May 08, 2013
6 trends marketers should watch to ensure long-term success with their email marketing.
February 14, 2013
Direct marketers have taken up the trite refrain of realtors as they damn the privacy torpedoes and move full speed ahead with location-based mobile marketing strategies.
August 01, 2012
Managing online business listings requires a long-term, strategic marketing strategy for maintaining information across many local search platforms.
May 08, 2012
If 2011 was the breakout year for mobile marketing, then 2012 looks to be the year brands successfully bring video into the mobile marketing mix.
May 01, 2012
Location-based technology and QR codes are in heavy rotation at the Ford Motor Company.
May 01, 2012
LBS and QR codes leave an impression on the mobile marketing landscape.
Walgreens launched a Foursquare campaign on March 6 that offers discounts to customers checking into store locations, said Rich Lesperance, Walgreens's director of digital marketing and emerging media.
March 01, 2012
The advent of smart, constantly-connected handheld devices means customers are more mobile than ever before.
February 01, 2012
If you live in New York City and listen to blues-rock band The Black Keys, you probably need someone to repair your apartment's plumbing and/or heating. You also likely are in the market for a luxury car — at least according to Internet radio provider Pandora.
December 19, 2011
PayPal said to visit its Shopping Showcase for a big-picture look at its mobile payment plans.
Only 40% of mobile advertising campaigns that ran in October were targeted despite the channel's ability to target consumers based on criteria such as geolocation, according to a study released by mobile advertising network Millennial Media on Dec. 8.
December 01, 2011
Location-based advertising has become an integral component of overall communications strategies. This month, several major brands introduced programs that leverage geo-local information to offer consumers more relevant content.
Internet radio company Pandora expanded on Nov. 18 advertisers' location-targeting abilities to include targeting by congressional district among other geographical areas.
Verizon Communications changed its privacy policy in order to build a program that uses consumer data to place targeted advertisements online, said Bill Kula, director of media relations at Verizon.
Marketing automation company Silverpop has acquired PlacePunch, a location-based marketing services company. PlacePunch will retain its brand but the firm will be relocated to Silverpop's Atlanta offices.
Neiman Marcus will run a four-hour Foursquare campaign on Oct. 1 that asks consumers to check in to a store for a chance to find a free handbag.
September 26, 2011
Virgin America launched a check-in deals campaign on Sept. 26 that rewards consumers with merchant, flight and hotel discounts. Virgin America developed the "VX Deals on the Fly" program in-house.
September 19, 2011
The acquisition will affect search marketing in a number of ways, such as fueling Google with more content to distribute to people performing local and mobile searches.
August 17, 2011
Toys "R" Us, Simon Malls and InStyle magazine have partnered with Shopkick to allow their customers to use the mobile application for rewards and discounts. Sports Authority will expand its Shopkick partnership nationwide later this year.
Facebook is allowing marketers to target ads by consumers' ZIP codes, the company said this week.
Media and marketing services company Valassis said this week that it will offer clients a "rapid response" media-placement strategy for crisis response.
August 02, 2011
MasterCard launched an out-of-home campaign on Aug. 1 that integrates QR codes and Facebook Places to enable consumers to enter a sweepstakes.
Brands must include their mobile marketing team in top-level discussions about business strategy, said Heather Hopkins Freeland, CMO of local deals site Gilt City, on July 18.
American Express Co. and Foursquare rolled out a location-based offers service on June 23 that enables partner companies to deliver discounts. Participating merchants at launch are retailers H&M and Sports Authority and holding company Union Square Hospitality Group, which owns various New York City restaurants.
US mobile advertising spending will increase 406% from $790 million in 2010 to $4 billion in 2015, according to a forecast released June 23 from BIA/Kelsey. Local mobile advertising spending, which the advisory firm predicted will increase 600% from $404 million in 2010 to $2.8 billion in 2015, will drive the growth in large part.
Congress is finally wrapping its head around mobile devices' GPS capabilities. Last week saw two bills introduced that would outlaw nonconsensual location tracking and sharing.
June 01, 2011
Executives from Apple and Google met with Congress regarding the issue, indicating that the privacy versus marketing debate will only become more heated as smartphones gain in popularity.
May 19, 2011
Behavioral marketing provides value to consumers, said US Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) during a Senate Commerce subcommittee hearing on May 19. McCaskill's opinion contrasted with those of her upper chamber colleagues, who spent much of the mobile privacy hearing discussing location tracking.
May 01, 2011
The power of the mobile device for marketers has been validated as an incredibly effective vehicle to deliver personal, highly relevant messages, especially when those messages are delivered based on context, such as a person's location. However, that information alone does not tell us what a potential customer might want or which message is most likely to resonate with them.
Google said it has added so called "check-in deals" nationally to its location-based service. Companies participating in the service at launch include American Eagle Outfitters, Quizno's, Macy's and RadioShack. The new feature enables brands to offer consumers discounts and samples.
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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.
