In the beginning of Internet marketing, brands just had a website. Then came email, which was followed by branded blogs, social, video and mobile. Today brands’ owned media includes dozens of online channels, each with their own niche content delivery and audience. But all of those channels have one thing in common: They are content […]
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“People read what interests them. Sometimes, it’s an ad.” Marketing pioneer Howard Gossage died in 1969, but his message is fundamental to understanding what content marketing is, and sometimes even more importantly, what it is not. This basic distinction between traditional, interruption-based advertising, and the audience-centric content marketing solution is key to understanding how you […]
Loyalty marketing is an approach to marketing that is focused on growing and retaining existing customers through incentives or rewards. Take a look at your keyring. Chances are you have some loyalty membership cards next to your car keys. Whether you join loyalty programs to earn discounts and free products or you just like the emails with additional […]
From time to time, Right On Interactive publishes and shares content from our clients, partners and external subject matter experts. Not only do we learn something from our contributors, but we believe their knowledge, news and opinions are informative and entertaining. It’s with this in mind that I’m proud to announce our latest “content swap” […]
It’s only natural that as businesses and technologies evolve, so does marketing. Many marketers believe to maintain a competitive edge, they need to invest budget and time into learning new concepts, strategies, techniques and technologies. This can be risky as many new ideas or products have yet to be proven. In addition, what worked for […]
Last week, our partner Salesforce.com released its ExactTarget Marketing Cloud 2014 State of Marketing study that polled over 2,600 mid to senior level marketing managers across all industries. The report provides some interesting insights. In particular, I was most drawn to the list of priorities for marketers in 2014. 67% of marketers want to increase […]
Lifecycle marketing has replaced the traditional approach to marketing tactics once focused solely on lead generation. It’s about engaged relationships. The Right On Interactive lifecycle marketing methodology focuses on the individual person (or company, depending on your business model) and their journey with your brand. By understanding where a person is in their “lifecycle” dictates […]
As we embark on a new year, full of opportunity and optimism, it’s in marketers’ best interest to explore new ideas and question old strategies. That is, after all, how change is made. However, most marketers may have more than just a couple of changes they would like to make in their overall strategy. How […]
Another year has come and gone. Tomorrow, we welcome 2014 and initiate new strategies, campaigns, tactics and partnerships. What better way to celebrate the ending of such an action-packed year than by counting down our top ten blog posts of the year determined by you, our readers. Without further ado, here is the ROI Top […]
Just like browsers and mail servers, you have a choice when selecting an internet search provider. Whether you’re a die hard Google fan or you bounce around from one to another, you at least know where you will start a search. Since Google announced it was saying goodbye to keywords, odds are you may have […]