At MediaPost's Email Insider Summit, it could be a case of respect for email marketers.
Stephanie Miller, vp of member relations and chief listening officer of the Direct Marketing
Association, asks "how do we get a set at the table?" to a group of panelists when it comes to the bigger marketing picture.
Katherine Youngblood, senior manager of email marketing for
InterContinental Hotels Group says "it's kind of your rich Uncle Bob. Everyone goes to them when they need money. but no one wants to sit with them."
Alan Clifford, vp of email marketing
& merchandising for LivingSocial says you make more than email. You make it more about the whole business.