Q4 is here. And everyone wants to stand out.
To do that, marketers would usually say they need something new. Something they haven’t done before. “New bold ideas.”
And I don’t believe that’s true.
Here’s a real story as proof.
I’ve been working with a client for almost 5 years now. A few years back, we put together a structured calendar for our engagement-focused and promotional content. A few examples include a January email challenge focused on habit-building and a summer giveaway designed to get people back into the platform during the vacation lull.
And what we do now may surprise you.
We repeat the exact same campaigns. Every year.
Well, they aren’t the “exact” same campaigns – and that’s the beauty of it. Every time we run a certain activity, we analyze the results and develop some improvement ideas. Next year, we incorporate these new ideas into our content.
”But,” I hear you objecting at the screen, “don’t people get tired of it? Don’t they just ignore you?”
I’ll let the data answer. Every year, we get similar or better results than our previous year’s campaign. Existing users focus on the new elements. New users have never seen the content before, and they love it.
And there’s one more thing.
The competitor’s POV.
If you look at one of these campaigns now and try to recreate it, it will be a really hard task. We’ve been adding and improving different elements for a few years already. And each time, we expand the moat between us and our competitors.
So what if you tried to build on top of last year’s instead of planning a “bold new” campaign this Q4?
It won’t necessarily work for every scenario.
But at least consider it.
Evolution matters,
↗️ P.S. As a customer, do you pay attention to campaigns or content your favorite brands reuse? Does it change your perception or engagement? Drop me a line, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
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