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Infographic: The Rising King of Social Sales

Infographic: The Rising King of Social Sales By By

Pinterest rules over Facebook and Twitter when it comes to purchase value.

The Proliferation of Data Use Cases

The Proliferation of Data Use Cases

Bruce Biegel, senior managing director at Winterberry Group, discusses the prominent digital data use cases for marketing related to the Big Data opportunity,

The Lean, Mean Sales Machine

The Lean, Mean Sales Machine

How marketing automation reduces the cost of B2B sales.

Bring Your Email Campaigns Into 2013 With These 5 Cross-Channel Tips

Bring Your Email Campaigns Into 2013 With These 5 Cross-Channel Tips

Here are five cross-channel tips to help marketers generate better results from their programs and get a leg up on their competition.

What Every Marketer Should Know About Performance Marketing

What Every Marketer Should Know About Performance Marketing

It's time for digital marketers to understand the role of performance marketing and appreciate the value it can offer their brands.

Numbers Need Narratives

Numbers Need Narratives

ROI and KPIs Don't Always Add Up to Success

Customer Focus Bridges Short and Long-Term Success

Customer Focus Bridges Short and Long-Term Success

The delicate balance between short- and long-term ROI is a constant battle, often fought across marketing disciplines.

Lifetime Customer Value Wins the Game Over Time

Lifetime Customer Value Wins the Game Over Time

The mass of data customers leave behind is of little value unless you unlock that insight and deliver back what is personally compelling to your buyer.

Marketing ROI Requires Strong Alignment With Sales

Marketing ROI Requires Strong Alignment With Sales

Three words: Align to sales. It's the only way to achieve short- and long-term ROI goals.

Don't Just Prove ROI, Strive to Consistently Improve It

Don't Just Prove ROI, Strive to Consistently Improve It

Ultimately, aligning marketing strategy to short- and long-term ROI targets requires a fundamental shift in mind-set.

Infographic: The Surprising Impact of Data on Marketing ROI

Infographic: The Surprising Impact of Data on Marketing ROI By By

Myriad data issues stand in the way of some marketers' ability to effectively measure ROI.

At Caesars, Digital Marketing Is No Crap Shoot

At Caesars, Digital Marketing Is No Crap Shoot By

When it comes to ROI in digital marketing, Caesars isn't gambling. Here's how it uses analytics to plan and cash in on its promotional activities.

2013 Essential Guide to Data-Driven Marketing

2013 Essential Guide to Data-Driven Marketing

Direct marketing and customer data—it's a match made in heaven, but only if you do it right. The 2013 Essential Guide to Data-Driven Marketing is packed with data insights to make sure you are.

The ROI of Marketing Data

The ROI of Marketing Data

Building the business case for data investment to impact marketing.

Data in Harmony

Data in Harmony

A healthy relationship with customer data, which requires compromise, does more than bring marketers peace of mind—it produces results.

Pinfluencer determines the value of a picture

Pinfluencer determines the value of a picture By

Pinfluencer integrates web analytic platforms to determine ROI from Pinterest marketing activities

Saving your CMO

Saving your CMO

You want to deliver on digital's promise of anytime, anywhere engagement, but also tie your investments to business results. Here are five tips to get that done.

Email on a mission

Email on a mission By

Despite rumors to the contrary, email continues to deliver.

Market development funds: Innovated

Market development funds: Innovated

In a time when traditional advertising and marketing strategies are losing effectiveness, guided selling gives partner marketing teams a more effective way to utilize MDF to educate consumers, increase conversions, and drive lifetime value.

Infographic: Social business brings measurable value

Infographic: Social business brings measurable value By By

Most firms have yet to measure the ROI of their social business initiatives.

Infographic: SWOT analysis for mobile ROI

Infographic: SWOT analysis for mobile ROI By By

More than half of the marketers tapped in a recent survey said mobile rings up greater ROI than traditional marketing programs do.

TiVo launches analytics unit with first-ever acquisition

TiVo launches analytics unit with first-ever acquisition By

TiVo, Inc. is finalizing its $20 million acquisition of TRA, a media measurement software and analytics company.

Marin Software to track paid search to in-store purchases

Marin Software to track paid search to in-store purchases By

Marin Software announced June 28 that it will begin using RevTrax, a company that tracks online paid search to in-store sales.

To Yelp or not to Yelp?

To Yelp or not to Yelp? By

Yelp is viewed as a valuable resource to many consumers. It's a way to find places customers didn't know existed, or to make sure that Ramen place around the corner is up to snuff. But for many business owners hoping to advertise, Yelp can be a precarious place.

Understanding real-time bidding for the mobile marketplace

Understanding real-time bidding for the mobile marketplace

More and more marketers are turning to mobile advertising as a means by which to reach consumers that are constantly on-the-go.

ZenithOptimedia announces global brand repositioning

ZenithOptimedia announces global brand repositioning By

Agency ZenithOptimedia announced its repositioning as a "Live ROI" company, said Dave Penski, president of Zenith, a division of ZenithOptimedia.

Plug-ins: DRTV

Plug-ins: DRTV

DRTV no longer exists in a vacuum. The advent and wide usage of social media has seen to that — which means it's more important than ever for direct response TV marketers to integrate social media into their strategies. Our expert columnists weigh in.

Survey: 75% of marketers to grow social spending in 2012

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Three-quarters of marketers plan to increase their marketing spending on social media this year, according to a global survey of more than 700 marketers conducted last November by social marketing firm Wildfire.

Study: U.S. search spend up 14%

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U.S. marketers spent 14% more money on search advertising in the fourth quarter of 2011 than they did during the prior year's final quarter, according to a study by digital marketing firm Efficient Frontier.

Q&A: Pete Deutschman, founder and chief buddy, The Buddy Group

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Pete Deutschman, founder and chief buddy of digital agency The Buddy Group, predicts that text campaigns will diminish in 2012, or as he calls it, the Year of Google.

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