494 The Road To Hell by Nick Asbury
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The Road To Hell: How Purposeful Business Leads To Bad Marketing And A Worse World And How Human Creativity Is The Way Out by Nick Asbury ABOUT THE BOOK: The road to hell is paved with good intentions, says the proverb. Never has that been truer than in the case of corporate purpose, the movement that took over the business and advertising world following the financial crisis of 2008. Guided by the mantra 'do well by doing good', businesses embraced a social purpose agenda that sought to align doing good for society with doing well in the marketplace. According to author Nick Asbury, the...
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493 Blue Goldfish 2.0 by Stan Phelps
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492 Presentation Ready by Terri Sjodin
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491 Lean Marketing by Allan Dib
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490 Inside The Black Box by Bob Hoffman
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Inside the Black Box: How Marketers Waste Billions in Online Advertising by Bob Hoffman ABOUT THE BOOK: In 2024, marketers will spend over $650 billion on online advertising. A substantial proportion of this - perhaps in the hundreds of billions - will be completely wasted. Not for the usual reason - their advertising stinks - but for another, darker reason. They have been cheated, conned, and robbed. It has been clear for about a decade that a great deal of online advertising is crooked. It is a black box. Money goes in and nobody knows what comes out. Between ad fraud, made for...
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489 The Content Entrepreneur by Joe Pulizzi
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488 Social Media Explained 3.0 by Mark Schaefer
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Social Media Explained 3.0: Marketing Success in the AI Era by Mark Schaefer ABOUT THE BOOK: In this third and completely revised edition of his classic book, bestselling author and college educator Mark Schaefer explains why many marketers are "sleepwalking" through the social media world because they haven't kept up with new consumer trends. Schaefer untangles the world's least understood business practices in his easy-to-understand personal style. is perfect for the busy executive, business owner, entrepreneur, or student who needs a quick and simple explanation of "what to...
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487 The ABM Effect by Alisha Lyndon
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The ABM Effect: How to Win, Retain, and Grow Valuable Clients for Market-Beating Growth by Alisha Lyndon ABOUT THE BOOK: Conventional sales and marketing strategies typically involve pitching to broad markets to establish brand recognition and stimulate demand, ultimately leading to revenue generation. However, a more efficient and impactful approach is to acknowledge and treat each client as a distinct market in its own right. Account-Based Marketing (ABM), pioneered by Alisha Lyndon, is quickly emerging as the number one growth strategy for firms selling high-value solutions to large...
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BONUS! They Ask, You Answer in German by Rene Neubach
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info_outlineThe Road To Hell: How Purposeful Business Leads To Bad Marketing And A Worse World And How Human Creativity Is The Way Out by Nick Asbury
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, says the proverb. Never has that been truer than in the case of corporate purpose, the movement that took over the business and advertising world following the financial crisis of 2008.
Guided by the mantra 'do well by doing good', businesses embraced a social purpose agenda that sought to align doing good for society with doing well in the marketplace.
According to author Nick Asbury, the result has been a wave of humorless and hubristic advertising and a spiral of worse social outcomes, as businesses wade into issues beyond their remit while neglecting their real ethical responsibilities.
Diving into examples including Bud Light, Patagonia, Cadbury, and Unilever, Nick Asbury builds a compelling case against purpose - covering what it is, where it came from, how it leads to worse marketing, and how it leads to worse social outcomes.
As a positive alternative, he makes the case for creativity, cognitive empathy, and valuing the human over the corporate.
Amid the fierce and topical debate about purpose and corporate politics, The Road to Hell is a sharp and entertaining intervention, shedding light on how we got here - and where we go next.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nick Asbury is a creative writer, corporate purpose critic, poet, songsmith, humorist, and one-half of Asbury & Asbury UK.
His other works include Perpetual Disappointments Diary (a demotivational journal of despair), A Smile in the Mind, Realtime Notes (3.5 years of fast poems described by critic John Self as 'the best chronicle of the 21st century), and appearances in books including The Copy Book: How Some Of The Best Advertising Writers In The World Write Their Advertising.
And, interesting fact - he writes tin pan alley music!
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