When developing an effective B2B lead generation strategy, there are a few questions you need to ask: “What are our key selling points?”, “How well established is our brand?”, “Who are our customers?” One particularly critical question is “What channels should we be using as part of this strategy?”
Many successful brands, leaning on their success in local markets, have taken the brave leap into foreign markets. Unfortunately, some of these brands have stumbled, if not completely fallen on their face. Here are some of the most common global marketing mistakes that companies can make.
While some roles in an organisation require less emotional intelligence (EQ) than others, telemarketing is not one of them. Telemarketers, due to their high levels of engagement with leads or clients, are often the first to face a negative response from a lead or customer. Under these circumstances,...
The importance of speaking the same language isn’t lost on global brands like Johnnie Walker. When they went global, they didn’t just do a direct translation of their classic phrase “Keep Walking”, but also included local quotes and phrases that were relevant to each language.
Glocal? No, that’s not a typo. Glocalisation is defined as:
“A combination of the words "globalisation" and "localisation." The term is used to describe a product or service that is developed and distributed globally but is also adjusted to accommodate the user or consumer in a local market.”
Many jobs, whether you’re a copywriter, coal miner, or painter, require you to interact with people. However, client-facing roles such as waiters, secretaries or doctors have much greater demands placed on them when it comes to these social interactions. Another highly demanding client-facing role i...
