Matthews on Marketing

Matthews on Marketing

Building a Reason to Care

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You told me the what, but not the so-what.  You have probably heard this before. It’s often delivered as an admonishment to a salesperson or marketer by a customer or prospect. Maybe someone has said it to you. If we’ve all heard it, why are we not delivering a reason to care more often? Because it’s hard. As marketers, we all know better than just stating the what, but getting to the so-what takes a lot of work. Sometimes it just takes time for a market to emerge or for customers to fall in … [Read more...]

B2B Marketer Fails, Part 3 – Website Conversion Optimization 

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You have spoken to your buyer in terms that they find compelling. You have written helpful and authoritative content that has won their trust. Now you look to set the hook with an offer. Your email or Google ad sends them to a landing page. But has it been optimized? This oversight is a common fail.  What’s a pity is that optimizing landing pages and websites is so easy. What’s a crime in ignoring optimization is that it’s so effective. Small changes in color, copy or imagery can have … [Read more...]

B2B Marketer Fails, Part 2 – All Sales Start with Google (or YouTube)

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In the first part of this B2B marketer fails series, I talked about how B2B marketers fail to realize they are selling to people, not businesses. They sell to the professionals who work at a business. And though these professionals have their work hats on, they need to be convinced based on their own personal needs, ambitions, and motivations. The crux of the fail is marketers ignoring how they act themselves. Whether as a consumer or a professional, the people in the marketing department … [Read more...]

B2B Marketer Fails, Part 1 – You Sell to People, Not Companies

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Note: I don't know why, but the pandemic and WFH seemed to sap my creativity and shut out the muse. Only after realizing it had been over six months since my last post did I give myself a kick in the rear to get back at it. Every month, hundreds of millions of dollars are spent by B2B marketers trying to entice buyers from various businesses to inquire about their products. It pales in comparison to the half-trillion a year spent on ads to convince consumers like all of us to buy soda, cars, … [Read more...]

Three Psychology Tricks Marketers Use to Make You Buy

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We marketers have something in common with magicians. Prestidigitators and product promoters are both students of human behavior. While magicians take advantage of distraction, marketers tap into three other psychological traits. Unlike magicians, we marketers have no code that prevents us from revealing our secrets. Tips and tricks blogs on growth hacks must number in the tens of thousands by now. So, I don’t fear being ostracized from the CMO club. Here are three of the ways marketers use … [Read more...]