Key Questions for No-Limits Mobile Strategy

Recently, a colleague and I had a good meeting with a brand marketer. I refer to it as good, not because it advanced to a real business opportunity. I say good because it brought to the surface some of the core elements to how brands should be approaching mobile today. These elements are based on […]

Cool Tools and Features to Explore

I know free time is not a luxury most of us enjoy. But if you’re already a Concentri® user and you have a few minutes, it’s well worth your time to check out the value-added features that are available to you. Many of these will help you streamline your approach as you establish a strong […]

Direct Digital Marketing Tools for Emergencies

If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that things can change in an instant. And in this age of instant information, business owners need to be ready and able to provide immediate updates about conditions affecting their operations. It could be something small like your power being temporarily disrupted. Or, it could be a flood […]

Which Onsite Targeting Approach Works Best?

The term "onsite targeting" is increasingly being adopted by the market. The press has done a nice job of chronicling the path of the term's adoption amongst technologists, and the increasingly warm reception to the technology from consumers. Emily Steel and Julia Angwin, writers for The Wall Street Journal, published an article last week entitled […]

Great Software Features For Retailers

On Friday I provided some details and insight into what a direct digital marketing software feature looks like. It is important to understand that a truly multi-channel software feature is able to impact more than a single channel or a even single strategy. Direct digital marketing is about focusing on the consumer and making improvements […]

What’s a Direct Digital Marketing Software Feature?

There is not yet a whole lot of direct digital marketing focused software in the marketplace. Most that contend for the moniker are really retrofit email marketing platforms that attempt to back in to (or buy up) deeper cross-channel functionality. That, or the players are really database marketing companies where the actual digital execution of […]

How Mobile Analytics Changed Email Strategy

Today is a big day at Knotice, as the public announcement of some shiny new software features was announced. If you have not yet had the chance to check out the information about the updates to the software, please do. There are a number of enhancements, especially regarding Knotice’s overall mobile marketing capabilities. Since I […]

Overcoming Mobile Coupon Challenges

In the last two weeks stories have begun to trickle into the mobile marketing trade media that call into question the viability of mobile couponing. The first piece was penned by ReadWriteWeb writer Sarah Perez. The second was written by Chris Brassington, CEO of Starfish Consultants. Two articles lay out several different reasons for why […]

Privacy Law and Direct Digital Marketing Update

The rapid evolution of direct digital marketing, fueled by an intense reliance on data quality and capture, has entangled privacy and marketing, and drawn the attention of powerful lawmakers. It is wise to keep an eye out for any consumer privacy developments on Capitol Hill - especially when the developments may have an impact on […]

User-Generated Content Matters

I will guess that many of you who read this post’s headline muttered, "duh" under your breath. And, you're right. The statement is seemingly self-evident. There are very smart people, however, who are still skeptical that user-generated content matters. If you ever find yourself in an argument with a marketer who dislikes user-generated content (yes, […]

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