Marketing Principles

What makes a business idea work? Does it only take money? Why are some products
a huge success and similar products a dismal failure? How was Apple, a computer
company, able to create and launch the wildly successful iPod, yet Microsoft’s first
foray into MP3 players was a total disaster? If the size of the company and the
money behind a product’s launch were the difference, Microsoft would have won.
But for Microsoft to have won, it would have needed something it’s not had in a
while—good marketing so it can produce and sell products that consumers want.
So how does good marketing get done?

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INK

We're a full-service, fully integrated creative advertising and marketing agency on the rise. Recently honored to be named to the INC. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America, and twice to the Orange County Business Journal’s Top 25 fastest growing companies in the OC, we partner with brands who share our relentless optimism and entrepreneurial spirit. Our client partners range from beloved Southern California institutions to global brands, including VIZIO, Time Warner Cable, Yokohama, Shelly Automotive Group (Irvine BMW and MINI, Mercedes Benz of Long Beach, Shelly BMW), Hoag Health, and Essex Properties.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS
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The New Event Marketing Opportunity

whitePaper | December 2, 2021

Where does day-dreaming about what’s possible end and actionable strategy begin? It starts by thinking bigger than just planning events one at a time, independent from the organization’s overall marketing strategy. The future of event marketing is a multi-layered, programmatic approach. We call it: The New Event Marketing Opportunity.

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What’s Working In Partner Relationship Management?

whitePaper | November 3, 2021

Effective partner relationship management (PRM) — always a challenge for even the most skilled channel leaders — is becoming increasingly critical to the success of well-established firms and start-up companies especially. Seismic shifts in the typical B2B buyer’s journey are demanding deeper and more timely data-informed evaluations of every vendor’s partner ecosystem.

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5 WAYS TO ACCELERATE YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING AS A LARGER MID-SIZEDCOMPANY

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

While the majority of large companies are already investing in digital transformation, medium-sized companies are finding it rather difficult. They even see themselves as laggards, as the latest BITKOM statistics from Germany show.

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Successfully Selling the Value of a B2B Digital Transformation

whitePaper | July 12, 2021

Changes in consumer technologies, audience demographics, and purchasing preferences have motivated many businesses to upgrade their legacy commerce platforms. This guide provides three persuasive approaches – supported by the data of leading industry authorities – to help you sell the value of a digital commerce upgrade to stakeholders within your organization.

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How to Engage the Channel for Successful SaaS Renewals

whitePaper | September 26, 2022

This paper is the second in a series devoted to a single topic that is not often covered in most renewal discussions: how to engage the channel for successful SaaS renewals sales. In our first paper, Sales Renewals: A Primer, we introduced the importance of both change and risk management when it comes to renewals. In addition, we identified proven management tactics to address the inherent challenges to the renewals business

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How to Use White Papers to Market Your Business

whitePaper | May 10, 2022

White papers are one of the best ways to market a business or professional services company. This report explains why white papers are so effective in business-to-business marketing and how to create a high-impact white paper for your marketing strategy A white paper is an examination of a topic, business challenge, or issue by an authority on the subject. If you sell products and services to business decisionmakers, a white paper is a powerful marketing tool that can help you establish your credentials as an expert, showcase your knowledge, illuminate or influence the dialogue around a subject, and stand out from competitors.

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Spotlight

INK

We're a full-service, fully integrated creative advertising and marketing agency on the rise. Recently honored to be named to the INC. 5000 list of the fastest growing companies in America, and twice to the Orange County Business Journal’s Top 25 fastest growing companies in the OC, we partner with brands who share our relentless optimism and entrepreneurial spirit. Our client partners range from beloved Southern California institutions to global brands, including VIZIO, Time Warner Cable, Yokohama, Shelly Automotive Group (Irvine BMW and MINI, Mercedes Benz of Long Beach, Shelly BMW), Hoag Health, and Essex Properties.

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