If you like hunting, fishing, hiking or camping, chances are you not only know Cabela's but you're also a customer. Cabela's is one of the most well-known outdoor recreation brands in the world and was founded as a direct retailer in 1961. Cabela's now engages with customers across all 50 U.S states
Forrester Research, Inc. recently published its latest biennial "Cross-Channel Campaign Management (CCCM) Wave" evaluation. For the third CCCM Wave evaluation in a row, SAS is cited as a "Leader" by the leading technology analyst firm. This evaluation is the most comprehensive study of its kind in the Customer Intelligence space,
As customers have grown more demanding and empowered, the role of marketing as steward of the customer relationship has evolved to be more strategic in the enterprise. And with that evolution comes a greater need to validate vendor claims of superiority. Analyst firms offer advice and research through their publications,
Recently, I attended a symposuim hosted by the Calvin Institute with my wife. Some of the many sessions I attended focused on how to create an awesome worship experince. By hearing many of the different musicians perform live, I noticed how the art and science of music enhanced the message. Music brought the message
The amazing digital world we live in provides consumers with information whenever, wherever and however they want it. It can be both dazzling and dizzying at the same time, so more and more consumers gravitate toward brands they can trust, companies that know them and organizations that engage with them in ways
As 2013 comes to a close, it’s time to take stock of some of the topics that captured our attention this year in the context of five “hot topics” we focused on. Marketing Analytics Marketing Analytics is near and dear to our hearts, among other reasons because we’ve had a
Communicating with prospects and customers is one of the most important roles we have in the SAS Marketing Contact Center, and live chat is one of the most popular channels. We gain valuable insights from the transcript data, and our data has also shown that we enhance our website visitors'
Technology has dramatically changed the way people communicate, do business and generally lead their lives. It’s increasingly online, and it’s increasingly mobile. In turn, those technologies have created tons of data-driven marketing opportunities, and it turns out that there are some recurring themes in how CMOs are leading the charge. Big
Who doesn't love a side-by-side taste test? You get to choose for yourself - awesome! For me, the ultimate taste test is the Pepsi Challenge (Pepsi Cola vs. Coca-Cola), a key feature of the "Cola Wars" since 1975. It's very simple and very effective - even for the audience. So for
Integrated marketing is a very broad view of marketing as a circular ecosystem that integrates people, processes and technologies in a process from concept/idea, through planning and resource allocation to execution, evaluation and analysis that feed back into ideas and planning. That definition comes from Gartner's "Magic Quadrant" report on Integrated Marketing Management.
