“The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated” – Mark Twain Many marketers think direct mail is dead. Presidents of companies and even marketing directors are making tragic, strategic, and tactical mistakes. Direct mail is still a powerful lead [...]
Increase your marketing response by 89% or more. How? By using Integrated, Multichannel Marketing. Let me explain. Marketers are not always right, but the marketplace always is. Presidents and marketing/advertising directors can’t afford to make a mistake… losing time or [...]
Brace yourself for a groundbreaking and controversial book that transcends my usual deeply serious, thoughtful marketing insights and trends… The Great Deception: 10 Shocking Dangers and the Blueprint for Rescuing the American Dream. While my usual articles cover marketing, The [...]
You should be checking the following periodically to make sure your business and marketing goals are fully aligned: Your situation/target audience Your marketing budgets Your advertising messages Your media plan Your product mix Your positioning/branding Your competition The economic recovery can be [...]
Lowe's has launched an innovative loyalty program designed for Do It Yourself (DIY) customers to help them save on items they need for their homes and earn rewards for what they want next. MyLowe’s Rewards pitches the loyalty program to [...]
84%! That’s a big average ROI increase that will help your bottom line, and it’s all from using multi-channel marketing. The multichannel marketing results leave those using only Facebook or Google in the dust. 600 marketers found that they boosted [...]
When I got the call from TheStreet.com, they were unsure what to do. Sales were going down. Competition was increasing. It was the middle of a recession/down market. Plus, TheStreet.com saw existing ad revenue drop when the market dropped…and that’s what happens [...]
What Multichannel social networks provided the best Return on Investment (ROI) ad spend in the last 30 days? Note in the list below that Facebook and Google are at the bottom, though that’s where many marketers concentrate their efforts. If [...]
Social media platforms are looking to incentivize e-commerce sales by testing longer-form videos. Our experience is the longer the video, the more you sell. For example, TikTok will introduce 15-minute-long uploads – and focus more on how e-commerce brands not [...]
Podcasts are booming. Subscribers and listeners are growing. Advertising is growing. One of the key questions is if a podcast should be audio or video. Video Podcast: 28% said they prefer video podcasts or audio. YouTube is the preferred video [...]
