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← Back to IdeasThe Dangers of Marketing Orthodoxy and How to Break the Cycle
Taking risks and accepting challenges are things brands like to believe themselves capable of, but few do them consistently. But in a world where brand differentiation is increasingly difficult, brands need to embrace unpredictability.
Ogilvy's Global Cheif Strategy Officer Mick McCabe has a new article out with Fast Company that outlines why marketers have to fight against the default behavior of falling back on best practices.
"This overreliance on familiar strategies has reached breaking point, with clients more and more dissatisfied with using the same playbook, the same design systems, the same “world is divided” insights, and the same way of going to market. There’s now recognition that this reliance on past practices may actually stifle innovation and dynamism within an organization."
Mick goes on to highlight how big brands' embrace of unorthodox strategies have led to major impact, detailing successes from CeraVe, Coca-Cola, SC Johnson and Verizon. Check out Mick's piece "The Dangers of Marketing Orthodoxy and How to Break the Cycle" at Fast Company here.