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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 […]
National brands with distributed sales or indirect revenue streams often need assistance with local marketing efforts. Channel partners such as franchisees, distributors, or resellers may be the best at what they do, but most aren’t trained marketers. They need guidance and resources to successfully promote products and services to customers — and to market the […]
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 […]
Did you know that by some industry accounts, up to half of available co-op and market development funds (MDF) sit around collecting dust every year? For national brands looking to empower channel partners, this statistic is depressing. But for channel partners looking to increase revenue, this could be exciting. Available funds mean that national companies recognize the […]
Email marketing remains one of the most effective ways to engage with customers. However, emailing too often, and sending irrelevant content, are top causes of brand fatigue — and they can place perfectly pertinent emails smack inside the spam folder. How do you stay in front of customers without being overbearing or annoying? Here are […]
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 […]
Editor’s note: A more recent post, 4 Ways to Measure the Value of Your Loyalty Program, is a great companion to read with this piece as it showcases how thinking has evolved specific to Loyalty Program design and implementation. Read below to get a sense of what was critical in 2018, and then take a […]
Many brands treat social media as a disparate marketing channel, never leveraging its full potential to drive business results. With countless advertising opportunities and in-the-moment messaging capabilities, social media might be the most powerful communication channel to ever exist. They key is to use social media wisely. From informing decisions based on inaccurate customer assumptions to […]
For decades, brands have relied on market research to shape strategy and test theories about what customers want. Sometimes marketers go with their gut. Sometimes they scale up a successful strategy. But today, data intelligence has paved the way for brands to analyze consumer behavior with a specificity that unveils what customers are doing at […]
Email is the most prevalent channel for marketing communication, giving brands the power to inform, surprise and delight, and promote. But if it isn’t executed properly, email also has the power to chip away at hard-earned brand equity, leaving marketers to wonder what they could’ve done differently. From punchy preheaders to fast-loading images, here are […]