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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
I Have No Competition
I know that sounds arrogant. I don’t mean it that way. Whenever anyone mentioned competition at a company I worked at, I scoffed. I always have. Someone told me once that it’s impossible to look behind you and still race forward at top speed. I believe fear paralyzes companies. I believe in co-opetition. I’m not advocating ignoring your competition… every…
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E-commerce and Retail
SmartPhones and Coupons Work
One thing that we’ve always noticed that has worked when it came to mobile was the convenience of sending a discount to the phone. Whether it was a text message sent by a restaurant or an app displaying a discount, mobile is the perfect medium for coupon redemption. Why? It’s the only technology that’s carried by the consumer when they’re…
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My Happiness Manifesto
Hugh MacLeod at GapingVoid.com had a great post today asking folks for their ‘manifestos’. Thanksgiving inspired me to write mine on happiness. Here’s what I wrote and what Hugh posted (with a couple grammatical edits and Hugh’s wonderful illustration!): Our culture is inundated with messages that lead us down a path of self-destruction. Happiness is equated with things we do…
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Browser Wars: Internet Explorer continues to Lose to Firefox, What’s Safari?
Click the chart to see it full size. The two browsers to keep an eye on are Internet Explorer and Firefox. Internet Explorer’s total penetration is dropping and Internet Explorer 7’s share seems to be dropping off under Firefox! Data source: W3Schools Safari hasn’t even made any impact, even with its attempt to push into the Windows market. Perhaps part…
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Advertising Technology
Does Apple’s Marketing Suck?
Who’s marketing is really winning here, Apple or Microsoft? This post was inspired by a conversation I joined regarding Microsoft gaining some ground back against Apple. The conversation continued on Twitter with a great tweet from Kara: https://twitter.com/karaweber/status/1931656148?s=20 I hope this sparks a huge debate. Apple is regarded as one of the best marketing teams in Technology today, but I’m…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Adphorus: Facebook Ad and Social CRM Platform
Adphorus is a Facebook Ad Optimization platform that works on top of Facebook Marketing API and Social CRM, allowing you amplify your return on investment based on existing customer data. Adphorus Features: Actionable Dashboards – Use dashboards to track your campaigns and your KPIs. Performance Marketing – conversion tracking, optimization based on CPA, and test multiple target group, creative, placement…
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Advertising Technology
How Advertisers Can Unlock Their Campaign’s Full Potential through Amazon Marketing Cloud
With the holiday season on the horizon, advertisers need to understand their customers at every stage of the buying journey to be as high-volume and competitive as ever. Standard methods simply measure short-term return on ad spend, or ROAS, without distinguishing between new and existing users. As such, crucial data on the true success of a campaign becomes unaccounted for,…
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Content Marketing
Adobe Express: Empowering Organizations with Scalable, AI-Generated, On-Brand Content Creation
I had the opportunity to walk through a demo of Adobe Express with the product’s Head of B2B Product Marketing, Pierre Tapia, at Adobe Summit, and I was amazed at the platform’s robust capabilities. Adobe Express is the perfect product for growing companies, as its features cater to businesses of all sizes—from small businesses to enterprises with design agencies. Additionally,…
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Analytics & Testing
The Battle for Holiday Season Glory – Google Shopping vs. Amazon Product Ads in Q4
They say “put your money where your mouth is.” Well, word on the street, and perhaps every street in the world, is that Google and Amazon are your money makers when it comes to online retail. Google Shopping and Amazon Product Ads are undoubtedly two of the most dynamic, traffic-heavy paid comparison shopping engines (CSEs) in existence. But everyone knows…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Media Professionals Can’t Handle the Truth
I’ve been doing an experiment recently. A few years ago, I decided to be 100% transparent about my personal political, spiritual, and other beliefs on my Facebook page. That wasn’t the experiment… that was just me being me. My point wasn’t to offend others; it was simply to be truly transparent. After all, that’s what social media professionals keep telling…
