- Frankly, It's All in Your HeadSocial Media
OK. Time to clear your mind and consider some findings from Tremor, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble that focuses on word-of-mouth (WOM). Tremor is populated by cognitive scientists whose ...
- Here's a Reality Check for YouEmail Marketing
"I receive email for very different reasons than others in my life," writes Kara Trivunovic at the Email Experience Council blog. "I subscribe to just about any email I can, ...
- Cultivate Your Own Little MonstersCustomer Insight
According to Jackie Huba at the Church of the Customer Blog, marketers can learn quite a bit about loyalty marketing from quirky singer Lady Gaga. It seems Lady G is ...
- Gaga for GaGaSmall Business
In two short years, Lady GaGa has become an international phenomenon—selling millions of albums, breaking Billboard records and earning Grammys.
According to Jackie Huba, she has also demonstrated a natural ...
- It's a Mobile Makeover!Mobile Marketing
Dipping your brand into unfamiliar territory (like marketing a mobile app to the masses) isn't just a matter of learning new terrain, it's a matter of rethinking what you think you ...
- I Told You It's Me, Not You!Email Marketing
Recently, a MarketingProfs colleague called his cable company with a request to stop service at his address. When asked for his reason, he explained that he was a highly satisfied ...
- The Little Shavers That CouldSocial Media
How much does a new pack of razors cost you per month? Eight dollars? Ten? More than those little blades are worth? Well, Pierre de Nayer recently decided people should ...
- Is Success on This Menu?Marketing in a Downturn
The next time you dine out, take a close look at the menu—even if you already know what you want to order. The reason? Restaurants have learned a thing or ...
- I'm Just Here to BuyCustomer Insight
These days, retailers seeking to establish a thrifty-price image might want to ask one important question: Are customers here to browse or buy? That difference in customer intent could affect ...
- Messaging Through Earbuds, Pt. IIMobile Marketing
Last time, we explained how podcasts present a great opportunity to bring brand awareness to on-the-go users. But how can the average marketer produce a winner in the podcast-sphere? Here ...
- Cut the Loner ActSocial Media
Big insight: Content creation, pumped exclusively and relentlessly out by You, Inc., isn't the only way to leverage the power of social media. These days, you don't have to go ...
- Beat 'em to the Finish Line!Search Engine Marketing
In a recent post at Search Engine People, Stephanie Woods reports there's been chatter lately about Google's making page-load speed an important part of its algorithm. That should come as no ...
- The Cause That RefreshesSocial Media
More companies seem to be realizing these days that they can use their power in the marketplace to aim for goals bigger than just bottom-line-related ones. That may be because more consumers, ...
- It Ain't Over Till It's OverEmail Marketing
What happens after a subscriber opens your message, likes the offer, clicks through and makes a purchase?
"Do you simply count them as another customer," asks Dylan Boyd at The Email ...
- Careful How You Land That ThingSearch Engine Marketing
When it comes to your search ad's landing page—the page that captures the imagination and clicks of your potential customers—you can't be too careful. So warns Jared Spool in a ...
- Messaging Through Earbuds, Pt. IMobile Marketing
If you don't think of podcasting as a mobile medium, think again! Any users with MP3 players (including smartphones) can load podcasts onto their devices and listen to them anywhere—while sitting on the subway, ...
- Making UGC a PicnicSocial Media
What's a Picnic (apart from the classic family activity involving a checkered tablecloth and a ton of ants)? A Picnic is a formidably large candy bar proffered by Cadbury, stuffed ...
- Growing, Growing, Grown!Email Marketing
"[C]ontinual email list growth is the Achilles heel of email marketing," says Karen Talavera in a Pro article at MarketingProfs. She says marketers face some tall challenges when they strive ...
- Go With the Global FlowSearch Engine Marketing
A local search strategy should include more than just a presence at Google, Yahoo and Bing, says Jay Berkowitz in an interview at the New Times blog. Search marketers should also ...
- They Say Everybody Has OneSocial Media
Point of fact: One of the most alluring things about Facebook is its infinite capacity to find us a new distraction—be it Farmville, virtual gift-giving or browsing through an old flame's ...
- Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?Email Marketing
Some marketers might regard an opt-in subscription as the end of the permission process—but it's just the beginning, says Stephanie Miller in a post at the Daily Fix blog.
"Permission does ...
- Getting to Know You, You, You, YouSocial Media
A recent Nielsen study found that global consumption of social media increased 82 percent from Dec. 2008 to Dec. 2009 in the 10 countries surveyed, with users spending an average of 5.5 ...
- Good, Good, Good, Good VibrationsSearch Engine Marketing
Dudes: Are you ready to give off some fresh new surfer vibes?
Search engines are constantly looking for new signals they can use to improve the quality of the results ...
- Charm 'em Like Rhett and ScarlettSocial Media
Let's face it: If your marketing approach consists of sporadically touting your company's greatness via the overpopulated social mediaverse, you're about to get absolutely nowhere—except ignored. Or hated. Blacklisted, even.
Frustrated ...
- I Prefer a Multiplex RelationshipB2B Marketing
"It is increasingly common for suppliers in B2B settings to build multiple types of ties with their customers," a group of researchers recently noted in the Journal of Marketing. They ...