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Performance Marketing

Making the Most of the Mailbox: Why Print Stands Apart

In the digital age, brands are constantly looking to improve their media mix. But among all those push notifications and social posts, channels like print could be considered a bit old school. After all, isn’t print the Mad Men generation’s advertising? Contrary to these outdated notions, the glossy appeal of print is undeniable, even among […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

Navigating the Semiconductor Shortage With a Focus on Fixed Operations Sales

The global shortage of semiconductors is impacting the auto industry on a massive scale, hindering production while dealer inventory declines and consumer demand grows. LMC Automotive noted that at the end of March 2021, U.S. vehicle inventory was at the lowest level in more than 10 years. Prior to the chip shortage, auto dealers faced […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing

What Does Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection Update Mean for Email Marketers?

Apple recently made waves at their Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2021) with the announcement of new privacy advancements for iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. As the world tuned in to the unveiling of enhanced protections in app permissions, Siri, and iCloud+, there was one feature that had email marketers on the […]

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Channel Partner Marketing

From Gas to Electric: Dealer Assistance Required

While electric vehicles (EVs) represented less than 2% of new car sales in the U.S. in 2020, few will argue that EVs are a passing fad. IHS Markit predicts that EVs will grow to 10% of new car sales by 2025. Many automakers have already rolled out electric vehicles, and many others are planning to […]

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CX + Loyalty

Coming to a Store Near You. Top 5 Trends of 2021.

Digital channels got us through the height of the pandemic, often over-performing in a world where online experiences replaced face-to-face communication. And digital channels will see us through the end of these challenging times, as businesses and consumers get back to normal — albeit a new kind of normal. Interested in learning more? We’ve partnered […]

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Performance Marketing

2020 Email Trends That Are Here to Stay

It may be a new year, but the challenges and uncertainties of 2020 are still with us. Listen in as Laura Sullivan, head of Ansira’s Creative Center of Excellence, talks inbox trends with Jess Ginburg, a director of our Strategy Center of Excellence. Catch their can’t-miss conversation in the video above, but first, let’s dive […]

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Channel Partner Marketing CX + Loyalty Local Marketing Activation

Four Ways We Have Changed As Marketers in 2020

Experience is everything, and as marketers, we want to create memorable experiences for our clients and their customers across all touch points. So, when life shifted overnight to an unrecognizable state due to the pandemic, we also had to make the shift — as consumers and as business professionals. Although these changes were unexpected and, […]

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Channel Partner Marketing Performance Marketing

Rethinking Event SOPs to Prepare for the Future of In-Person Events

For many a marketer, a significant portion of their budget and plan for 2020 was altered with the cancelation of in-person events in Q2 and beyond. Some have successfully pivoted to virtual platforms or smaller online roundtables, while for others, an entire quarter (if not year) of pipeline has all but disappeared. Unfortunately, there isn’t […]

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CX + Loyalty Local Marketing Activation

Restaurant Pivots That Are Here to Stay

Editors Note: In late 2018, a predictive trend piece titled “9 Trends for 2019 that QSR Brand Can’t Ignore” was published. It struck us that it is as relevant today, as when it was originally shared. No one could have guessed the widespread societal changes that would occur over the course of the next year […]

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CX + Loyalty Performance Marketing Strategy

7 Big Takeaways From Big Design 2019

How can brands evolve their user experience (UX) design to be more accessible to all? In what ways can augmented reality (AR) enhance a brand’s mobile experience? Can we overcome cognitive bias in research and design? Why does the quest for speed hurt good design? Ansira team members learned the answers to these and other […]