Index

Numerics

  • 5W Public Relations 2020 Consumer Culture Report, 50
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The (Covey), 144
  • 2021 State of Customer Experience report, 46, 48

A

  • A/B testing, 96
  • Accenture, 317
  • account-based marketing (ABM), 49, 350
  • action plans
    • finding funding, 107
    • go-to-market plan, 106
    • promotions, 107
  • ADI (area of dominant influence), 221
  • advertising, 201–226. See also marketing content
    • broadcast, 220–225
    • digital banner advertising, 213–216
    • Facebook, 202–206
    • investing in quality, 226
    • LinkedIn, 208–209
    • mobile apps, 209–211
    • point of purchase, 331–333
    • print, 217–219
    • promotions vs., 107
    • social media, 202–206
    • sponsored content, 211–213
    • YouTube, 206–208
  • AI (artificial intelligence), 47–48
  • Airbnb, 122
  • Alibaba Group, 323
  • allowable customer acquisition cost, 365
  • Alter Agents, 22
  • Amazon, 319
    • Buy Now button, 325
    • keys to success, 325
    • Seller Fulfilled Prime program, 325
    • statistics regarding, 322–323
  • American Express, 307–308, 342
  • American Girl, 331
  • analogies, 172–173
  • appealing to happiness and purpose, 39–41
  • Apple
    • persona, 166
    • use of religious tenets to create customer loyalty, 18–19
  • AppsFlyer, 210
  • AR (augmented reality), 332–333
  • area of dominant influence (ADI), 221
  • Armani Exchange, 330–331
  • artificial intelligence (AI), 47–48
  • Augment, 333
  • augmented reality (AR), 332–333
  • authority, social influencers, 36–37
  • avoidance of pain, 28–29

B

  • B2B (business-to-business)
    • ABM, 49
    • bounce rate, 269
    • conversion rate, 336
    • customer loyalty, 342–343
    • customers' emotional connection, 195
    • data fields, 236
    • distribution strategies, 327
    • events, 303, 306
    • influencers, 124
    • LinkedIn, 183–184, 208, 338
    • observing customers, 93
    • videos, 195
    • webinars, 189
  • B2C (business-to-consumer)
    • data cooperatives, 234
    • driving traffic with content, 273
    • influencers, 124
    • LinkedIn, 183
    • live chat, 51
    • observing customers, 93
    • Pinterest, 185
    • sales during 2020, 9
    • use of augmented reality, 333
    • videos, 194
  • baby boomers, 11, 42
  • Backlinko, 290
  • Bagchi, Rajesh, 158
  • Beanie Babies, 68–69
  • benchmarks, 71–72, 127, 365
  • Best 10 Website Builders, 320
  • best sellers, 68
  • beta testing (user acceptance testing), 66–67
  • Big Cartel, 321
  • BigCommerce, 318, 321
  • Birren, Faber, 159
  • Blippar, 333
  • blogs
    • as research tool, 81
    • SEO and, 287–288
  • Bloomberg.com, 62
  • BOPIS (buy online, pick up in store), 317
  • bounce rate, 257, 269–270
  • brand communities, 53–55, 261
  • brand identity
    • inspiration and concepts, 164
    • sustainable, 163–164
    • visual identity, 164
  • brand purpose, 15
  • Bratcher, Harlan, 330–331
  • brevity, 94, 181, 239
    • call to action and response mechanism, 194
    • podcasts, 188
    • videos, 194
  • broad match setting, Google Ads, 282
  • broadcast advertising
    • radio, 222–225
    • television, 220–221, 223–225
  • budgeting
    • buildup forecasts, 132
    • cost per lead, 108
    • growth budgets, 109
    • indicator forecasts, 132
    • launch budgets, 108–109
    • percentage of revenue, 109
    • preparing for economic influences, 130
    • time-period forecasts, 132
  • BuildFire, 209
  • buildup forecasts, 132
  • business-to-business. See B2B
  • business-to-consumer. See B2C
  • buy online, pick up in store (BOPIS), 317
  • BuzzSumo, 153

