Posts Categorized: ROI

Big Data + Little Execution = No ROI

Emerging Technology, ROI, Strategy

Starbuck’s mobile app is an industry leader.  Curiosity made me an early-adapter.  The app itself transformed me into an app-ambassador. What intrigued me most when I first installed the app was the amount of data it was able to collect about me and my buying habits.  It was a data gold mine.  It not only told… Read more »

Do Not Be Constrained by WHAT You Do

ROI, Strategy

I‘ve just recently started reading Start With Why by Simon Sinek. It’s a great read, and I recommend it to anyone who is up for a challenge; a challenge to begin thinking differently. Near the beginning of the book, Simon challenges companies to define themselves by asking WHY and not WHAT or HOW.   

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Right Way

ROI, Strategy

I  just recently read a great publication and heard an equally compelling lecture on the idea of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and adding value to your business. Everyone is familiar with it; corporations of any size should give back to the community they operate in, in one way or another. A great example of this… Read more »

If You’re Not Being Paid For Performance, What Are You Being Paid For?

ROI, Strategy

I came across a blog post last week making the case against agencies being paid according to performance. It’s well-written, but really just recycles the same claims agencies have been making for years – the same claims that, frankly, have given marketing agencies in general a bad reputation. At its core, the argument boils down to one key… Read more »