{"id":13513,"date":"2022-02-03T19:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preview.prophet.com\/?p=13513"},"modified":"2025-09-05T16:50:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T16:50:47","slug":"brand-and-demand-marketing-a-love-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/02\/brand-and-demand-marketing-a-love-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand and Demand Marketing: A Love Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section-content section-dark\" style=\"\">\n    <article class=\"container\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns prophet-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:140px\">\n<p class=\"h5 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#22ffab\"><strong>BLOG<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<h1 class=\"h2 wp-block-heading\">Brand and Demand Marketing: A Love Story<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/article>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section-content section-white\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #0a0a0a;\">\n    <article class=\"container\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns prophet-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:140px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p>Marketing has always been shaped by shifts in consumer behavior, expectations and technology advancements, as well as its contribution to the enterprise. As the scope and speed of such changes expand and accelerate, it is more difficult for brands to know which types of campaigns and media work best, and the growth to which marketing can contribute. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vidyard wp-block-embed-vidyard\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n <script type=\"text\/javascript\" async src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/embed\/v4.js\"><\/script><img decoding=\"async\"  style=\"width: 100%; margin: auto; display: block;\"  class=\"vidyard-player-embed\"  src=\"https:\/\/play.vidyard.com\/xHajMjbnDYrHWXhn2mNn8N.jpg\"  data-uuid=\"xHajMjbnDYrHWXhn2mNn8N\"  data-v=\"4\"  data-type=\"inline\"  data-width=\"640\"  data-height=\"360\"\/>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They must make hard tradeoffs in deciding where to invest finite resources, how to differentiate amongst competitors and how ambitious they need to be as a growth engine. Are the tradeoffs\u2014and competition between forces\u2014helpful or harmful?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s marketing industry feels different, according to our recent candid conversations with a dozen senior marketing leaders across industries. Customers are harder to reach and engage, even though we have vastly more data and insights about them and stronger personalization tools. Budgets are tighter and internal stakeholders more demanding. Tried-and-true best practices no longer apply. There\u2019s a sense that rules are being rewritten in real-time. The once useful \u201cmarketing funnel\u201d concept seems less relevant given that consumer behavior changes constantly and paths to purchase are increasingly non-linear.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, many marketing organizations experience significant tension between brand marketing and demand generation \u2013 a tension we believe undercuts growth and harms performance. Brand marketing typically describes long-term efforts to drive awareness of and preference for a company, product or service, while demand marketing seeks to get audiences to take action immediately (e.g., click on an offer, sign up for a newsletter).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote h3 is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis topic is one of the things that we\u2019ve [been] trying to understand &#8211; where in the funnel do we need to spend our dollars in order to really drive business results and drive growth.\u201d<\/p><cite> \u2013 TD Bank, CMO <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As the CMO of a challenger consumer goods brand told us, \u201cBrand is about growing awareness and affinity over time,\u201d while the primary objective for demand, or performance marketing, is \u201cdriving short-term conversion.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201ceither-or\u201d bifurcation of marketing into these categories presents huge challenges as marketers seek to optimize budget allocation, track performance and structure their teams and operations to drive uncommon growth. The worst part, the split between brand and demand generation isn\u2019t aligned with consumers\u2019 consumption patterns in today\u2019s world.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a senior industry analyst told us, \u201cConsumers have zero separation between the brand being communicated and their experience. In finding the right investment for brand and demand, it\u2019s both, not versus.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"h3 wp-block-heading\">Stop the fighting and find the love.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article, the first in a series, is based on our recent market research with senior marketing executives and focused on the specific internal and external challenges CMOs face today related to brand and demand. These marketers also highlighted the levers they have at their disposal to create effective and integrated brand and demand strategies.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Every marketing executive we talked to confirmed the importance of finding the right balance between brand and demand. We also heard repeatedly what a difficult balance it is to strike; everyone agrees that brand and demand efforts must be coordinated and synchronized. However, <em>how<\/em> to do this is much less clear. Despite the interdependence of brand and demand marketing, many tricky questions remain:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"disc wp-block-list\"><li><em>How much impact does brand marketing have on conversion?<\/em><\/li><li><em>How does customer acquisition efforts influence brand perception?<\/em><\/li><li><em>What\u2019s the optimal level of investment across brand and demand?<\/em><\/li><li><em>How can brand and demand show up most effectively across channels?