If someone would have told me 5 years ago that this is where we would be, I would have given them a Valium and told them to chill the heck out. Blood, sweat, and tears and truck loads of fun later, these are our key takeaways.
Businesses have embraced digital technologies at a rapid pace. By 2020, digital technologies could add $1.36 trillion to the world’s total economic output. And yet, digital marketers who took a competency test scored an average of just 38%, with only 8% of those tested showing entry-level skills. What is going wrong?
Since the beginning of time, thought leaders have proclaimed that technology is transforming marketing forever, just like it has done for so many other professions. B2B tech marketing especially is seen as a fast-paced, ever-changing field where you have to keep up or get left behind. While all this is true, I am adamant that...
If you’ve decided to hire a marketing agency, that’s great news on making a decision and getting ready to move forward.
Many companies make the mistake of assuming more leads for less money is always the best option. The reality is that lead generation agencies use different strategies to achieve their goals. The quantitative approach is all about numbers. You pay X number of dollars for Y amount of leads (or a commitment to a minimum) in order...
By working in the FinTech industry, you’re no stranger to the restrictions and demands of government regulation. But if you’re like most companies, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may still have you running scared, especially if you are not quite compliant and living in denial about it. According to a report...
It was a (very) tough job but somebody had to do it. Calling out our top 10 pick of FinTech influencers. They’ll keep you updated with everything you need to know in the world of FinTech, and basically leave you wondering how you previously survived without them.
There are thousands of cybersecurity companies worldwide and most are struggling to find the right audience, stand out in the crowd and get their message heard. As if these weren’t enough, recruiting the team of marketers to get the job done is almost mission impossible in itself. Where is the pot of golden MQLs at the end of...
Originally posted on CIO Magazine: Many startups are in a mad rush to hire their CMO to take care of ‘marketing.’ Problem is twofold: First, there simply aren’t enough good CMOs around, and those that are great demand an equally fabulous remuneration package. Second, many CMOs simply aren’t cut for the “rolling up the sleeves”...
Thanks to omnipresent security threats, cybersecurity CMOs no longer need to demonstrate the importance for companies to get proactive about their company’s cybersecurity resilience. Their challenge has progressed to muddier waters; figuring out how to market this already well-defined requirement and be heard in a space...
