Should 90% of CMOs be Fired? »

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.

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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 [...]

Co-op coupon cornucopia »

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 [...]

Is your website optimal? Can you tell? »

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 [...]