C

  • call to action (CTA)
    • direct marketing, 241–242
    • marketing content, 142
    • response mechanism, 194
    • website building, 255
  • Caring Economy, The (Usnik), 190
  • carousel ads, 205
  • cause-related marketing, 12
  • celebrity persona, 171
  • chambers of commerce, 63, 192, 309
  • channels, content marketing, 136–137
  • chatbots, 47, 319
  • Cheema, Amar, 158
  • Cialdini, Robert, 37
  • click-and-collect transactions, 50–51
  • clickbait, 144
  • client advisory boards, 304
  • Coca-Cola, 194
  • Coinbase, 221
  • collaborative programs, 121–122
  • color
    • black, 159
    • blue, 157–159
    • constraints, 168
    • creative brief, 167
    • gray, 159
    • green, 159
    • iconology, 160
    • mood and perception, 158–160
    • orange, 159
    • psychology and, 153, 157–160
    • purple, 158–159
    • red, 158–159
    • setting color tone for brand, 159
    • setting guidelines and standards, 164, 168
    • top global brands, 160
    • yellow, 159
  • Color Association of the United States, 157
  • Color Communications Innovations Institute for Color Research, 157
  • Color Psychology and Color Therapy (Birren), 159
  • communications audit, 138–139
  • community fundraisers, 304
  • community newspapers, 217
  • competing on price, 361
  • competitive channels (parallel distribution channels), 328
  • competitive pricing, 114
  • competitor research, 93–94
  • confidence level, surveys, 89
  • connected TV, 220–221
  • consultative selling, 348–349
    • defined, 348
    • tactics for, 348–349
    • tips for, 349
  • consumer choice. See also psychology of choice
  • consumer culture
    • assessing, 8–11
    • bridging generational gaps, 11–12
    • consumer mind-set, 10–11
    • customer journey, 16–19
    • effect of COVID-19 on, 8–9
    • Fun Theory initiative, 19–20
    • overview, 7–8
    • trust equity, 12–16
    • understanding consumers, 9–10
  • Consumer Culture Report (2020), 50
  • consumer loyalty programs, 342
  • consumer mind-set, 10–11
  • consumer-to-consumer marketing, 300
  • content, website
    • critical content categories, 275
    • dynamic content, 275
    • how-to guides, 258
    • keeping fresh and timely, 273
    • product comparisons, 258
    • purchasing guides, 258
    • research findings, 259
    • Resources page, 259
    • static content, 275
    • surveys, 274–275
    • verifiable information, 273–274
    • videos, 260
    • white papers, 258
  • content marketing
    • channels, 136–137
    • communications audit, 138–139
    • defined, 134
    • goals of, 134
    • inbound marketing, 136
    • influencer marketing, 137–138
    • marketing content vs., 135
    • overview, 133–134
    • pay-per-click ads, 136
    • public relations, 135
    • quantity and frequency of content distribution, 140–141
    • SEO results, 135
    • social media posts, 135
  • contest marketing. See giveaway marketing
  • contracts, eliminating, 24
  • conversion rate, 286
  • cooperative database, 234, 245
  • corporate social responsibility (CSR), 37, 40–41, 122–123, 264
  • cortisol, 30
  • cost per acquisition (CPA), 235
  • cost per click (CPC) parameters, 290
  • cost per lead (CPL), 108
  • Covey, Stephen, 144
  • COVID-19 pandemic
    • buy online, pick up in store, 317
    • effect on consumer culture, 8–9
    • fear shopping, 21–22
    • online events, 302
  • CPA (cost per acquisition), 235
  • CPC (cost per click) parameters, 290
  • CPL (cost per lead), 108
  • creative briefs
    • color palette, 167
    • constraints, 168
    • defined, 165
    • emotional drivers, 166–167
    • execution, 168–169
    • goals, 165
    • golden triangle, 167
    • offers, 165
    • persona, 166
    • promises, 165
    • supporting statements, 165–166
    • wannabe identity, 167
  • creative strategy
    • assessing current creative, 154–156
    • building creative elements, 157
    • color and psychology, 153, 157–160
    • creative briefs, 165–169
    • creativity sources and constraints, 156
    • engaging imagination, 170–174
    • iconology, 153, 160–161
    • product development and creativity, 169–170
    • relationship building, 156
    • sustainable brand identity, 163–164
    • wording, 161–163
  • creativity audits, 154–155
  • CRM (customer relationship management) systems
    • A/B testing, 96
    • categorizing opportunities, 347
    • customer experiences, 48
    • direct marketing, 235–238
    • sponsoring third-party content, 212
  • cross-channel marketing
    • advertising
      • broadcast, 220–225
      • digital banner advertising, 213–216
      • investing in quality, 226
      • mobile apps, 209–211
      • print, 217–219
      • social media, 202–206
      • sponsored content, 211–213
    • creative strategy
      • assessing current creative, 154–156
      • building creative elements, 157
      • color and psychology, 157–160
      • creative briefs, 165–169
      • engaging imagination, 170–174
      • iconology, 160–161
      • product development and creativity, 169–170
      • sustainable brand identity, 163–164
      • wording, 161–163
    • digital tools
      • giveaway marketing, 196–198
      • online courses, 192–193
      • online review sites, 195–196
      • podcasts, 187–189
      • videos, 193–194
      • webinars, 189, 191–192
    • social media
      • challenges of, 176
      • Facebook, 177–182
      • Instagram, 183
      • LinkedIn, 183–185
      • Pinterest, 185–186
      • plans for, 176
      • Twitter, 182–183
  • crowdfunding, 66
  • CSR (corporate social responsibility), 37, 40–41, 122–123, 264
  • CTA. See call to action
  • curiosity, creating, 144
  • Custom apps, 52
  • customer appreciation events, 303
  • customer attrition rate, 343
  • customer events. See events
  • customer experiences
    • aligning with customers’ values, 50
    • click-and-collect transactions, 50–51
    • creating around brand communities, 53–55
    • customer experience strategy, 43–44
    • marketing plan and, 125–126
    • personal relevance and, 45–47
    • personalization, 49
    • proactive customer service, 44–45
    • technology, 47–49
    • touchpoints for customer journey, 55–57
    • updating, 51–53
  • customer journey
    • improving for sustainability, 16–19
    • touchpoints for, 55–57
  • customer loyalty, 341–343
  • customer recognition, 146
  • customer relationship management systems. See CRM systems
  • customers. See also consumer culture
    • blaming, 362
    • ignoring complaints of, 360
    • interviewing lost customers, 96–97
    • treating impersonally, 362
    • observing, 92–93

