Is Marketing Climate Change Coming? Or Is It Already Here?

Is Marketing Climate Change Coming?  Or Is It Already Here?

Is marketing climate change a thing? New results from Gartner’s 2023 CMO Spend and Strategy Survey hint at the evolution. CMI’s chief strategy advisor Robert Rose shares his thoughts in this week’s CMI News video. Watch it below, or keep reading for the highlights: Marketers reduce reliance on search advertising Gartner’s survey announcement reveals some … Read more

When Bad Happens in the World, Should Your Brand Change Its Publishing Plans?

When Bad Happens in the World, Should Your Brand Change Its Publishing Plans?

You finally did it. Your team worked hard to get the content ready for the next 30 days. It all fits well on the editorial calendar, neatly designed by themes on topics relevant to your audience in formats they want. Even better, the necessary stakeholders approved it all. You uploaded the content and scheduled it … Read more

Change Is Good Even When You Don’t Achieve the Desired Results [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Change Is Good Even When You Don’t Achieve the Desired Results [Rose-Colored Glasses]

Does anyone care about incremental change? In my consulting practice, I see one challenge again and again at businesses large and small: Incremental improvements fail to excite people enough to motivate change. When a content process is suboptimal but not so broken as to undermine success, the anticipated pain of changing feels greater than the … Read more

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