A lot of marketers like love to use the phrase “multi-channel marketing.” I’m going to come out and say right now that this term is overused. Upon seeing it, my inner English major and language teacher instinctively flash alarms that cause me to cringe: “Warning … jargon!” Let’s dig deeper: What do we marketers mean […]
Tag Archives: Marketing Strategy
With big data analytics and “hyper-customization” becoming indispensable to generate leads and engage with prospects effectively, marketing automation has become an integral part of the marketing landscape. B2B estimates 46% of marketers have adopted some form of marketing automation, with 62% of them being strong adopters. By 2014, the tribe of strong adopters will grow substantially […]
A survey conducted by the SAS Institute reveals that 67% of companies use big data to gain competitive advantage over their competitors. However, it is a fallacy to assume that big data simply equates to aggregating more and more data. In fact, aggregating data is merely a precursor to the real thing, trying to extrapolate […]
In our last post, we discussed the importance of using Big Data to create a persona of an ideal customer to help drive a company’s marketing, sales and engagement strategies. But what should you do with this profile? How can it be put to use? The answer is data validation. Making assumptions generally leaves a […]
Earlier in this series we looked at the importance of building a profile of your ideal customer. Creating the persona of the “perfect” customer gives the marketing team an idea of what type of client to target by identifying traits that are the most profitable for the business. When Right On Interactive begins working with […]
Simply put, your website must be about impacting business performance and success. Although SEO and SEM are important to attracting new visitors to your website, it’s often viewed as the only metric in many executive meetings. In addition, although important to the brand and user experience, design can also distract website owners from what’s important […]
When talking about Big Data, the first question people often ask me is how I would define it. Though this usually leads into conversations about the amount of data companies are collecting, I believe it misses the true meaning behind Big Data. Big Data isn’t about how much data a company has, it’s about what business value companies can […]
Customer Relationship Management, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, Social Media
Integrating Email and Social Media Allow the Marketer to Reap Rich Dividends
While email is one of the most popular and effective channels for marketing communications, social media is one of the fastest growing channels for engaging prospects and customers. Integrating email and social media allows the marketer to reap rich dividends. Linking an email marketing campaign to an overall social media strategy can provide marketers with […]
Much has been debated and written about the changing role of marketing. Regardless of your opinion on the topic, it’s clear that today’s marketing looks almost nothing like the practices of just 10 years ago.
In the past 10 years, no job has changed as much as the marketer’s. The rise and fall of various social media channels, the influx of consumer-generated content, the exponential growth of accessible data and the availability of technology tools and solutions for marketers are calling for a new kind of marketer–what I like to call the “Informed Marketer.”