D

  • D&B Hoovers, 71
  • Darkroom.tech, 322
  • data files, as research tool, 95–96
  • data.ai, 209
  • database, customer
    • cost per acquisition, 235
    • customer profiles, 233
    • first party data, 234
    • overview, 232–233
    • second party data, 234
    • sender score, 233
    • third party data, 234
  • decision-making
    • decision validation, 56
    • Fun Theory and, 19–20
    • incentives for completing transactions, 56
    • providing relevant information, 55
    • support for, 56
  • deep discounting, 111–112
  • Deiss, Ryan, 284
  • Delighted, 79
  • Dell, 66
  • Deloitte research firm, 7, 14
  • demanding consumer mind-set, 11
  • descriptive pricing, 114
  • design, website, 257
    • golden triangle, 267
    • overview, 266
    • reflecting brand persona, 267–269
  • designated market area (DMA), 221
  • digital asset management software, 168–169
  • digital banner advertising
    • click-through rate, 213
    • compelling headlines, 214
    • lighthouse ads, 214
    • retargeting consumers, 215–216
  • digital footprint, expanding, 265–266
  • Digital in the Round, 316
  • Digital Marketing for Dummies (Deiss and Henneberry), 284
  • digital tools
    • automated customization, 198–199
    • giveaway (contest) marketing, 196–198
    • online courses, 192–193
    • online review sites, 195–196
    • podcasts, 187–189, 190
    • videos, 193–195
    • webinars, 189, 191–192
  • direct marketing
    • call to action, 241–242
    • CRM system, 235–238
    • customer database, 232–235
    • defined, 229
    • email, 246–248
    • emotional triggers, 240
    • messaging, 238–239
    • mobile marketing, 230–231
    • overview, 229–230
    • print, 231, 248–249
    • System Pavers example, 242–244
    • telemarketing, 251–252
    • testing, 249–251
  • dirty data, 360
  • discount rate, 340–341
  • distracted consumer mind-set, 11
  • distribution channels, 105
  • DMA (designated market area), 221
  • dopamine, 29
  • Dove #SpeakBeautiful campaign, 15
  • DuckDuckGo app, 12
  • Duhigg, Charles, 300
  • DuPont, 173
  • Dweck, Carol, 74
  • dwell time (stickiness), 261, 268
  • dynamic content, 275

E

  • E2MA (Exhibit & Event Marketers Association), 310
  • earned links, 283–285
  • eBay
    • Amazon vs., 323–324
    • free shipping, 324
    • keys to success, 324
    • keyword spamming, 324
    • statistics regarding, 323
    • top sellers, 324
  • Ecologic Brands, Inc, 123
  • e-commerce
    • building e-commerce websites, 320–322
    • buy online, pick up in store, 317
    • competition, 316
    • contracting with services to handle, 322
    • converting online traffic to sales, 317–318
    • curating customer experiences, 317
    • distribution channel structure, 329–330
    • intermediaries, 329–330
    • off-line distribution, 326–328
    • online shoppers, 316
    • online shops, 316
    • point of purchase advertising, 331–333
    • search engine optimization, 316, 318
    • sharp rise in, 9, 315
    • shopping cart fulfillment rates, 319
    • store atmosphere, 330
    • third-party storefronts, 322–325
  • economic indicators
    • consumer confidence, 64
    • durable goods orders, 64
    • gross domestic product, 63
    • retail sales, 64
    • unemployment rate, 64
  • economies of scale, 117
  • Edelman trust surveys, 12–13
  • educational workshops, 304
  • ego, 35
  • email
    • direct marketing, 246–248
    • newsletters, 212, 214
  • eMarketer, 51
  • emotional drivers, creative brief, 166–167
  • emotional fulfillment, luxury goods and, 32–33
  • emotional selling propositions. See ESPs
  • emotional triggers
    • direct marketing, 240
    • marketing content, 142
  • end-aisle displays (end caps), 327
  • engaging customers. See customer experiences
  • Entrepreneurs On Fire podcast, 188
  • envelope teasers, 248–249
  • ESPs (emotional selling propositions), 238
    • creative brief, 166
    • ESP grid, 41–42
    • moving from USPs to, 30–31
    • positioning strategy and, 73
    • sales and service process flowcharts, 344–345
    • sales presentations, 350–353
    • scaling, 171
    • sorting leads by emotional triggers, 347–348
    • subject matter expert status, 345–346
  • even pricing, 113
  • Event Planners Association, 307
  • EventCrazy, 309
  • events
    • community fundraisers, 304
    • customer appreciation events, 303
    • educational workshops, 304
    • event managers, 306–307
    • family events, 304
    • funding, 306
    • monetizing, 306
    • off-line events, 302–303
    • online events, 302
    • prospecting, 337
    • relevance and meaning, 305
    • rules of success for, 305
    • sponsoring third-party events, 307–310
    • subject matter expert status, 346
    • trade shows, 303, 310–314
  • exact match setting, Google Ads, 282
  • exclusive distribution strategy, 327
  • Exhibit & Event Marketers Association (E2MA), 310
  • Expert Mode, Google Ads, 288
  • extroverts, 35
  • EY research firm, 7, 8

