Marketers need to think creatively for building an effective and creative campaign. On the other side, they have to give returns on investments. So, marketers are feeling stressed. To improve the performance of the marketers, they need to make standardization a priority across their organization. Standardization is an essential practice to improve the performances and gives long-term benefits. Scott Vaughan (CMO of Integrate) in his article at marketingland.com, discussed about five areas where marketers should start standardizing are:
• Process
• Data
• Key technology systems
• Metrics and Benchmarks
• Team Expectations
Read more at: http://marketingland.com/marketers-time-stop-standardize-130267

Focus groups and social media monitoring tools make it easy for organizations to collect data and consumer responses. There are a few drawbacks connected to brands that marketers need to keep in mind when measuring the success of campaigns. They are- sentiment, dilution and differentiation. To know more, follow the article by Ben Hookway (CEO of Relative Insight) at: http://digitalmarketingmagazine.co.uk/articles/three-critical-things-to-keep-in-mind-with-brand-language