Author Archives: Howard Sewell

Top 10 High-Tech Email Marketing Mistakes

I just updated one of CDI’s most popular white papers: “Top 10 High-Tech E-Mail Marketing Mistakes.” You can download your free copy of the new version here. Topics include: * the not-so-obvious ways most landing pages distract or confuse the reader … * how to eliminate “sure-fail” subject lines …… Read More

July 16 Teleseminar on White Paper Syndication

Join me and Michael Stelzner, editor of Whitepapersource.com and author of the book “Writing White Papers,” as we host a one-hour teleseminar on “Growing Leads with White Paper Syndication: Expanding the Reach of Your White Paper” on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 11 AM Pacific. Fee for the class is… Read More

A New "Spin" on Dimensional Mail

Forwarded to me by a client (thanks Tim) … I’ve never been a big fan of dimensional mail, but this campaign is simply brilliant. Now that’s what I call thinking “outside the box.”

Free Search Marketing Guide from DMNews

DM News just published their “2008 Essential Guide to Search Engine Marketing,” a 47-page compendium of tips, strategies, and ideas for improving search marketing performance. As I write this, the guide is available free online as a PDF download. Topics include: the interaction between organic and paid search, testing strategies… Read More

New Podcast: Buying & Using Marketing Automation Systems

Recently I was interviewed by Jon Miller, Vice President Marketing at Marketo, about the trends, challenges, and potential benefits that are driving so many companies to look at marketing automation and lead management solutions. The resulting 12-minute podcast is available via Marketo’s podcast library or you can access it directly… Read More

Following Up on Leads: How Soon & How Often?

I had occasion recently to answer two questions relating to lead follow-up, discussions that readers of this blog might find of interest: First, a prospective client wanted to convince his management that there was a business case to be made for installing a process by which sales leads would reach… Read More

Landing Page Optimization: 4 Basic Principles

Landing page optimization is a hot topic these days; indeed, whole companies have been built (and are thriving) on nothing but ensuring your landing pages generate the most registrations possible. Still, as I wrote in this previous post, most B2B marketers are still treating landing pages as an afterthought. For… Read More