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Future Work: The Diversity & Inclusion Mandate
["The Diversity & Inclusion Mandate" is one of 5 Near-term Realities of Future Work. Click here to see all five.] Many large corporations...

John Bell
May 22, 20223 min read


Finding the Right Balance of Brand and Performance Marketing for Startups
Startup founders wonder how much marketing resource to put behind building brand love versus performance marketing that drives sales or...

John Bell
Mar 27, 20225 min read


4 Ways Digital-First Marketing Drives Capital Investment for Startups
The startup landscape here in New Mexico is a bit of a microcosm of what you would see outside of the high-octane communities like...

John Bell
Mar 15, 20224 min read


TRENDS: Marketing AI Systems Start Delivering Value
If you are a marketer or a small businessperson, you have probably been targeted with ads pushing artificial intelligence companies who...

John Bell
Jan 2, 20223 min read


Stop Trying to Hire Qualified Digital Marketing Talent
Time for business to embrace true talent development with a formal training commitment. Whether you are a small business owner or a...

John Bell
Oct 29, 20215 min read


4 Ways to Adapt Now to the Future of B2B Sales
B2B sales and buyer behaviors were changing well before COVID. In commercial insurance, the old way that insurance carrier field staff...

John Bell
Sep 30, 20215 min read


Can Private Equity Make Marketing Better in 2022?
Private equity (PE) firms identify under-developed private resources, snap them up, fix them and sell them at a strong profit. Sometimes...

John Bell
Aug 1, 20213 min read


Customer Discovery and Insight for Startups and Business
We live in the age of the customer. In developed markets like the United States, Singapore, or Germany people are always connected, have...

John Bell
Jun 19, 20217 min read


Building the Capability to Test-and-Learn in Digital Marketing
The new superpower in digital marketing is not some channel (No, not Tik Tok), it’s not some undiscovered tactic (No, not...

John Bell
Apr 18, 20214 min read


What Small Business Can Learn from the Enterprise Innovation Ecosystem
Large, incumbent businesses have been playing catch up in innovation. Pressured by changing customer expectations and threats from the...

John Bell
Mar 24, 20215 min read


The Future with Next Gen Digital Marketers in New Mexico
While landing the next corporate distribution center or supporting an up-and-coming biotech startup are vital to economic recovery and...

John Bell
Mar 13, 20213 min read


Creating a Vision for Healthcare Business Transformation in 2021
Healthcare seems on the edge of some great transformation. People feel so much tension with the existing system – legacy technology,...

John Bell
Feb 28, 20217 min read


The Agile Marketing Strategy for Small Business
The importance of strategy in marketing can’t be overstated. Today, though, we need simpler strategies that can be tested and optimized...

John Bell
Feb 7, 20213 min read


5 Trends That Will Shape Post-Pandemic Marketing
The pandemic has changed us. Even as vaccines arrive and people’s health improves, the experience has forced marketers and business...

John Bell
Jan 24, 20217 min read


4 Principles of New, Digital-First, Agile Marketing
Whether you are a startup, small, mid-size business or a non-profit organization, you can leap ahead to adopt more effective marketing...

John Bell
Dec 29, 20205 min read


Essential Branding for Startups And Small Business
The NextNow Digital (NND) Agile Marketing Canvas builds on the 4 Principles of New, Digital-First, Agile Marketing and simplifies...

John Bell
Dec 22, 20204 min read


Agile Marketing for Startups and Small Business
Startup entrepreneurs are like many small businesspeople. They must wear many hats, and there’s far too many things to get done. They...

John Bell
Dec 15, 20202 min read


Five Priorities for Small Business in the Next Normal
New normal, next normal, not-so-normal – however you see the changes to our lives and businesses, the affects will be lasting, even...

John Bell
Nov 19, 20206 min read


Future-proof Your Small Business with a Data Strategy
How small business can use data as a competitive advantage

John Bell
Oct 24, 20204 min read


The Tenured CMO’s Survival Guide
Some Chief Marketing Officers only expect to be in their position for 36 months. For those that are in for the long haul – at least 6-8...

John Bell
Oct 21, 20205 min read
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