Bryan KramerAugust 26, 2015 With aggressive growth on the horizon, it’s time to make the transition from start-up stage to an established brand. But how can you make sure your marketing keeps up? Successful Companies Use These 4 Steps to Scale Their Marketing You’ll be on the right track by following these four tried and … Continue reading How Companies Build their Marketing at Unfathomable Scale
Columnist Mike Sands explains why you should make first-party data a priority and why it will bring you results when it comes to people-based marketing. Mike Sands on August 25, 2015 Today’s marketers face unprecedented pressure to leverage data to deliver relevant and personalized ads, messages and customer experiences. The ever-increasing number of connected channels … Continue reading Where Can Marketers Find The Best Customer Data? Under Their Noses
Liz PapagniAugust 21, 2015 It’s getting harder and harder to reach your audience on cluttered apps and social media sites like Facebook, especially without big advertising budgets. So what’s a marketer to do? The first step is to know your target customers well. Where are they online? What type of content engages them? Where do … Continue reading Snapchat, Periscope, Imgur and Yummly: 4 New Ways Brands Can Market to Their Customers
A former ExactTarget VP, Rohrs had a front row seat to the MarTech explosion fueled by the 2013 SalesForce–ExactTarget $2.5 billion deal. Amy Gesenhues on August 12, 2015 When marketing software provider ExactTarget was acquired by SalesForce in June 2013 for an astounding $2.5 billion, Gartner had already predicted CMOs would be spending more on … Continue reading A CMO’s View: MarTech Forces CMOs Out Of Their Comfort Zones, Says Yext’s Jeff Rohrs
Promotions and discounts are a key part of any promotional email strategy, but use them wisely, advises columnist Jordan Elkind. He offers some tips on how to make your email campaign really pop. Jordan Elkind on August 4, 2015 Email marketing remains a vital channel in driving e-commerce orders, representing 16% of orders as of … Continue reading 5 Tips For Retailers To Up Their Email Promotions Strategies
Ryan MeadJuly 29, 2015 Sighs of relief were felt around offices everywhere when Google unveiled the unsend email function early this summer. Pulling back an email right before sending a big mistake can be a godsend. Unfortunately plenty of work mistakes happen without an ‘undo’ option available. Whether for the entry-level employee trying to make … Continue reading Good Leaders Let Their Teams Make Mistakes
Dennis ShiaoJuly 23, 2015 Exception to the rule: when researching Twitter, you’re more than welcome to visit Twitter.com. Introduction Let’s say you’ve never heard of a company before, but want to learn more. You land on the company’s home page and need to answer some rudimentary questions: What does the company do? Where are they … Continue reading Researching A Company? Go Straight To Their Twitter Profile
Rachel SilverJuly 15, 2015 In previous posts we have explained how to segment your contacts to optimize overall your ROI. But what happens when people in your network no longer fit their segment? According to eMarketer, with segmentation 39% of people saw better open rates, opt-out rates and unsubscriptions were lower for 28% of people, … Continue reading Re-Segmenting: When Contacts No Longer Fit Into Their Segments
Rick GoodmanJuly 13, 2015 In the workplace, we tend to define ourselves according to job titles and descriptions. Your title establishes what you do, what you’re in charge of, what your responsibilities are—and also what’s outside of your purview. Your job title defines what you need to do and what’s frankly not your concern; it … Continue reading Real Leaders Go Beyond Their Job Description
Have you been debating which advertising channels to pour your money into? Columnist Scott Rayden lays out the signs that your media mix may need a refresh. Scott Rayden on July 9, 2015 One of the most common questions we get from clients and prospects is this: “Are we spending our money on the right … Continue reading 7 Signs CMOs Need To Examine Their Media Mix
