marketing audit articles in Cock a Doodle Doo Marketing Magazine

Good ad for bad product works just once – Why quality marketing needs quality products

The most effective marketing strategy is building something worth talking about, then helping people find it. In that order. Good marketers will tell you the truth about your product before they take your money to advertise it. Because advertising a mediocre product doesn't just waste your budget. It actively damages your brand by widening the pool of people who've been disappointed.

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Pet Marketing Strategy – When Emotion Opens the Door but Fails to Close the Sale

Something curious happens when you watch pet marketing closely. Brands invest heavily in emotional content - the slow-motion reunion, the golden-hour cuddle, the tagline about unconditional love. Viewers feel something genuine. And then, more often than brands would like to admit, nothing happens. The feeling fades. The purchase doesn't really materialise.

Brand equity measurement – How to audit what you can’t see

The assets that matter most are the ones accountants can't easily quantify. Trust. Recognition. Emotional connection. The willingness of customers to pay premium prices for your name on the label. According to Brand Finance's 2024 GIFT study, 79% of global intangible asset value isn't disclosed on balance sheets. That's trillions of dollars of real business value that traditional accounting simply doesn't capture.

Marketing team problems – Why 7 people in the boardroom kill your best marketing ideas

Focus groups aren't useless. But they're dramatically misused - treated as decision-making tools when they're actually exploration tools, confused with representative samples when they're convenience samples, and elevated to research authority when they're structured conversations with strangers.

Why are emails going to spam

The line between email marketing and spam isn't philosophical - it's mathematical, legal, and increasingly enforced. Yet I watch companies cross it daily, convinced that volume compensates for strategy. It doesn't. It accelerates the destruction of your sender reputation, and once that's gone, your legitimate emails stop reaching anyone.