Advances in technology, changing customer needs, and other market and societal forces are converging to evolve and expand the marketing function. Indeed, “Marketing’s role in strengthening a company’s operating effectiveness has never been more important,” according to a recent report in Harvard Business Review.

Here are some examples of how marketing’s cross-departmental involvement is being used to strengthen companies’ operational effectiveness.

Tags: marketing budget, human resources, collaboration, marketing technology, customer experience, marketing operations, marketing staff, marketing technology buyers' resources

It was a valuable and inspiring three days in Atlanta last week at the Franchise Customer Experience Conference (FCXC). Prior to FCXC I wrote about the importance of having a game plan heading into the conference. This certainly paid off for me, as I took a great deal away from the time spent meeting and learning from franchise leaders about their approaches to franchise customer experience.

The conference experience doesn’t end when the microphones are turned off and the vendor exhibits are packed up. Indeed, during the final session of the conference, Franchise Founders CEO Matt Friedman reminded all of us it’s just as important to share what we learned from FCXC with our organizations. So, in that spirit, I’m sharing with you some of my biggest takeaways from FCXC 2022.

Tags: customer experience, data, franchise local marketing, franchise marketing

We’ve all seen the headlines – job openings in the U.S. are at a record high. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers nationwide are struggling to fill more than 9.2 million job openings. The events of 2020 have created an unusual workforce environment, marked simultaneously by higher unemployment and a labor shortage.

Tags: corporate culture, human resources, collaboration, MRM, marketing technology, customer experience, marketing resource management, brand experience, recruiting

 

Our Guest: Charles Freeman

Company: Academy Bank

Tags: bank marketing, customer service, customer experience, brand experience, banking customer experience, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, data and analytics

Our Guest: Dorian Hansen, Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Operations & Digital Transformation

Tags: mobile banking, bank marketing, online banking, corporate culture, technology, customer service, customer experience, innovation, banking customer experience, strategic bank marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast

Our Guest: Jim Stadler, Executive Vice President,
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer

Company: First Midwest Bank

Tags: branding, bank marketing, brand consistency, customer experience, strategic bank marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, mergers & acquisitions, brand story, brand awareness

 

Our Guest: Eric Giesecke, Chief Marketing Officer

Company: WesBanco

Tags: branding, bank marketing, brand consistency, customer experience, strategic bank marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, podcast, mergers & acquisitions, brand story, brand awareness

 

Our Guest: Kevin Mackiewicz,
Vice President | Marketing Director, Wealth and Asset Management

Company: Fifth Third Bank

Tags: bank marketing, customer experience, sales and marketing alignment, strategic bank marketing, Bank Marketing Today by Vya, sales enablement, podcast, mergers & acquisitions

The national unemployment rate was 3.5% in December, a fifty-year low. Sounds like good news, right? For employers, low unemployment means fewer individuals applying for job vacancies. So, it’s no surprise that recruiting is one of the top challenges businesses face in 2020.

Tags: corporate culture, human resources, collaboration, MRM, marketing technology, customer experience, marketing resource management, brand experience, recruiting

I recently returned from the 2018 Franchise Consumer Marketing Conference, in Atlanta, and as with past FCMC events, it was a great place for picking up fresh ideas and insights from some of franchising’s most innovative and successful marketing pros and practitioners. 

Tags: marketing strategy, customer experience, local marketing automation, franchise, franchise local marketing