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 | 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 | Nov 28, 2024 | Performance marketing, Brand, Digital marketing, Marketing, Product marketing, Sales, Strategy
Which metrics matter? “What metrics do we measure? How do we measure ROI?” These are two of the most common questions in initial client engagements. I do not answer each question or client the same way, but every answer I give includes the word “depends.” It’s easy to...
by Dave Hayward | Nov 9, 2024 | AI, Content, Copywriting, Creativity, Strategy
Is it possible to write with AI and maintain an honest voice? Everywhere I look, I can see gluggy writing flooding every orifice of the internet. It’s instantly recognisable as produced and posted by unedited generative AI. Generative AI is amazingly good at writing,...
by Dave Hayward | Sep 30, 2024 | Strategy, Marketing, Revenue, Sales
Marketing and cricket analogy klaxon “Doubt kills more ideas than failure ever did” Brendon “Baz” McCallum, former captain of the New Zealand Black Caps and current head coach of the England team, didn’t invent the phrase, but he lives by it....
by Dave Hayward | Sep 24, 2024 | AI, Digital marketing, Marketing, Strategy, Uncategorized
AI is two things at once: overhyped and genuinely game-changing, especially for marketing. 66% of marketers believe AI could replace their jobs within five years, while 61% already use it daily. But what’s real, and what’s just noise? To help us on this journey, I...
