Marketing without the hype - why we need a  back to basics approach – MAF298 Is our marketing activity annoying our customers? Is the hype surrounding the latest digital toys making obsessed with digital tactics at the expense of customer focus? Maybe it’s time to rediscover the full marketing picture, including customer research, product development, pricing, and promotion. How to develop a deep understanding of customers and their needs, and articulate a clear, standout offer that is simple and easy to understand. Welcome to the 298 Marketing and Finance podcast and another short sharp episode in the 2023 Simply Marketing Series. What you’ll hear about in this episode: The hype surrounding The Metaverse, ChatGPT and AIThe benefits of digital marketing tools but alsothe consequencesDo we obsess over tactics at the expense of strategy?Three areas to focus our attentionRediscovering the full marketing mix Links and Show Notes. For links to the books and apps mentioned, please visit http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF for the show notes. What is the Marketing and Finance (MAF) Podcast? This podcast is all about keeping marketing simple and all things finance. I’m Roger Edwards, a consultant, speaker and trainer from Edinburgh, helping you keep your marketing simple. The MAF Podcast is a 30-minute radio show you download from http://rogeredwards.co.uk/MAF, iTunes or Spotify. Each week you'll hear interviews with business experts, marketers, entrepreneurs and journalists. Interviews to listen to in the car, on the train or on the treadmill. Or even in the bath!  We talk about: How you can grow your business using content marketing and social mediaHow you can keep your Marketing strategy and communications simpleTopics, issues, products and business models from the world of finance You’ll take away one or two big ideas that you can apply to your business. So, you can keep marketing your business to keep growing your business. Please subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and I’d be grateful if you would leave a review. http://rogeredwards.co.uk/itunes Fancy Appearing on the Show? Would you be interested in appearing on the MAF Podcast? Have you an exciting marketing or finance story to tell? Do you fancy drawing out some inspirational ideas that MAF listeners can take away to use in their own businesses? Do please contact me if you want to get involved:  http://rogeredwards.co.uk