As we move from the pandemic to the endemic phase of COVID-19, the U.S. economy has been surprisingly resilient. Sales have rebounded, and businesses and consumers are spending. But the supply chain hasn’t recovered as quickly as demand, and shoppers often find limited supplies of everything from consumer electronics to toys. These disruptions have affected […]
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Tapping the Unique Characteristics of Print
When it comes to marketing, no channel reigns supreme. Every channel has its strengths and weaknesses, and part of creating relevance is capitalizing on the strengths of each one. For example, email is powerful for flash sales and quick updates, while print has a beauty, longevity, and stopping power that digital channels can’t replicate. Here […]
Winning a Sale One “Yes” at a Time
Have you ever heard the term “micro-yes”? One small “yes” in a series of yeses moves the prospect through the sales funnel one step at a time. The key is that, at each stage, the prospect agrees to a small request. Will you open this envelope? Will you take this quiz? One tiny step leads […]
Got Metrics? Choose Your Best Option
Are you measuring the success of your marketing campaigns? No matter how beautiful the design or snappy the copy, what is most important is that it gets results. But what does success even look like? “Success” can be defined in many ways. Let’s look at five of the most common ways to determine whether your […]
5 Tips for Nonprofit Success in 2022
Nonprofit leaders continue to face the ongoing challenges of fundraising in an increasingly competitive market. But the most recent “Nonprofit Leadership Impact Study” from NonProfitPRO shows that when NPOs have an intelligent strategy, things go much better. While the study covers leadership issues ranging from staffing to board management, many findings tie directly into marketing […]
How Do You Really Measure Success?
What makes a great customer? Is it the one who places a huge order once, but never again? Or the one who places small orders but orders from you consistently year after year? We need to measure Lifetime Customer Value (LCV) to answer this question. LCV is an important concept. Think about your loyalty to […]