Q2 2007 EDITION
 

:: TALK TO THE PERSON NOT THE PERSONA
With any relationship in life, successful communication is a two-way proposition based on mutual interest. Even the best of friends will on occasion tune each other out when the conversation becomes too one-sided. So, smart marketers are learning the imperative of keeping communications relevant and two-way.
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:: RATCHETING-UP CUSTOMER RETENTION: 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Where do you start when you measure the success of your marketing programs? Do you start with ROI (Return on Investment) or ROC (Return on Customer)?

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:: 2007 MEDIA SPEND: WHERE WILL YOUR MONEY GO?

Target Marketing Magazine’s first annual Media Usage Forecast offers a peek at how marketer’s budgets will be divvied-up for 2007. Efforts on retention as well as direct marketing led the pack:
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:: CUSTOMERS IN CONTROL

As demonstrated by Target Marketing Magazines’ recent study above, there is a renewed interest in customer retention. While acquisition will always be important, keeping your existing customers and learning how to communicate with them effectively through relevant, timely communication is critical to not only increasing your results but to growing your business.
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:: WEBINAR ON-DEMAND:

If you missed it live and in person, you can still see the Chief Marketer webinar Acquisition 2.0: Acquiring Customers that Stick presented by Andy Frawley, CEO, Click Tactics, and Doug Newell, CEO and Founder, Calexus. To view the webinar click here.

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::  Issue Topics  
 

Talk to the Person

Ratcheting-Up Customer Retention

2007 Media Spend

Consumers in Control

Webinar On-Demand

 
     
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 The DMA

 
 
New Research from the DMA:

How Consumers Respond to Direct Marketing – 7 Volume Series:
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