Why the next big thing in marketing is…simplicity (part two)

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Editor’s note: The first part of this two-part article, available here, explained the concept of ConOps – the concept of operations – in a marketing communications program to communicate the quantitative and qualitative system characteristics of the effort to the brand, as well as prospects, clients, and customers. This piece expands on the need to keep marketing efforts simple with various examples.

Complexity is not rule one in...

19 January 2017 | Advertising

Why the next big thing in marketing is…simplicity

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Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part article on ‘simplicity’ in marketing: the second piece will appear on MarketingTech later this month.

Opinion A question to kick off 2017: have you ever thought how complex marketing has become?

I think about that all the time and attempt to relay to my client base that simple is better. I also emphasize a few of the fundamentals of marketing that need to be followed when developing a...

10 January 2017 | Advertising

So, so social: The symmetry of an asymmetric media?

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I am a social type of guy. I have a really good pal, a number of friends, acquaintances, and a larger universe of others, people who I have meet over the years that keep in touch with me or are those that I choose to keep in touch with.

On the business side of the social scene I am also a social person. My business-based social structure is defined by a hierarchy as well:

A very limited number of highly trusted advisors Knowledge-based...

4 March 2015 | Social Media Marketing