Topic

CRM

  • Firms Say Measure, Marketers Ask How

    Here’s an odd sort of metric for marketers to track: In how many ways can their companies shoot them in the foot?

  • ROI in Business-to-Business Marketing

    According to an October 2004 study by Patrick Marketing Group, 8% of marketers surveyed said accountability had increased in their marketing organizations over the last 24 months—and 59% of those said marketing programs must show a return on investment. But that’s a daunting assignment for many business-to-business marketers.

  • How to Measure Online Marketing Success

    Advertising exists to help companies make money. That’s it. There are no moral victories in marketing.

  • Direct Mail Response vs. E-Mail: Which is Higher?

    Looking to increase returns? Go digital. Whether campaigns are sent to outside mailing lists or house files, marketers anticipate—and have seen—higher responses to their e-mail efforts than they have to traditional mailings, according to two studies by Direct magazine.

  • ROI Buffet

    Procter & Gamble has taken delivery of a new data system that will manage marketing campaigns within North America for more than 60 brands.

  • The Right One for the Job

    OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS, the campaign management tool market has changed dramatically. A list of more than 50 boutique vendors has gone through aggressive

  • Customers Have a Right to Expect More

    IF THE EXPERIENCE MOST OF US have had is any indication, there’s something terribly wrong with most customer service in this country. If you live and

  • Newsletters Rank Third in E-Mail Usage

    Newsletters may not be the top e-mail marketing activity. But they’re a solid number three, according to a new survey by Direct and Multichannel Merchant magazines.

  • How to Find an RSS Provider

    Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, isn’t so simple—which explains why it has been slow to catch on for the average marketer, despite being used heavily in the technology sector for a couple of years now. As the technology has improved, though, marketers have begun to embrace RSS as a viable means of content distribution and advertising.