EP 113: Why Most CMOs Fail at Brand Strategy
Most marketing fails before a single ad is made. Not because the execution is bad, but because teams leap straight to tactics and skip the strategy underneath. Ben Norman calls the result "busy fools": lots of activity, very little impact. Ben, Strategy Director at Principles Agency and host of Marketing Room 101,…
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