- Grab for That Brass Ring!Email Marketing
"I predicted back in January that 2009 would be the year of the email marketer," says Stephanie Miller in a post at the Daily Fix blog. "Times got rough mid-last ...
- Are You Socially Acceptable?Social Media
One reason social media sites have caught on like wildfire among users is that, by and large, they operate on basic principles of social decency. Now, be honest: Do your ...
- Mind if I Take a Peek?Email Marketing
In an article at MarketingProfs, Josh Nason suggests you might be letting valuable customer data go to waste. "In every campaign that you send out," he says, "you should have ...
- When Bad Buzz Happens to Good CompaniesSearch Engine Marketing
It seems almost inevitable these days: You run a search on your company's name or product and a negative review, remark or blog post appears in the top listings. What do ...
- Stop Repeating YourselfEmail Marketing
"In the world of multi-channel and [multi]-location opt-in and opt-out, how do you keep your lists in sync?" asks Dylan Boyd in a post at the Email Wars blog. "Can ...
- Make it Short and SweetSmall Business
"If you thought saying something useful in 140 characters on Twitter was hard work," says Nick Usborne in an article at MarketingProfs, "good luck with the 95 characters you have ...
- Yoo-Hoo! It's Me Again!Email Marketing
"Email programs tend to start with slow and cautious frequency, produce easy ROI, and become stars," says Karen Talavera in an article at MarketingProfs. The problems start, though, when management ...
- Feeling Left Out? Link Up at Home!Search Engine Marketing
Does your website feel like a wallflower these days—left out of the online marketing party?
Are you seeking in vain those "rich anchor text" links from other websites or blogs ...
- The King is Dead, Long Live the KingMarketing Inspiration
As it files for bankruptcy, the once-mighty General Motors faces a public-relations crisis of tremendous proportion: How does it convince customers, employees, suppliers and the American public that it not ...
- Overlay the 'Tube, Dude!Social Media
YouTube recently launched a call-to-action overlay ad, which is exactly what it sounds like: a semi-transparent ad that appears over videos, and—get this—enables advertisers to send users to any website ...
- Summer: Time to Slice & DiceEmail Marketing
"Building your own opt-in email marketing list is an accomplishment," says Steve Adams in an article at MarketingProfs, "but don't stop there. Once you start reaching out to your list ...
- Double Your FunSearch Engine Marketing
In today's challenging economic environment, marketers are seeking better ways to maximize ROI. One way is to leverage insights from both SEM and email to drive greater success across channels. In ...
- I Never Promised You a Rose GardenEmail Marketing
When subscribers opt in to your email campaigns, they will most likely make assumptions about the content, frequency and relevance of the messages you send. Accordingly, argues Justin Premick in ...
- I Predict a Sunny DayEmail Marketing
"Predictive analysis has a long and profitable history with direct mail," says Arthur Middleton Hughes in a Pro article at MarketingProfs. "Millions of dollars have been saved by focusing on ...
- Tweet Me to Juicy World Renown!Social Media
Heads-up, all of you out there who market to moms: Food mogul Nestlé is using Twitter to promote Juicy Juice—the super-popular, and now vintage, juice-box brand that caters to kids. ...
- A Tale of Two TalesEmail Marketing
You might wonder whether the stories you tell in email marketing campaigns should be long or short. In a pair of posts from Chad White at the Retail Email Blog, you'll ...
- Where SEO Yin Meets SM YangSearch Engine Marketing
"Is your website search- and social-media-friendly?" inquires a recent post at the Online Marketing Blog. According to Lee Odden, search is the most efficient and effective way for consumers to ...
- Time After Time After TimeEmail Marketing
"We fuss over subject lines, offers, calls-to-action, and targeting, but sometimes a lack of response is simply a matter of timing," says Mark Brownlow in a post at the Email ...
- How Dare You Assume That?Email Marketing
When you hand someone a business card at a conference, do you assume your email address will be added to their list for marketing campaigns? Probably not. And that's why ...
- Is This My Fairest URL of All?Social Media
As of June 13, Facebook has made it possible for users to secure a URL for both their profiles and any Facebook Pages they administer.
Why this matters: Facebook is ...
- You Have Much to Learn, GrasshopperMarketing in a Downturn
In a post at the Marketing Minute, blogger Drew McLellan admits he gets some rather strange mail. "But I have to say," he notes, "chocolate-covered grasshoppers might just top the ...
- Take a Deep Breath. Do a Brief Test.Search Engine Marketing
"Do you know what attracts your readers? What headlines they respond to most? Do they respond to pictures? Do they know what your offer is?" asks Peter Da Vanzo in a recent SEObook.com ...
- Two Xs Mark the SpotMarketing Inspiration
The current ad campaign from brewer Dos Equis features a fictional spokesperson it calls The Most Interesting Man in the World—a dashing chap engaged in a series of action-oriented vignettes ...
- Mom Probably Knows BestEmail Marketing
In a post at the Deliverability.com blog, Dennis Dayman presents a short series of off-the-cuff emails that his wife wrote in response to his question about video in email marketing ...
- When in Doubt, Double DownMarketing Inspiration
In a piece at The New Yorker, James Surowiecki recounts how two companies—Post and Kellogg—reacted to the Depression. "Post did the predictable thing: it reined in expenses and cut back ...