As technology evolves, it is continually transforming how marketing professionals reach and engage their customers. Before the dawn of the digital age, it was a common practice for salespeople to recognize their customers when they entered the store. Great service meant talking to customers about their personal tastes and being able to make purchas...
With over 205 billion emails sent and received every day, email marketing remains one of the best ways to reach your customer. Despite the success of social media and mobile marketing during the past decade, email has not only survived, but it has managed to evolve and stand the test of time. To see for yourself, just read this report published by...
Although there are an abundance of lead generation methods available today, generating the kind of qualified leads that you want can be a challenge at times. As many marketers already know, no matter what methods you use, the foundation of your lead generation strategy should always be content. High-quality, engaging content is what will make leads...
It's already the end of October, and the year will soon be coming to a close. If you're a marketer, you are likely scrambling to finish up tasks from last quarter, ramp up to maximize the remainder of your budget, and plan for how you will make next year your best ever. It's a busy time, but the end of the year also offers a great opportunity to fi...
Consumers today may be increasingly tech-savvy, but that doesn't mean they aren't eager for an opportunity to tap into the past. Even in a never-ending sea of sophisticated technologies, nostalgia is still alive and well in the hearts of consumers. Everyone has sentimental feelings about certain things from the past - whether it involves food, fash...
While other marketing technologies seem to come and go, or struggle to really stick as a sustainable strategy, email marketing continues to be an effective and reliable solution for marketers everywhere. Still delivering the highest ROI of any marketing channel, email has proven itself to be an integral part of every successful marketing strategy....
How consumers spend their time online is something that has intrigued marketers since the dawn of the digital revolution. Their behavior, in regards to how and when they want to engage with a brand, is something that always seems to be changing. Because of this, businesses often struggle when it comes to continuously improving their customers' expe...
A study on attention spans conducted by the Canadian Consumer Insights team at Microsoft has been a hot topic among marketing professionals since its publication back in 2015. Findings in the report showed the average human attention span as dwindling - from 12 seconds in 2000 - to 8 seconds in 2013. In response, several marketers have shifted thei...
Marketers are always trying to come up with new ways to capture their audience's attention. But no matter what strategy or tactic they end up trying, marketers must make sure they answer this important question for their audience: "What's In It For Me?" Known by experienced salespeople as the WIIFM Factor, this question represents your audience's...
There is a great paradoxical tension in the marketing world today. Customers want the content that brands send to them to be personalized, yet the sheer amount of content they receive each day overwhelms them and makes them demand more privacy. How can you send them the kind of personalized content they want, but also cut through all the marketing...