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Brand vs. Performance Marketing Spectrum

There are few philosophical stances that will influence everything about your marketing thereafter.

Deciding to prioritize brand versus performance is one of those things.

I call this the Law of Brand vs Performance Marketing. It states:

All marketing activities are a trade-off between immediate conversion and brand equity.


This means there is a trade-off between brand marketing and performance marketing.

  • Performance marketing means better short-term conversion, but worse long-term brand equity.

  • Brand marketing means worse short-term conversion, but better long-term brand equity.

This is worth discussing with your team:

“If you could only prioritize brand or performance, what would you pick?”

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Reverse engineer your marketing strategy

There are lots of marketing tactics available to all of us. Everywhere you turn, there are tactics for every channel: growth marketing, SEO, conversion optimization, etc.

The hard part is figuring out what’s right for you and your situation.

If you ask me, “I want to do a podcast. Is this a good idea?” I can’t answer that off the top of my head.

Why?

Because everything works but not everything will work for you.

This sounds simple, but this single concept encompasses why marketing is both an art and a science. There’s no such thing as an objectively good or bad tactic.

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