<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote h3 is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThis topic comes up all the time, in the B2B context, the brand piece is a hard sell because our team doesn\u2019t understand why&nbsp;it\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p><cite> \u2013 Trane Technologies, SVP of Marketing <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In our brand and demand blog series, we explore this important conversation with a modern lens, examining how marketers can embrace the brand-demand love. Specifically, we\u2019ll cover:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"disc wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/02\/how-brand-demand-love-wins-across-the-marketing-lifecycle\/\"><strong>The seasons of love<\/strong><\/a>: Understand why brand and demand are meant to be together and how they can overcome obstacles to love across the marketing lifecycle \u2013 we\u2019re playing a long game&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/03\/how-effective-go-to-market-strategies-unleash-brand-demand-love\/\">Writing the vows<\/a><\/strong>: Set a strong strategic foundation, because every brand-demand marriage needs a rock-solid foundation of what it stands for and how it will approach the market \u2013 when to say \u201cI do\u201d and when \u201cI don\u2019t\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/04\/brand-demand-love-achieving-success-and-satisfaction-together\/\">Shared finances<\/a><\/strong>: Create shared goals and an investment agenda, define smarter metrics for allocating the shared pocketbook, or budget, and track the performance of those shared investments \u2013 brand and demand should not fight about money&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/04\/organizing-brand-demand-marketing-teams-for-success\/\">Setting up the household<\/a><\/strong>: Determine how to organize teams and build the right capabilities \u2013 brand and demand need a comfortable nest&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/06\/download-brand-and-demand-marketing-a-love-story\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-600x321.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-600x321.png 600w, https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-1493x800.png 1493w, https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-768x411.png 768w, https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-1536x823.png 1536w, https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-2048x1097.png 2048w, https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MS22_BrandDemandBlogPromo_2-1920x1029.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"h5\">The new research report, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/06\/download-brand-and-demand-marketing-a-love-story\/\">Brand and Demand: A Love Story<\/a>&#8221; is here! Learn how today&#8217;s Brand and Demand Generation leaders are bringing their functions together to drive greater impact. <br><a href=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/2022\/06\/download-brand-and-demand-marketing-a-love-story\/\">Download today<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div id=\"sidebar-block_61aa8b2af13e6\" class=\"thinking-sidebar-wrapper\">\n\n    \n    \n        \n            <div class=\"author-block\">\n                                <h3 class=\"title\">Author<\/h3>\n                <ul class=\"author-list\">\n                                                <li class=\"leadership-container\">\n                                <a href=\"\/author\/mat-zucker\" class=\"leader\">\n                                    <div class=\"profile-img\">\n                                        <div class=\"profile-halo\"><\/div>\n                                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-del=\"avatar\" alt=\"\" height=\"150\" width=\"150\" class=\"avatar pp-user-avatar photo lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/prophet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/zucker-300x300.jpg\">\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"profile-info\">\n                                        <p class=\"name\">Mat Zucker<\/p>\n                                        <p class=\"role\">Senior Partner<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                    \n                <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n\n        \n    \n    \n    \n        <nav class=\"social-links\">\n            <h3 class=\"title\">Share<\/h3>\n            <ul class=\"social-icons\">\n                <li class=\"icon\"> \n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"linkedin sharer\"><span class=\"icon-linkedin\" style=\"right: 0px;\"><\/span><\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"icon\">\n                    <a href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"facebook sharer\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><\/span><\/a>\n                <\/li>\n\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/nav>\n\n    \n    \n    \n        <div class=\"subscribe-block\">\n            <h3 class=\"title\">Don&#8217;t Miss a Beat<\/h3>\n            <p>Sign up to receive our latest insights.<\/p>\n            <div class=\"wp-block-buttons\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-button\">\n                    <a href=\"\/subscribe\" class=\"wp-block-button__link no-border-radius link--ani-arrow\" style=\"color: #0a0a0a\">SUBSCRIBE&nbsp;\n                        <svg class=\"i-ani-arrow-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\">\n                                <g fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#000000\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\">\n                                    <circle class=\"arrow-icon--circle\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"15.12\" \/>\n                                    <path class=\"arrow-icon--arrow\" d=\"M16.14 10.93L22.21 16l-6.07 5.07M8.23 16h13.98\" \/ > \n                            <\/g>\n                        <\/svg> \n                    <\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><!-- .subscribe-block -->\n\n        \n<\/div><!-- .thinking-sidebar-wrapper -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"tile-link-container  tile-link-container-light\">\n        <div class=\"tile-link-inner-container\">\n\n                            \n                    <div class=\"tile-link-block\" style=\"background: #fcfcfc; 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