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Finding Real Experts in the Age of LinkedIn

Taylor Reach Group

CRM Magazine. Direct Marketing News, a regular column. Taylor Reach senior leaders have published more than 2,000 articles on the topic of contact center, customer experience, transformation, etc. including on industry sites including; Foundations Magazine. Contact Management Magazine, Contact Centre Pipeline. Customer Think.

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More Systems for Business-to-Consumer Marketing Automation

Customer Experience Matrix

I spent yesterday prowling the exhibit hall at the Direct Marketing Association annual conference in Boston. This uncovered several additional candidates for mid-tier business-to-consumer marketing automation. Sister company offers printing, direct mail and physical fulfillment.

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MarketingPilot Offers Integrated Marketing Management for Mid-Size Companies

Customer Experience Matrix

MarketingPilot started as an operations management tool for mid-size direct marketers, with features for project management, list and media buying, source code tracking, expense capture, and vendor management.

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Marketing Vendor Selection: Trends You'll Need to Support

Customer Experience Matrix

This may be changing, as marketers see simple and effective testing in other areas like Web landing pages and paid search. Speaking as someone who trained in traditional direct marketing, where testing is an absolute religion, I can only hope so. Let’s face it: most marketing automation today is still pretty darn manual.

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Can Old Database Marketers Learn Digital Tricks?

Customer Experience Matrix

It’s self-evident that digital marketing (mostly on the Internet, but also mobile, in-game, and eventually interactive TV) is a major change from both traditional mass media and more recent database marketing (mail, email, telemarketing, CRM).

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How to Improve the Customer Journey with Product-led Content

Aquire

This most often starts with searching for something like “best CRM for startups” or “most delicious apple pie in Austin.” Marketing may surface targeted content to individuals outside of the sales cycle that look like they are close to purchasing.

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How to write a sales letter (+ examples)

Zendesk

It’s a form of direct marketing that tells potential customers who you are and how your company can benefit them. This is where having a robust CRM comes in handy. Boost your sales letter conversion rates with CRM software. What is a sales letter?

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