May 22, 2013
This Kraft brand is one hot dog when it comes to creating seamless customer experiences
May 15, 2013
More than a third of the opt-ins to a promotion at an Ohio mall made purchases at participating stores after receiving text messages.
May 03, 2013
Retailers who whine about showrooming, cheer up. A new Nielsen study says 74% of product and service searchers on mobile devices make their purchases in-store.
May 01, 2013
Web scammers smell fresh opportunity in mobile, as a new study shows a marked increase in suspicious activity.
May 01, 2013
Location-based mobile campaigns have evolved beyond handheld regional media buys and can now deliver personalized appeals to areas the size of a parking lot.
May 01, 2013
Direct Marketing News met recently with Jay Wright in hopes of learning all that Qualcomm has in store for mobile marketers.
April 26, 2013
5 ways direct marketers at any size company can harness mobile marketing to connect with customers.
April 19, 2013
It's up to brands to empower consumers to explore, while providing seamless real-time experiences at every touchpoint, says Forrester. No pressure.
April 18, 2013
Consumers are experiencing a "mobile mind shift"—and according to Forrester Research, brands that don't offer mobile utility will be left eating their competitors' dust.
April 16, 2013
Brand marketers who take a more direct approach can capitalize on what might otherwise be missed opportunities to connect with customers.
April 12, 2013
Even as IAB rolls out new mobile guidelines, some industry insiders call for a "sensible" resolution of the debate over what constitutes an impression.
March 29, 2013
Seventy percent of smartphone users will immediately delete an email that doesn't display correctly on their mobile device. That pretty #scary.
March 28, 2013
Capitalizing on mobile momentum to improve the customer experience in 2013.
March 21, 2013
5 lessons any marketer can take from the playbooks of successful mobile gaming companies.
March 01, 2013
Hair care brand Redken brings stylists from the analog world of printed look books to an integrated mobile experience.
February 27, 2013
Mobile provides a convenient alternative to the standard customer loyalty model
February 27, 2013
App developers and brands need to work to remain as relevant as possible—or risk having their creations end up in the virtual dustbin.
February 20, 2013
Marketers are well aware of the value of literally reaching people in their pockets via mobile—but the one-off isn't working anymore.
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.
February 12, 2013
The women's apparel company strikes it rich with rich media. How else do you describe a 97% open rate?
February 11, 2013
Google's unified desktop/mobile platform update may be more about pleasing Wall Street than the direct marketers it serves.
February 08, 2013
Four obstacles marketers need to navigate through along their mobile marketing journey
February 04, 2013
Do-not-track mechanisms and data sharing opt-ins are among the recommendations in store for marketers in a new privacy disclosure report from the Federal Trade Commission.
February 01, 2013
Privacy experts tackle the leading privacy issues surrounding on- and offline customer data.
February 01, 2013
It's a federal regulation that affects companies like Nimbus Games, a mobile game publisher for children primarily between the ages of four to nine.
February 01, 2013
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese's "Dinner, Not Art" initiative has one aim in mind: to help people create lovely macaroni art without putting a single noodle to waste.
January 30, 2013
Adobe's Digital Index studies America's biggest sporting event and concludes that marketers have to look to mobile to get more yardage out of their game plans.
January 23, 2013
Mobile devices accounted for nearly a quarter of clicks on search ads in the fourth quarter, leaving marketers to ponder segmentation of creative by channel.
January 18, 2013
With social and mobile continuing to grow at astounding rates, marketers can't afford to ignore either of the two giants any longer—especially when it comes to conversion rates.
January 15, 2013
Five ways marketers can maximize site performance on smartphones and tablets.
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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.
