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Mobile Ads Marked by Promise, Problems

Avatar Posted by jnelson under Advertising
From http://www.emarketer.com 6234 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 31, 2007 3:34 pm
The audience for mobile Web-based campaigns is growing, and more marketers are experimenting with the medium. But many brand managers are hesitant to commit big budgets. Mobile marketing spending has been on the cusp of a major breakthrough for years. But roadblocks persist.
A Nielsen study cited in Advertising Age found that only 10% of mobile Read More

How Storytelling Boosts Response Rates

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Direct Marketing
From http://www.targetmarketingmag.com 6238 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 29, 2007 7:53 pm
For centuries, the world's greatest teachers and leaders have used fables, allegories and other types of stories to successfully communicate with people and motivate them to take action. So have some of the top-performing direct mail packages, including those from The Wall Street Journal, Time-Life, Rodale Inc., Covenant House, Greenpeace, Nightin Read More

Now this is what I call customer service

Avatar Posted by TerryJackson under Customer Service
From http://www.zazlamarr.com 6241 days ago
Made Hot by: thesmiths on October 24, 2007 10:33 pm
Wow! This is the kind of customer service that they'll be mentioning in business books for years. You never know what can happen when you add a little human kindness to your "customer policies." Kudos to Zappos! Read More

When, Why, and How to Fire That Customer

Avatar Posted by Becky under Customer Service
From http://www.businessweek.com 6244 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 24, 2007 1:31 pm
Getting rid of the unprofitable, the time wasters, and the crazy-makers in your midst Read More

Four Secrets To Copywriting That Sells

Avatar Posted by suzyQ under Direct Marketing
From http://www.targetmarketingmag.com 6244 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 22, 2007 1:20 am
Anyone who has worked with me over the past 25 years knows my mantra has always been: “Benefits, benefits, benefits.” Benefit headlines — benefit copy — benefit subheads — benefit captions — anything to hammer home the customer benefits. Benefits still are a vital key, but today, copywriting needs much more than just benefits. To sell the most, co Read More

Local media more trusted both on- and offline

Avatar Posted by ArmadaIG under Advertising
From http://www.bizreport.com 6245 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 25, 2007 7:04 pm
A combination of print and online local media is a more trusted and relied-upon environment for advertising than commercial television, found a new survey by TNS Media. The value of local media in advertising has been the subject of a study for the Newspaper Society's ongoing research project. It turns out that local media is a more trusted and re Read More

Want to beat the top web retailers? Just answer your emails.

Avatar Posted by readwacker under Customer Service
From http://www.ad-hoc-news.de 6246 days ago
Made Hot by: on October 19, 2007 6:46 pm
An astounding independent study has revealed that U.S. online retailers are failing in key areas of customer service, which has the potential to be devastating to the online retail market which is forecasted to reach $329 billion in 2010. In a mystery shopper exercise conducted from April to June 2 Read More
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