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This month’s The CMO Marketing Mindset looks at the career lessons that stay relevant long after platforms and tactics change. Patricia Riley, MBA, shares what mentorship, crisis communications, leadership, trust, collaboration and stepping outside her comfort zone taught her across more than 20 years in marketing and communications
Your marketing may not be underperforming because the tactics are bad. The problem may be that they are not aimed at the same buyer. I have been in marketing for a good minute, and one pattern has followed me throughout my career: marketing problems are usually evaluated one tactic at a time. If a digital campaign underperforms, we look at targeting or creative. If an event does not generate enough leads, we question the sponsorship. If the website is not converting, we look
Content may have reach, but your brand determines what that content is representing. This article challenges the long-standing “content is king” mindset and shows how aligning brand strategy, content, SEO and the buyer experience can improve trust, lead quality and conversion.
