Marketing

No, I Will Not A/B Test That

Marketers love to talk about A/B testing. Heck, I’ve said it too. It sounds prudent. Responsible. “Test before you commit! Don’t waste resources!” But the longer I work in marketing, the more I believe most A/B tests are a waste of time — at least for small and medium-sized businesses. More often than not, these tests are just procrastination disguised…

Demand-Creation vs. Demand-Converting Marketing

One of the fundamental mistakes I see executives and marketing leaders make over and over is investing in the wrong part of the demand funnel. In this week’s 5-Minute Whiteboard, I’ll walk through an example of demand creation at the top vs. middle/bottom of the funnel, and explain why it’s critical to understand whether you have one of two problems:…