F

  • Facebook
    • Ads Manager, 179
    • advertising, 202–206
    • building relationships, 180–181
    • compelling content, 181–182
    • daily time spent on, 202
    • linking Twitter to, 183
    • marketing plans, 178–179
    • metrics, 179
    • monthly active users, 177
    • number of business pages, 203
    • poll application, 180
    • understanding customers, 179–180
  • Facebook Messenger, 47
  • “fake news,” 13
  • faking popularity, 360
  • family events, 304
  • fear of missing out (FOMO), 240
  • fear shopping
    • overview, 21–22
    • protecting consumers, 24
    • rewarding customers, 24
    • transparency and honesty, 24–25
    • validating consumer's feelings, 23
  • First Bank reciprocity campaign, 38
  • first party data, 234
  • 5W Public Relations 2020 Consumer Culture Report, 50
  • fixed mind-set, 74–75
  • flat market, responding to, 64–65
  • Flyathons, 180
  • FOMO (fear of missing out), 240
  • fonts
    • consistency, 160
    • free, 161
    • iconology, 160–161
    • readability, 160
    • setting guidelines and standards, 161, 164, 168
  • forecasting, 132
  • forums, 54–55
  • framing prices, 114
  • free trials, 24
  • Freud’s personality theory, 34–35
  • Fun Theory initiative (Volkswagen), 19–20
  • funding, finding, 107

G

  • G2.com, 210–211, 338
  • GDP (gross domestic product), 63–64
  • generational differences
    • baby boomers, 11
    • ESP grid for organic, toxin-free household cleaners, 42
    • generation X, 11–12
    • generation Y, 12, 42
    • generation Z, 12
  • Genesys 2021 State of Customer Experience report, 46, 48
  • giveaway marketing
    • benefits of, 196
    • legal issues, 196
    • online software platforms, 197
    • psychology and, 196, 198
    • trade show attendee lists, 314
  • global markets
    • color, 159
    • content adaptation, 169
  • goals
    • creative brief, 165
    • defining, 102–103, 127
    • website building, 255
  • Godaddy, 265
  • golden triangle, 167, 267
  • Google Ads
    • ad copy, 291–292
    • choosing audience segments, 290–291
    • click-through rate, 214
    • CPC parameters, 290
    • display ads, 289
    • image ads, 289
    • location, 290–291
    • responsive ads, 289
    • setting up account, 288–289
    • text ads, 289
  • Google Analytics
    • bounce rate, 270
    • keywords, 282
    • overview, 269
    • page view counts, 272
    • session duration, 271
    • time on page, 271
    • unique page views, 272
  • Google Maps, 292
  • Google My Business, 52, 54, 81, 292–294
  • Google online reviews, 195
  • Google Search Console, 282
  • go-to-market strategies. See GTM strategies
  • Gramling, Kathy, 8
  • GreenBook, 90
  • gross domestic product (GDP), 63–64
  • growth budgets, 109
  • growth mind-set, 74–75
  • growth rate
    • economic indicators, 63–64
    • market indicators, 63
    • measuring, 62–65
    • overview, 62–63
    • responding to flat or shrinking market, 64–65
  • growth strategies
    • best sellers, 68
    • GTM strategies, 65–67
    • market segmentation strategy, 69–70
    • market share strategy, 71–73
    • mind-set and, 74–75
    • offering more products, 67
    • positioning strategy, 73–74
    • scarcity and, 68–69
  • GTM (go-to-market) strategies
    • beta testing, 66–67
    • building market presence, 66
    • crowdfunding, 66
    • goal of, 106
    • overview, 65
  • Guéguen, Nicolas, 162

H

  • Haidt, Jonathan, 39
  • Happiness Hypothesis, The (Haidt), 39
  • Harley Owners Group (H.O.G.), 302–303
  • Harvard Business Review, 74–75
  • Harvard Business School, 339
  • hashtags, 182
  • heatmap (navigation patterns), 271
  • Henneberry, Russ, 284
  • H.O.G. (Harley Owners Group), 302–303
  • Hootsuite, 186
  • Hostess Brands, 38
  • how-to guides, 258
  • how-to tips, 182
  • HubSpot, 52, 193, 238
  • humor, 171

I

  • IBISWorld.com, 62
  • iconology, 153, 160–162, 164
  • id, 34
  • IEG (International Events Group), 309
  • inbound marketing, 136
  • incremental ROI, 364
  • indicator forecasts, 132
  • individuation process, 40
  • industry publications, 217–218
  • influencer marketing, 12, 123–124, 137–138
  • influencers of human behavior. See also ESPs
    • avoidance of pain, 28–29
    • neurotransmitters, 29–30
    • pursuit of pleasure, 29
    • reward vs. loss, 31–32
    • survival instincts, 33–34
    • unconscious mind, 25–27
    • unique selling propositions, 30
  • Innovatus Imaging, 52, 218–219
  • Instagram
    • advertising, 204–205
    • daily time spent on, 202
    • igniting social media presence with, 183
  • intensive distribution strategy, 327
  • Intermountain Healthcare, 265
  • International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 336
  • International Events Group (IEG), 309
  • introverts, 35
  • inverted pyramid approach, marketing content, 143

