100 Things I Know About Marketing (Part 1)
I recently read an article titled “100 Things I Know About Design.” It got me thinking, so I started a list of things I know (and feel strongly about) when it comes to marketing. Thanks for the inspiration, Dan Saffer.
- Brand is a combination of reputation and visibility. You need both.
- Brand is the art of differentiation.
- There is magic in marketing. It’s part art, part science layered with intuition, experience, and risk-taking.
- Marketing sells.
- Marketing is easy. The best marketing is hard.
- Behind all great marketing is a lot of unsexy work.
- Marketing is creating a memorable experience.
- There are no best practices. Test, tweak, test, rollout.
- The average consumer attention span is 8 seconds. It’s our job to increase it.
- If you focus on generational marketing, you are likely missing out on an audience.
- Marketing is digital; there is no such thing as digital marketing.
- Consumers would rather watch a video than read to learn about a product.
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