Kinda dared myself into writing this after making a joke on LinkedIn.
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I'm a 3xCMO, now a marketing strategy advisor and podcast host at Rockstar CMO. Although, I'm not a rock star, but a marketing leader, strategist, content marketer, columnist, speaker, industry watcher, and creator of ART (Awareness, Revenue, and Trust) for the companies I work with. But most of all, I am an enthusiastic tea drinker.
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Tuesday 2¢ – Run Mad
ow do you know someone has started running again? Don’t worry, they’ll tell you. That aside, maybe B2B marketers need to get a little pissed off….
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Tuesday 2¢ – Time, Energy and Inspiration
I just wrote this, and the term that has come to mind is “bottle episode” – you know, when a sitcom has to curb spending, like the classic Friends episode “The One Where Nobody is Ready.” I’ll be honest, we ain’t straying too far from the apartment….
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Tuesday 2¢ – Another Shit Idea
This week, I wonder why, in B2B marketing, we have to reinvent everything constantly and ignore the classics.
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Tuesday 2¢ – Should AI Take Your Creative Journey?
This week’s thought: I wonder if we are cheating ourselves by outsourcing to AI the journey of creating something or developing a strategy.
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Tuesday 2¢ – You Can’t Afford to Be Dull
This week’s Tuesday 2¢ thought is not as half-baked as usual, as someone else did the baking and… well…. I’ve nicked it…. This idea is ENTIRELY stolen from a recent podcast interview on the Uncensored
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Tuesday 2¢ -In-n-Out CMO
This week, I am looking for the positive in the much-discussed shorter tenure of the CMO with some proper research (not by me!)
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Tuesday 2¢ – Becoming Their Habit
This week’s thought might not be on a Tuesday, but it is a habit, and I suggest we think about how we become someone else’s.
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Tuesday 2¢ – A New 3 H’s
This week’s thought: What we can learn from the psychology of a good conversation in our marketing, and it involves a hug.
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Tuesday 2¢ – What is your audience for?
Something has been rattling around in my head for a few weeks—this week’s quick thought—is our audience’s purpose just to be more?
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Tuesday 2¢ – Because They Must
This week’s thought: we can’t assume the buyer wants to change and solve their problem; they must.
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