J

  • Jaguar, 173
  • Jung, C.
    • individuation process, 40
    • personality theory, 35–36

K

  • Kahneman, Daniel, 31
  • key performance indicators. See KPIs
  • keyword spamming, 324
  • keywords, SEO, 281–283
  • Kickstarter, 66
  • KnivesShipFree, 196
  • KPIs (key performance indicators)
    • bounce rate, 269–270
    • heatmap, 271
    • page view counts, 272
    • session duration, 271–272
    • setting, 115
    • unique page views, 272

L

  • landing pages, 254–255, 286–287
  • launch budgets, 108–109
  • Leadfeeder, 338
  • leading questions, marketing content, 144–145
  • learning plans, 78, 129
  • LEGO Ideas, 55, 147
  • lessons learned, 127
  • Lexus, 303
  • lifetime value (LTV). See also customer experiences; psychology of choice
    • calculating, 339–341
    • CRM systems and, 236
    • customer data and, 235
    • customer loyalty, 341–343
    • defined, 339
    • knowing, 365
  • linear TV, 220–221
  • LinkedIn
    • About Us, 184
    • advertising, 208–209
    • connections, 184
    • driving engagement, 185
    • groups, 184–185
    • number of members, 184
    • page elements, 184
    • prospecting, 338
    • referral marketing, 300
    • Sales Navigator tool, 338
    • updates, 184
  • live chat, 51–52, 261
  • live read spots, 222
  • logos
    • constraints, 168
    • relevance, 164
    • setting guidelines and standards, 164, 168
    • sustainable brand identity, 163–164
  • LTV. See lifetime value
  • luxury goods, 32–33
  • LXRMarketplace, 95

M

  • Marc Jacobs, 15
  • market indicators, 63
  • market presence, building, 66
  • market segmentation strategy, 69–70
  • market share strategy
    • defining metrics, 71
    • establishing benchmarks, 71–72
    • projections and goals, 72–73
  • market trends, 124–125
  • marketing content. See also advertising
    • call to action, 142
    • capturing consumers' attention, 147–150
    • content marketing vs., 135
    • defined, 135
    • emotional triggers, 142
    • positioning strategy, 141–142
    • reasons to engage, 142–143
    • user-generated content, 146–147
    • writing tips, 143–145
  • Marketing Metaphoria (Zaltman), 172–173
  • marketing mistakes
    • blaming customers, 362
    • competing on price, 361
    • dirty data, 360
    • faking popularity, 360
    • ignoring customer complaints, 360
    • ignoring emotional drivers of choice, 361
    • making assumptions, 359–360
    • overpromising, 362
    • treating customers impersonally, 362
    • typos, 361
  • marketing plans
    • action plans, 106–107
    • benchmarks, 127
    • budgeting, 108–109, 130–132
    • collaboration, 121–122
    • committing to action items, 129
    • CRS, 122–123
    • customer experience and, 125–126
    • defining business, 100–105
    • evolving nature of, 130
    • goals, 127
    • influencers, 123–124
    • KPIs, 115
    • learning plans, 129
    • lessons learned, 127
    • mapping out, 126–130
    • market trends, 124–125
    • outlining strategy, 128
    • overview, 99–100
    • preparing for economic influences, 130
    • pricing strategies, 110–114
    • situational analysis/summary, 127
    • SWOT analysis, 115–121
  • marketing stack, 237
  • masthead, website, 267
  • McKinsey research firm, 7
  • Mercedes-Benz, 173
  • messaging, 238–239
  • Meta, 203
  • meta tags, 285
  • metaphors, 172–173
  • metrics. See also ROI
    • allowable customer acquisition cost, 365
    • benchmarks, 365
    • dashboard trap, 366
    • economic indicators, 63–64
    • funnel, 366
    • incremental ROI, 364
    • learning priorities, 364
    • lifetime value, 365
    • market share strategy, 71
    • objectives and, 363–364
    • simple ROI, 364
    • surveys, 84–85
  • Microsoft, 66
  • Microsoft Ignite, 303
  • Milgram, Stanley, 36
  • millennials (generation Y), 12, 42
  • mind share, 72
  • mind-set, 74–75
  • Mindset (Dweck), 74
  • mobile apps
    • advertising platforms, 210–211
    • in-app advertising, 209–210
    • usage statistics, 209–210
  • mobile marketing, 230–231
  • Modern Man in Search of a Soul (Jung), 35
  • Monday (CRM system), 238
  • Morris, David, 302
  • Moz, 285
  • multilevel marketing (network marketing; pyramid marketing), 326

N

  • navigation patterns (heatmap), 271
  • Neiman Marcus, 362
  • Neistat, Casey, 287
  • Net Promoter Score (NPS), 37, 87–89, 165
  • network marketing (multilevel marketing), 326
  • networks. See also events
    • client advisory boards, 304
    • consumer-to-consumer marketing, 300
    • growing with customer referrals, 300–301
    • importance of, 299–300
    • power to spark movements, 300
    • referral marketing, 300–301
  • neurotransmitters
    • cortisol, 30
    • dopamine, 29
    • oxytocin, 29–30
    • serotonin, 30
  • niche marketing strategy, 70
  • Nielsen research firm, 7, 8
  • Nike, 163–164
  • Norins, Hanley, 172
  • NPS (Net Promoter Score), 37, 87–89, 165
  • NTL Institute, 260

