How do I then select valuable CEPs for my marketing strategy?

Credibility: focus on the CEPs that marketing strategy are in line with your brand image . A sneaker brand that is mainly associated with sporty (for example: Asics) should not focus on the CEP ‘ A sneaker to wear when going out to a club and/or party’ . Competition: If the CEP is highly competitive,…

How to Turn the Right Knobs in Your Marketing Strategy

Let’s say Asics is launching a new Marketing Strategy marketing campaign and you’re ask what creative approach the brand can best use to grow the most. How do you ensure that the marketing efforts translate into actual brand growth? Before we answer that question, let’s first dive into the basics: how do brands actually grow?…

Bubble trouble’ with new soft drink packaging from Lidl

Every brand wants it: to be distinctive. Whether drink packaging it is a catchy logo, eye-catching packaging or a strong brand image – the question always remains: how distinctive are you really? We regularly see situations where the line between inspiration and imitation seems to blur. A recent example of this is Lidl, who with…

What value should your organization deliver

Focus on the needs of both current organization deliver and future employees. Adapt work at individual, team and group level. This plays into the basic psychological need for autonomy. Conduct research into what your employees find important, for example through desk research, interviews or questionnaires. Below are some findings from Randstad’s Workmonitor 2024 among Dutch…

Nurture your employees: 8 strategies to tackle the labor shortage

Labor shortages are now the ‘new normal’, but employees are a crucial part of your marketing strategy. They ensure customer relations, value creation, quality, fun and more. In this article I share 8 strategies to recruit, retain and reduce absenteeism. In a series of articles I will discuss the five biggest marketing challenges that SME…

Optimize production process

Optimizing your production process Optimize production can have a significant impact on strengthening your competitive position, as it directly improves the efficiency, cost structure and quality of your products or services. Also read: How to use competitive research to conquer the market An optimized production process often leads to lower production costs. Reasons for this…

Strengthen your competitive position?

There is competition in almost every sector, and that is a good thing. Healthy competition is beneficial for both consumers and businesses. It stimulates innovation, promotes efficiency and ensures market forces. Do you want to strengthen the competitive position of your company? Then there are many different ways, of which I will highlight 3 options….