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‘Toxic positivity’ in marketing: Could B2B ads benefit from a little cynicism?

on Jan 17, 2024 | 0 comments

By Hannah O’Rourke

B2B marketing is marked by a relentless optimism of rainbows, unicorns, and sunlit uplands. But reality, right now, is a little less rosy. Is there room for realism? Don’t be Shy’s Hannah O’Rourke thinks so.

B2B marketing has a toxic positivity problem. From initial client pitch to final ad copy, all too often we present ourselves and the things we sell as the Holy Grail for [insert problem – I’m sorry, challenge – here].

Confident, steely-eyed positivity is the default setting for B2B marketing. Exhausting as it is, it’s perhaps understandable that brands want to project an aura of reassuring Read full story ›

Source: The Drum