O

  • odd pricing, 113
  • offers, creative brief, 165
  • Office Depot, 75
  • off-line brand communities, 53
  • off-line customer events, 302–303
  • Omnisend, 319
  • online courses, 192–193
  • online customer events, 302
  • online resources
    • Augment, 333
    • Best 10 Website Builders, 320
    • BigCommerce, 318
    • Blippar, 333
    • BrandColors, 160
    • BuildFire, 209
    • CB Insights, 63
    • Cheat Sheet, 3
    • Content Marketing Institute, 134
    • Digital in the Round, 316
    • DIY SEO optimization, 295–296
    • estimating market size and share, 71
    • Event Planners Association, 307
    • EventCrazy, 309
    • Facebook advertising, 203
    • Facebook poll application, 180
    • Google My Business, 293
    • International Events Group, 309
    • NPS calculator, 88
    • Outgrow, 196
    • purchasing URLs, 265
    • RafflePress, 196
    • stock photography, 278
    • survey panels, 90
    • Top 10 Best Website Builders, 51
    • tracking competitors' websites, 95
    • trademark database, 265
    • Website Builder Expert, 321
    • Wix, 268
  • online review sites, 195–196
  • opportunities, SWOT analysis, 117–118
  • opportunity cost, 330
  • organic SEO, 281
  • Outgrow, 196
  • overpromising, 362
  • oxytocin, 29–30

P

  • page view counts, 272
  • paid research tools, 90–92
  • paid SEO, 281
  • Pantone Matching System (PMS), 167
  • parallel distribution channels (competitive channels), 328
  • Parks, Rosa, 300
  • Pascual, Alexandre, 162
  • pass-along, 173–174
  • passive income, 192
  • Patagonia, Inc., 180
  • Pathmatics, 94
  • pay-per-click (PPC) ads, 136
  • percentage of revenue, 109
  • persona, creative brief, 166
  • personality theory
    • Freud, 34–35
    • Jung, 35–36
  • personalization, 49. See also direct marketing
  • personalized emails, 248
  • persuasion, power of, 148–149
  • Philanthropic Impact, 190
  • philanthropic marketing, 40
  • phrase match setting, Google Ads, 282
  • Picture Superiority Effect, 153
  • Pinterest, 164, 185–186
  • Pipedrive, 238
  • playable ads, 205
  • PLOS ONE journal, 22
  • PMS (Pantone Matching System), 167
  • podcasts
    • advertising on, 189
    • brevity, 188
    • building library before launch, 188
    • on CSR, 190
    • format, 188
    • frequency, 188
    • investing in quality, 188
    • linking to digital assets, 188
    • monetizing, 188–189
    • number of listeners, 187, 189
    • platforms, 188
    • promoting, 188
    • target audience, 188
    • uses for, 187
  • polls, 80, 95, 307
  • POP (point of purchase) advertising, 331–333
  • positioning strategy, 73–74, 141–142
  • Power of Habit, The (Duhigg), 300
  • PPC (pay-per-click) ads, 136
  • price anchoring, 113–114
  • price lining method, 113
  • pricing strategies
    • deep discounting, 111–112
    • defining business, 105
    • opportunities and obstacles, 110–111
    • psychology-based, 112–114
  • print advertising
    • community channels, 217
    • industry publications, 217–218
  • print direct marketing
    • overview, 231
    • print open rates, 248–249
  • proactive customer service, 44–45
  • Procter & Gamble, 194
  • produced spots, 223
  • product
    • defining business, 101–102
    • product category, 72
    • product challenges, 146
    • product comparisons, 258
  • product development
    • action plans, 106
    • community input, 55
    • consumer needs and potential voids, 170
    • creativity and, 169–170
    • funding through best sellers, 68
    • marketing plans, 100, 103
  • professionalism, marketing content, 149–150
  • Proformex, 302
  • promises
    • creative brief, 165
    • overpromising, 362
    • supporting statements, 165–166
  • promotions, 107, 121, 193, 361
  • prospecting
    • defined, 336
    • prospect lists, 338
    • strategies for, 337
    • tools for, 337–338
  • protecting consumers, 24
  • psychology of choice
    • appealing to happiness and purpose, 39–41
    • ESP grid, 41–42
    • fear shopping, 21–25
    • Freud’s personality theory, 34–35
    • influencers of human behavior, 25–34
    • Jung’s personality theory, 35–36
    • social influencers, 36–39
  • psychology-based pricing strategies, 112–114
    • competitive pricing, 114
    • descriptive pricing, 114
    • even pricing, 113
    • framing prices, 114
    • odd pricing, 113
    • overview, 112
    • price anchoring, 113–114
    • price lining method, 113
  • public relations, 135
  • purchasing guides, 258
  • purpose
    • appealing to, 39–41
    • broadcast campaign, 223–224
    • communications audit and, 139
    • CSR strategy and, 123
    • customer experiences and, 125
    • defined, 40
    • developing, 15
    • LinkedIn group, 184
    • marketing plan, 178
  • pyramid marketing (multilevel marketing), 326

