Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed explore the advantages and disadvantages of being unique. But first, they wrestle with the question of whether or not brands and businesses can truly be unique. After all, when we are leveraging the same technologies, talents, and customers as other organizations, how much can be truly different? Where should marketers…

Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed discuss research from Sprout Social and Adweek about social media manager burnout. Are social media teams really overworked, underpaid, and unappreciated? How do we equip them to deal with the worst of people that comes out on social media. Should brands continue to hire entry-level employees or should these roles…

Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed discuss modern branding on this episode of The Rethink Marketing Podcast! If reviews, channel selection, customer experience, and other factors drive decisions to switch between brands, how much does traditional branding still matter? From upstarts to knockoffs to instant quality comparisons, do the good ole days of Pepsi vs. Coke…

Colin Jeffries and Eric Reed chat about the reasons out of home advertising is roaring back on this episode of The Rethink Marketing Podcast! Mattel, Amazon Prime, Jacquemus and other brands are collaborating with experiential agencies and 3D artists to bring unique installments to life–in person and online. Is this type of sensationalist advertising right…

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries discuss awards and recognition. Not all awards are created equal, so how do we determine which make sense to pursue and which don’t? What about the earned media value of appearing on the Inc. 5000 or a Power 100 list? If an…

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries chat about the power and risks of creating online communities. How can companies shift away from simply selling products or services and into a lifestyle brand? Peloton presents an interesting case study with a few relevant takeaways for marketing and business leaders….

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries turn to artificial intelligence to write a script for today’s episode about (you guessed it) generative AI. Fair warning, the duo goes off-script every few sentences to talk about current applications for marketers and salespeople to leverage AI. Generative artificial intelligence is…

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries discuss another counterintuitive topic: the advantages of embracing bias! Specifically, how does understanding and reacting appropriately with recency bias help marketing and sales leaders outpace competition? Not every scenario demands embracing recency bias, but there are many applications in business. How a…

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries unpack Magna’s 2023 Global Advertising Spend Report. But don’t be fooled by the headline! Our favorite marketing conversationalists take a deep-dive on where dollars are racing, where they are fleeing, and what it means for big and small brands alike. Marketers need…

On today’s episode of the Rethink Marketing Podcast, Eric Reed and Colin Jeffries chat through knowns and unknowns to arrive at optimal resource allocation. Marketing and sales leaders collect enough data to prove empirically which writer consistently gets more views on their blog posts; while salesperson has the highest ticket size per deal; which social…