Here is how wrong marketing beliefs come from bad marketing research mistakes turned into compelling narratives.
Sep
10
Two big marketing research mistakes that mislead marketers
In: market research, media, mobile, research, shopper insights
3 Comments
Aug
29
How loyal are your loyal buyers, really?
In: behavioral economics, branding, market research, shopper insights
2 Comments
Brands are in a dogfight for purchases. Marketers are misled about building brand engagement by consultants’ stories that retrospectively explain marketing cases with false certainty.
Apr
5
Google flunks CPG marketers…See me after class
In: advertising, digital marketing, marketing, media, path to purchase, retail, shopper insights
5 Comments
In my interview with Google, they flunk CPG marketers, “You get a 3 out of 10”. If you look at where the dollars are still spent, the shift isn’t happening as dramatically as it should. Mentality: I’ll leave it to the next guy to jump off the cliff.
Apr
3
My interview with Google: for CPG how important is digital in the path to purchase
In: advertising, digital marketing, path to purchase, retail, shopper insights, shopper marketing
4 Comments
My interview with Google revealed searches on Google.com related to recipes are up 38% in 2011 over 2010. And it’s a huge number. It’s 7.8 billion recipe-related searches on Google.com.
Nov
22
How tablets could revolutionize the shopper path to purchase
In: advertising, media, path to purchase, retail, shopper insights, shopper marketing
4 Comments
the tablet is the first device that can actually travel with the shopper through the complete path to purchase. Retailers should consider leasing them for free to their frequent shoppers and club members to lock in their loyalty. The lifetime value of a shopper would more than pay for this.