The oldest—and hardest—growth leadership question is: “Why do people buy?” Most people simply delegate the answer—feeding a US $140 billion research industry. The problem? Many results are skewed, unreliable, or plain wrong.

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Two small words can do big damage. ‘Performance marketing’ gives marketers and C-suites the wrong idea about return on investment and needs to be retired.

AI is leading to layoffs in areas such as SEO and ad production, but the challenge remains the same: make yourself irreplaceable by creating value.

The oldest—and hardest—growth leadership question is: “Why do people buy?” Most people simply delegate the answer—feeding a US $140 billion research industry. The problem? Many results are skewed, unreliable, or plain wrong.

Meaningful product tweaks enable incremental sales, and while most marketers don’t influence product, they can gradually change that.

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The Marketing Leadership Masterclass is back! Starting September 2023, the next global group of marketing leaders will get together to learn the secrets of…

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