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Does E-Commerce Need a Rebrand?

Does E-Commerce Need a Rebrand?

When building a marketing plan, marketers shouldn't discount e-commerce, because not every element is about an immediate purchase.

I Have All My Big Data in Hadoop; Now What?

I Have All My Big Data in Hadoop; Now What?

Big Data is exciting because it has the potential to deliver insights that can transform your marketing—but determining what to actually do with that data is another matter.

Content Marketing Is Also About Monetization

Content Marketing Is Also About Monetization

Marketing content should be monetized by trading less-qualified or non-sales ready leads for ones that are.

Does Your Sales Team Have Happy Ears?

Does Your Sales Team Have Happy Ears?

Avoiding the dreaded Happy Ears syndrome means marketers should only pass over truly sales-ready leads.

3 Ways to Harness Machine-Generated Data for Marketing

3 Ways to Harness Machine-Generated Data for Marketing

Machine-generated data is transforming the ad tech world. Can your analytics tools keep up?

Timeless Truth #5: To Everything There is a Season

Timeless Truth #5: To Everything There is a Season

Timing optimization is a science marketers need to master. Here are six critical considerations.

Direct Response Evolves to Brand Response

Direct Response Evolves to Brand Response

5 points for brand managers to consider when shaping an effective brand response strategy.

Missed (Marketing) Opportunities

Missed (Marketing) Opportunities

What assets are slipping through the cracks in your marketing?

Are You Keeping Score?

Are You Keeping Score?

What marketers need to know about Net Promoter Score.

Success in Social Media Starts With Email

Success in Social Media Starts With Email

Two truths and three steps to guide marketers to create a more cohesive email-to-social strategy.

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Embrace the Change

Embrace the Change

I'm sure you've noticed: We're caught in a whirlwind of change. Capricious customer demands, new technologies, and added responsibilities swirl around us.

One Tough Question

What Influences Customers Most?

Now more than ever, marketers must undertake efforts to gain a comprehensive understanding of the various influences on customers' buying behavior.

Making Love to Big Data With Attribution

In media, we don't discuss attribution because it's new and understandably awkward—just like making love for the first time.

The Marketing Journey Begins With Customer Knowledge

As a marketer, where do you start? Like so many other strategic challenges in business, you start by getting to know your customer.

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.

A Direct Response to Engagement

Our world of direct response has changed; it's no longer just about generating an immediate response from consumers.

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