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    The Importance of Relevance: A Cautionary Tale
    "Today I was sad," writes Tara Jacobsen at the Marketing Artfully blog. "I got a message from someone who I like a lot and have been 'friends' with on the Internet for a while." The problem? Unlike the steady stream of relevant content the business friend used to distribute, this ... more
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    Why Targeting Matters
    In a post at her eponymous blog, Elaine Fogel asks how frequently you receive email with content that has no relevance. "I'll bet it's a lot," she says with certainty. "Let's just look at the ones you receive from companies and organizations that have your permission to send communications. Count ... more
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    'Tis the Season to Be Grateful: Five Thank-You Email Triggers
    It's the time of the year when businesses need to say "Thank you!" to their customers during the holiday season. And what better way than event-driven email campaigns that show gratitude to customers? more
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    Three Caveats for Multicultural Marketing
    "Are your campaigns reaching the intended audiences?" asks Darren Megarry at MarketingProfs. "That's a key question facing marketing professionals, as the combined wave of technology, communication access, and spending power continues to extend across the globe." But you don't need a global business to understand the importance of multicultural marketing. ... more
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    Three Tips for One-to-One Marketing
    "[H]ow many of us do one-to-one marketing?" asks Elaine Fogel at MarketingProfs. "I don't mean sending out personalized mass communication. I mean marketing to one person at a time." It takes a lot of time, but it can be remarkably effective—especially when your marketing budget is, essentially, zero. Fogel discovered ... more
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    Facebook: Brands Should Target Friends of Fans
    Brands that conduct Facebook marketing can gain huge benefits by targeting the friends of their Facebook fans, according to a new report by comScore and Facebook, which also found that Facebook users spend 27% of their time browsing homepage newsfeeds. more
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    CMOs Ramping Up Budgets, but Accountability Is Key
    Marketing budgets are on the rise again: 57% of senior-level marketers say they are increasing their overall marketing spend in 2011; among them, most (26%) plan to increase budgets between 1% and 5%, according to the CMO Council's State of Marketing Report. more
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    The End of the 'Average American'
    "Fifty years ago, the concept of John Doe, an average American in a relatively even society where vast numbers of people had similar consumer needs, was real," writes Karen Talavera at MarketingProfs. But results from the 2010 census—due to be released this summer—will show just how much that picture has ... more
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    Affluent Gen-Y Hooked on Social Media, Brands
    Digital media is trouncing traditional channels among up-and-coming Millennials: 81% of affluent Gen-Y adults use Facebook every day—roughly double the number who read newspaper content (45%) or watch TV (44%) daily, according to a new study by L2. Moreover, 45% of such consumers read at least one blog every day. more
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    Email Marketing in the Age of the 'Ultra Managed Inbox'
    For years, writes Stephanie Miller at the Deliverability blog, marketers have enjoyed the linear nature of the email inbox—your newsletters and offers sitting cheek-by-jowl with personal correspondence from a subscriber's friends. But you shouldn't get too comfortable with this privileged arrangement. "The world is changing," Miller says. "A new set of ... more
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    Four Ways to Impress Customers With Social Responsibility
    "It's a global trend," writes Geri Stengel at MarketingProfs. "Consumers want to buy from, employees want to work for, and other businesses want supplies from, socially responsible enterprises." So how can you demonstrate your commitment while improving your bottom line? Stengel suggests the following: Treat your employees with respect. Social responsibility ... more
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    One Thing Most Viral Campaigns Know Up Front
    As our recessionary hangover drags on, you're probably thinking of evermore-creative ways to engage customers. But Drew McLellan of the Marketing Minute blog offers this caveat: "As you are crafting a new campaign or gimmick that you hope will go viral—always ask yourself, is the juice worth the squeeze for ... more
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    Five Ways to Improve Deliverability
    "Even in an increasingly real-time Web, email remains a critical channel to embrace for B2B marketing success," says Maria Pergolino in a post at the MarketingProfs Daily Fix blog. "However, it's a channel that's poorly treated due to our excitement at the extreme ROI potential." Sloppiness can impair deliverability and damage ... more
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    Marketers to Double Spending on Digital Data by 2012
    US marketers are expected to more than double their investments in online-derived data sources by 2012, allocating a projected $840 million to information about digital audiences, transactions, and clickstream behaviors, according to a study by the Winterberry Group. more
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    Warning: This May Electrify the Engineer Geeks in Your Audience
    Engineers are smart, competitive, time-constrained, and of course geeky. So how does a high-tech marketer connect with such a consumer segment? Give them what they want: smart, funny content that not only informs them, but gets them thinking and makes them laugh. A recent post at the Deep Tech Dive ... more
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    Hispanic Marketing Tactics That Work With Savvy Shoppers
    American businesses spent $5 billion reaching the Hispanic market in 2008, and for good reason. By 2013, Latinos will control 10 percent—or a staggering $1.4 trillion—of the country's buying power. So reports Chanin Ballance in an article at MarketingProfs. "That puts Hispanics ahead of all other minority groups, including African ... more
