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Marketing By Objectives « The Effective Marketer

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking Marketing By Objectives Objective-Action-Budget In a recent article for the CMO Council’s Newsletter, Nicolas Watkis argues “ Marketers won’t succeed if they don’t have objectives ”. Right on, my friend!

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Selecting the Right Email Marketing Provider « The Effective Marketer

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Check out part 1 of the “ Taking control of the email vendor selection process &# article and let me know what you think! Published in a 3-part series by Email Vendor Selection website, it shows a proven approach to quantitatively help you narrow down your choices and select the solution that will be the best fit for your organization.

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The Opposite of Advertising « The Effective Marketer

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Sources for more info on this story are: Creativity Online article, F*ck Smaller. Marketing News article, Marketing Across the Americas (requires login). This entry was posted on Monday, September 20th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under Communication , Marketing Strategy , Social Media. Make the Logo Disappear.

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Taming Your Brand Mascot « The Effective Marketer

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A recent article I read on Harvard Business Review, “ Aflac’s CEO Explains How He Fell For The Duck ” made me think about brand messaging and the use of mascots. The article is great because it gives you an insider’s view of how the famous Aflac duck came to being and the challenges Aflac’s CEO had to overcome to get it adopted.

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Best Companies Don't Need Marketing

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This entry was posted on Thursday, August 5th, 2010 at 9:00 am and is filed under Hiring , productivity , Uncategorized. The best marketing ends up being what the employees tell their friends about their companies. How they like (or don’t like) the perks, and when magazines like Inc pick that up and write a story.

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Killed By Powerpoint « The Effective Marketer

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An interesting article sent to me (thanks, Z.) The article from BBC News UK can be seen here: The Problem With PowerPoint Over the years I’ve read a number of books on effective presentations, listened to podcasts, and attended some presentations and webcasts. No need to raise your hand, we all have been there.

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The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks « The Effective Marketer

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The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks A recent article from BtoB Online about email deliverability reminded me of how dangerous this whole thing of email marketing deliverability numbers can be.