• Email Design Innovations

    Web design is changing. That isn’t anything new. What is new is how the combination of web design changes and electronic devices innovation affects email marketing. Combine these innovations with data analytics and you’ve got a very dynamic tool at your disposal. Below are some of the developments that you should consider integrating in to […]

  • Don't Lose That Great Idea

    We’ve all had some great ideas over the years. We all know a guy who ‘invented that first’. So what do you do with an idea that never came to fruition? Here are a few tips to get your ideas back on track: Dig out the nugget Forget the millions of Word docs you’ve created […]

  • Be More Personal

    Everyone likes to feel special. When a brand makes you feel special you like that brand more. When a brand you already like makes you feel special…well you see the pattern. Personalizing your marketing isn’t hard it just takes a little effort. Using simple analytics to dig in to your data you can make each […]

  • Teamwork is Beautiful

    The San Antonio Spurs should not be in the NBA Finals. As far as ‘sports years’ go, which are akin to dog years, their star players are all old…so mid 30s. So why are they still competitive, much less battling for a championship? In my eyes it’s 100% because of their team first attitude. You […]

  • Try Googling Yourself

    Every so often a company name enters the English lexicon and becomes a verb (I’m thinking of you Xerox). Now that it’s so commonplace to hear someone say ‘did you google that’ it’s time for you to ask yourself, ‘what if someone googles me’. That happens to be a very good question. What do people […]

  • To Manipulate or Not To Manipulate

    One theory says that if you treat people well, you’re more likely to encourage them to do what you want, making all the effort pay off. Do this, get that. Another one, which I prefer, is that you might consider treating people with kindness merely because you can. Regardless of what they choose to do […]

  • Where Does Marketing Power Come From

    Here’s another article from our Senior Database Marketing Analyst, Clinton Kennedy: Marketing power comes from proving what you are doing works. Marketing management is a constant struggle for power relative to competitors, customers, regulators, and other internal and external stake-holders.  Power comes from showing what you are doing works. The reason marketing management is positioned […]

  • How To Fail With Email Promotions

    I played lots of basketball growing up and a common mistake we all made as kids was thinking that the tallest guy on the court was the best. Sometimes we were right but not always. But we did learn (in time) that it was only part of what we should be looking for. We face […]