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Will My New Web Content Capture Visitors?

A recent case study posted on the MarketingSherpa website has demonstrated how companies can use new content combined with data capture on their websites as part of a targeted lead generation strategy...

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Three Ways Customer Relationship Management Can Make (and Save) You Money

In a world where business applications are ten-a-penny, what makes customer relationship management programmes stand out? Although CRM’s primary function is to streamline, organise and facilitate ...

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In Search of Email Marketing: Lead Generation Tactics

Advertising spend forecasts don’t really make for great reading at the moment: a global decline of 6.9% is predicted for 2009, with any recovery unlikely to happen before 2010. But the one channel f...

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Email Marketing: As 'New' as Social Media

Here we were, thinking email marketing was one of the more senior proponents of online advertising when we heard 45% of marketers see it as a ‘new marketing automation solution’. It was almost as ...

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Is There Room for 'Expensive' in the Recession?

Is There Room for 'Expensive' in the Recession? Now that there’s lttle sign of the recession ending before the end of the year according to Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, do you fi...

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How Unsubscribers Could Save Your Campaigns

Once you’ve had a contact on your email marketing list for more than a few months, it can be tough letting them go – after all, you’ve spent time and money building your list; losing a subscribe...

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Vary Well: Consistency vs. Change in Email Marketing

‘Consistency is key’ is a mantra drummed into every marketer by marketing gurus and for good reason: consistently high-quality content in your email marketing is more likely to gain trust in subsc...

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Could Software as a Service Save Your Customer Relationships?

Three months into the recession and it is likely your business is feeling the pinch to some extent, either directly or indirectly. These constraints could be budget cuts or customers less willing to p...

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Postage Increases Cut Into Direct Mail Budgets

The steady decline of postage volumes has led to the second increase in postage stamp prices in just 12 months. As of yesterday (6 April), first and second class stamps were increased by 3 pence each ...

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Email Marketing & Video - A Match Made Online

If you've been wondering how to harness the power of Internet video to create PR, draw visitors to your website and make more sales, our most recent article about using email marketing to promote your...

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Reality Bites: The Recession's Influence on Marketing Messages

If there is one good thing to have come out of the recession, it's the fact marketers have had to re-evaluate how they communicate with their subscribers. Although this reflex action isn't exactly des...

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How Fresh Is Your Email Marketing Data?

A recent Marketing Sherpa article got us thinking: 'nothing ever stands still in the world of email marketing'. You might have had contacts on your email list for anything from few days to a few years...

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Second Life for High Street Brands On-line

Second Life for High Street Brands Online - 1st April 2009 The news that old high street stalwarts Woolworths are looking to re-launch their brand as an Internet presence comes at a time when e-comme...

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