SBP 069: Slaying Marketing's Sacred Cows. With Dale Harrison.

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This week's episode of the Sleeping Barber podcast features Dale W. Harrison, Commercial Strategy & Marketing Effectiveness Consultant @ Inforda Services. Dale features an extraordinary background from physics to finance and marketing. We dive into the fallacies of demand generation, the truth about ROI, and the impact of brand awareness. Don't miss this enlightening discussion that will leave you with a new perspective on marketing strategy. Enjoy the show! Our Guest: Dale W. Harrison LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalewharrison/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BiotechBestPractices Our Hosts: Follow our updates here: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sleeping-barber/⁠⁠ Get in touch with our hosts: Marc Binkley: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcbinkley/ Vassilis Douros: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/vassilisdouros/⁠ Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction 2:46 - From experimental physics to finance to marketing 10:22 - Faith-based beliefs like lead nurturing and scoring 14:19 - Why some marketing measurements aren’t metrics 17:54 - Lead scoring, MTA & sales velocity should never be performance metrics 23:05 - Comparing the path to purchase of real customers to interpreted intent signals 31:15 - Why ROI is a troubling metric 36:41 - Performance vs. Brand advertising are different asset classes 44:34 - Business value of brand - it makes things more effective AND efficient 46:54 - The point of brand campaigns 51:11 - Mulit-Touch Attribution - just because you can measure something doesn’t mean it’s useful 57:39 - Billboard & radio 58:51 - The fallacy of demand generation & intent signals 1:13 - Post Pod with V and Marc Background links: Not All Marketing Metrics are “measurements” - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F-activity-7170140668697276416-iTMJ?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Marketing Effectiveness vs. Efficiency - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-activity-7148782037108178944-IEUL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Marketing ROI is not a real number you can calculate - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F-%3F-activity-7152401810681483265-yeeT?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop IS MTA actually Even Attribution? - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-activity-7165085278636822528-pcGY?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop How the CFO Sees Your Marketing Budget - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F-activity-7168655113627062272-Sgpo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Demand Creation does not exist - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dalewharrison_%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F-activity-7157471671409373184-Ob9v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Where to Listen: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-sleeping-barber-a-business-and-marketing-podcast/id1609811324 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4v0kaM350zEY7X2VBuyfrF?si=7083317d5afd488b ⁠⁠ Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MWVjYWJhNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwji_oSOopP-AhXnlo4IHTZKBgYQ9sEGegQIARAC Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sleepingbarberpodcast