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4 Ways to Invest in Email Marketing, for 2016 (Via Practical Ecommerce)

Marketers have heard for years that email is dead. However, just the opposite is true. The importance of email has never been greater, and there is still no better way for ecommerce merchants to communicate with a customer or prospect. From sending transactional information to advertising and promotions, having access to a person’s inbox represents a powerful marketing opportunity.

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How to Get Your Customers to Do Your Brand Marketing for You (Via Inc.)

Entrepreneurs are obsessed with the chase: They love to throw out goals and then try to run them down. One “shiny object” many entrepreneurs chase is their branding strategy. Companies today are spending big bucks on marketing, advertising, public relations, and more, and for good reason: Valuations and adoptions are seemingly created on the pages of TechCrunch. The problem, however, is that these companies are merely chasing lightning in a bottle.

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Don’t Let Big Data Bury Your Brand (Via Harvard Business Review)

Deep into the second quarter, the chief marketing officer of a restaurant chain arrives at work to find that the CEO has dropped by. In this business, as in many others, “CMO” means chief revenue officer to the CEO, who’s here to talk sales. “There’s only a month left,” he says, “and I need a boost to compensate for what we lost because of the weather. The data analysts over in IT tell me we get the highest response to burger and apps offers. So, time for some coupons?”

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Competing on Customer Journeys (Via Harvard Business Review)

The explosion of digital technologies over the past decade has created “empowered” consumers so expert in their use of tools and information that they can call the shots, hunting down what they want when they want it and getting it delivered to their doorsteps at a rock-bottom price. In response, retailers and service providers have scrambled to develop big data and analytics capabilities in order to understand their customers and wrest back control.

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The Kind of Retargeting You May Not Know About, But You Should: Email Retargeting (Part 1)

Does your brand already have a strong email marketing program? Have you dabbled in some retargeting campaigns and gained some favorable returns? You’ve covered two of the most powerful advertising bases, now it’s time to ensure you’re getting the most out of them both — with email retargeting. With several kinds of email retargeting to choose from, it’s important to choose the right one(s) to ensure your efforts are efficient and results are raised. And there are some great companies out there who can help you maximize and advance your campaigns, which will be covered in more depth via Part 2.

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