Budgeting/Resource Allocation

When it comes to budgeting, how do you get beyond the politics and the entrenched practices? Here are some ideas on how much to spend and how to allocate it more effectively.

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March 10, 2011

How to Get the Budget You Need

As 2012 planning season approaches, work your way down this checklist to incresae the probability that you'll get the resources you need to help move your marketing initiatives along...

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November 17, 2010

SOV is DOA

Understanding the difference between share-of-voice (SOV) and effective share-of-voice (ESOV), and effective methods of using ESOV to help credibly measure the migration of market share...

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October 1, 2010

5 Questions that Frame the Path of Measurement Insight

What separates successful marketing measurement efforts from marginal ones?...

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April 13, 2010

Memo From The CFO: The Best Response

Two weeks ago, readers were invited to comment on how to respond to a disguised email from the CFO of a Global 1000 company to the CMO of that company, raising questions about the effectiveness of marketing.  The best response is posted...

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March 30, 2010

Memo from CFO: Ad Metrics Not Good Enough

A sanitized version of an actual email from a CFO to a CMO in a global 1000 company on the effectiveness of marketing...

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February 16, 2010

Lose the Marketing Love Handles Without Lifting a Finger

In this age of technology, can ROI software substitute for diligent, disciplined work when it comes to measuring the payback on marketing?

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February 1, 2010

How to Avoid a "Holey War" of Spending

In a relevant and timely entry from his advice column "Ask Dave," Dave Reibstein of Wharton addresses the relativity of the right amount of spend...

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January 19, 2010

The Cost of NOT Branding

When saving money becomes the goal instead of a guideline, something big always suffers... usually the brand...

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November 11, 2009

Let's Bury John Wanamaker

There are still many questions regarding the wastefulness of marketing, despite the signs of progress in the industry toward understanding the financial payback of marketing and advertising.

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September 15, 2009

Eating Pizza Makes You Thin

Challenging broad assertions about spending more in a recessionary (or slow recovery) period, and factors contributing to the likelihood of preserving your credibility for important future issues.

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