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Why Every Fortune 1000 CEO “Needs a Therapist”

Lead Change Blog

Seasoned CEOs, hired for their industry experience and leadership abilities, may never actually have had to pivot and innovate in the way that today’s world requires: agile, fast, and iterative. At one conference I attended (the Direct Marketing Association, no less!) Fortune 1000 CEOs should be no different.

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The Importance of Testing in an E-marketing Campaign

Women on Business

How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test. The same idea works for e-marketing. Are they using email blasts, social networking, relationships with key bloggers?

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From Boring to Bravo: How to Revamp Your Employee Newsletter and Keep Your Team Interested

HR Digest

According to a study by the Direct Marketing Association, email newsletters have an average ROI of $38 for every $1 spent. Training and Development Announcement: Keep your team informed and on the rise by highlighting training and development opportunities.

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AARP – The Last Membership Card You Will Ever Need!

CO2

I remember when I was at the beginning of my career and calling on AARP as a direct marketer to do their work. His book Just Ask Leadership - Why Great Managers Always Ask The Right Questions (McGraw Hill 2009). Where has time gone. About the Author As President and Co-founder of ACI Telecentrics, Inc.,

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Help Your Team Spend Time on the Right Things

Harvard Business Review

They had organized tradeshows, delivered direct marketing, generated leads, and provided useful customer insights – the basics of a successful marketing organization. In the face of this new reality, the marketing leadership team realized that many of their traditional face-to-face activities were no longer sufficient.

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The Big Picture of Business: Institutional Reviews Help Public Companies to Learn from the Downturn and Move Forward

Strategy Driven

Branch 2: Environmental, safety, IT systems design and computer software, training for computers and technology, architecture, engineering and legal. Branch 4: Training for diversity, team building, professional education and development, motivational and executive development-mentoring. You contribute much to the economy.

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The Big Picture of Business: Corporate Communications – Correctly Positioning Your Company

Strategy Driven

Pointers on training staff and volunteers as media spokespersons. Marketing Program. Direct marketing. Indirect marketing. Industry and professional marketing. Staff Training Program. Training and testing. Benchmarks for measurement. Policies and Procedures. Investor Relations Program.