Over this blog series: “The Journey toward direct marketing optimization” I have covered all the topics that are part of the optimization process. As said before, however, the most impactful part in an optimization problem is to set the constraints. If a company does not have any type of boundaries when selecting
We are now in one of the most interesting stops in our journey towards marketing optimization. We have been talking about optimization on the assumption that we have an optimization goal, however, as strange as it might sound, companies do not always know the overall goal of their direct marketing activities,
Digital marketing analytics has evolved over nearly two decades, per Gartner, and has beginnings with Web analytics developed to analyze server logs. Much has changed and a broader digital marketing analytics ecosystem has evolved into its own right, so Gartner saw the need to evaluate providers of digital marketing analytics solutions. In their inaugural Magic Quadrant for
In this journey to direct marketing optimization, we have already gone through two important concepts: understanding what optimization means and differentiating customers through analytics for optimization. It is now time to make a stop to think about the campaign design process. We will describe how we need to plan our
In the past, the supermarket wars were fought on location and floor space. The biggest supermarkets had the most space in the best locations. Today it’s very different as battles are won and lost on price, loyalty and maintaining profit margins. The price of milk rose to the top of the
Welcome back to our journey toward marketing optimization! If you missed the introduction, I previously explained the concept of direct marketing optimization in my last post, "The journey toward direct marketing optimization.” From that departure point, the topics in this post will take us to the first stop in the journey where we'll explore
Today most companies engage in direct marketing to communicate with their customers. If you work on a campaign management team, you are probably sending emails, SMS, letters (you can admit it - you are still doing it!) and also using call centers in order to extend offers to your customers. Some companies use analytics to choose
As a customer intelligence adviser, my work exposes me to a wide range of organizations with various marketing challenges and available resources. Over time, some common themes have emerged, one of which is omni-channel marketing as a business imperative. Changes in the ways customers engage with brands across an explosion
How often do you give much thought to your card swipe? It’s become so commonplace that I doubt you think of it at all – and that’s how it's supposed to be. Fast, easy and a complete non-event so you can be on your way in no time at all
As a customer intelligence adviser, my work exposes me to a wide range of organizations with various marketing challenges and available resources. Over time, some common themes have emerged, one of which is omni-channel marketing as a business imperative due to the explosion of channels and the evolution of customer
