By Mark on Jul 16, 2008 in Analytics, Featured, Process, Strategy | 0 Comments
A recent study, carried out by Marketing Management Analytics, Financial Executive and Ed See, makes me think that more senior marketing executives should double-check the shine on their resume and perhaps consider a few more networking lunches in the near future.
A very brief summary of that report found in Ad Age frightens me and brings to mind a few courses of action that you can take today, if you find yourself in a similar situation.
By Mark on May 2, 2008 in Commentary | 0 Comments
I was doing some SEO work this morning (and SEO will be the subject of a longer article in the near future) and happened to find a few articles where I was interviewed on topics ranging from membership to deploying analytic platforms using SAS software to education and internships.
Here's a quick look at a few [...]
By Mark on Jan 27, 2008 in Advertising, Direct Mail, Direct Marketing, Inserts, Marketing, Testing | 1 Comment
For the first time in a long time I took a few minutes to run through the Valpak co-op mailing I received last week.
After a few minutes of looking at the offers, I came up with a short list of things to consider if you're using Valpak (or other co-ops) as a marketing channel. The [...]
By Mark on Jan 6, 2008 in Analytics, Online, Optimization, Testing | 0 Comments
A client recently asked me "who can tell me if my website is working well for me?" My immediate response was "your customers and your browsers." This, of course, triggered a conversation of how it was possible to talk to tens of thousands of (usually) anonymous visitors, collect their insights and then translate that to [...]