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The Importance of Testing in an E-marketing Campaign

Women on Business

The same principles apply to e-marketing: before rolling out a campaign to a large audience, test it on a small one. How does their e-marketing supplement their traditional marketing? Create a Benchmark Traditional direct marketing always uses a control piece as the benchmark, generally with an A/B split test.

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How are you doing on price? :: Women on Business

Women on Business

Since then, I have had more and more discussions with my clients about their pricing strategies and being squeezed in this market. In a lean economy, many sales and business development people feel obligated to discount their prices; at least, the discussion of price and where it fits in the sales strategy becomes more important than ever.

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A Refresher on Marketing ROI

Harvard Business Review

Companies spend a lot on marketing communications. And more fundamentally, does marketing actually work? Marketing ROI analysis can help answer those questions. What is Marketing ROI, and How Do Companies Use It? Avery explains that it is also referred to by its acronym, MROI, or as return on marketing investment (ROMI).

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How B2B Marketers Can Get Started with Social Media

Harvard Business Review

But social media marketing can offer B2B marketers a range of benefits if they take advantage of it, from increasing engagement and influencing decision making before the sales call to customizing sales messages and enhancing their company’s reputation. Instead of ignoring social efforts, they need to engage.

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Applying a Model for Small Business Continual Improvement

Deming Institute

The SME deck is to be developed in two months, with weekly two hours meetings, on-line or face to face depending on the location of my clients. That doesn’t mean you can’t make mistakes, for sure it will be hard to build a perfect product. 4) Develop an org chart to assign responsibilities and communicate it to everyone.

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Why Marketing Needs to Hire a Corporate Folklorist

Harvard Business Review

The historian held the keys to drawer after drawer of artifacts from every era of the company’s existence — sewing machines, product sketches, vintage ephemera, love letters from fans, even the world’s oldest pair of dungarees. Given the skills and span of responsibility required, this function should sit in the marketing department.

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The Best Companies Combine Marketing and Strategy

Harvard Business Review

One of the Amazon reviewers, 'Greg' , said lovely, positive things about the book, but ranked it a 4 because: "I seriously question whether this is a strategy book or a marketing book. belong to marketing.". In his head, I am sure Greg has a definition of marketing and the book reflects his definition of marketing.