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Anoop Sahgal was going through Monday's CMO.com newsletter blast that covered the most-read articles about marketing leadership since the beginning of the year. Skimming through the list of headlines and diving into some of the articles, he noticed some trends. Read More

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  • 4 Ways Retailers Can Fight Showrooming (Mobile Commerce Daily) May 16, 2012
    As shopping becomes better optimized on mobile devices, brick-and-mortar retailers who suspect that their stores may be serving as showrooms need to develop better conversion tactics in their stores, or they will be at risk of losing sales.
  • Why It’s Time To Get Rid Of Your Social Media Guy (Ragan.com) May 16, 2012
    "Social media is something the intern can do. Don't spend a lot of time on it." "We know we have to 'play in the social space,' so let’s get a social media guy!" Unlike his jurassic counterparts, the lone social media guy is a concept that's far from extinct. And the companies that prolong his existence might be doing so at their own risk.
  • The Real Reasons Why Brands Like GM Still Don't Like Facebook Advertising (Forbes.com) May 16, 2012
    The $10 million General Motors was spending is a drop in Facebook’s revenue bucket, but the symbolism is hard to escape: One of the leading brand advertisers in the world thinks advertising on Facebook doesn’t work.
  • Five Must-Have Elements Of An Awesome Mobile Marketing Call To Action (MarketingProfs) May 16, 2012
    A call to action is the sole bridge between consumers and content; therefore, it is a key component of your marketing campaign—and the campaign's return on investment.
  • The Case For The Brand Ideal (Strategy+Business) May 16, 2012
    Behind many a successful product, there's a sharply focused intention to improve lives. The former global marketing officer of P&G describes how he learned to foster a brand's aspirational value--even for a product as seemingly simple as Jif peanut butter.

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