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Complimentary Resource – Explode 6 Direct Marketing Myths.

Strategy Driven

This paper focuses on six myths that surround direct marketing best practices and discusses how you can use specific analytical techniques and tools to beat these myths, increase response rates and boost ROI. Click here for more information on Explode 6 Direct Marketing Myths.

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Why Every Fortune 1000 CEO “Needs a Therapist”

Lead Change Blog

At one conference I attended (the Direct Marketing Association, no less!) So it may not be reasonable to expect a CEO to come ready-made with all of these attitudinal skills. I had one business owner tell me in no uncertain terms to leave because there was no place for me and my company at such a conference.

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Why Career Progression Starts with Self-Improvement

Strategy Driven

However, if you have good people skills, you can be a direct marketing expert, customer engagement officer, or even a nursing practice leader. Overcome your fears and search for online courses that will help you improve your skills and knowledge. Take Your Qualifications Further.

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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. My wife, Chris , thought it would be quite amusing to put the direct mail on my desk, yes, including the membership card. Where has time gone. You know the work of calling on Senior Citizens.

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How My Company Hires for Culture First, Skills Second

Harvard Business Review

Obviously, you need different criteria to assess if people possess the skills needed to succeed in different positions. But skills don't tell the whole story. In most cases, if an associate shares our values, we can teach the job skills. Don't combine skills interviews with values interviews.

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The Big Picture of Business – How and When to Collaborate, for Best Business Advantage.

Strategy Driven

To succeed, it needs to be more than an advertising and direct marketing campaign. The sophisticated ones are skilled at building and utilizing colleagues and outside experts. The work required multiple professional skills. As an integrated process of life skills, career has its place. First Attempts.

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Recruit Better Data Analysts

Harvard Business Review

And yet analytic skill is a must for effective marketing. Results indicate that companies with above-average marketing analytics talent experienced significantly greater rates of marketing return on investment (MROI) than companies with below average analytics talent (+4.18% vs. +2.51%). So how do you find those people?