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You spent countless hours in copy and design and review cycles crafting the perfect direct mail piece. Yet the finished product looks like junk mail, and your response rate suffers accordingly. Why? Most likely the culprit is the lettershop – more specifically, the way your direct mail piece was personalized…. Read More
David Kearney, CEO of e-mail service provider Boomerang, recently wrote a handy synopsis of recent updates to the CAN-SPAM law governing e-mail marketing. Amongst the highlights: 1. When an e-mail features more than one company (ex: a co-sponsored event), one company can be designated the “sender.” That company should be… Read More
Back in January, Sridhar Ramanathan of the Pacifica Group wrote an interesting post about the pros and cons of using podcasts for B2B marketing. His conclusion: that podcasts shouldn’t take precedence over demand gen priorities such as SEM, but are nonetheless “… a very low cost way for you to… Read More
The following post comes courtesy of guest blogger, CDI Creative Director Dave Dumanis (thanks Dave!): In demand generation, we have this phenomenon called best practices. In other fields, they’d be called rules, or guidelines. They’re pieces of information or advice that, if closely followed, can boost our odds: frequent calls… Read More
Recently, I was interviewed by Andrew Gaffney, Editor & Publisher of Demand Gen Report, for an upcoming article on the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) of marketing automation solutions. With Andrew’s permission, his questions (and my answers) are reproduced below. AG: Do you think marketing execs are aware of the… Read More
CDI has just released a new white paper: “Top 10 Tips for Webinar Invitation Success” containing ideas, techniques, and strategies for increasing registration and response from e-mail Webinar invitations. Inside you’ll learn: • the 3 key copy elements to include in your e-mail headline and sub-head … • the common… Read More
And you thought I was a harsh critic? In his column titled “Stupid E-Mail Watch,” Ken Magill, Editor-at-Large at Direct Magazine, rants about a recent e-mail he received from Bing energy drinks and the latest annoying trend in online media: “Here’s a hint: We don’t need surprise audio blasting out… Read More