May 21, 2013
According to IBM, 50% of the 270 billion customer service calls placed each year go unresolved. But Watson can help.
May 09, 2013
Why social customer service must be a part of a company's marketing strategy.
April 15, 2013
Beware of planting seeds that lead to disastrous customer service--and negative word of mouth.
April 09, 2013
Customer service is marketing—without it, there won't be any customers to service.
March 07, 2013
What then drives the more than 40% of shoppers reported to engage in showrooming away from the store and onto the virtual sales floor?
March 01, 2013
Companies should "listen" to customers—but action is what really matters.
February 07, 2013
Email marketing helps Virgin America's customer satisfaction soar.
February 07, 2013
One man's bold expedition through a customer service minefield ends inside a cable company's secret inner chamber.
January 07, 2013
The era of "You Snooze You Lose" (YSYL) is quickly fading.
January 01, 2013
Fast food restaurants often market the dining experience as much as the food itself. Take Taco Bell, for example.
January 01, 2013
What would marketers like more (or less) of in 2013? Direct Marketing News asked readers to share their wish list for the New Year.
December 28, 2012
Big Data: Is it good or is it bad? Should it be used by vendors or consumers? The answer is a resounding 'yes.'
December 11, 2012
As U.S. consumers become increasingly indifferent to discounts, customer service grows in importance.
December 01, 2012
What's in our mailbox this month: Did these brands hit the mark after the storm of the century...or did they just blow?
November 21, 2012
Emirates Airlines this week takes off with a tablet-based customer knowledge program aimed at making its service truly first class.
November 07, 2012
Orbitz and Kayak are two of the bigger fish swimming in a pond that is supersaturated with competing travel sites. So, how do they stack up against each other?
October 31, 2012
Many companies' follow-up to Hurricane Sandy is loyalty marketing disguised as customer service.
October 26, 2012
What does 'thank you' have to do with direct marketing, Quite a lot, actually.
October 26, 2012
Please, solve my problem before you ask for a referral.
October 22, 2012
Godiva's Pete Campbell, director of corporate sales and customer service on why it's the personal touch that matters, whether we're talking B2B or B2C.
October 01, 2012
Marketers and customer service leaders need to unite. The customer expects no less.
October 01, 2012
Should marketers care about services? Readers respond to the October Gloves Off question.
October 01, 2012
Three tactics for companies to reward (and attract) influencers this holiday season while building brand loyalty and generating sales
August 31, 2012
It's become imperative for marketing and customer service leaders to collaborate to improve the customer experience and harness opportunities to boost revenue and bolster loyalty.
August 07, 2012
Southwest Airlines exemplifies superb damage control by acknowledging duplicate bookings and addressing consumers directly via social media.
July 31, 2012
During his keynote speech at the Experian Marketing Services Digital Summit in Las Vegas July 27, Charles Duhigg talked about why it's important to build good habits in your employees.
July 16, 2012
I've been going to Dunkin' Donuts for a while, but it wasn't until recently that I felt like an appreciated customer.
July 03, 2012
Direct marketers need to focus on customer service just as much as they focus on customer data and social media strategies.
April 01, 2012
Party supply company PartyPail.com radically reduced its phone bill and created better customer engagement by calling on VoIP service provider Vocalocity.
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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.
