In the TV series Mad Men, a period piece about advertising in the 1960s, a young copywriter suffers a nervous breakdown after his agency replaces its employee break room with a hulking computer. The computers, the copywriter screams, will take over his job… all of...
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The Perils and Possibilities of Marketing and Technology
From time to time, DirectiveGroup team members will share their views on a piece by an industry thought leader. Here, Arlin discusses Jaques Begin's Technology: Is It Marketing or IT's Problem? As elements such as website optimization, data integration, and back-end...
Is your Unique Value Proposition killing your landing page?
From time to time, DirectiveGroup team members will share their views on a piece by an industry thought leader. Here, Larry discusses Rich Page's article on landing page optimization. Landing pages are one of the oldest tricks in the book when it comes to internet...
Amazonization – Speak the language of your customers
Digitization has given rise to a new breed of customers. This is the breed of customers who surf the internet for material regarding the products they want to buy and are well aware of the specifications they want. These customers seek an online shopping experience...
Why Every Business Should Incorporate Infographics into their Marketing Strategy
Before we discuss the benefits of infographics, we must first look at what they are. An infographic is a set of ideas and data that is shared in visual form. These are usually very complex ideas that are too heavy for most individuals to understand. When you share...