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- Advertising Technology
Where are Retailers Spending Their Advertising Dollars?
It appears that some dramatic shifts are taking place on the retail front as it pertains to advertising. Digital technologies are offering measurable opportunities that are driving greater results – and retailers are taking note. I would not misinterpret these results as thinking it’s traditional versus digital marketing. It’s a matter of sophistication. Advertising on television, for instance, is growing in…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Mailchimp: All-In-One Site, E-Commerce, Marketing, Automation, And Email Marketing Platform
Today, Intuit Mailchimp is a formidable marketing platform and email service provider (ESP) that’s simply hard to beat. Years ago, I was running our newsletters off of Mailchimp but left the platform when my account was disabled for a spam complaint – with a list that was grown purely organically and used Mailchimp’s double opt-in. At the time, the platform…
- Content Marketing
Should You Market to Keywords with No Search Volume?
Keywords are the common language between your prospect, your website and the search engine results you’re found in. They’re important because of their relevance and ability to convert. For a site like Martech, broad keywords may be important to drive visits. But that’s only because visits and overall popularity are the goal of this blog. For your business, visits shouldn’t…
- Email Marketing & Automation
With Mailbox, I Might Make Inbox Zero
When I hear professionals like Michael Reynolds of Spinweb discuss Inbox Zero (reaching a point where you have no emails in your inbox), I quietly snicker and mumble “Your mother is a hampster, and your father smelt of elderberries!”. My inbox has over 3,000 messages. A couple months ago it was over 20,000 messages until I accidentally deleted 17,000. I…
- Marketing Books
Free eBook: Moving to Social CRM
Customer Relationship Management is a key to most organizations, providing them with the customer intelligence and data they need to maintain a good relationship with their customers. Layering social media on top of your customer relationship activities can accelerate your company’s performance and build a much tighter relationship – resulting in more opportunities to communicate with clients outside formal processes…
- Content Marketing
The Danger isn’t Attention, It’s Context
We had a fantastic interview with Mark Schaefer on our podcast about his post, How the physics of social media is killing your marketing strategy. Mark provides evidence that every company must be working on providing spectacular content, higher volumes of valuable content and delivering that content where the audience is. Some folks call this snackable content and some nuggets.…
- E-commerce and Retail
You’re Not Taking Advantage of the Global Marketplace
Recently, I visited a local retailer. He’s got an incredible business and location where he can design, repair and sell merchandise all from his location from scratch. His facilities are some of the best in the country, and every person on his staff is exceptionally talented, qualified and certified. His challenge is that his traditional marketing isn’t attracting the foot…
- Marketing Tools
Business Process Automation Solutions: The Comprehensive Guide
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, organizations continuously seek ways to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and stay competitive. Business process automation solutions have emerged as a game-changer, enabling companies to streamline workflows and optimize operations. This guide delves into the key aspects of business process automation, including the steps to implement it, the services available, and the tangible benefits it brings.…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Key Strategies for Email Marketing
Email marketing continues to be the surest way to reconnect, retain and attract customers. While there are challenges getting in the inbox, there are still strategies that produce results for highly productive email marketing teams. The 2014 Adestra/Econsultancy Email Marketing Industry Census surveyed over 1,100 digital marketers and figured out which attributes are critical for creating an email marketing dream…
- Content Marketing
How Better Blog Posts Make You a Better Lover
Ok, that title may be a little misleading. But it did get your attention and got you to click through to the post, didn’t it? That’s called linkbait. We didn’t come up with a hot blog post title like that without assistance… we used Portent’s Content Idea Generator. The clever folks at Portent have revealed how the idea for the…
