By Tim Devaney and Tom Stein All the marketing talk these days is about social media. But research shows old-fashioned email is still far more effective than social media in attracting customers to your business online. A recent study by predictive analytics firm Custora discovered that customer acquisition via email has quadrupled in the last […]
I recently read a blog post that was screaming “if you’re not All In with social media marketing – you’re dead”… Really? Although I agree that social media marketing is very important for SMBs, the overall article was not in touch. As marketers, we may have directional preferences for a particular client, but to bash […]
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMB´s) will continue the recent trend of shifting their marketing budgets to digital advertising, performance-based platforms and customer retention business solutions over the next five years, according to a new U.S. SMB Spending Forecast by BIA/Kelsey. This trend creates an increasingly large market opportunity for businesses serving SMBs and developing SMB […]
(by Stephanie Buck | mashable.com | posted on American Express OPEN Forum) Does anyone actually look forward to e-mail newsletters? Debatable. But it doesn’t mean your business has to fall to the bottom of the e-mail heap. Nor do those moans and groans over mean you should stop sending them. According to Exact Target data, 42 percent of subscribers […]
Based on newly released statistics from InternetWorldStats there are currently 2,095,006,005 people in the world who are considered internet users and according to Experian 67% of those users perform their searches through Google. One would imagine that with 1,403,654,023 people using Google they would not need direct mail to help advertise their services, but that […]
Small businesses will now get American Express points for buying online advertising, thanks to a new offer from the company’s small business arm. American Express OPEN announced Monday a new Business Gold Rewards Card, which gives double points for all spending on marketing — online and off. The points are good for a range of […]
A May 2011 Pew Internet survey finds that 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on the Web, including 59% who do so on a typical day. This places search at the top of the list of most popular online activities among U.S. adults. But it is not alone at the top. […]
Can a business exist on the web today using just a social media presence and no actual business website? Yes, but it’s a major mistake. The Wall Street Journal recently published an article that profiled small business owners who chose to use social media instead of maintaining a corporate website. While social media is a powerful tool […]
The newspaper industry may be struggling, but people are still turning to the Sunday editions when it comes to clipping coupons, despite the rise of digital media and coupon sites. According to consumer research firm Scarborough Research, coupon usage for household items such as groceries is up 24% since 2006. And although more than a […]
Macy’s will launch a back-to-school cause marketing campaign in conjunction with youth volunteer organization DoSomething.org on August 8 that leverages direct mail, email, mobile and social media. The retailer will donate $1 to DoSomething.org for every designated quick response (QR) code that consumers scan from within Macy’s mstylelab (or juniors and young men’s department). Each […]