Unlike most conventional marketing, directed towards a predominantly adult customer base, traditional colleges and universities aim to reach teenage prospects. Teens think differently and place different values on pricing, marketing and product selection, depending on the product or location. Therefore, marketers need to think differently, too, when engaging with younger audience. One valuable approach to reaching […]
Tag Archives: social media
Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter are head and shoulders above other social media channels, especially among B2B marketers. LinkedIn tops the list with 80% of B2B marketers using this channel. Facebook comes second with 75% and Twitter follows close behind, with 74% of B2B marketers patronizing this social media channel. As Twitter tries to close the gap, […]
Big Data, Email Marketing, Higher Ed, Marketing Automation
How “Smarter” Institutions of Higher Education Succeed
The all-pervasive nature of technology has forced colleges and universities to overhaul their systems and procedures, and embrace technology to remain competitive. One of the biggest impacts in technology within higher education is in marketing to prospective students. Flexibility Today’s youth are connected to the Internet practically every moment they are awake, and any communication […]
Today is Right On Interactive’s seventh birthday! We are very excited and have planned a wonderful party with our team to celebrate another milestone in the company’s history. The list of what’s changed in the past seven years is a long one – there’s the widespread adoption of measured marketing, driven by Adwords & Analytics; […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Nurturing
Developing Trust is the Key to Shorten the Sales Cycle
Developing trust is the key to shortening the sales cycle. All marketers welcome a shortened sales cycle. A shorter sales cycle means less work and the possibility of engaging with more prospects in the available time, leading to both increased efficiency and better volumes. The key to shortening the sales cycle is to earn the […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Email Marketing
Integrating Email and Social Media
Marketers traditionally tend to push their products or the brand through email. They may get a few conversions, but a fair amount of those emails invariably wind up in spam folders. When it comes to social media, the mass “blitzkrieg” approach may be counterproductive. Recipients generally view blanket marketing efforts as spam, or even outright offensive. […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Lead Nurturing, Social Media
Snow and How to Measure the Success of Social Media Engagement
Here in Indianapolis, like most of the midwest, we woke up to 9 inches of snow on the ground. There are a number of thoughts that go though your head when this happens but one is how to continue to do your job while out of the office. Social media has become a great tool […]
Customer Relationship Management, Email Marketing, Marketing Automation, Social Media
Integrating Email and Social Media Allow the Marketer to Reap Rich Dividends
While email is one of the most popular and effective channels for marketing communications, social media is one of the fastest growing channels for engaging prospects and customers. Integrating email and social media allows the marketer to reap rich dividends. Linking an email marketing campaign to an overall social media strategy can provide marketers with […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Social Media
Twitter Marketing: Shorter the Tweet, Better the Spread
The saying “brevity is the soul of wit” has relevance in marketing today. Research has found the average person’s attention span is about 9 seconds, and it’s no coincidence that is also the average length of a sound bite in the news media. In print, this translates to about 23 words. This means a micro-blogging […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Marketing Automation
How Twitter Helps B2B Marketers
Twitter, with an estimated user base of 200+ million users, now ranks amongst the most popular social media channel. More and more people now use tweets to express themselves or broadcast their messages, and marketers have joined the bandwagon big time. Marketers use social media in two ways: to spread the word about their products […]