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3 Hazards of Sales Creating Their Own Marketing Collateral
3 Hazards of Sales Creating Their Own Marketing Collateral 780 460 Seth Patel

We’ve all seen it. That piece of marketing collateral created by a salesperson on the fly. You know, the one that haunts your marketing nightmares. The use of an old company logo from 10 years ago. (Where did they even find that!?) The non-compliant product description that your company’s legal team has highlighted (in red)…

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An Insider’s Guide to Mastering the Customer Experience
An Insider’s Guide to Mastering the Customer Experience 780 460 Guest Author

By: Les Barker I previously worked for an organization that generated $14 million a year in revenue. My department was responsible for a wide variety of print and omni-channel content creation. However, the biggest complaint our customer service team received was in regards to the way we ordered and delivered business cards. Can you believe…

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How to Manage Your Brand Within Your Organization
How to Manage Your Brand Within Your Organization 780 460 Guest Author

By: Les Barker Many organizations want to be known as the best at what they do. They want their brand to stand on its own without any explanation, and they want their brand identity to align with their brand image. Think, Coca-Cola, Jaguar, Tesla, Google, Apple, Chipotle, etc. But, it can take years to build a…

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[Infographic] What Happens when Marketing Content Goes Awry
[Infographic] What Happens when Marketing Content Goes Awry 780 460 Seth Patel

According to the Content Marketing Institute, content marketing is a marketing technique of creating and distributing valuable, relevant and consistent content to attract and acquire a clearly defined audience – with the objective of driving profitable customer action. Did you notice how they mentioned ‘consistent content’ in their definition? It’s an important piece to the…

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We Calculated the Impact of Inconsistent Marketing Content – Here’s What We Found
We Calculated the Impact of Inconsistent Marketing Content – Here’s What We Found 780 460 Seth Patel

Today, any digital marketing endeavor is fueled primarily by content. As marketers, we know that a prospect who embarks on a buying journey is most likely to first encounter our organization through the content we produce. But, for this content to have the greatest possible impact, it must consistently convey our brand and its core…

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The Key to Making Content Work in the Financial Services Industry
The Key to Making Content Work in the Financial Services Industry 780 460 Jody Scheldt

Worldwide, marketers in the Financial Services industry are tasked with an extra layer of concern – they must ensure content adheres to constantly evolving regulatory guidelines while also maintaining brand identity. In an attempt to drive more consistent high-quality content, many organizations rely on a rigid and slow content creation process, but this actually may…

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8 Ways Healthcare Marketers can Eliminate Content Fragmentation
8 Ways Healthcare Marketers can Eliminate Content Fragmentation 780 460 Seth Patel

When creating content for members, patients, and partners, healthcare and pharmaceutical marketers are faced with an enormous challenge; battling content fragmentation. Whether this content is lacking key messages, expresses them incompletely, or contains improper branding, fragmented assets come with serious business implications in the healthcare industry. 90% of companies in a recent study on content…

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How Highly Regulated Industries Can Stop the Damage of Rogue Sales Collateral
How Highly Regulated Industries Can Stop the Damage of Rogue Sales Collateral 780 460 Seth Patel

Going rogue. Straying off the reservation. Bucking the status quo. However you describe it, the failure to follow approved processes is a widespread problem facing many organizations in highly regulated industries. There is real and tangible damage caused by collateral that is created by sales in the field, without regard to brand standards, legal compliance,…

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3 Ways Nonprofits Can Empower Marketing at Nationwide Chapters
3 Ways Nonprofits Can Empower Marketing at Nationwide Chapters 780 460 Jody Scheldt

Only 26% of nonprofits nationwide say their organizations are effective at using marketing content.[1] This is often due to a lack of support for distributed chapters who don’t have large marketing budgets, experience, or internal bandwidth. The Boys & Girls Clubs of America is one such large, nationwide nonprofit organization with individual chapters operating under limited…

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