Step right up folks and witness an all-new, never before seen, brand-spanking new digital marketing technology that is easy-to-use, designed with the marketer in a mind and guaranteed to bring you marketing success or your money back! Said no one. Ever. But, like a moth to a flame, marketers flock to the new, shiny object […]
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Marketers today are evaluated on numerous objectives and goals. While most organizations are clamoring for “more leads” they are also critical of the quality of these leads, which can be deciphered at a glance thanks to a certain percentage known as the conversion rate. What are conversion rates? Recently in Forbes, contributor Dave Lavinsky defined conversion rates […]
This blog post is the third in a series of four on how customer lifecycle marketing works for marketers and organizations seeking to increase revenue and grow loyal customer relationships. Last month, I shared with you a marketing love story to help explain the difference between the traditional marketing approach and customer lifecycle marketing. Then, I shared […]
Building customer trust is a necessity in the “Age of the Customer.” Described recently by Jim Balsingame for Forbes, “this new Age was born as micro-computers and associated innovations converged with high-speed Internet and associated applications. As this convergence shifts marketplace paradigms, it conveys the balance of power from the seller to the customer.” When […]
The average spend of a repeat customer is a 67% more than a new one but marketers are, in general, still evaluated on the number of leads they are able to generate day after day, quarter after quarter. So how can marketers and salespeople alike win new business but also engage customers in meaningful interactions that […]
I can’t think of a single company that couldn’t improve their customer relations and loyalty programs. True, there are amazing examples of world-class customer programs out there. From Zappos to Zingerman’s, there’s plenty to observe and emulate. But generally, I find that companies either completely under-invest in the customer side of marketing (vs. acquisition marketing), […]
This blog post is the second in a series of four on how customer lifecycle marketing works for marketers and organizations seeking to increase revenue and grow loyal customer relationships. Last week, I shared a marketing love story to help explain the difference between the traditional marketing approach and customer lifecycle marketing. This week, I’d […]
Have you ever received an email, phone call or knock at your front door and thought to yourself, “What are they trying to sell me this time?” Chances are, you — like most people — have received unwanted telemarketing, email marketing or solicitors in the past. Thanks to technology, marketers and salespeople alike are now able […]
This blog post is the first in a series of four on how customer lifecycle marketing works for marketers and organizations seeking to increase revenue and grow loyal customer relationships. Marketer meets lead. It’s love at first click. The lead hangs on to the marketer’s every word. “The marketer knows how I really feel,” thinks […]
These days, customer journey has become as much of a catch phrase as “big data” and “content is king.” Everywhere you look, marketers are touting the importance of understanding the customer journey and marketing to the customer journey. Why? Because it’s true. Understanding your customer journey or lifecycle is critical in developing engaging content and […]
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