Social media existed long before the Internet. Persians in 550 B.C.E. are credited with creating the first rudimentary postal system, a system described by Greek historian Herodotus as being complete…
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How well do you know your customer data?
Some marketers seem to keep their distance from customer data. When I ask what kind of customer information they are working with, I hear things like, “Oh, Mary is in…
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Why you need an optimized e-commerce site
You’re taking all the right steps that marketing experts tell you to do to drive traffic to your website. You’re engaging in social media, softly promoting your brand when possible,…
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Interview with Mike Moran: AI/ML in Marketing and Beyond
I had the pleasure of interviewing Mike Moran about the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in marketing. We talked about how Mike is really training Artificial Intelligence instead of…
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Keeping your email subscribers engaged
Building a large email list isn’t enough – for successful email marketing, you have to keep the subscribers you win engaged. Here are a few things to keep in mind…
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Leveraging digital for customer-focused insights
Most companies conduct various types of research to understand the needs of the market. These may include primary research, 3rd party research, brand wave studies, voice of the customer, and…
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Business video trends worth noting in 2018
If you’re calculating, or recalculating, this year’s video content marketing strategy, Vidyard’s 2017 Video in Business Benchmark Report suggests some practical business video trends worth your attention. The report’s insights are…
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6 mobile marketing trends you need to know about
The concept of the mobile industry is steadily shifting, and the year 2018 is the time for marketers and brands to work on building meaningful consumer moments in the mobile…
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Is your marketing technology strategy sole source or best-in-class?
I am more and more frequently being asked by companies to take a look at their choices for their marketing technology. Because these are large companies, they usually have a…
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Digital maturity — ideal state
When a company invites me to evaluate the state of their digital maturity, the first question they always ask is, “What’s the ideal state?” The fact is, a complete digital…
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