marketing mix has shifted. Brands can use social listening for anonymous sentiment mining to elevate their market research. Reddit users are less filtered and more honest than followers on brand-owned channels.

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5 Steps to Create an Outstanding Marketing Plan [Free Templates]

Hubspot Marketing

In my experience, you need a lot of patience when doing a SWOT analysis; it requires market research and competitive analysis to become truly accurate. Customer Analysis In this part of the marketing plan outline, you get plenty of space to share all the data you collected during your market research.

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The 4 Ps of Marketing: How to Grow Your Business With This Simple Framework

Calvyn Lee Blog

Have you heard of the marketing mix, also known as the four Ps of marketing? This framework is a foundational model for developing a sound marketing strategy. Just like the legs of a chair, if any of the four Ps are poorly executed, your entire marketing strategy can collapse. What makes my product unique?

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The Future is Now: How AI is Reshaping Modern B2B Marketing

Marketing Insider Group

According to the 2024 B2B Marketing Mix Report (MMR), compiled by Sagefrog, nearly one-third of B2B marketers use AI to help with content creation. Automation of Tasks Some tasks are time-consuming, forcing marketers to focus on minutiae rather than where they’re needed most: strategy.

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4 Differences Between Creative and Marketing Agencies

Neil Patel

But drill down to Apple and its individual products’ success in the market spaces they compete in, and you’ll see that design alone doesn’t do the magic. Marketing is just as important. Apple drives growth with a marketing mix that does an excellent job to create raving fans even before product launches.