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Marketing Mythbusters

Six common marketing misconceptions, and the truth behind them.

Marketing advice is everywhere, but not all of it is useful, accurate or based on real experience.

Some of the most persistent marketing assumptions can lead businesses to focus on the wrong things, measure the wrong outcomes or underestimate what good marketing really involves.

This guide tackles six common marketing myths and looks at what business leaders should understand instead.

How many marketing myths do you believe?

Is marketing mainly about generating leads? Is great marketing all about brilliant creative ideas? Is it simply an expensive cost to the business?

Some marketing beliefs sound perfectly reasonable until you look at what actually drives commercial results.

Marketing Mythbusters cuts through some of the most common misconceptions and gives business leaders a clearer view of what effective marketing should really do.

What you’ll discover

  • Why marketing is broader than individual campaigns or tactics
  • How strategy and creativity should work together
  • Why marketing should be viewed through a commercial lens
  • The importance of specialist expertise in areas such as PR and content
  • Why measurement matters across both traditional and digital marketing

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