Trading Places, Part 3
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Trading Places, Part 3

24y Arthur O'Connor

Trading Places, Part 3

If the CRM software craze is over, what's next? The third of a three-part series on the future of CRM applications. Read More...

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The Color of Money (and Your Site)
Analytics

The Color of Money (and Your Site)

24y Bryan Eisenberg

The Color of Money (and Your Site)

In the black and tickled pink! Color is a persuasion tool. Use it to improve your conversion rate. Read More...

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Think Before You Send
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Think Before You Send

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Think Before You Send

Hold on! Before you hit ’send’ on your next campaign, make sure you’ve done this indispensable groundwork. Read More...

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Trading Places, Part 2
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Trading Places, Part 2

24y Arthur O'Connor

Trading Places, Part 2

If the CRM software craze is over, what's next? The second of a three-part series on the future of CRM applications. Read More...

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Renting a List? Consider a Spam Clause
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Renting a List? Consider a Spam Clause

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Renting a List? Consider a Spam Clause

Zap spam, save your brand? One email marketer developed a simple, elegant solution. List brokers won’t like it. Read More...

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Where Can You Find the Best Couscous?
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Where Can You Find the Best Couscous?

24y Jack Aaronson

Where Can You Find the Best Couscous?

Where and how does personalization intersect with globalization? Can it help your company do business abroad? Jack got to thinking on a recent trip to...

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An Offer You Can't Refuse
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An Offer You Can't Refuse

24y Bryan Eisenberg

An Offer You Can't Refuse

Set someone at your store's doorstep and hand them dough to buy anything they want. Think you have a guaranteed sale? Think again. Read More...

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Trading Places, Part 1
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Trading Places, Part 1

24y Arthur O'Connor

Trading Places, Part 1

If the CRM software craze is over, what's next? The first of a three-part series on the future of CRM applications. Read More...

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Caution: Internet Chaos!
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Caution: Internet Chaos!

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Caution: Internet Chaos!

Seeking answers? Determine if your questions have answers. Read More

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How Not To Be A Stupid Vendor
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How Not To Be A Stupid Vendor

24y Jack Aaronson

How Not To Be A Stupid Vendor

Tech vendors: Do your 'solutions' solve anything -- or do they just create more problems? Read More...

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Innovative Testing
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Innovative Testing

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Innovative Testing

Though the current craze for testing and measurement can be a boon, make certain you're looking at the long term rather than just the immediate result...

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The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 3
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The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 3

24y Arthur O'Connor

The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 3

Despite what you'll hear from some industry pundits, the CRM craze has officially come to an end. Read More...

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Email Case Study: How to Sell Out an Event
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Email Case Study: How to Sell Out an Event

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Email Case Study: How to Sell Out an Event

Selling out an event is not about sending out email; it's about planning a solid, integrated campaign. Bryan offers some tips for a successful confere...

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Happy Birthday. You've Changed. Can We Still Be Friends?
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Happy Birthday. You've Changed. Can We Still Be Friends?

24y Jack Aaronson

Happy Birthday. You've Changed. Can We Still Be Fr...

Nothing is forever -- including personalization. Even loyal visitors' personal preferences change over time. How's your site handling this? Read More...

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Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 2
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Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 2

24y Bryan Eisenberg

Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 2

Trying to reactivate defected customers is a futile exercise, but why not use RFM to catch them before they get away? Read More...

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The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 2
Analytics

The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 2

24y Arthur O'Connor

The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 2

Despite what you'll hear from some industry pundits, the CRM craze has officially come to an end. Read More...

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Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 1
Analytics

Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 1

25y Bryan Eisenberg

Betting the Farm on RFM, Part 1

Now that everyone's figured out that the holy grail of one-to-one marketing doesn't deserve the reverence it was once given, the venerable direct mark...

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'My' Sites: And the Winners Are...
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'My' Sites: And the Winners Are...

25y Jack Aaronson

'My' Sites: And the Winners Are...

If the Internet is all about Me, what are the best 'My' sites on the Web? Read More...

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I'm More Than an IP Address!
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I'm More Than an IP Address!

25y Bryan Eisenberg

I'm More Than an IP Address!

There's hard data, and then there's the human factor. Measuring success and improving results means knowing how to assess both tangible and intangible...

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Breaking Through Marketing-Speak and Technobabble
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Breaking Through Marketing-Speak and Technobabble

25y Philip Say

Breaking Through Marketing-Speak and Technobabble

Shopping for a tech solution and feel like you don't speak the language? Here are some plain-English questions to ask the vendors. Read More...

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The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 1
Analytics

The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 1

25y Arthur O'Connor

The Rise and Fall of CRM, Part 1

Despite what you'll hear from some industry pundits, the CRM craze has officially come to an end. Read More...

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Specialists, Experts, Gurus, and Other Marketing Problems
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Specialists, Experts, Gurus, and Other Marketing Problems

25y Bryan Eisenberg

Specialists, Experts, Gurus, and Other Marketing P...

You're marketing your entire business. If something's not working, do you fix the symptoms or cure the disease? Read More...

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Welcome Back, Mr. Lesbian!: Pitfalls of Perceived Personalization
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Welcome Back, Mr. Lesbian!: Pitfalls of Perceived Personalization

25y Jack Aaronson

Welcome Back, Mr. Lesbian!: Pitfalls of Perceived ...

Jack learned -- the hard way -- customers may think you're personalizing content when you're not. Read More...

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Pick One: Open Methodology or Slave to Technology
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Pick One: Open Methodology or Slave to Technology

25y Bryan Eisenberg

Pick One: Open Methodology or Slave to Technology

Who runs your business, you or your technology? Are your projects wired for simplicity? Read More...

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Curing Corporate Schizophrenia, Part 2
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Curing Corporate Schizophrenia, Part 2

25y Arthur O'Connor

Curing Corporate Schizophrenia, Part 2

Why do businesses spend a fortune enticing people to become customers, then shun those same people once they are customers? The causes -- and the cure...

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Zero-Budget Personalization Makeover, No. 1: A Small Travel Agent
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Zero-Budget Personalization Makeover, No. 1: A Small Travel Agent

25y Jack Aaronson

Zero-Budget Personalization Makeover, No. 1: A Sma...

A small site rents vacation houses in Italy. Can it get personal with its existing technology? Jack says: Yes. Read More...

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How to Interpret Web Metrics
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How to Interpret Web Metrics

25y Bryan Eisenberg

How to Interpret Web Metrics

Which numbers are important, and what should you do when you've got them? Read More...

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