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After a turbulent year in which quarantine, social distancing and lockdown have become part of our daily vocabulary, let’s take a look back at what we have learned as marketers. Which capabilities are crucial to step up and stand tall in times of crisis and to cope with the challenges we have all faced over the last months?

I’ve been working at The House of Marketing as a consultant for just over 2 years now and had the pleasure of working at 5 different clients, mostly in the FMCG sector but also in construction, B2B fashion & B2B services. Within this (relatively) short period of time, I’ve seen many of these clients struggling with the same topic, and that is getting the set-up of their marketing team right. Which capabilities do we need to remain or move ahead of the competition and cope with the continuous changes that affect the way we do marketing?

The mission: Define a digital channel strategy A team of digital channel experts was in search of their overarching digital (channel) strategy, in order to align themselves as one team, with one clear vision on digital channel marketing. The team, consisting of specific channel experts, were struggling to align on the broader picture. That is when this large Belgian retailer called in the help of The House of Marketing, to get a central perspective.

Green is the new black. Sustainability seems to be on every marketer's mind nowadays, and that’s how it should be. Driven by a clear shift in societal relevance, more and more companies are looking into how they can make their business offerings and processes sustainable. And we couldn’t be happier about it!

2020 will be remembered as the year we started to do things differently. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we suddenly changed the way we work, teach and socially interact. What did companies that were successful during this crisis do differently? What can we learn from them?

We’ve embarked on a new year and are putting 2020 behind us, a very strange year marked by a global pandemic that has changed the world and our habits for good.

Two weeks ago, the Belgian Association of Marketing (BAM) organized their annual congress. The theme of this year’s congress was meaningful marketing and the importance of being purpose-driven. It also addressed how marketing is evolving and will continue to evolve in the coming years. Of course, we at the House of Marketing attended this event and are excited to share our vision and take-aways with you.

Luminus, the second biggest energy supplier in Belgium had set itself the objective of launching intelligent energy monitors - smart meters - on the market. Smart meters open the door to smart home solutions, empower customers to manage their energy consumption, increase distribution efficiency and much more.

Let’s go back 4 years. It’s 2016. Donald Trump is about to become the US president, Brexit is a thing and we’re all catching pokémons on our smartphones. 2016, however, was also the year of ‘digital transformation’. As technological developments drove significant changes in customer behaviour, we were forced to rethink ways to drive growth by ‘going digital’. What that meant was different for every company, but strategic plans were drawn up and we were all going to be at the digital forefront within 4 years.  

Malines, Diegem, le 23 novembre 2020 – L’agence d’accélération digitale UPTHRUST, filiale de The House of Marketing, unit ses forces à celles de l’agence marketing de performance digitale Grava. UPTHRUST élargit donc encore son offre de ‘growth’ et ‘performance’ marketing sur le marché européen. Grâce à leur nouveau partenariat, UPTHRUST et Grava s’unissent pour offrir aux clients un éventail plus large de services de marketing digital visant la réalisation d’une croissance rentable.