MetLife, a leading global insurer, is using an agile marketing approach to unlock the power of self-governing teams, drive business growth, and connect with consumers. Jacqueline Dooley on April 12, 2023 Image provided by MetLife “Pet insurance is a business that has a huge amount of white space,” said Sabrina Sebastian. “There was a significant … Continue reading MetLife uses agile marketing to unleash pet insurance sales
The practices we’ve established in the Agile Marketing Navigator help drive culture change and the right behaviors for agility. Stacey Ackerman on March 29, 2023 Many think that scaling agile means taking it from one team to many. While that’s a part of it, agility at scale is more about culture transformation. Everyone in the … Continue reading Scaling agile with the Agile Marketing Navigator framework
Why marketers have shown resistance to agile frameworks for their work — and how to overcome that resistance. Stacey Ackerman on March 8, 2023 I recently had an epiphany about agile marketing. We’re 10 years behind our software counterparts! That may not be surprising, as agile marketing started about 10 years after it did in … Continue reading 3 reasons marketers are 10 years behind with agile — and how to catch up
Learn what an agile, customer-centric culture means, why leadership support matters and how organizations can work toward this goal. Greg Kihlstrom on March 3, 2023 This is the last of a four-part series on the North Star goals that set category leaders apart from their peers. You can find Part 1 (one-to-one, omnichannel personalization) here, … Continue reading North Star goals for category leaders: Agile, customer-centric culture
Download a free ebook containing all you need to know about the Agile Marketing Navigator. Kim Davis on January 30, 2023 “Agile marketing transformations are not going well. We needed something built by marketers, for marketers, in a language that makes sense to marketers.” That’s what agile marketing coach and regular MarTech contributor Stacey Ackerman … Continue reading Introducing an in-depth guide to the Agile Marketing Navigator
Here’s how to manage relationships between an agile marketing Team and Stakeholders who have a vested interest in the work the Team is doing. Stacey Ackerman on October 27, 2022 Today we’ll dive into the Stakeholder role. Of course, the role of Stakeholder is not new to agile marketing, however, it’s not explicitly talked about … Continue reading Stakeholders: Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator
A Practice Lead ensures that an agile team has the skills, tools and assets it needs to be effective. Stacey Ackerman on October 13, 2022 Today we’ll dive into the Practice Lead role. This is one that’s unique to marketing and you won’t hear this term in other agile frameworks. Here’s how we describe this … Continue reading Practice Lead: Getting Started with the Agile Marketing Navigator
This is a new role in agile, created jus for the Navigator. It helps understand how agile teams interact with third parties like agencies. Stacey Ackerman on October 6, 2022 Today we’ll dive into the Supporting Cast role. This is one that’s unique to marketing and you won’t hear this term in other agile frameworks. … Continue reading Supporting Cast: Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator
Marketing is a lean machine and might benefit more from an Agile Champion than from a traditional Scrum Master. Stacey Ackerman on September 29, 2022 Today we’ll dive into the role of Agile Champion. This role is similar to a Scrum Master in Scrum, but with a greater emphasis on the part about “championing agile.” … Continue reading Agile Champion: Getting Started with the Agile Marketing Navigator
The Marketing Owner understands business goals and is able to prioritize the work that needs to be done. Stacey Ackerman on September 22, 2022 Today we continue our deep dive into Roles by looking at the role of the Marketing Owner. This role is key to ensuring that business goals and priorities are clearly understood, … Continue reading Marketing Owner: Getting started with the Agile Marketing Navigator
