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Etailer Taps Data with Appealing Results

Etailer Taps Data with Appealing Results By

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Real-Time Data That Sparkles

Real-Time Data That Sparkles By

Natural candle company Diamond Candles uses real-time social and sales data to pump up its fan base and bring in revenue.

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Does Your Marketing Team Have a Sandbox?

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3 tips to optimize your email campaigns

3 tips to optimize your email campaigns

Effective email marketing is about reaching the right customer with the right message at the right time.

Keep email recipients from becoming numb to your message

Keep email recipients from becoming numb to your message

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The top 10 mistakes marketers make

How the wrong marketing campaign can suck the life out of a company.

Why focus groups and digital don't mix

Why focus groups and digital don't mix

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Mobilizing for Cyber Monday

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Shrink database to grow leads

Shrink database to grow leads

One would think the larger a b-to-b target prospect database is, the more qualified leads there will be for the field sales team.

Uncovering proven optimal customer contact methods

Uncovering proven optimal customer contact methods

One of the best ways for database marketers to maximize their budgets and increase ROI is to find the appropriate mix of contact methods for each customer segment.

Top integrated marketing ideas for multimedia magic

Top integrated marketing ideas for multimedia magic

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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.

Drive incremental revenue by testing marketing offers

Drive incremental revenue by testing marketing offers

We often discount our business turning to "couponing" as the last bastion in our marketing toolboxes to spike sales and momentarily hit revenue goals. Recently, like clockwork, we perused the cache of options we had stashed in our coffers, selected the one we forecasted would have the swiftest impact, mailed the offer and waited for the results.

Increase email effectiveness with prioritizing and testing

Increase email effectiveness with prioritizing and testing

Five steps to building a strategic email marketing plan.

Guarantee consumers interact with your marketing message

Guarantee consumers interact with your marketing message

A successful email marketing campaign shouldn't be measured by the volume of distribution, but whether your consumers are interacting with your message.

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