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Advertising: The new dotcom bubble?

A thought provoking article on whether digital advertising is actually effective. One of the key benefits of digital channels is that it is all measurable. But is it really: Picture this. Luigi’s Pizzeria hires three teenagers to hand out coupons to passersby. After a few weeks of flyering, one of the three turns out to be a marketing genius. Customers keep showing up with coupons distributed...

HubSpot Deal Workflows: Quick Tip

The Sydney HubSpot User Group (HUG) is on tomorrow night (details here).

I’ll be giving the HubSpot Tip of the Night – a quick 5 minute tip for using HubSpot.

The tip covers how to use HubSpot Deal Workflows to send internal notification emails, SMS, tasks and Slack updates.

Here’s a video of the tip (starts around 01:20):

Steve Jobs on Marketing

This has been doing the rounds again (HT to Roberto for where I saw it recently) – it’s Steve Jobs discussing marketing in the lead up to unveiling the Think Different campaign.

Always worth another viewing:

Steve Jobs announcing Think Different

A better version of yourself

One of the things that has stuck with me from Seth Godin’s book – This is Marketing – is that deep down people just want to be better versions of themselves. It seems a little odd at first, but think it through, and it’ll likely resonate. This is useful for marketing, and also for being a better marketer. Based on this, one of the things I’ll say to clients is that...

Marketing automation articles

A good overview of marketing automation here from the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI).

And a monster comparison and dive in here from Smart Bug Media.

Both well worth reading.

Both posts of course claiming to be ‘the ultimate guide’. The word ‘ultimate’ is meaningless these days.

BERT

Just saving this one for later – a massive piece by Dawn Anderson diving into BERT.

No, I haven’t read it yet. Just need to block out 30 mins to soak up the goodness.

CCPA Overview

A good overview of CCPA in 7 mins by Kyle at HubSpot.

Not legal advice, just marketing notes.

CCPA = California Consumer Protection Act

Initial thoughts on HubSpot Landing Pages in HubSpot Marketing Starter

HubSpot has added a cut-down version of Landing Pages in their HubSpot Marketing Starter version. This went live on 01 November. I’ve started playing with it, and have collected a few initial thoughts here. I’ll update it as I learn more (or am corrected on any points). The Good The things I really like are: very simple to use (similar user experience to their Drag and Drop email...

Having a marketing mindset of openness

If you’re a marketer take a moment to stop and think about how you respond when someone (anyone!) suggests a new marketing idea, channel or (dare I say it) growth hack. If your first response is to resist (as mine often is), then here’s a reminder to be more open. Marketing is constantly changing, so you need to open to new ideas, new processes, new opportunities. Sometimes the new...

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