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Month: October 2025

Why great marketing starts with strategy, not tactics (As seen on Greenbook) Posted on October 28, 2025 by Vanessa Chirayus

Without a clear strategy, marketing efforts can become scattered and ineffective, so how can you fight this? In this third instalment of Marketing Applied series on Greenbook’s Grow your insights business expert channel, Iosetta Santini emphasises the importance of diagnosing challenges, setting objectives, understanding the market, and targeting the right audience before jumping into the implementation phase. Strategic marketing requires intentional choices: deciding what to do and not do, anchored by a well-thought-out objective. By kicking off with diagnosing your

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The truth needs you – Why persuasion is the most important skill we need for the future Posted on October 13, 2025 by Vanessa Chirayus

At the Esomar Congress in Prague this year, Colonel Mustard, Lucy Davison, took part in the ‘Skills pitch: Insights 2050’ – joined by Claire Rainey (Virgin Media O2), Hennieke Potman (Accell Group), and Paul Hudson (FlexMR). In case you missed it, read her speech below to find out why persuasion is the essential skill for market researchers and insights professionals in 2050.   “I’m here to persuade you why, in a post-truth world, persuasion is the most important skill we

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