Online retailers will pull back from the physical world and move to the virtual one this December holiday season. And as they do, the metrics they use to evaluate their demand generation efforts have evolved.
(Promo) Thanks to improving data tracking tools, bean counters in the finance department might become defenders of marketing budgets during belt-tightening periods. According to a study released last month by the Association of National Advertisers, 64% of self-described “successful” marketing program leaders engage a cross-functional team to keep marketing accountable. (MarketingROI, July 27, 2006).
Could this week be Old Navy’s “Best Week Ever” for back-to-school sales? A multi-pronged tie-in with VH1’s hit show Best Week Ever drives traffic to Old Navy stores with an in-store instant-win game that awards prizes each hour. The top prizes: A walk-on role on VH1’s show; Chrysler Crossfires (four winners nationally) and tickets on…
Something wicked is brewing on New York and New Jersey beaches. In an effort to generate buzz around the Broadway hit Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz, brand ambassadors are hitting the sand to dole out Wicked-branded premiums. ...
Chevrolet, Coca-Cola Co., McDonald's Corp., PepsiCo's Gatorade and Molten Worldwide Distributing have teamed up with USA Basketball the governing body for men's and women's basketball in the U.S., to sponsor exhibition games, special events and ...
MasterCard and retailer Bed Bath & Beyond are courting college students with a back-to-school sweeps dangling a grand-prize $100,000 for tuition. The 2006 MasterCard Back to College Sweepstakes with Bed Bath & Beyond gives shoppers one automatic entry ...
(Multichannel Merchant) Joe and Ted both spend the same amount of money annually with a multichannel electronics merchant. But by analyzing both behavioral and demographic data on Joe and Ted, the company can see that the amount of money they spent is pretty much the only thing the two customers have in common
Is your business ready for data-driven marketing? Did you know that data-driven marketing is nimble enough to fit even multichannel merchants with annual sales of less than $5 million? A little known secret is that data-driven marketing works for any size organization.
La Quinta hotels are out with a new online-only campaign dangling an instant-win game to boost brand awareness and loyalty. The Irving, TX-based hotel chain is using the backdrop of a U.S. map showing La Quinta locations to tout its growth, and is ...
Mentos maker Perfetti Van Melle USA this week launched a contest that capitalizes on a pop-culture fad that could shoot brand awareness sky-high. Someone, somewhere figured out that dropping a Mentos mint into a 2-liter bottle of pop makes the beverage ...
