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For Marketers, All They Want Is Some Satisfaction

The Horizons Tracker

As data has become an ever greater weapon in the marketers’ arsenal, a range of metrics have battled for hegemony. According to a recent study from the University of Technology Sydney, it’s satisfaction that is the most prized of all. ” Key metrics.

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We Asked, Marketing Execs Answered: If You Could Solve One Challenge in the Advertising Business, What Would It Be?

Harvard Business Review

Read on for their answers: Christa Carone - Chief Marketing Officer, Xerox Corporation. The challenge we're seeing is that "paid" is no longer the hero in the marketing mix. This will only happen if marketers accelerate the shift to digital. And we invest heavily in digital marketing technology.

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Great Advertising Is Both Local and Global

Harvard Business Review

There are many examples of global advertising concepts getting lost in translation, but today the stakes are higher than ever; a poorly conceived ad in one market can damage the entire brand. Next, they find a positioning that goes beyond describing product attributes to address the motivation.