Lochhead on Marketing

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090 Complexity Is The Enemy of Revenue: Why It’s Time to Shave The Marketing Dog
If you’re currently doing a big initiative, say a new product launch, a new campaign, a sales kickoff or a lightning strike, let’s talk about why you are also, most probably, making a huge mistake. Shit sometimes,
089 The Future Needs You
Just because it turned January 1st and we're into a new year doesn't mean anything is going to change unless people make it change. We are all in a cocoon time and it means that we, as marketers, entrepreneurs and category designers can design the futu...
Year End Message From Christopher
This is Christopher and I just wanted to take a little moment to share a couple quick things with you. First, just big thank you. Thank you for making me and our entire team part of your 2020. The second thing,
088 What Kind of Human You Are Determines What Kind of Marketer You Are
Steven Kotler has written one of the most important books of 202, The Art of the Impossible. One of the things discussed in the book is human evolutionary motivations. As a result, Christopher believes Steven has uncovered a key learning point for mark...
087 Marketing is what you do when you have a shitty product, right?
“Marketing is what you do when you have a shitty product.” Says an ex-CEO/Software Engineer who found himself wrapping his company around the lamppost, with his entire executive team leaving, and his investors getting f*cked up.
086 Are You Wasting Your Career?
According to the January 2018 report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average person changes jobs 10 to 15 times within their career. If you take it from that perspective, if you’re 25 years old and you are serious in your career,
085 Justice Deposits: How NetFlix, Twitter & Costco Are Leading Conscious Capital & You Can Too
In June of 2020, Netflix announced that it was moving 2% of its cash equal to about $100 million to bolster black owned and black run banks, allowing these banks to lend more. The way this works is pretty simple: when we make deposits in a bank,
084 Creating a Category? Do NOT listen to customers
In this episode, let's talk about why, when you're designing a new category, you need to be very careful who you listen to. Often times, listening to customers is the worst thing you can do. Whose Feedback Matters?
083 The Problem With Your Marketing Plan
On this episode, let's talk about what the problem with your marketing plan might be in specifically three areas. Number one, calling it a “plan” might be a problem. Number two, it's actually a legendary marketing plan that is about more than just mark...
082 How Category Designers Do Acquisitions: Why Salesforce/Slack Is a Savvy Deal
Most people look at acquisitions through a spreadsheet lens. Of course the financials matter for mergers and acquisition deals, but when viewed through a category design lens, acquisitions look very, very different. In this episode,