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2012 “Smart Marketing” Segments you need to consider … because they work!
Happy New Year! As we come into 2012, I am pausing for a few minutes to reflect on the fast pace of our Targeted Marketing World over the past 5 plus years. Now as we find even more options in our “multi-channel world” than ever before, Marketing Managers are faced with increasing choices for their [...]
The Meaningful Market
The term “Meaningful Market” has been thrown around a lot recently. If you Google the term, you find different results ranging from company names, book titles to people who attempt to define it… including Biz Stone, Co-Founder of Twitter, who says what it means to him in more than 140 characters. At this year’s DMA [...]
Social Media: Marketing Darling of the Moment or Just a Shiny New Tool?
I’m back from my West Coast trip spent visiting clients in LA and, of course, attending the DMA 2010 in San Francisco. For me, the biggest take-away from this year’s conference was a big affirmation that ICS is on the right track with our product/service mix and integration of online and offline marketing tools… and [...]
Inc. Magazine Names ICS as One of the Fastest-Growing Companies – 4 Years Running
I have some bright news to share on this rainy Michigan morning… Inc. magazine named us on their 5000 List – for the fourth year in a row! I will include our news release in this post so you can see the details on why we continue to grow, even during a slow economy. We’re [...]
Webinar_Google Analytics: Insiders’ Tips & Tricks to Get More from Your Online Search Marketing Campaign
Find out how to use Google Analytics to get more out of your online search marketing campaigns. Join Joe Ford and me for our webinar on Thursday, August 26 at 2 p.m. EST. How effective is your Online Search Marketing Campaign? You’ve done the front end work: keyword research, website optimization, keyword saturation, ad text, URLs [...]
The Marketing Big Bang Theory: Online & Traditional Advertising Collide, Yielding Better ROI
Michigan State University’s Wharton Center for Performing Arts needed to increase event attendance. In addition to traditional advertising, MSU sought ICS’s online marketing guidance. We integrated sponsored search listings and banner ad placements into their existing advertising strategy. Here’s a case study to show you the tactics we used and the great results for MSU. Maybe [...]
Survey Says… SEO Tops Marketers’ 2011 Plans
SEO Tops Marketers’ 2011 Plans – This survey reveals the top three online marketing channels and tactics planned for 2011. (Source: toprankblog.com, highest ranked marketing blog) [k1]Lets move to a future blog post
The Top 11 SEO Mistakes – STOP THE MADNESS!
A big thanks to Jennifer Horowitz for attempting to “stop the madness” today in her Search Engine Journal article. I know SEO is still a new-ish frontier for many marketers out there, but it’s time to learn what SEO can do for your business growth and how to do it right… and in this case, [...]
5 Best Practices in Direct Mail Design
I just read this article on the 5 Best Practices in Direct Mail Design and had to pass it along. With all of the digital advances in direct marketing grabbing our attention (and for good reason), including triggered communications/emails, it’s nice to re-visit what makes the printed direct mail piece work — especially one that’s tied into a [...]
Top 5 PPC Pitfalls
I just read a great article on Pay Per Click in the Multichannel Merchant about the top 5 things marketers get wrong in PPC campaigns… thought you would find this interesting – especially if you attended our Google AdWords Webinar. If you missed this Webinar, just view our on-demand library to get the basics on starting [...]