Industry News Update

As the year comes to a close and marketers are scrambling to wrap up the holiday season and plan for the coming year, here’s an industry news roundup to help you keep on top of the happenings in the marketing world. There never seems to be any shortage of mobile news, so let’s start there. […]

The Lunch Pail Hits 500

The Lunch Pail approach is all about success that comes with hard work. When we started this blog back in 2008, it was intended to showcase our passion for hard work and the ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude we have when it comes to powerful direct digital marketing. Its name is a nod to our […]

11 Direct Digital Marketing Trends In 2011

Let’s be clear… I am not a prognosticator. I’m no Jean Dixon. I am not in the business of making predictions because I have not yet learned to enjoy being wrong. But in following suit with the editorial calendar of every publication and blog known to man, The Lunch Pail asks that I either look […]

The Top 7 Direct Digital Marketing Posts of the Year

It has been a very eventful year for the direct digital marketing industry. Everyone here at The Lunch Pail has enjoyed chronicling the highlights and happenings as they relate to our clients and friends. In the spirit of the holiday, reflecting on the year, I’ve put together a “best of” list of our most popular […]

Santa Goes Mobile!

Each Christmas Eve since my boys were toddlers, we’ve gathered around the computer to see where in the world Santa’s sleigh may be, thanks to NORAD’s Santa Tracking tool. It’s exciting for the kids to see… and a perfect time-management tool for parents, providing real-time evidence that it’s way past bedtime for little ones. (“Look! […]

Three Easy Marketing Ideas for Hoteliers

Despite unpredictable economic conditions, one truth endures for the hospitality industry – there is always room for improvement to the guest experience. Positive statements about “improving the guest experience” are a constant in marketing meetings – but how? Yes, resources are scarce, but investment in the guest experience is paramount, so an efficient and accountable […]

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 […]

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