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August 2002

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About Advertising

and Promotion

 

August 30, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"How to Avoid the Email Black Hole"

For marketers who interact frequently with customers via email, alternative media should be used to remind users that if they do not receive email from the marketer, they should check their bulk folder, adjust their spam filter, or contact the ISP to enable receipt of email...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 28, 2002

From DM News:

"Using the 4 Ps of E-Mail Marketing"

E-mail marketing has its own four Ps: permission, privacy, profiling and personalization...

http://www.dmnews.com

 

August 21, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Smart Newsletters: Seven Techniques"

Permission-based e-newsletters outperform every other online advertising and e-marketing medium...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 21, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"The One True Secret of Email Marketing"

It's the content that counts...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 20, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"First Impressions Count with Email Marketing"

Every issue or email has to do it's best to persuade your readers to open, read, value and remember it...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 20, 2002

From eMarketer:

"E-Mail Format: 

Which Way to Go?"

Marketers should always offer readers the choice between text-only and HTML e-mails...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

August 16, 2002

From clickZ.com:

“How Open Rate Really Works”

The most important thing you can learn from (e-mail) open rate is how your behavior influences it...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 15, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Non-Opt-In Legacy Email Addresses"

Every email should contain basic footer information, including an unsubscribe option to allow recipients to easily remove themselves from the list...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 13, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"The Five Most Important Words in Email Marketing"

Permission, value, brevity, interactivity, and trackability.  If your email marketing doesn’t have them, don’t waste your money...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 9, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Bitter Taste, Sweet Results"

Is your copy doing its best to grab and hold the attention of your readers?

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 8, 2002

From Strategy+Business:

"The Internet as Integrator - Fast Brand Building in Slow-Growth Markets"

The real transforming power of the Internet derives from its ability to serve as the central organizing platform for integrated marketing communications programs...

http://www.strategy-business.com

 

August 6, 2002

From eMarketer:

"E-Mail Does Branding Right"

Online advertising - both by itself, but more so when combined with other media - works to boost the four prime branding metrics...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

August 6, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Big Brand, Zero Bucks"

Establish the brand you’ve dreamed of.  It’s cheap.  It’s easy to harness communications channels.  Consumers are keenly attentive to anything new...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 5, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Delighted to Receive Your Ad!"

Opt-in messaging works. It’s personal, relevant, and effective...

http://www.clickz.com

About Customer

Service

 

August 16, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Ten Things Customers Hate About You - Part 2"

Setting expectations with a customer can go a long way toward turning reactive service into proactive service...

http://www.crmdaily.com

 

August 15, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Ten Things Customers Hate About You - Part 1"

Companies that seek to retain customers in a tight economy would do well to pay attention to customer satisfaction...

http://www.crmdaily.com

 

August 12, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"It’s Not About the Technology"

The key to creating effective Internet communications is understanding that it’s not about the technology.  It’s about connecting people to other people...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 2, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Can Fun Still Sell E-Commerce?"

Buyers are much more serious about e-commerce these days and are less likely to be induced to purchase anything advertised online with gimmicks, trumped-up promises or wild graphics...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

 

About Webstore

Management

 

August 30, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Why You Should Talk About Yourself"

Revealing the personal side of your people conveys that you are committed to the human side of business. It reminds visitors that you diligently back up your promises to your customers, and that's the real reason people buy from you...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 30, 2002

From Internet News:

"Holiday Forecasting Season Opens"

Consumers are likely to become increasingly reliant on multi-channel "order online/pick up in store" services where available...

http://www.internetnews.com

 

August 29, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"The Reinvention of E-Commerce"

Changes can be seen across the Web as companies focus on giving customers more of what they want - content - and fewer bells and whistles...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 28, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"Why Broad is Flawed"

Make sure your keyword phrase isn't so broad that it will be virtually meaningless...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 28, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Why Should I Read Your 'Important' Text?"

If important text isn't read, the fault is not your visitor's - it's yours...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 27, 2002

From eMarketer:

"Employees Are Addicted to Net"

Employees' personal net usage is mainly reserved for news sites (67%) and shopping (37%)...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

August 26, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Kings of Repeat E-Business"

E-tailers with brick-and-mortar strategies - or even catalog outlets - are gaining customer loyalty more quickly than Web-only retailers...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 23, 2002

From Internet News:

"They Keep Growing ...

and Growing"

Second-quarter 2002 retail e-commerce sales were $10.243 billion, an increase of 24 percent...

http://www.internetnews.com

 

August 22, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Your Web Site As a Narrative Device"

When you create a Web site that doesn't provide the user any guidance on the pages that should be viewed, you risk screwing up your narrative and through-line...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 22, 2002

From MarketingProfs.com:

"10 Steps to Successful Link Building"

Adding linkable content will not only encourage others to link to your site, it will also improve the overall quality of your site for your visitors...

http://www.marketingprofs.com

 

August 21, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"New Rule of E-Commerce: 

Go Back to the Old Rules"

Always meet or exceed expectations before, during and after a purchase...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 21, 2002

From ABC News:

"E-Commerce Continues to Drive Business"

Many consumers will start their research online but make their purchases in the stores

http://abcnews.go.com

 

August 20, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Do Your Brand a Favor - Misspell It!"

If you observe tendencies to specific errors, because of slips on the keyboard or unfamiliarity with the language, it's your duty to adapt your URL strategy in response...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 20, 2002

From Internet News:

"E-Commerce Continues to Post Gains"

Total online consumer sales (excluding auctions) in July 2002 were $6 billion, up 26 percent versus the same month last year...

http://www.internetnews.com

 

August 19, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Creating E-Tail Sales from Thin Air"

Retailers that are successful at multichannel retail are deploying online features that address the primary reasons shoppers move from Web site to the store...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 19, 2002

From eMarketer:

"Seven Promising Trends for the Internet's Future"

Retailers have embarked upon multi-channel technology strategies that will integrate their online and offline operations, and turn the internet into a more robust customer service channel...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

August 14, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Teens and Kids Potential Online Gold Mine"

The rise of multichannel shopping has offered an opportunity for retailers to use the Web to increase teen brand awareness and drive teen traffic to brick-and-mortar stores...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 9, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Multichannel Players:  The E-Tail Shakeout Survivors"

The next wave of e-tail is combining e-commerce with a service component...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

August 8, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Needs-Based Browsing"

Imagine what the user was trying, but failed, to do that led him to the current page instead of the correct page.  In the needs-based box, add items that are not in that page’s category...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 2, 2002

From clickZ.com:

"Can’t Smell It on the Web"

Help your customers create a vivid mental image of enjoying the benefits of your product or service...

http://www.clickz.com

 

August 1, 2002

From eMarketer:

"Most Top 10 E-Retailers Are Multi-Channel"

Retailers who understand the importance of multi-channel retailing—and marketing—should do well in the coming years...

http://www.emarketer.com

 

August 1, 2002

From E-Commerce Times:

"Phase Two for E-Commerce"

New e-commerce technologies are emerging to address critical issues, such as distributed order management and support for merchandising processes...

http://www.ecommercetimes.com

 

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