Posts Tagged ‘Targeted Email’

Marketing Sherpa Says Importance of Targeted Email Will Increase During Economic Downturn

Monday, October 13th, 2008

Marketing Sherpa put out the 2009 Email Marketing Benchmark Guide today. One of the insights from the report is that email, in a down economy, is the comfort food that direct marketers curl up with next to the fire. That is, retailers will depend on it more than ever. At Istobe, we’re not surprised. Email marketing, after all, is a mature medium where smart retailers can meaningfully personalize content at a low cost.

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Avoiding Price Competition this Holiday Season

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

This economy thing looks bad.

As we all prepare ourselves for diminished consumer spending in the months ahead we can expect to see price play a pivotal role in buyer decisions.  Is there any way retailers can avoid engaging in price wars and destroying margins this holiday season?

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Overwhelmed by the Thought of Personalizing Email? Don’t be.

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

The idea of personalizing your email marketing for each customer segment can be enough to make you close your eyes and hope that the trend goes away. After all, doing creative for one email blast is hard enough, how can you do 10 and stay sane? Here’s my suggestion: don’t.

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