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Channel Partner Marketing

Give Your Partners the Power to Own the Local Customer Experience

Editor’s note: Ansira Chief Client Officer Andy Arnold sat down with Facebook U.S. Global Solutions Vice President Michelle Morris recently for a chat at the annual Association of National Advertisers (ANA) Masters of Marketing conference in Orlando, Florida. They discussed the challenges and opportunities faced by brands that rely on partners for local sales. This […]

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Performance Marketing Strategy

Get the Best Results From Your Web Analytics Platform With the 3 P’s

You can use the snazziest, feature-rich web analytics tool on the planet, but if the data behind the scenes isn’t accurate, your reporting results won’t be beneficial to the business. To ensure your data delivers the ultimate business value, revisit three basic principles essential to the strength of your web analytics framework: planning, partnership, and […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

The Impact of Distributed Sales Models on Brand Growth

Editor’s note: In mid-June, we we brought together some of our technology clients — Cisco, Sage, Citrix, and Red Hat — to discuss challenges and opportunities associated with market development fund (MDF) programs. We had lively debates and discussions, heard outside perspectives from Forrester and CDW, and shared program best practices. This is the first […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing

The Benefits of Bots

Consumers consult Siri for answers, order a pizza from Alexa, and chat with Erica about a bank balance, putting a familiar name to responsive artificial intelligence (AI). In marketing, AI technology is gaining traction in the form of bots, computer programs that seamlessly complete automated tasks. By providing specific information in real time, bots help brands […]

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Channel Partner Marketing Local Marketing Activation Performance Marketing Strategy

The Modern Approach to Captivating Customers

Attracting, engaging, and retaining customers is never easy. Brands must manage customer relationships with relevant, timely data. They have to keep customers hooked and invested with the right content delivered at the right time and through the right channel. And, to be consistently effective, companies in the brand-to-local ecosystem must ensure every partner in the distribution stream […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

12 Reasons Why Your Content Marketing Is Doomed to Fail

Content marketing gets a lot of buzz these days, but it’s hardly a new idea. (More than a century ago, John Deere, Jell-O, and Michelin were all killing it with content.) You’ve probably decided that content marketing has to play an integral role in your marketing strategy. And maybe you’ve tried a few things, but […]

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Performance Marketing Strategy

An SEO Content Checklist for Mastering Your Marketing Messages

How does search engine optimization (SEO) impact your marketing messages? Through keyword research, brands can identify the words and phrases people use in their online searches to inform the brand’s website and campaigns for maximum marketing return on investment (ROI). Ongoing content development is also imperative to SEO. By creating relevant content that’s updated and […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

Content Audit: The Content Marketer’s Best Friend

It’s difficult to know where to go when you don’t know where you’ve been. Although marketers understand the importance of having a content strategy, often they don’t know where to start. This is precisely why a comprehensive content audit is so valuable. What Exactly Is a Content Audit? A content audit is the brand’s looking […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing

5 Steps to a Successful Data-Driven Marketing Strategy

Companies don’t want to spend money on people who aren’t interested in their brand. Instead, they want to find people who are engaged — and talk to them in relevant ways. Some marketers make decisions based on assumptions or experience, and they may get lucky with the results. However, a marketing strategy driven by statistical […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

Why Content Matters in Retail Marketing

In today’s retail environment, consumers are hungry for information. They want to know more details about products and services, they want to actively participate in the brand, and they want an experience they can’t get anywhere else. So, they consult videos, photos, and online commentary. They leverage innovation and technology to see the product in […]