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    How Chick-Fil-A's Email Offer Brought Customers Into Stores
    In a post at the Bronto blog, Julie Waite says you may know Chick-Fil-A recently introduced a Spicy Chicken Sandwich. "What you may not have heard," she notes, "was that they ran a special invite-only event promotion to taste the new sandwich (for free!) well in advance of its launch ... more
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    Facebook Users: Four Key Stats
    It's easy to get lost in the Facebook hype. Everybody's on it—but is "everybody" relevant to you? Here's a quick way to find out. Check out Research Spotlight: Facebook, a new report from MarketingProfs that offers a cheat sheet on the social site, breaking down vital user data for marketers. ... more
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    One Easy Way to Make Your Emails More Readable
    Writing at the Retail Email blog, Chad White offers some interesting facts about the Baby-Boomer generation. First, by 2015, nearly half of the US population will be age 50 or older (AARP). Second, Boomers currently control over 80% of personal financial assets and account for more than 50% of the country's discretionary ... more
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    Hispanic Consumers an Untapped Opportunity
    Although most US businesses recognize the growing influence of Hispanic consumers, over one-half (51%) of those surveyed don't market to Latino consumers in Spanish, and 82% have no plans to begin or increase existing efforts aimed at Hispanics in the next 12 months, according to a survey from Orci. more
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    Incite Change in a Moment's Text
    Good news, nonprofits! At Le Web this year, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan discussed how, in an era when a panoply of tech options are available to us at a finger-swipe, we can pick and choose the charitable causes we support in the same way we pick and choose ... more
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    Tech Early Adopters: New Consumer Profile
    Attracting early adopters is critical for providers of new consumer technologies, and the profile of the cutting-edge consumer is changing, according to new research from In-Stat. more
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    Move Over, Night Rider
    We like to emphasize that mobile is probably the most personalized technology available so far in the 21st century. And these days, finding ways to incorporate yourself into users' daily rituals is crucial to maximizing brand exposure on their up-close-and-personal handhelds. That's one reason for taking a look at GM's new ... more
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    Boomers' Media Habits Shift Online, Turn Social
    Baby Boomers' consumption of media has shifted dramatically to the Internet: 62% of Boomers (age 45-63) spent more time on the Internet in 2009 than they did the year before, and the majority of Boomers had joined Facebook within the previous six months, according to survey conducted by CPH Research ... more
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    Time for Tea and Tweets
    Remember when we told you about Twitcam, the service that lets you stream live video via Twitter? This is kind of like that, but with more oomph and less lag. Say hello to tinychat, which lets you host live Web meetings, TV shows, music jam sessions—or whatever else you wanna do ... more

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  • Five Ways to Create a Data-Driven Marketing Culture by Jim Bergeson
    When handled adeptly, customer data can be a marketer's most reliable weapon for reaching customers' buying intentions—and closing sales. Learn five ways to build a data-driven marketing culture that'll help you get results. more
  • Case Study: Why Targeting by Level of Engagement Worksby Becca Wright
    The words "engagement" and "hypertargeting" are practically everywhere, but what happens when you combine the two? Learn how one company ran a diverse campaign that captured the interest of core, active, and casual fans. more
  • Eight Ways to Segment Link Prospectsby Ken McGaffin
    Link building is probably the most difficult aspect of SEO. Quality links that bring results are hard to get... unless you have a link-building strategy that targets specific, meaningful market segments. more
  • Five Quick Checks for Transforming Your AdWords Account in Less Than an Hourby Larry Kim
    Do you want to improve the performance of your Google AdWords campaigns? Here are five quick checks that'll help you gain valuable insights into your campaigns—and save you money. more
  • Top 5 Marketing Trends for 2012by Joe Cordo
    As 2011 winds down, it's time to consider the trends that will dominate marketing in 2012. Here are the Top 5 trends on the horizon and tips on how to take advantage of them in your marketing plan. more
  • Five Proven Ways to Improve ROI Using Marketing Automationby Debbie Qaqish
    Marketing automation offers five main opportunities to improve ROI and drive revenue. Are you taking advantage of them? Learn how marketing automation can help you segment leads, improve conversions, and reduce lead leakage. more
  • Top Tips for Multicultural Marketingby Darren Megarry
    Are your campaigns reaching the intended audiences? Learn how to create an effective multicultural marketing campaign—and avoid the common pitfalls many endure when marketing to growing ethnic groups. more
  • Go Local: Seven Steps to Running Geotargeted Campaigns Like a Proby Kfir Moyal
    This is the decade for geotargeted local advertising and bringing the global presence to the local user. Though it may seem daunting, getting local can be a simple and rewarding process if you follow these seven steps. more
  • Do You Really Know Your Customers? Marketing to a Rapidly Diversifying Populationby Karen Talavera
    The 2010 census results will be released this summer, and marketers should expect major demographic shifts. To cope with these changes, I recommend adopting three approaches for your email, mobile, and social marketing. more
  • Five Steps to Optimized New-Business Prospecting Listsby Jenny Vance
