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Reflecting On Marketing Accountability
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2. Alain Thys: Jekyll or Hyde ?
• As a retailer/VC/entrepreneur:
Double digit ROI
• As a marketer:
Close to € 100,000,000 spent to
date, and very little to show for it
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3. If you think marketing has a corporate image problem
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4. Marketers are faddish, irresponsible, …
don’t think like business people …
more akin to a recalcitrant child …
McKinsey CEO/CMO Survey
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5. The average tenure of CMOs in consumer
markets is 23, 15 or 12 months.
Spencer Stuart
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6. Too many marketers have become so
specialised that they don’t think in
terms of the company’s big picture.
Philip Kotler
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7. Marketers are frivolous and
difficult to approach
Australian Society of Certified Public Accountants
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8. Withhold research
Take credit for other’s work
Lack structure
Are always in meetings
Work from 10 to 4
Have long lunches
Unaccountable, untouchable
Seek quick promotions
Churn
Care about cars, stats and lunch
Use jargon
Slippery
Expensive
Cranfield University
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9. If you think marketing has a corporate image problem
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12. Bloody
Uncomfortable
Confronting
Don’t shoot the messenger
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13. A Forensic Investigation
THE VICTIM THE CRIME SCENE THE VICTIM’S WORLD
Accountability to the Business Accountability to the Customer Accountability to the World
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14. A Forensic Investigation
THE VICTIM THE CRIME SCENE THE VICTIM’S WORLD
Accountability to the Business Accountability to the Customer Accountability to the World
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15. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the Business: Making Money
Which % of Which % time do Sr. Which % of Sales Which % of German
marketers define Marketers spend on Promotions are TV advertising
clear objectives for their media strategy Unprofitable? campaigns generate
their campaigns? (= largest budget item)? negative ROI?
46% 2% 85% 82%
WARC, 2007 EMM, 2005 UCLA, 2004 Deutsche Bank, 2004
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16. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the Business: Implement Plans
The Reasons:
Differing Strategies within the organisation
Lack of integrated planning
Resistance to Change
Unco-operative Retailers
Lack of Internal Communication
Misalignment between Marketing & Sales
Turf Battles
Organisational Silos
…
Source: reveries.com survey, July 2005 – n = 198 US marketers
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17. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the Business: Implement ... At All
Over 80% of the ROI of any Marketing Strategy/Initiative is left to chance
31% of projects are canceled before completion
53% of projects cost nearly double of original estimates.
only 16% of projects come in time and budget.
Source: Management Centre Europe
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18. A Forensic Investigation
THE VICTIM THE CRIME SCENE THE VICTIM’S WORLD
Accountability to the Business Accountability to the Customer Accountability to the World
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19. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the Customer
Which is the failure Which % of CEO’s Which % of their Which % of Germans
rate of US Consumer believe their brand customers actually are irritated by TV
Products? provides superior agree? advertising
customer experience
95% 80% 8% 78% 88% PVR users adskip
ACNielsen, E&Y, 2005 Bain & Company Bain & Company GfK Marktforschung
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20. A Forensic Investigation
THE VICTIM THE CRIME SCENE THE VICTIM’S WORLD
Accountability to the Business Accountability to the Customer Accountability to the World
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21. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the World: Environment
CASE: 25% of all bottled water in the world crosses national borders.
• Fiji – New York : 13,000 km by boat & truck
• 50% of wholesale cost = transportation
• 1 million bottles/day = own electricity generation in “pristine” Fiji
• >50% inhabitants do not have reliable drinking water
• Glass bottle = 5x weight of plastic bottles (transport & energy)
• 2 liters of water to wash/rinse 1 liter bottle before filling
• Truck in CO2 from volcanic springwater in Tuscany
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22. A Forensic Investigation
Accountability to the World: People
Abroad At home
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28. “Drive” or prepare to “Be Driven”
Be Accountable to the business, the customer, the world
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29. Accountability to the Business
Demonstrate Financial ROI
BUDGET ALLOCATION MEASURE & PREDICT
Case: German insurance company Case: Indian Tea company, Greek Telco.
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30. Accountability to the Business
Make Implementation Happen
“Companies with aligned marketing & sales
• grow 5.4 % faster
• are 38% better at “closing proposals”
• churn 36% less of their customers
MarketingProfs Benchmark Report 2005
Align employees, agencies, vendors, retailers, …
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31. Accountability to the Customer
Focus Your Business on the Customer
Create Meaningful Propositions
Customer Delight at all Touchpoints
Communicate with Respect, Insight, Passion
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32. Accountability to the World
Demonstrate the Profitability of Caring
Life Cycle Assessment Create a win-win Aspire Neutrality
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33. Accountability to the World
Look in the Mirror, Every Day...
Challenge what has
stopped making sense
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34. Conclusion:
The Tools Exist ... The Choice is Yours
Heavy but inescapable
to address its image problem, marketing
needs to become more accountable ...
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SEPTEMBER 2007: MARKETING ACCOUNTABILITY EXPERIMENTATION LAB (MAX)