by Dave Hayward | Feb 18, 2025 | Strategy, Astronomy, B2B Marketing, Brand, Marketing
A bright object. A mystery wrapped in an enigma. That’s what we’re looking for in marketing and brand. It just so happens that it also describes my favourite moon in the solar system…. And the name of Europa Creative Partners (and our newsletter, Bright Objects). The...
by Dave Hayward | Jan 26, 2025 | B2B Content Strategy, B2B Marketing, Content, Marketing, Marketing technology, Performance marketing, Strategy
B2B content strategy is the key to successful, sustainable sales pipelines, but it can feel like a lot of hard work and a bit fruitless, especially at the beginning. There is no shortcut to the hard work aspect, but there are five concepts that, if implemented, will...
by Dave Hayward | Jan 26, 2025 | B2B Marketing, Founder-led marketing, Marketing, Performance marketing, Sales, Strategy
Sales and marketing teams can be like the Lennon and McCartney of your business. When there is a healthy tension between them, magic happens. If they go in different directions, you can choose a best-forgotten solo Beatles album from the seventies to supply the...
by Dave Hayward | Jan 21, 2025 | Founder-led marketing, Brand, Copywriting, Marketing
Founder-led marketing is having a moment. Even at some of the world’s largest brands, previously mousey principals have undergone sudden glow-ups (sometimes using AI to make themselves look swol), talked on podcasts, and been relatable on LinkedIn. While this...
by Dave Hayward | Dec 28, 2024 | Strategy, AI, Brand, Conference, Content, Copywriting, Creativity, Marketing, Marketing technology, Performance marketing, Psychology, Public speaking, Revenue
Our most popular reads from 2024 In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” – “the more things change, the more they stay the same”. When I reviewed our best work from 2024, I noticed an unintended...
by Dave Hayward | Dec 5, 2024 | AI, Life and work, Marketing, Marketing technology, Performance marketing
14,106 martech products (27.8% growth YoY) are on the market in 2024. To be a knowledge worker, and especially a marketer, it helps to be wired to be a novelty seeker. For marketers, when it comes to martech, let alone productivity apps, we’re faced with an...
