Reading Time: 4 minutes In the present day and age, there is no excuse for not knowing who to market your products and services to, and what your customers want. With the advent of marketing databases and other data-driven technology, gone are the days of untargeted, unselected, and generic marketing. A Short Historical Perspective Before 1995, marketing was mostly done through mail and advertising. After 1995, with the advent of email technology, marketing became a little more specific. It
ActionIQ: A Next Generation Customer Data Platform To Align People, Technology, And Processes
Reading Time: 4 minutes If you’re an enterprise company where you have distributed data in multiple systems, a Customer Data Platform (CDP) is almost a necessity. Systems are often designed towards an internal corporate process or automation… not the ability to view activity or data across the customer journey. Before Customer Data Platforms hit the market, the resources necessary to integrate other platforms inhibited a single record of truth where anyone in the organization can see the activity around
What is POE? Paid, Owned, Earned… And Shared… and Converged Media
Reading Time: 2 minutes POE is an acronym for the three methods of content distribution. Paid, Owned and Earned media are all viable strategies for building your authority and spreading your reach in social media. Paid, Owned, Earned Media Paid Media – is the use of paid advertising channels to drive traffic and the brand’s overall message to your content. It’s used to create awareness, jumpstart other forms of media and to get your content seen by new audiences.
Marketing Challenges – And Solutions – for 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last year was a bumpy ride for marketers, forcing businesses in nearly every sector to pivot or even replace entire strategies in the face of unfathomable circumstances. For many, the most notable change was the impact of social distancing and sheltering in place, which created a huge spike in online shopping activity, even in industries where ecommerce was not previously as pronounced. This shift resulted in a crowded digital landscape, with more organizations vying for consumer
Volusion: The All-in-One Ecommerce Website Builder
Reading Time: 3 minutes Volusion’s all-in-one platform makes it easy to get your store set up in minutes. Their platform makes it easy to run your store, accept credit card payments, stocking items or updating your site design. Their ecommerce platform empowers sellers to get up and running with a fantastic user interface and great features. Volusion’s Ecommerce Builder Features: Store Editor – Customize the look and feel of your site with professionally-designed themes and our powerful site editor.
KWI: Unified CRM, POS, Ecommerce and Merchandising for Specialty Retailers
Reading Time: 2 minutes The KWI Unified Commerce Platform is a cloud-based, end-to-end solution for specialty retailers. KWI’s solution, which includes POS, Merchandising, and eCommerce are powered from a single database, providing retailers with a completely seamless, omni-channel experience. KWI Unified Commerce Platform Customer Relationship Management (CRM) – collect data in near real-time, so all your channels have up-to-date information. Sales associates can see VIP status, special events such as birthdays, anniversaries and other triggers, highlighted at POS to