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General admission. Broad marketing thinking that does not fit neatly into a single genre.

Tune in to Your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile)

Tune in to Your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile)

February 25, 2023 · Jeff Clark

Jeff Clark shares, how, if you want to get some sales and marketing focus, you should tune in to your ICP (Ideal Customer Profile).

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Why Do Marketers Need an F’in Education?

Why Do Marketers Need an F’in Education?

August 5, 2022 · Jeff Clark

The Five F'in Marketing Fundamentals form the basis of marketing enablement. It’s important for everyone in marketing to know the basic skill elements that comprise good marketing. And, it helps everyone appreciate their role in the marketing mix, like the lead singer appreciating what makes a good rhythm section.

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Back to Brand

Back to Brand

July 20, 2022 · Ian Truscott

Dust off your marketing LPs, vinyl records, the eight tracks and maybe the gramophone because old-school brand building will be a tune the cool kids of modern marketing will need to be jumping to.

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What the F' is Product Led Growth (PLG)?

What the F' is Product Led Growth (PLG)?

May 9, 2022 · Ian Truscott

You may have heard that there is a new acronym kid on the tech product marketing block; Product Led Growth (PLG), but is this a hit or something only its mother will love?

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Personalization Doesn’t Build Relationships, Content Does

December 4, 2019 · Ian Truscott

We seem a bit obsessed with "personalization at scale", but as B2B marketers, should this be a priority?

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Create a Content Hub and Engage Your Crowd

February 21, 2019 · Ian Truscott

We are a fan of content hubs, low branded thought leadership web publications as a place for consumer and influencer engagement. Having created a few, in this post we share a bit of that experience.

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6 Reasons to Get a Creative Buddy

February 8, 2019 · Ian Truscott

There is a lot to juggle when you are leading a marketing team and creativity can be lost at the crucible of internal resistance and getting shit done, I know, I've been there. Help could be close at hand - get a creative buddy. 

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Why invest in persona development?

Why invest in persona development?

January 22, 2019 · Ian Truscott

In an era of big data, agile marketing, A/B testing, fail fast - is persona development still a good use of your time?

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ART in B2B Marketing Creates Outcomes not Outputs

January 3, 2019 · Ian Truscott

It’s easy to be distracted by techniques, strategies, channels and outputs, but focus on ART and create outcomes.

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