Q

R

  • radio advertising
    • live read spots, 222
    • produced spots, 223
    • producing, 223–225
    • sponsorships, 222
  • RafflePress, 196
  • reciprocity, social influencers, 37–38
  • Reddit, 53
  • referral marketing, 68, 300–301
  • REI, 331
  • religious tenets, for building brand loyalty, 18–19
  • research. See also surveys
    • browsing data files, 95–96
    • competitor research, 93–94
    • following relevant blogs, 81
    • interviewing lost customers, 96–97
    • monitoring social media, 79–81
    • observing customers, 92–93
    • overview, 77–78
    • paid research tools, 90–92
    • social trends in market, 97–98
    • testing marketing materials, 96
    • trend report, 95
    • trends, 81–83
    • web analytics, 97
  • research findings, 259
  • Resources page, 259
  • retargeting platforms, 139
  • return on investment. See ROI
  • return policies, 24
  • reward vs. loss shopping, 31–32
  • rewarding customers, 24
  • ROI (return on investment)
    • account-based marketing, 350
    • consultative selling, 349
    • ESPs, 343–346
    • lifetime value, 339–343
    • overview, 335–336
    • prioritizing pipeline, 347–348
    • prospecting tactics and tools, 336–339
    • sales force, 353–356
    • sales presentations, 350–353
  • role-model marketers, 94
  • rotating slide shows, Facebook Messenger, 205

S

  • SaaS (Software as a service), 65
  • sales force organization and management, 353–356
    • compensation, 355–356
    • hiring, 354
    • sales representatives, 354–355
    • scale problems, 354
    • size of sales force, 353–354
  • sales intelligence software, 338
  • sales pipeline, 347
    • categorizing opportunities, 347
    • CRM systems, 237
    • sorting by emotional triggers, 347–348
  • sales win rate formula, 109
  • Salesforce Connected Shoppers report, 51
  • Satmetrix, 88
  • Savers thrift store, 15
  • scale problems, 354
  • scarcity
    • growth strategies and, 68–69
    • social influencers, 38–39
  • Search Engine Journal, 290
  • search engine optimization. See SEO
  • search engine results pages (SERPs), 280–281, 318
  • second party data, 234
  • selective distribution strategy, 327
  • Semrush, 95, 283, 290
  • sender scores, 233, 245, 338
  • SEO (search engine optimization), 254, 316, 318
    • Amazon, 325
    • blogging for, 287–288
    • content marketing, 135
    • earned links, 283–285
    • Google Ads, 288–292
    • Google My Business, 292–294
    • Google Search Console, 282
    • keywords, 281–283
    • landing pages, 286–287
    • organic SEO, 281
    • overview, 279–280
    • paid SEO, 281
    • remaining relevant and current, 295–296
    • search engine results pages, 280–281, 318
    • tagging, 285
  • serotonin, 30
  • SERPs (search engine results pages), 280–281, 318
  • service recovery, 353
  • session duration, 271–272
  • 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The (Covey), 144
  • Seventh Generation, Inc., 123
  • Shakira, 146
  • Share a Coke campaign, 146
  • shelf space, negotiating, 328
  • ShipStation, 51
  • Shopify, 321
  • shoppable TV ads, 221
  • shopping cart fulfillment rates, 319
  • shrinking market, responding to, 64–65
  • Siege Media, 269–270
  • simple ROI, 364
  • simplicity, 171
  • situational analysis/summary, 127
  • Smart Mode, Google Ads, 288
  • SME (subject matter expert) status, 345–346
  • Snapchat, 202
  • social influencers
    • authority, 36–37
    • reciprocity, 37–38
    • scarcity, 38–39
    • social proof, 37
  • social listening tools, 80–81
  • social media
    • advertising, 202–206
    • automated customization, 198–199
    • brand communities on, 53
    • challenges of, 176
    • content marketing, 135
    • digital dashboard and content deployment, 186, 199
    • Facebook, 177–182, 202–206
    • Instagram, 183
    • LinkedIn, 183–185, 208–209
    • Pinterest, 185–186
    • plans for, 176
    • as research tool, 79–81
    • Twitter, 182–183
    • YouTube, 206–208
  • social proof and trust, 37, 240
  • social trends in market, monitoring, 97–98
  • Software as a service (SaaS), 65
  • sponsored content
    • defined, 211
    • editorializing, 212
    • e-newsletter placements, 212
    • format, 211
    • third-party content, 212–213
  • SpyFu, 283, 285, 316, 318
  • Square Online, 321
  • Squarespace, 321
  • Staples, 75
  • Starbucks, 15
  • State Farm, 55
  • static content, 275
  • Statista, 50, 71, 161, 222
  • stickiness (dwell time), 261, 268
  • sticking power, 148
  • stock photography, 278
  • stopping power, 144
  • strengths, SWOT analysis, 116
  • subject matter expert (SME) status, 345–346
  • superego, 35
  • surveys
    • confidence level, 89
    • defining objectives, 85–86
    • metrics format, 84–85
    • Net Promoter Score, 87–89
    • one-question surveys, 94–95
    • overview, 78–79, 83
    • repetition, 87
    • transparency, 90
    • wording, 86
  • survival shopping
    • education, 33
    • insurance, 33
    • luxury goods and, 32, 33
  • SWOT analysis
    • mapping out, 119–121
    • opportunities, 117–118
    • overview, 115–116
    • strengths, 116
    • threats, 118–119
    • weaknesses, 117
  • Synchrony Bank, 162
  • System Pavers direct marketing example, 242–244

