- Want Spam With That Spam?Email Marketing
A few years ago, Neil Schwartzman downloaded—but never used—the trial version of an anti-spam software program. "It turned out it was Windows-only," he explains at his blog, "so I never ...
- Enjoy Some Good Holiday CheeseSocial Media
As the goblins and ghouls out there munch away on their Halloween bounty, fond memories arise of one apparition we saw a lot of this season—the Monster Mash JibJab "sendable."
The ...
- So, the Recession Is a Good Thing?Marketing in a Downturn
While acknowledging the damage this recession has done to the personal and professional lives of so many people, Freddie Laker also argues that our dark economic cloud has brought with ...
- Polish Your Brand With Co-CreationCustomer Insight
"A revolution in both marketing thought and practice is at hand," say three researchers in an interesting new report on brand marketing.
In their research, these authors examined "consumer co-creation in ...
- I Prefer a Smooth BlendSearch Engine Marketing
To be free or not to be free? That is the question many content providers are asking these days.
Says SEO Book author Aaron Wall in a Search Engine Land article: ...
- Mind the Big Three Be'sMobile Marketing
Fun fact: Only 13% of the mobile market has an iPhone. That sounds like plenty when you consider how long the phone's been available, but it merits remembering that the ...
- Why Salespeople FailHigh-Tech Mktg & Sales
"It's a battle of the plans, and the person with the stronger plan wins," says Steven Kraner at Hightechguru.com, and it's the main reason why high-tech salespeople fail. Technology buyers ...
- The Ho-Ho Heat Is OnEmail Marketing
"The holiday season is the most important time of year for retailers, when aggressive goals are set for increased traffic and sales, both in-store and online," says eROI's Alex Williams ...
- Teaching an Old Brand New TricksSocial Media
Good news: You don't have to lose sight of your brand's tried-and-true persona to participate in the quest for deeper engagement at the new social sites. Just think of the ...
- Yes, It's Viral, but I'm not AfraidB2B Marketing
This time of year, the word "viral" strikes fear in the best of us. Images of flu viruses ready to attack spring to mind. (Shudder.)
But that word holds a scary ...
- No Escapin' ThisSmall Business
Ask 100 people for their opinion of social-media tools like Twitter and you'll likely get 100 different responses—ranging from extreme enthusiasm to extreme derision. However you feel about social media, ...
- Step Up to the Mic!Marketing in a Downturn
You might think the best time to launch a new product or service is during an economic golden age, when customers are plenty and eager to spend their not-so-hard-earned cash. ...
- Here Today, Bored TomorrowEmail Marketing
You've done a great job of cultivating your email list—and your subscribers have rewarded your efforts with extraordinary loyalty. So far, so good. But Mark Brownlow of Email Marketing Reports ...
- Good Design Doesn't Just HappenSearch Engine Marketing
Ever wonder how great search results end up that way? Well, in a recent post at the User Interface Engineering blog, Jared Spool says there are no shortcuts to search-result ...
- What Would We Do Without You?Mobile Marketing
You've probably heard a lot that the days of "push" messaging—a mythical golden age when marketers could feed passive viewers whatever rigmarole the ad department pleased—are dead.
So true. But for ...
- Does This Look Like Spam to You?Email Marketing
"We all have opinions about what constitutes spam," begins a post at the Marketance blog. Indeed, while some would argue that meeting the letter of the CAN-SPAM law puts you ...
- Ready—Set—Deliver High-Tech Mktg & Sales
Your offer could be good—heck, your offer could be great—but still not compel your email subscribers to take action. Why? What is the magic that leads to great email conversion ...
- Cheer-in the Holidays!Email Marketing
"The pumpkins come out, the days grow shorter, the weather cools, and there's no mistaking that the holiday season is upon us," says Karen Talavera in an article at MarketingProfs. ...
- You Don't Drive Me Nuts Anymore!Social Media
What makes Twitter so useful is also what makes it difficult to navigate: everyone is spewing what they think, all the time, about anything imaginable. This is good for tracking ...
- Be a Devil This HalloweenB2B Marketing
Even though things are starting to look up, companies are still a bit wary about spending limited dollars in a tough economy. Might there be a devilish tactic lurking somewhere ...
- Prepare to Face a Brave New WorldMarketing in a Downturn
When dealing with the fallout from an economic downturn, we may try to find comfort in the idea that everything will go back to normal come the upturn. But what ...
- Stay Tough, Stay TrendySearch Engine Marketing
Want to boost search results? Try benchmarking based on the latest trends, says Performics' Michael Kahn in a Chief Marketer article. An analysis by Performics of data from more than ...
- Don't Be Guilty by AssociationEmail Marketing
You have a squeaky-clean opt-in list of subscribers who love the content you send—including highly relevant offers from your partners. But if you're using third-party content and templates (their HTML ...
- The Big Picture: Consider ItHigh-Tech Mktg & Sales
These days it seems there's no time to take your foot off the accelerator—even for a few minutes—to consider the big picture: your marketing plan. But while economic uncertainty makes ...
- Just Show Me What You WantEmail Marketing
When you have products or services that customers don't buy on a regular basis—for instance, big-screen televisions or luxury excursions on the Orient Express—targeted email offers based on previous purchases ...