by Bill McCloskey on Apr 26, 2:00 AM
A few weeks ago I wrote an article called "The Trouble With RSS." In it, I outlined why RSS is more hype than reality when it comes to fulfilling marketer's needs. I predicted adoption of RSS would be slow and limited and that as far as advertisers are concerned, RSS isn't there yet, and wouldn't be for quite a long time if ever. I've come to rethink that position...
by daniel.c , Melinda Krueger on Apr 25, 10:31 AM
The Diva suggests a revamp of a too-busy product page.
by editor , David Baker, Roshen Mathew on Apr 24, 2:00 AM
Test and learn, test and learn. As marketers, we've all heard or given that advice over and over again. However, lately these sensible words have lost their pull with our clients, and in our own organizations.
by Bill McCloskey on Apr 19, 10:00 AM
Experian announced this week that it was getting out of the incentive marketing space and would be laying off two thirds of the staff at MetaRewards, the incentive marketing group it purchased just two years ago.
by daniel.c , Melinda Krueger on Apr 18, 2:00 AM
The E-mail Diva solves the mystery of why a campaign is bombing in Austin, Texas.
by editor , David Baker on Apr 17, 2:00 AM
Many organizations don't realize the value and impact of behavioral or event-triggered communications. As I love to say, there are the haves and have-nots. The former have cool campaign management, interaction management, and business applications that can drive triggered messaging. The latter use Java mailers to trigger e-mail for site registration confirmations.
by Bill McCloskey on Apr 12, 2:00 AM
Every once in a while, you look at a series of e-mail campaigns and you just have to smile. I feel that way about the Wynkoop Brewing Company's e-mail creative.
by daniel.c , Melinda Krueger on Apr 11, 2:00 AM
The Diva explains how to 1) promote current blogs to tech-savvy enthusiasts and 2) educate the uninitiated.
by editor , David Baker on Apr 10, 10:15 AM
When you work in an interactive organization, it is pretty easy to lose sight of one key difference between e-mail and other online marketing channels. When you build Web sites and media creative, you can mitigate campaign risk with quick responses. Not so with the e-mail channel. Here are a few examples that take the proverbial cake.
by Bill McCloskey on Apr 5, 2:00 AM
Once again, I'm out of fashion. The whole world, it seems, has jumped on the RSS bandwagon. With glasses of Kool-Aid waved high, the beckon me to join their ranks. And yet I keep looking at it and saying, huh?
