- Slice and Dice with Advanced SegmentationMarketing Analytics
In a guest post at the Solutions for Southeast Asia blog, Barbara Pezzi of Swissotel explains how the introduction of advanced segmentation in Google Analytics enables her to group website ...
- Just Ask the Man Who Owns OneEmail Marketing
You've probably made a practice of asking customers to review your products, but are you using their praise to its full advantage? "Recently," says Kelly Lorenz at the Bronto blog, ...
- TLC for the CFOB2B Marketing
As B2B budgets tighten, CFOs are becoming more demanding. Show me the results! Justify the expense! What more can a CMO do? In a recent post at the Marketing Interactions ...
- Conversionary TacticsEmail Marketing
While most retailers have experienced various degrees of tumult during this recession, the picture isn't entirely gloomy. A recent survey by Internet Retailer, for instance, shows many online-only businesses have ...
- Look Beyond the Rear-View MirrorMarketing Analytics
"I run into lot of people who confuse web reporting with web analytics," says Anil Batra in a post at his Web Analysis blog. He illustrates the confusion with the ...
- The Raw and the CookedMarketing Analytics
"For marketers, it's very easy to get caught up in raw numbers," says Prashant Kaw in a brief video embedded in a post at the HubSpot blog. "Such as, 'Oh, ...
- Put a Bug on That WOM!Social Media
Clearspring Technologies, which has helped everybody from WaPo to UCSF bring their branded wares to the mainstream, has put out a new tool that tells you how popular your widgets ...
- Your ROI's Sick? Don't Blame the Downturn. B2B Marketing
Jon Miller wrote an interesting article for MarketingProfs last summer that deserves a second look. Its title: "The Definitive Guide to B2B Marketing in a Recession." ('Nuff said?) One point ...
- Recession Marketing II: What NOT to CutMarketing in a Downturn
In Part I, we suggested a few cuts to make in your current marketing budget to help keep your bottom line healthy during these tough times. Now let's take a ...
- Simplify, Simplify.Marketing Analytics
In a post at the Istobe blog, Chris Herrick reports on key takeaways he picked up at the Predictive Analytics World and eTail West conferences held earlier this year. In ...
- Have Goals, Can MeasureSearch Engine Marketing
You closely monitor the results of your paid-search efforts. Shouldn't you do the same for your natural-search program? In a recent MarketingProfs article, Netconcepts' John Thielmann says measuring your natural search ...
- Recession Marketing, Part I: What to CutMarketing in a Downturn
Welcome to MarketingProfs' inaugural issue of Marketing in a Downturn. We are glad you signed on to receive these once-a-week guides to navigating rough economic seas—and safely making it through to ...
- The Question of Web AnalyticsMarketing Analytics
Not long ago, Avinash Kaushik posed this question via Twitter: "Inspire me: If there is one web analytics question you want answered what would it be? What's your juiciest/mundane, daily, challenge?" ...
- You Sure Are Testy These DaysEmail Marketing
Just because an email strategy works for one company—even one very like yours—that doesn't mean it will automatically work for you. "This is due to different cultures and expectations," says ...
- Don't Compare Apples and OrangesMarketing Analytics
In a post at the Email Experience blog, Spencer Kollas argues that marketers shouldn't spend their time worrying about the rates other companies achieve with their email programs. The reason, ...
- Try Analytics the Natural WaySearch Engine Marketing
Let's face it. The Web analytics process can quickly turn complex and frustrating. But a recent post at Marketing Jive suggests it doesn't have to be that way—at least for ...
- Get 'em ChatteringMarketing Analytics
When it comes to the analyzing the data you collect at your Web site, you're doing a great job. You know which of your customers visit most often, where they ...
- The New Paper-or-PlasticEmail Marketing
"OK, so 'digital-or-print' is the new 'paper-or-plastic,'" says Doug Stern in an article at MarketingProfs. "[So, when is it] more appropriate to stick a stamp on [a marketing message] … ...
- Know Where to Find Some Progressive Metrics?Marketing Analytics
In a post at the Marketing Interactions blog, Ardath Albee discusses an ongoing debate between "Hard" and "Soft" marketing proponents on the best way to measure ROI.
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- Up, Up, and Away!Search Engine Marketing
We may be in a recession, but that isn't stopping marketers from spending on search. According to the new 2008 annual survey and forecast from the Search Engine Marketing Professionals Organization ...
- You Need Good, Consistent Analysis. Seriously, You Do.Marketing Analytics
"It's hard to get analysis right," says Gary Angel in a post at the SemAngel blog. "[And] even when you do, it's hard to get it consistently right." You increase ...
- Don't Call Me AverageMarketing Analytics
In a post on Key Performance Indicators (KPI) at the Occam's Razor blog, Avinash Kaushik facetiously asks readers to raise their hands if they think they're average. "No one is ...
- Monday, Wednesday, Happy DaysEmail Marketing
Is it better to send an email on Monday or Wednesday? What about Tuesday or Friday? If you wonder about each day's pros and cons, a post at the 60 ...
- That Bounce Ain't So SoftEmail Marketing
"Most email marketers do not view soft bounces as being a major cause for concern," says Dela Quist in the UK DMA Email Marketing Council newsletter, "so rarely, if ever, ...
- Enough, Already!Email Marketing
In a post at the ExactTarget blog, Nate Romance recounts a visit with his tech-savvy mother, a woman who makes frequent online purchases through sites like Craigslist and Amazon. While ...