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Here’s a Dirty Little Secret About Online Security…

It only exists in the Utopian world.

Yes, I understand that security is paramount in every organization, large and small, as it should be.  So, whether you are a Fortune 500 company or the corner deli down the street, everyone wants to protect their customers’ private information.  And, rightfully so.  Because not only is it plain embarrassing if you are a victim but there are guidelines and laws (in some cases) that dictate how you store and protect that information.  Just like you wouldn’t leave your valuables in plain sight, companies must protect this “valuable” customer asset, their private and sacred information, using online security techniques. Continue reading “Here’s a Dirty Little Secret About Online Security…” »

Digital Infocard: Facebook’s S-1 Filing

Digital Infocard - Facebook Post S-1

 

Facebook Post S-1 Filing

- 845 million monthly active users (MAU)

- 100 billion friend connections

- 2.7 billion DAILY likes & comments

- 250 million photos uploaded DAILY

- 2011 Revenue = $4 billion

- Zuckerberg’s Bullion = 28.2%

Facebook Buttons We Couldn’t Live Without

So we all know about the ubiquitous Like and Share buttons on Facebook.  I for one, however, would like to see some buttons that truly communicate our state of mind.  C’mon, admit it, everything is not black and white in real life.

So, while exercising my First Amendment rights, I propose the following new buttons that Facebook implement immediately so all of us can be heard loud and clear.
Continue reading “Facebook Buttons We Couldn’t Live Without” »

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Custom Landing Pages are utilized to complement and enhance the performance of your marketing efforts like Direct Mail, Email Marketing, Telemarketing, QR Codes, Banner Ads and PPC. They can also be used to support traditional mass-media marketing channels like TV (think infomercials) and Radio Ads. A landing page allows you to selectively target and profile your audience while offering them customized and targeted offers. They are an optimal touch point for your prospect and optimized landing pages have been proven to boost conversion rates by up to 50%. CLPs can be used as a vehicle for event registration, product surveys, or to promote and sell real estate. Read more about the 7 Habits of Building Highly Effective Landing Pages.

Marketing Automation focuses on demand and lead generation with targeted marketing programs to drive awareness and interest in a company's products and/or services and nurture leads from first interest through to sale. To develop a strategic marketing plan, a fully automated marketing automation platform is designed to develop, manage and analyze campaigns, enable audience and customer segmentation, lead qualification, lead scoring and lead nurture. Distributed Marketing, a discipline that encompasses automation of internal marketing processes, is one way to enable marketing automation across your channel, partners, dealers, franchisees, etc. This type of system dramatically increases the organization's ability to deliver personalized content to relevant entities or individuals at appropriate times.

Email marketing is a very powerful customer engagement tool which is extremely cost-effective and effective, if done right. Email marketing is often reported as second only to search marketing as the most effective online marketing tactic. (MarketingSherpa, January 21, 2009). An effective email marketing strategy involves 3 things: Improved Deliverability, Better Open Rates and Increased Click-through Rates. Use the following design and content guidelines to Create an effective email marketing campaign and follow this 7 step checklist to avoid spam filters and cater to different flavors of email clients.

eBusiness methods enable companies to link their internal and external data processing systems more efficiently and flexibly, to work more closely with vendors, suppliers and partners, and to better satisfy the requirements of their customers. eBusiness involves business processes spanning the entire value chain: purchasing, order processing, logistics, customer service, cooperating with business partners, etc. Special technical standards and/or APIs meant for eBusiness facilitate the exchange of data between companies.