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Best Companies Don't Need Marketing

The Effective Marketer

The reality is, more and more companies are adopting practices like these (especially telecommuting and flex hours) because technology is such that not only allows you to do it, but makes you more productive. But companies don’t offer these nice perks just because they are run by nice people. United States License.

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Best Random but Interesting Posts, Articles and Resources of 2009

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Discover the answers to these questions and many more here in the best miscellaneous marketing articles, lists and blog posts of the past year. A Top 25 List of Social Media, Web 2.0 & Marketing ‘Best-Of-Lists!’ Where can you find the best online tools for competitive intelligence? ’ by Futurelab.

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Social Media's Next Victim?

The Effective Marketer

We all like stories of companies that mess up and in the process of trying to clean up their act end up messing up even more. A recent article ( When digital marketing strategies go wrong ) from Revolution Magazine, a UK publication, reviews some of the most interesting social media mishaps. United States License.

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The Opposite of Advertising « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking The Opposite of Advertising How can a company embark on an branding campaign without prominently displaying its logo? Sources for more info on this story are: Creativity Online article, F*ck Smaller.

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Taming Your Brand Mascot « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

More recently even Twitter mascots have been showing up as a company’s public face. 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 company reported $9.7 That’s what makes them memorable.

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Marketing By Objectives « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

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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The Danger of Email Marketing Benchmarks « The Effective Marketer

The Effective Marketer

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. Is this good?