March 15, 2013
Marketers whose firms use a recurring revenue model need to think differently about their approaches to customer acquisition and retention.
October 15, 2012
The 20-year industry veteran to pursue a path of aggressive growth.
August 27, 2012
In any online marketing role you often have performance targets set both in terms of volume and cost-per-action. But many online marketers struggle with how to measure lifetime customer value.
May 01, 2012
Looking to spread the word about its services, ESET decided to create a program that would turn its loyal customers into product evangelists.
April 01, 2012
One of the best ways for database marketers to maximize their budgets and increase ROI is to find the appropriate mix of contact methods for each customer segment.
March 01, 2012
Martha Stewart Living was so pleased with the results from the Ultimate Fan Sweepstakes that the brand ran two more successful sweepstakes using SnapApp after Ultimate Fan closed.
February 15, 2012
Richard April, VP of marketing at AG Salesworks, and Melissa Hoffmann, news editor at Direct Marketing News discuss the ins and outs of customer targeting
November 13, 2011
Amusement park Six Flags Great America in Chicago is now using text-to-win mobile campaigns in May as a way to incentivize teenage consumers to opt in to its consumer database.
Don't sleep on direct mail. That was my surprising takeaway from last week's Direct Marketing Association 2011 Conference & Exhibition.
October 09, 2011
Specialty retailer Golfsmith had deployed a "hands-off" approach of "broadcasting questions," says Golfsmith's Internet marketing specialist Scott Magee, but now the retailer employs its Facebook page to benefit its marketing partners and broaden its consumer base.
Groupon expects to "significantly" reduce its online marketing spending for subscriber acquisitions, according to a regulatory filing made by the daily deals company on Oct. 7.
October 01, 2011
ReStockIt.com, an office, cleaning and restaurant supplies retailer, implemented OrderGroove's auto-subscription technology in January to turn one-time customers into returning ones.
October 01, 2011
Like many of you, I hear people in marketing say things like "Direct mail is dead," "No smart marketer uses direct mail these days," and "I don't need direct mail anymore — I use email now."
October 01, 2011
Mark Krebs, VP of marketing at Kirkland's, discusses his company's integrated marketing media mix.
September 01, 2011
Industry executives discuss whether email marketing and social media are a match made in heaven and if the two channels complement one another to build lists and new audiences.
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What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
