Leadership For The Marketing Optimization Team

November 18, 2011

I rarely get new questions I haven’t written about before in this column – as I approach my 11th year as a ClickZ columnist. Yet, at SES Chicago this week, one of the attendees asked me how you go about building out a marketing optimization team. What kind of people do you need? What kind [...]

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ROTS: Return on Time Spent

November 4, 2011

Marketer’s are always losing battles to time. Time is all you need to get everything done and to be most effective marketer possible. Marketing operations are more complex than ever before and the demands on our resources are constantly increasing. We need to identify solutions that help us get the most bang for the buck; [...]

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What Makes People Buy? 20 Reasons Why.

October 21, 2011

Our mentor, Roy Williams, described shoppers as operating in either one of two modes: transactional or relational, a few years ago. At that time some of us loafed around virtually, exchanging emails with friends, trying to complete a list of reasons that motivate people to buy things. (Thank you, Tom G. & Brett F.) More [...]

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Need Your Help: Do You Use a Website Testing Tool?

October 19, 2011

I am in the process of putting together a buyer’s guide for a/b testing tools and service providers. I am looking to get additional feedback beyond my experience with the tools and the experiences of my close friends and clients. Would you please take 2 minutes to complete the following survey? Loading… Please share if [...]

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Does Apple Need a Reminder About Reminders?

October 13, 2011

My iOS5 update is complete. Reminders could become my favorite app. I bet I’m not alone. Who doesn’t need a location aware reminder? So what’s up Apple? As far as I can tell I can only see the reminders in iCal, while I’m on my Mac, but I can’t create or edit reminders. Bryan and [...]

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Think Differently – 10 lessons learned from Steve Jobs & Apple

October 10, 2011

There was a surprise last minute addition to the agenda at my last presentation.  I keynoted in Oslo for the SEM Konferansen on September 22nd and then was offered an opportunity to present something brand new (lucky I was working on something brand new) to a small group on the last day of the conference. Not [...]

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