Posts in "Strategic Marketing"

DeanHouston+: “Hi! How can we help you?” You: “Tell me about conversational marketing.” Conversational marketing uses chatbots and messaging platforms, like SMS texting (phone messaging) and Facebook Messenger, to engage with customers in real time. These chats build customer loyalty while providing valuable insight that can help create new ways to improve your marketing strategy […]

Not long ago, business owners relied on reaching their local customers by paying neighborhood kids to spread promotional flyers around the community. This old-school type of marketing may have worked well in the past (back when most people still believed the internet would only be a fad), but nowadays, there’s a better digital approach. It’s […]

As B2B marketers, is it time we start paying attention to Gen Z? Well, with nearly 42% of Gen Zers now involved in B2B purchasing decisions, it would be crazy not to! Gen Z is quickly becoming the most influential demographic for B2B marketers to target. Often referred to as “digital natives,” they have grown […]

Have you heard of omnichannel marketing? Omnichannel may sound like the name of a Transformer, but it is actually a strategy that integrates the online and offline customer experience into one seamless journey. And yes, omnichannel marketing is more than meets the eye. An omnichannel strategy provides customers with one consistent experience through multiple channels, […]

All brands have a common goal: to grow their business and make a profit. Naturally, each brand goes about expanding and increasing its revenue stream in different ways. While some brands focus more on acquiring new customers, others prioritize retaining their existing ones. But which is the best approach? If you consider the fact that […]

Not so long ago, personalization in sales was as simple as a conversation and striking a deal with a firm handshake. But with the digital world somehow becoming more real than reality, the ways businesses personalize the sales experience has become more technical and a little more complicated. While this new way of personalization can […]

So, you’ve created a new product you’re excited to share with the world. Now what? Well, you need to give it a name. Beginning the product naming process can feel a little overwhelming, especially when you have so much (financially and emotionally) riding on the success of your product. What if you choose a bad […]

The line between product and service continues to blur by the day. That’s even true in the traditionally slow-changing world of manufacturing. The days of “all we do is make things,” is slowly changing into a mindset of capturing post-sale revenue through service offerings. Servitization in manufacturing is all the rage now, and that’s because […]

It happens every so often when you’re out and about, you somehow spot someone you know, even through a crowd of people. The moment you see them, there’s no doubt in your mind they are exactly who you think they are. It’s their style, the way they walk, the sound of their voice – there’s […]

Okay, being the empathetic (see what we did there?) souls that we are, we understand that you may not have time to read through all this right now, so the short answer is: Absolutely! But here’s the longer answer (we’ll still try to execute some semblance of brevity.) Empathy is something that most people wish […]

Major news broke last month when Congress passed the CHIPS Act of 2022. This new endeavor aims to strengthen domestic semiconductor research and manufacturing in a concentrated effort to reverse the downward trend of semiconductor production in the U.S. As a result, nearly every industry will be (hopefully positively) impacted. Semiconductors are a critical component […]

Welcome to the third installment of Dear Dale! In this special section, we post a question or two from our reading audience that our Founder, CEO and fearless leader at DeanHouston+, Dale Dean will personally answer! Here we go! Dear Dale, We’re currently developing a marketing campaign for a new product launch. As a B2B […]