WHAT TURNS A GOOD MARKETER
INTO A GREAT ONE?
- food for thought -
by Mariana Iosif

CONTENT:
• Difference between good and great marketers
• How to recognize a great marketer
• What are the first things a junior marketer should do
• Why are marketers so little understood
• What should great marketers do more
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Good marketer Great marketer
Passion
This is where the difference
comes from!
Open mind
Interest for
measurements
Experience Experience
Skills Skills
Knowledge Knowledge
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE A GREAT MARKETER
(I)
• The main question they use is : What if...?
• They don’t remain anchored in what it worked, they
have the courage to try new things;
• They have the courage to tell their opinions and
don’t hide behind others for taught decisions;
• They always take into consideration their gut feeling;
• They are not afraid to measure everything they do
and always look for new ways of measurement.
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HOW TO RECOGNIZE A GREAT MARKETER
(II)
1. They have excellent observation skills;
2. They accept that great ideas may come from
people that are not marketers and encourage such
things;
3. They have a 360° view on the market and early seize
the opportunities;
4. They work based on a strategy and a plan and
adapt them as often as needed;
5. They have a strong sense of humor and an optimistic
attitude
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WHAT ARE THE FIRST THINGS A JUNIOR
MARKETER SHOULD DO?
• Be sure that he/she has a real passion for marketing.
If not, look for something different;
• Be in contact with the industry: works, people, events
etc;
• Be aware of the marketing trends;
• Find a mentor among exceptional marketers.
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WHY ARE MARKETERS SO LITTLE
UNDERSTOOD? (I)
• Because they are good in promoting everything but
themselves and their department;
• They do not actively fight against the main
confusions (“Marketing means sales”, “Marketing
means advertising”, “Marketing means PR”, “Anyone
can be a marketer”);
• Being passionate about what they do they makes all
the marketing activities seem effortless;
• They fail to demonstrate the financial impact of
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WHY ARE MARKETERS SO LITTLE
UNDERSTOOD? (II)
• They tend to think more in terms of “revenue” than in terms
of “profit”;
• They try to network mainly with marketers and people from
related industries;
• They provide many reports for top managers but not also
reports for everybody in the company in a simple & clear
language (not with TRP, GRP, OTS, WOM, SOV, SOS, BTL,
ROI and so on).
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WHAT SHOULD GREAT MARKETERS DO MORE
(I)
• Show more often the unseen part of the “iceberg”-
the work behind every project;
• Advocate for the industry;
• Fight against confusions and “occasional marketers”;
• Promote high standards for the industry;
• Share expertise.
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WHAT SHOULD EXCEPTIONAL MARKETERS
DO MORE (II)
• Be mentors for junior marketers and spread passion!
• Pack marketing in great, fascinating, real stories as
there are so many in this industry;
• Stop being modest!
• Market themselves more.
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Mariana is a marketing professional with more than 10 years
experience in financial services.
http://www.linkedin.com/myprofile?trk=hb_side_pro