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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

A newsletter is a powerful communication tool that helps keep your employees informed, engaged, and in the loop! According to a study by the Direct Marketing Association, email newsletters have an average ROI of $38 for every $1 spent. What is a newsletter? Share the details on benefits and perks and how to access them.

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Wiki Brands - CEO Blog - Time Leadership

CEO Blog

Wiki Brands reinforces that the web has given great power to the consumer. All companies can do is "help" guide and transparently contribute to help the brand move the right direction. Marketing cannot fix a bad product. Al Ries is one of my brand heros. He talks a lot about positioning. email jimestill at gmailWarning.

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Craft a Remarkable Personal Brand Statement! 29 Steps & Examples

Miles Anthony Smith

While many equate strong personal branding only to powerful leadership, there's a lot more that goes into crafting a personal brand statement. Establishing a personal brand carries even more weight when you’re responsible for developing and leading others. They are all killer personal brand examples. It will pay off.

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Recruit Better Data Analysts

Harvard Business Review

Some large companies have taken to acquiring start-ups or developing “research labs” jointly with academic institutions or organizations. Whatever the strategy, however, acquiring the right array of marketing analytics talent is critical to turning big data into a powerful capability for companies.

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Harper Lee and Dr. Seuss Won’t Save Publishing

Harvard Business Review

This is especially dangerous because publishers have become so reliant on the power of their stars’ brand names – as evinced by the massive pop of “Robert Galbraith’s” crime novel The Cuckoo’s Calling once he was unmasked as JK Rowling. (A Build their own brand and audience.

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The Brand Benefits of Places Like the Guinness Storehouse

Harvard Business Review

We find that brand homes are most effective in combination with other communication and content platforms as part of a holistic marketing strategy. They complement a brand’s investment in mass media, digital and direct marketing by providing a longer and lasting emotional experience. Quality and delivery matter.

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