We know from our work with distributed organizations in industries like banking and financial services, franchising and insurance, that corporate marketers often look for ways to make marketing easier for their frontline operations. Automated marketing campaigns and services – like managed social media, set-it-and-forget-it direct mail campaigns, and lead transfer programs – are great examples. These services make it easier for frontlines to execute locally customized, recurring marketing campaigns. But managing and administering these services can be a drain on corporate marketing resources.
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digital marketing,
marketing campaign,
direct mail marketing,
MRM,
Continuity Campaigns,
social media,
marketing technology,
Insurance Marketing,
marketing resource management,
local marketing,
marketing operations,
local marketing automation,
financial services marketing,
franchise marketing
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branding,
digital marketing,
buy-in,
marketing leadership,
brand consistency,
financial services marketing,
sales and marketing alignment,
banking customer experience,
Bank Marketing Today by Vya,
podcast,
marketing data,
social responsibility
Okay, so don’t forget about branding, but everyone always talks about social media in the context of branding. So today, we’re going to focus on social media’s role in building your bottom line by closing deals…
It’s very easy in life to embrace an “out with the old, in with the new!” attitude. After all, newer is most always perceived to be better. The problem with this attitude is that it supposes the correct course of action is one or the other; a classic “if not A, then B” scenario. While that’s a theorem that’s important for software developers, mathematicians and philosophers to know, it’s not necessarily a good rule for businesses to follow.
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digital marketing,
ROI,
Twitter,
sales,
LinkedIn,
direct mail marketing,
social media
It’s an inevitable point in the life cycle of every great advancement or leap forward: that moment when the exceptional becomes the norm. It happened with phones, televisions, automobiles – things that were revolutionary concepts when they first arrived, but eventually nearly everyone had one, and suddenly owning such items isn’t viewed as remarkable, rather as necessary.
The same holds true for business skills, and that was the focus of a book I recently read by Jay Baer called “Youtility.” New technology has always demanded new skills, but as we’ve seen time and time again, as the technology becomes more prevalent and “the norm,” so too do the skills required to operate it, and that has an impact on how businesses should look for and asses new talent.
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digital marketing,
facebook,
Twitter,
sales,
LinkedIn,
marketing,
human resources,
customer service,
social media,
Retail
Stay better informed as a marketing professional with this monthly series highlighting the latest developments in all things marketing. Get caught up with the September Marketing News Snapshot.
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digital marketing,
marketing news,
facebook,
online advertising,
social media,
trends,
cross-channel,
pinterest
Stay better informed as a marketing professional with this monthly series highlighting the latest developments in all things marketing. Get caught up with the July Marketing News Snapshot.
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marketing news,
LinkedIn,
July,
multichannel marketing,
social media,
real-time marketing,
local marketing automation
Stay better informed as a marketing professional with this monthly series highlighting the latest developments in all things marketing. Get caught up with the June Marketing News Snapshot.
Video Is the Next Frontier for Email Marketers
This eMarketer article delves into the statistics behind using video in email marketing. While only a quarter of businesses are currently using video in email, 81% of respondents said they were at least somewhat likely to integrate videos into their email marketing practices. The article breaks down reasons why marketers are not using video in email and also the top benefits of using videos in email according to marketing executives. Read the full article. (6/19/2013, eMarketer)
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print advertising,
SEO,
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digital advertising,
mobile search,
June,
email marketing,
social media
In our April Marketing News Snapshot, we shared this article from Direct Marketing News. It features Susan Wojcicki, SVP of Advertising at Google, discussing five trends shaping the future of digital advertising. While they all warrant monitoring, these three in particular jumped out at me, coming from a marketing technology background. For deeper explanations of the trends, be sure to read the article by Ryan Joe. To see how the future of digital advertising compares to that of digital marketing, and the role marketing technology plays in that future, keep reading below!
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branding,
digital marketing,
online marketing,
google,
online advertising,
advertising trends,
marketing,
scalability,
digital advertising,
marketing trends,
creative production,
collaboration,
brand consistency,
marketing technology,
personalization
On Tuesday, we discussed how mobile wallets, money movement and the branch experience are changing the game, and in many ways those three factors affect and are affected by the rising tide of mobile. The question now facing banks is: Will they rise with that tide, or be consumed by it? It was one of the major topics covered at Net Finance 2013 last week, so let’s continue our recap with a look at three mobile-related issues banks will have to adapt to:
IT and marketing cross-over
A big concern for banks is the new demand placed on their IT departments. And it really isn’t so much the demand, rather the expanded role it gives IT, one that has a tendency to cross over into marketing’s territory. Usability and consistency across mobile devices is critical and it’s IT’s job to make sure both of those elements are in place.
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digital marketing,
mobile marketing,
mobile banking,
net finance 2013,
security,
technology,
financial services marketing
