As with a lot of other business disciplines, in marketing, decisions are typically informed by some kind of evidence, or so we hope, the evidence base for making marketing decisions can include lots of different things. For example, we might make use of tried and tested frameworks & textbook approaches recalled from our university days or found through a quick Google search or read of a Wikipedia page.

Imagine you were a luxury car company like Mercedes Benz. Would you spend money advertising in teen magazines or at high schools, or in areas where people don't drive cars? Likely not. Probably because teens can't afford your car, even though they might aspire to, and people who don't drive probably don't care about car companies

LinkedIn is becoming the go-to channel for salespeople to find new prospects and reach their sales targets. 90% of top-performing salespeople now use LinkedIn as part of their sales strategy. And for sales reps that invest in social media, 64% of them hit their team quota compared to only 49% of reps hitting their team quota that don't use social media

As a copywriter or marketer, it’s your job to relate to your audience. You need to frame the problem that they are experiencing and offer a solution. A critical part of copywriting is the creative use of emphasis and empathy but just how do you use this to make a lasting impact?

If you’re like most business leaders, you’ve probably put brand-building on the back burner as you deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. 81% of companies have deferred marketing, according to the World Federation of Advertisers. And even Google is slashing its marketing budgets by as much as half for the second half of the year (CNBC.)