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How to prove the value of brand marketing without sacrificing ROI

Martech

Measuring the bottom-line impact of brand-building activities isnt easy, but every company wants and needs to do it. Many organizations over-invest in performance marketing and spend more to achieve the same or even worse results. Why do companies over-invest in performance marketing? The result? Processing.

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When and how to move beyond performance marketing to brand strategy

Martech

Performance marketing is a crucial tool for growing brands, but over-reliance can backfire as competition intensifies. To build a sustainable business, companies should evolve their strategy by leveraging user data to refine positioning and extend their brand identity across channels.

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How Performance Marketing Works [+ 6 Tools You Can Use]

Hubspot Marketing

This is the same principle behind performance marketing. Let's dive into how performance marketing works, its benefits, and the tools you can use to implement it in your strategy. Performance marketing places the power back into advertisers' hands. Is affiliate marketing the same as performance marketing?

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Why digital brands like Netflix and Wayfair are betting on physical stores

Martech

Ecommerce may be thriving, but brick-and-mortar retail remains a critical brand touchpoint. Companies like Netflix and Wayfair are proving that physical stores arent just about transactions theyre influential brand ambassadors that shape perception and loyalty. In todays digital world, its about branding and customer engagement.

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Why ROI is undermining B2B marketing effectiveness

Martech

ROI in B2B marketing is distracting us from what drives effectiveness. It’s the entirety of brand plus demand. We consented to the devaluation of B2B marketing I’m not saying ROI isn’t essential; it is. About 71% of CMOs say they pursue marketing tactics they can measure more easily.

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How smarter measurement can fix marketing’s performance trap

Martech

Marketings obsession with short-term wins has created a dangerous cycle. Brands keep investing in whats immediately measurable while neglecting long-term growth a trap WARC calls the doom loop. Shrinking brand equity and unsustainable returns. Shrinking brand equity, diminishing returns and unsustainable growth.

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Marketers must adapt to a changing world

Martech

Marketers must adapt to a world where survival requires a deep understanding of consumer needs; innovation; and a relentless focus on delivering value. Listen, learn, respond Last year, there were several incidents where large groups of consumers used social media to complain about brand problems.

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