T

  • tagging, 285
  • Tanner, Bryce, 256
  • TaskRabbit, 122
  • technology
    • account-based marketing, 49
    • artificial intelligence, 47–48
    • CRM system, 48
    • Custom apps, 52
    • digital shopping, 51
    • Live chat, 52
    • mobile texts, 52
  • telemarketing, 251–252
  • television advertising
    • connected TV, 220–221
    • finding events, 309
    • linear TV, 220–221
    • producing, 223–225
    • shoppable TV ads, 221
  • testimonials, 145, 264
  • testing
    • direct marketing, 249–251
    • marketing materials, 96
  • text marketing
    • open rates, 231
    • updating customer experience with, 52
  • third party data, 234
  • threats, SWOT analysis, 118–119
  • TikTok, 202
  • time to market, 72
  • time-period forecasts, 132
  • title tags, 285
  • Tomory, Matt, 52
  • TOMS shoe company, 40
  • Top 10 Best Website Builders, 51
  • Top10.com, 238
  • Trade Show News Network (TSNN), 311
  • trade shows
    • attracting visitors, 313–314
    • booth formats, 312–313
    • booth strategy, 312–313
    • direct marketing using attendee lists, 314
    • finding, 311–312
    • overview, 303
    • plans for, 310–311
    • selecting floor space, 313
    • setting up meetings at, 303
  • transparency and honesty
    • fear shopping and, 24–25
    • importance of, 13
    • in surveys, 90
  • Traveling Creative Workshop, 172
  • trend report, 95
  • trends, 81–83
  • Trident, 161
  • triggered emails, 247–248
  • triggers of choice, 22–23
  • trust equity
    • building, 13–15
    • meaningful and sustainable relationships with customers, 15–16
    • overview, 12–13
    • owning mistakes, 13–14
  • TSNN (Trade Show News Network), 311
  • 2021 State of Customer Experience report, 46, 48
  • Twilio research firm, 14
  • Twinkies, 38
  • Twitter, 182–183, 202
  • typos, 361

U

  • Uber, 122
  • Udemy, 192
  • UGC (user-generated content)
    • customer recognition, 146
    • LEGO Ideas, 147
    • product challenges, 146
    • user photos, 146
  • unconscious mind
    • conscious vs., 27
    • overview, 25–26
    • schemas and, 26
  • unique page views, 272
  • unique selling propositions (USPs), 30, 72
  • United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, 9
  • University of Winnipeg, 157
  • Upside Down Digital, 256
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 71
  • user acceptance testing (beta testing), 66–67
  • user photos, 146
  • user-generated content. See UGC
  • Usnik, Toby, 40, 190
  • USPs (unique selling propositions), 30, 72

V

  • validating consumer's feelings, 23
  • value-added resellers (VAR), 326
  • values
    • aligning with customers’ values, 50
    • creative elements, 50
    • role in consumer choices, 8, 12, 18, 28
  • VAR (value-added resellers), 326
  • vector art, 168
  • videos
    • B2B, 195
    • B2C, 194
    • benefits of, 193
    • creating effective, 194
    • engaging customers with, 260
  • vlogging, 287
  • Volusion, 321
  • VRBO, 207

W

  • wannabe identity
    • appealing to, 163
    • creative brief, 167
    • pull power, 148
  • Warner, Ty, 68–69
  • WatchMyCompetitor, 95
  • Wayfair, 146
  • weaknesses, SWOT analysis, 117
  • web analytics, 97
  • web identity, 262–266
  • webinars
    • benefits of, 191
    • no-shows, 192
    • organizing and holding, 191–192
    • overview, 189
  • Website Builder Expert, 321
  • website building
    • calls to action, 255
    • critical content categories, 75
    • design, 257, 266–269
    • easy-to-follow navigation, 255–257
    • goals, 255
    • how-to guides, 258
    • keeping content fresh and timely, 273
    • KPIs, 269–272
    • landing page, 254–255
    • overview, 253
    • product comparisons, 258
    • promoting interaction, 260–261
    • purchasing guides, 258
    • quality imagery, 277–278
    • relevance, 261–262
    • research findings, 259
    • Resources page, 259
    • surveys, 274–275
    • verifiable information, 273–274
    • videos, 260
    • web identity, 262–266
    • website builders, 276–277
    • white papers, 258
  • website visitor identification software, 338
  • WhatsApp, 47
  • white papers, 258
  • wishful thinking, 172
  • Wix website builder platform, 268, 321
  • wording
    • clickbait, 162
    • compelling, 161–162
    • “free,” 161–163
    • involving, informing, and inspiring, 163
    • leading questions, 161
    • most powerful words, 162–163
    • statements that present direct value, 161
    • survey, 86
  • WordStream, 213
  • writing tips
    • asking leading questions, 144–145
    • collecting testimonials, 145
    • create curiosity, 144
    • inverted pyramid approach, 143
    • using stats and facts, 145

Y

  • Yelp, 54, 81, 195
  • Young & Rubicam, 172
  • YouTube
    • advertising, 206–208
    • vlogging, 287

Z

  • Zaltman, Gerald, 172–173
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