    Whether your new-business prospecting list is purchased or homegrown, your business can improve sales 100% or more. The key isn't just about how companies effectively work the phone but, rather, how they work the list. more
  • Mobile Marketing: No Longer a Tradeoff Between Reach and Targetingby Gib Bassett
    Communicating with your customers via the mobile platform is an effective way to engage, share offers, and learn about your consumers. Learn how to reach your target audience and boost your mobile marketing ROI. more
  • Five Myths About the Youth Market: Bustedby Amy Henry
    The youth market is hotly pursued by scores of brands in so many industries. But the youth demographic is fraught with myths. To help reinvent your marketing efforts and boost results, here are five common myths—busted. more
  • Avoid the High Cost of Untargeted Marketingby Mark Smith
    Targeted campaigns have become a necessity for companies trying to meet the demand for customer personalization. Learn how to replace your mass outreach with tailored messages that'll reap results and increase brand trust. more
  • Rebalance B2B Marketing Budgets to Maximize Salesby Sean Geehan
    Rebalancing your marketing investments is the way to sustainable, predictable, and profitable growth. That's why it's crucial to analyze where your budgets are going and identify where the biggest returns on spend are. more
  • List Segmentation: Why It's Important and How to Do Itby Georgia Christian
    List segmentation increases the relevancy of your email messages—resulting in higher open and click-through rates and increased sales. Not sure how to get started? Here are eight factors to consider when segmenting customers. more
  • Five Steps to Interactive Marketing Success With Behavioral Analyticsby Akin Arikan
    Many organizations struggle to capture, organize, and effectively act on Web data to drive marketing programs. Here is a five-step path to help marketers develop their capabilities and expand the use of Web analytics to deriving behavioral-insights that fuel interactive marketing. more
  • Boost Digital-Ad Yield by Knowing Your Audiences and the Content They Readby John Shomaker
    How does advertising yield improve when targeting digital ads to certain audiences? How much influence does the type of content users are reading when the ad is shown have on yield? This article summarizes the results of an extensive study on the subject. more
  • Why and How You Should Be Using Triggered Email, Part 2by Karen Talavera
    This article looks at the first two of four triggered-email campaigns that no email-marketing program should be without: Welcome and onboarding emails, and remarketing emails (such as resending to nonoperners and clickers but nonconverters). more
  • Why and How You Should Be Using Triggered Email, Part 1by Karen Talavera
    You can segment your list and version your broadcast campaigns with different offers and creative, but the real power of personalization and relevance lies in trigger-based email, because behaviorally targeted trigger-email campaigns get 30% higher open and click-through rates and three times the conversion rates of broadcast email. more
  • Six Best-Practices to Improve Sales and Marketing Alignmentby Laura Patterson
    Your sales and marketing organizations are the most critical links to customers. The alignment of those two organizations determines how well a company attracts buyers and sells to them. The relationship is more than just a simple handoff at the point a lead is generated; it is the foundation for ... more
  • How to Identify Brand Loyalists on Your Email Listby Karen Talavera
    On any email list, there will be three populations: those who love you, those who like you, and those who are just hanging in there. This article focuses on by far the most appealing sector: the people who love you. So how do you figure out who's who? Here are ... more
  • Eight Questions to Ask When Buying a Marketing Listby Chris Golec
    Targeting the right audience is the key to success for any marketing campaign. Up-to-date contact information, valid email addresses, and the tools to segment a list accurately are must-haves for any marketer, yet they are by no means assured in the lists purchased from business-contact vendors. more
  • How to Demonstrate and Deliver Lead-Nurturing ROIby Jim Lenskold
    Lead nurturing has high potential value when your acquisition programs have generated responses from interested prospects, but those prospects are not yet ready to buy. The 2010 Lead Generation Marketing ROI Study found that six in 10 lead generation marketers (58%) agree that nurturing stalled leads is under-funded relative to ... more
  • How to Achieve Direct Digital Marketing Relevance: Take an Incremental Approach (Part 4 of 5)by Bryce Marshall
    Previous installments of this article series have describe the importance of relevance in direct digital marketing and three of the five keys to achieving a relevance-centered approach. This article looks at the fourth key: taking an incremental approach to creating more relevant, valuable communications every day. more
  • Achieving Relevance in Direct Digital Marketing: Segmentation and Optimizationby Bryce Marshall
    The previous installments of this series of articles covered the idea of relevance in digital marketing and discussed the first two of five keys for achieving relevance. This installment covers the third: tactical execution in the form of segmentation and optimization. more

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    Link directly to the raw (aggregate) data in this 2006 survey of the ways companies are incorporating the voice of the customer into their marketing, their product development, and their management. With access to the raw data, you can view the results, and even filter them to see how a subset of companies in your country or industry answered. In this way, you can interpret the data in the most meaningful way for your business.
  • Benchmark Survey: Marketing to Hispanics
    Link directly to the raw (aggregate) data in this 2006 survey of the ways companies are targeting their marketing efforts, and adjusting their business processes, for the lucrative Spanish-speaking segment. With access to the raw data, you can view the results, and even filter them to see how a subset of companies in your country or industry answered. In this way, you can interpret the data in the most meaningful way for your business.

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