Integrated Marketing

Don't Fear the Data

Don't Fear the Data

Big Data may not be a new concept for email marketers, but its growth and availability require new strategies for harnessing its power as a competitive asset.

Building Direct Connections

Building Direct Connections

Advertisers today—whether B2C or direct-to-consumer (D2C)—must build a robust connection directly with prospects by developing a comprehensive, integrated branding and media approach.

Watch This: Comcast and DirecTV Square Off

Watch This: Comcast and DirecTV Square Off

Whatever you consider to be "must see," there's no shortage of options in digital entertainment. So, how do Comcast and DirecTV stack up against each other? Here's a quick look at how both companies fare across various marketing channels.

An Elixir for Digital Marketing Health

An Elixir for Digital Marketing Health

Marginal return analysis helps marketers identify the optimal multichannel marketing mix.

Compartments Are for Furniture, Not Marketing: An Interview With IKEA USA's CMO

Compartments Are for Furniture, Not Marketing: An Interview With IKEA USA's CMO By

How IKEA's marketing is changing with the times.

Which iconic luxury automobile brand has the drive to finish first?

Which iconic luxury automobile brand has the drive to finish first? By

In the luxury car market, Lincoln and Cadillac both have deeply rooted reputations—but which one has a more successful marketing strategy?

Back to the Future: 'Old-School' Technologies Drive Innovation

Back to the Future: 'Old-School' Technologies Drive Innovation

To stay technologically competitive, the issue is not just adopting the newest tools, but integrating them with existing systems.

Couples Resorts' Digital Channels Have A Romantic Tryst

Couples Resorts' Digital Channels Have A Romantic Tryst By

Couples Resorts' integrated digital strategies gives the hotel chain the confidence to know what's working, what's not working, and the ability to make on-the-fly adjustments to correct any marketing missteps.

Catalogs Are Part of a Balanced Marketing Diet

Catalogs Are Part of a Balanced Marketing Diet By

Print isn't dead, and NewPoint Media proved it with a clever, simple campaign designed to drive awareness of print as an evolving—and thriving—medium.

Direct Mail, Evolved

Direct Mail, Evolved By

10 ways to keep printed communications relevant to multichannel customers.

Look! It's Alive, It's Moving! It's Print

Look! It's Alive, It's Moving! It's Print By

A message to all the haters: Print is not dead. It's really just a perception issue.

Programmatic, But Not Personalized

Programmatic, But Not Personalized By

Mail Online shifts away from "limited" programmatic ad buys and shifts towards customized solutions.

"Integrate or Be Left Behind"

"Integrate or Be Left Behind" By

DRTV marketers need to take an integrated approach to marketing to keep pace with their multiscreen customers.

Jobs Available: Two Popular Employment Sites Go Head-to-Head

Jobs Available: Two Popular Employment Sites Go Head-to-Head

How do Monster and CareerBuilder stack up against each other? Here's a quick look at how both companies fare across various touchpoints.

Dos and Don'ts for 2013

Dos and Don'ts for 2013 By

To get readers off to a good start in the new year, we asked experts to help set their 2013 agendas in Big Data, loyalty, mobile marketing, and more.

The power of content in building a brand

The power of content in building a brand

Content is the secret to building a dominant B2B brand in an overly crowded marketplace.

What sets apart today's most progressive marketing agencies

What sets apart today's most progressive marketing agencies

Content, a customer-focused strategy, and comprehensive analytics are the assets forward-thinking agencies use to help their clients succeed.

DRTV marketers tune out social

DRTV marketers tune out social By

A self-proclaimed media agnostic, InterMedia Advertising's president and CEO, Robert Yallen, says there's one channel he discourages marketers from integrating into their DRTV spots: social media.

Don Schultz on the evolution of marketing integration

Don Schultz on the evolution of marketing integration By

Marketing legend and Caples 35 Emerson Award winner Don E. Schultz confides that he finds little courageous about marketing today.

Oil giants try to stay slick while containing the spillage of negative perception

Oil giants try to stay slick while containing the spillage of negative perception By

The brand reputations of oil giants BP and Shell are frequently haunted by past controversies—but which brand strikes oil with its marketing?

Infographic: Giving content generation the green light

Infographic: Giving content generation the green light By By

Brands that produce content zoom past the competition in terms of traffic and lead generation.

Customer Engagement: the sum of all parts

Customer Engagement: the sum of all parts By

Forrester encourages companies to integrate their divisions to create a seamless flow between technology, data, and processes

Marketers can't shake the Industrial Age

Marketers can't shake the Industrial Age By

Don Schultz, the co-creator of integrated marketing, looks out on today's digital marketing landscape and sees the 1930s.

Sears eases holiday shopping with integrated approach

Sears eases holiday shopping with integrated approach By

The retailer bulks up its member rewards program as part of its holiday integrated retail approach.

Yahoo, Samsung promote consumer engagement with interactivity platform

Yahoo, Samsung promote consumer engagement with interactivity platform By

Yahoo and Samsung broaden their partnership to provide interactive, real-time television content.

DreamWorking a marketing mix

DreamWorking a marketing mix By

DreamWorks Animation's CMO Anne Globe needs to sell a secret history.

San Antonio's social battle cry fuels a user-generated travel campaign

San Antonio's social battle cry fuels a user-generated travel campaign By

While "Remember the Alamo!" is one of the most iconic phrases in the English language, San Antonio has more to offer tourists than Davy Crockett hats.

Live from DMA2012: MeritDirect

Live from DMA2012: MeritDirect By

MeritDirect CEO Rob Sanchez at DMA 2012 on what it takes for marketers to be successful in an integrated environment.

Vicks catches integrated marketing fever

Vicks catches integrated marketing fever By

Kaz's Vicks brand uses a healthy dose of integrated marketing to educate customers on and drive sales of its high-end Behind Ear Thermometer

Formulating the ideal marketing mix

Formulating the ideal marketing mix By By

Multichannel marketing + customer engagement = transaction. Brands share what they're doing to identify the ideal blend.

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