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Should CMOs Concentrate on Brand Building or Business Growth?
Do you remember when Coca-Cola did away with their CMO in favour of a Chief Growth Officer? Then two years later they brought back the position. At the time, I asked if they were wise or foolhardy to make such...
How to Sell More to Less People: Essentials of Segmentation
Businesses often make the mistake of trying to sell to everyone. Are you guilty of this? Why is this a mistake? Well, if you try to please everyone you end up delighting no-one. This is why best-in-class marketers work with...
How to Measure Customer Centricity the Right Way
Denyse Drummond-Dunn · How to measure customer centricity the right way As a customer-first strategist (just like you I hope), I spend a lot of my time searching how to better measure customer centricity for my clients. I also do...
The 5 Essential Rules of Customer Observation for Greater Business Success
One of the best ways I know to understand your customers is to watch and listen to them whenever you can. Customer observation is a powerful, but unfortunately under-utilised tool these days. So when was the last time you got...
The Good, Bad and Downright Ugly Parts of a Head of Marketing Job
“Never miss an episode. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts to get new episodes as they become available.” Did you know that the average tenure of a Head of Marketing position continues to fall, reaching just 41 months according to the latest...
A Winning Marketing Plan: 9 Questions Every Marketer Should Be Able To Answer
What does it take to write a winning marketing plan? Every marketer writes a marketing or business plan each year don't they, so how difficult can it be, right? Well, writing a marketing plan isn’t hard at all, but writing...
How to Cheat The Customer – or Not!
Why do companies still try to cheat their customers? Is it because they think we won't notice? Or do they believe that there are enough people willing to buy their brand for the first time, that they don't need to...
Top 20 Most Popular Customer Centricity Articles of 2020
Traditionally C3Centricity publishes a list of the most popular customer-centricity posts on its blog in January and this year is no exception, despite covid's extraordinary impact on businesses the world over. Many people were working from home this year, were...
Are Smart Things Really Smart or is it Just Smart Marketing?
Earlier this year I wrote about the impact of AI and ML on digital marketing. The article is called "AI and ML are Taking Digital Marketing to the Next Level." In it, I compared the positive and negative implications of...
Why UX Design is Vital to User Satisfaction and Ongoing Job Security
One of the greatest changes that the current pandemic has prompted, is the increase in the use of technology. From smarter homes to an improved online experience, people have a lot to gain from the situation. This is why UX...