Month: January 2018

What are the world’s top marketers thinking as they enter 2018? Salesforce.com decided to ask them. Every year, the company surveys marketers around the world about the state of the marketplace, how the channel mix is changing, and how they are feeling about their marketing practices. In the report, “The Fourth Annual State of Marketing,”…

Are you planning an event? If so, marketing needs to go beyond direct mail and email. It requires a comprehensive strategy that ensures that your audience has a positive experience and spreads the word after it’s is over. Here’s a checklist that you make the event the best it can be. Direct mail. Consider a…

We all know that personalization works. In fact, research from InfoTrends found that 84% of consumers said that personalization made them “much more likely” or “somewhat more likely” to open their mail. Even so, one of the secrets to success is not to rely on personalization alone. Personalization gets you in the door—it grabs attention.…