Slack’s CMO on how to use the best of consumer marketing at B2B brands
Slack has built up a company worth $3.8bn through word of mouth but its CMO Bill Macaitis is now looking at how it can use B2C tactics to reach one billion users.
Slack has built up a company worth $3.8bn through word of mouth but its CMO Bill Macaitis is now looking at how it can use B2C tactics to reach one billion users.
Customer experience is taking a more central role at B2B brands as retention moves up the agenda, meaning marketers are shifting focus from price to value.
“If you want to make something really great, you can’t think about making it great for everyone. You have to make it great for someone. A lot of people but not everyone.”
Following a rebrand in Scotland, a new brand and repositioning in England, and a revitalisation in Ireland, can RBS successfully transition from a branded house to a house of brands?
At the end of every week, we look at the key stories, offering our view on what they mean for you and the industry. From Elon Musk sacking Tesla’s 40-strong marketing team to McDonald’s shining a light on the power of ‘stillness’, it’s been a busy week. Here is my take.
The FMCG giant is looking at “new category opportunities” as it looks to regain market share and tackle the threat of private labels.
Morrisons CMO Rachel Eyre describes loyalty as a two-way street so says the supermarket must be “hyper-personalised” in its offer to get more people “voting with their feet”.
Marketers may like to be believe they can identify with a wide range of people but, in reality, they are as likely to be led by their biases as anyone else.