5/2/2023 9:32:02 AM GROWTH STRATEGIES: Whilst Your Still Thinking 'Macro' They Operate 'Micro'. By Stephen Sumner It took over 100 years for 'mail order' to reach 10% of retail sales - but when eCommerce arrived it took just 10 years. You don't need...
4/6/2023 10:03:56 AM If You Want Tech For Free Go Ask Gen Z. By Stephen Sumner Mobile phone use has overtaken desktop in relation to everyday activities, and not surprisingly using the phone to actually make a call...
3/28/2023 9:48:00 AM Your Team Are Not Marketing - They're Plate Spinning! By Stephen Sumner "Things ain't what they used to be" - well not in marketing anyway! With the plethora of platforms, tools, and measurements at our...
1/31/2023 11:27:07 AM Gary V saying it like it is…"Let there be no confusion, brand and business results go hand". 'Business truths' for CEOs... By Digital Leadership Associates Gary Vaynerchuk has never been one for dancing around the issue, particularly when it comes to branding, modern marketing, and sales. He...
1/25/2023 10:52:24 AM Traditionally There Has Been 3 ways To Get Visitors To Your B2C/B2B Website. By Stephen Sumner The Justice Department and states including California, New York, Colorado and Virginia filed a lawsuit against Google alleging the...
1/19/2023 11:42:03 AM The Hard Truth About 'Paid Media' - Pssst, Don't Tell The CEO & CFO. By Stephen Sumner There is a view around paid media that its still the most effective way to deliver 'reach'. Some of which I might subscribe to if I...
1/16/2023 10:45:56 AM A 5 minute read to improve your commercial future...Why you should take Thought Leadership seriously in 2023... By Digital Leadership Associates For anyone who reads any of my content, you may have noticed that all through 2022 I was raving about the '2021 Thought Leadership Impact...
1/5/2023 2:08:32 PM Retail Needs A 'Front Of Mind' Strategy For 2023 and Beyond - Here's a Thought! By Stephen Sumner ROX is the new ROI: Prioritising customer experience. Consumers have more power over your company’s success or failure than ever before,...
12/21/2022 12:12:09 PM 3 Key Tips To Consistently Win More Business Or Get That Next Job. By Stephen Sumner Ever seen those post on LinkedIn that start with 'I don't normally post on here but'? These tend to be from what I call 'passive' not...
12/17/2022 3:35:57 PM This is all artificial...or is it? By Digital Leadership Associates There are several reasons why you might want to write articles. Writing can be a great way to express your thoughts and ideas, and can be...
12/14/2022 9:56:38 AM A Helpful Tip To Assist With Business Transformation. By Stephen Sumner We are all consumers of someone else's business, every day we make an unconscious bias in our decision to shop with one company/brand...
11/29/2022 9:53:48 AM Why Using The 80/20 Rule Will Make You More Efficient On Social Networks. By Stephen Sumner If your reading this blog it's Friday 23rd December and most of the western world is settling into the festive celebrations so from my...
11/28/2022 4:33:39 PM What matters most? Holding onto an old-fashioned idea and hoping you are right or the success of your company? By Digital Leadership Associates Every week we meet management teams from across sectors and across the globe. Every single one of them tell us that they have great...
11/9/2022 1:36:21 PM How Retailers Can Avoid Being The Festive Grinch. By Stephen Sumner We all know that physical retail as was is no more, because the world around it and the enforced habits of consumers due to Covid and...
11/7/2022 10:17:30 AM Questions from the client base #10: “Does all this B2B digital/social stuff have a shelf life...?” By Digital Leadership Associates I was on a call with a management team recently. We ran through what being a Social organisation means, the reason it's important, how it...
10/31/2022 12:35:45 PM Retail Isn't Innovating Because Marketing Has Become The Company Bullhorn. By Stephen Sumner The reason to hire a CMO is usually because you’ve got a big strategic problem to solve, you need to drive growth and become more...