Consumers and businesses alike used to conduct business face-to-face, in retail stores or board rooms. The Internet truly changed everything. When Amazon launched, less than 1% of the world was using the Internet. Times have certainly changed — and so has the customer. The marketing funnel is dead. Customer journeys are now more complex, spanning […]
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Knowing who your target audience is and the type of content that’s most likely to interest them is critical for engaging prospective and current customers alike. Successful organizations today provide content that’s relevant, personalized and timely. According to Marketing Sherpa, 79% of marketing leads never convert into sales. Lack of lead nurturing is the common cause […]
Does brand loyalty exist online? I mean, sure it does, in some manner, but is loyalty less effective when your audience has access to the endless information, accurate or not, about your brand online? In the race for manufacturers and brands to undercut costs online, consumers have become more accustomed to the real-world value of […]
Win. Keep. Grow. — it’s the motto we live and breathe by here at Right On Interactive. We proudly help organizations win new business, keep current customers and grow the right relationships. While “Keep” might be the middle child, in the “Win. Keep. Grow.” family, it certainly does not experience the typical oversight associated with […]
As consumers and organizations alike venture into new channels such as mobile and social media, the once linear purchase path is breaking into an assortment of touch points that have very little do with marketers. The time has come for marketers to walk away from the traditional marketing funnel and pursue a new approach that […]
Sales cycles are complex and the era of the greasy used car salesman is no longer applicable in today’s market. Sellers need to be more sophisticated to survive. The focus doesn’t lie in generating more leads – the 80’s style antiquated sales funnel. The funnel is dead, so to speak. Marketing tactics around the funnel are still applicable […]
Difference makes the world go around. I frequently remind myself this world would be very boring place if we were all the same. Lifecycle marketing strives to recognize, accept and celebrate customer differences. Long gone are the days where it’s considered sensible to market with blind eyes, assuming all customers want the same information, at […]
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 […]
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 […]